Flint (AE 32) - Naval Cruise Book

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(TOP LEFT) Boatswain ' s mates in Stream specialize in rigging underway replenishment lines, a job where safety is the prime concern. (ABOVE RIGHT) The electrical system that controls the winches requires constant atten- tion. (LEFT) Just how many guys does it take to fill out a simple requisition? (BELOW) Checking Standardization of Tension (SOTs). The hydraulic forces to keep a 1 steel cable tensioned are enormous. 17

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(STANDING, left to right) SN Fred Salmon, EM2 J. P. Morgan, SN Jack Allen, EM3 Donald Laucella, SN Billy Lawson, MM3 Martin Osborne, EM1 Rolando Gonzales, SN John McLean, MM3 Terry Mooney, ENS Rockne Krill, MM1 Melvin Lindstrom, MMCS Dale Simpson. (KNEELING) SN Jerome Bowe, SN Michael Chapman, SN Alvaro Betancourt, FN Kelly Johnson, EM1 Eugenio Japson. ■ 1 .I It takes a machinist ' s mate to get into ' winches. Stream Division FLINT is a replenishment ship whose primary mission is to transfer ammunition at sea. That puts the spotlight on STREAM. To maintain, repair and operate this gear is the task of Stream Division. The division is made up of three distinct ratings, the Boatswain ' s Mate (BM), the Machinists Mate (MM) and the Electrician ' s Mate (EM). FLINT ' S STREAM gear is controlled by a complex electrical system of switches and alarms which require the attention of a specially trained brand of electrician ' s mate. The machinist ' s mates work on the winches and booms themselves, insuring that the gear is mechanically sound, the wires properly wound and greased, and the station safe for use. Finally, it ' s up to the boatswain ' s mates to check the actual rigging and operation of the highline system between ships. 16

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This Board of Inquiry (ABOVE) has been called to determine if the two, ahem, persons (LEFT) did willfully act in violatio n of Uniform Regulations. It ' s More Than Ships At Sea r to? 1 «H3 1 [ ' , • ■ 1 1 - v They can take all the pictures they want. Tomorrow we put the khakis on. 18