Flint (AE 32) - Naval Cruise Book

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UNREP Underway Replenishment WESTPAC 80 taught us alot about our- selves. At the beginning of the cruise we found most of our Deck Force inexperienced. But with RIMPAC 80 we soon learned what it meant to UNREP. We had more ships along- side during RIMPAC than the entire last cruise We learned how to be flexiable, as our ship went from AE to AFS. During the Indian Ocean cruise we learned how much material is needed to keep our Navy at sea. But of more importance, we learned to work as a team! ril gel It this time. (GMG3 Whitson) SF ' I Fill her up, check the oil and forget the tires. You want this where George? (SN Strange. BTFN Mor- eno. HM2 .Arm. ' trong. BMC Sclvegc. SN Dictte.) Pena. a good Boalswauimate would have already had Ihi. ' ; done! (BM2 Pena, BM.3 Straight. LT McMullcn. SA Freeman) 68

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Rolor-rooter, Wog style. (Above) Some men were born to lead. (CW02 Miller) Since you guys liked It so much, you can go to ihe back of the line and start (Below) Don ' t worry, you can have over. seconds! -, mr ' and just when you thought you ' d been through it all. (below) Doc Miller disenfects the oral cavietv of a lowly Wog. This Wog has given up to King Neptune and assumed the position of the dying cockroach. 67

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■»-Arr ■ Jm - 4» ir, € ' Helo One Zero picks up load and away port. ' VERTREP Not Just Another Job VERTREP has really developed m the U.S. Navy over the past 10 years to become the Navy ' s prime source of logistics in many areas. Our mission in the Indian Ocean was an example of this. The Flint ' s helicopters trans- ferred over 5238 tons of cargo and 1194 pas- sengers durnig WESTPAC. Although Flight Quarters lasted long hours, there was always a few mo- ments to relax. (HT2 Bell) Everyone wanted to get into the act as a H-.5.3 from the USS EISENHOWER lends a hand. don ' t mind being friends with you Sten- cil, l.iul I wish you would use some de- odorant. (AME Stencil. AD. ' ? Hcmpfield) 69