Flint (AE 32) - Naval Cruise Book

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(ABOVE LEFT) When the meat comes out of the oven the job is hardly over. MS ' s man the serving line, and the crew isn ' t bashful about commenting on their work. (ABOVE RIGHT) You have to break eggs to make batter. (BELOW) The night baker is a favorite of any man with midnight munchies. Making a little garnish to dress up the serving line. Sometimes small details count for a lot. 43

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(STANDING, left to right) ENFN Dennis Herndon, MS3 Patrick Garret, MS2 Frank Reyes, MSSN Donald Robbins, EMFN Ken Simmons, MS3 Tom Wright, MS3 Steve More, MSSN Jerry Leovic, FTGSN Gary Goodrich, MS2 James Stamm. (SEATED) MS1 Fausto Arzadon, MSC Eduardo Medina, MS 2 Pedro Alcantara, MS3 Leovino Allanique. S-2 Division The men of S-2 Division don ' t like the word cook used to describe their job. For while feeding the 350 officers and men of FLINT is a job in itself, their job only starts when the food goes in the oven. A Mess Management Specialist has to be knowledgeable in the art of drawing up a menu which will satisfy both the taste buds and nutritional requirements of men from all parts of the country. In addition, they must know how to store foodstuffs and produce without spoiling, and accurately forecast how may men will be eating on any given day so they can serve everyone with a minimun of waste. And they do have to know how to cook, for the yardstick of their skill is mom ' s home cookin ' . They call this service with a smile. 42

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A line of wooden barges stretch as far as the eye can see. An old man and a pack of dogs are the only attendants. An example of Japanese ingenuity, the curbside rear-view mirror. Quaint wooden houses can be seen in its reflection, skyscrapers in the background. Port Call: Japan FLINT visited three cities during her cruise through the Japanese Islands. First was Sasebo, a quaint, sea-side city on the isle of Kyushu, and an important base for the old Imperial Fleet. From there we sailed the Shimonoseki Straits to Iwakuni, passing small islands covered by a single factory, connected by an incredible network of large and small craft. Next we headed for the Bungo Suido (straits) and Yokosuka on the big island of Honshu, a scant 40 miles from metropolitan Tokyo. Travel in Japan is easy, by train, bus or car. Visitors soon discover how friendly the Japanese can be if approached the same way. Two thousand years of history have molded Japanese society. If you could pick out one golden rule it would be respect for others. The sailor who discovers this has glimpsed the real Japan. 44