Flint (AE 32) - Naval Cruise Book

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A J Waiting for the next bout, LT McMullen Friends before the fight. (SA White, ETSA BEA- and CDR Hillis swap stones. VER) SMOKERS Boxing has been a popular sport for quite some years. In the spirit of competilion. the first smokers was proposed. After a pre-fight physical and weigh in, the contestants were out fitted in the necessary ap- paral. A larger audience was on hand, much larger than ex- pected. This spectator sport was by far, one of the best re- ceived on FLINT A left to the jaw of SA White, courte- sy of ETSA Beaver. Some people will do anything t take a break.

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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

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This is going lo hurl you alol more Ihan it ' s going to hurl me! SA Downs expects a few words of advice from SN Doug W You can never tell what sort of people will show up al the fights. LT Olivier on the deck. SA Drake standing SA Downs puts a left into his opponents ' midsection.