Germantown (LSD 42) - Naval Cruise Book

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,,,. .... ,.......-., -W.- i......-.-Y... --,............ ..........,...,........................,...,,, , -..q.- gv h 4 ' I Small fires, minor flooding, and other emer- ifucies are handled by the Flying Squad. The -fm! Squad is a small group of emergency ?:llf?IldCl'5 mild? up of Damage Controlmen ull Technicians tlellt SL ahovel. 1' . 1 General Quarters rs the Navy s emergency re sponse plan In the event of any major emergency ttlre flooding torpedofmissrle hit chemical at tack etc jwe call away general quarters Everyone Control Central rs the command center for GQ The -- ,Q--.. f-U...-... t, llJQlll Dental Doc. LT Davis, her gas mask. tBelowl EN3 trains Repair 3 on how to use lluyomade anxiously waits ar' chemical antidote. CS2 with his repair locker to C lrallhurg listens from under spring into action. Doesn't it just make you wannaf tuck your pant legs into your r socks and button your collar to the very, very top? Damage Control Assistant goes there to take charge t Damage Control rs the name of the game for General Quarters D Sailors man up Germantown s three repair lockers which are filled with equip ment tor lighting fires stopping flooding and investigating damage Other GQ stations include C IC, weapons mounts and the pilot house tThe pictures shown here are from GQ training.l has a job to do to help save the ship. Damage --,..,,......,,......- -.....-.-h... ......1......-........ ...--. ......... Luke, l am your father. As a locker phone talker. SK3 Tantengco doesn't let wearing a gas mask prevent her from keeping up com- munication with Damage Control Central. 35

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vi C1 2 Es' +-2 U1 CD 'E CES m S5 O we S cn E' cti .Si v-4 F14 vi i-4 li CES 5 ral Q HG rters, Ge CSS 3 ral Q HC NGC: 'x.. qRiglitJ BM2 Valtlerrania and HT 3 Lopez take ai break llroni investigating the tire scene to look for the beach. tBCl0Wl SK3 Rickerby is hard at work as a zone setter. llerjob is to set condition 'Zebra' to seal o ll' clil'l'erent coinpartments for water- and tire- tight integrity. lI'm gladj anytime I can go without doing my job lin rnedicalj. When I do my job, somebody's in trouble. HMIISWI Musa Thula 4, tp You neverknow whenthetimemight 1 fell come that we have to respond. We , have to be prepared. Mmqswp Russel Riedel Damage Control Training Team fNow I'm a zone setter, butl Pm ' 3 - A working on my Repair Electrician A qual. I feel that's my place. ' EMFN Ardrina Harris Vqeiful ri S lAb0VCl ENS Berry. the Spe- cial Assistant to the Assistant's Special Assistant. also known as Assistant Damage Conn-01 Assistant fills in as a Damage Control Central Phone Talker.

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MM2 Arehuleta. EN3 Kida. and FN Mason trightl eop a squat on a pile ofdisearded pallets to enjoy their meal... it ahnost seems like a sidewalk cate in Paris. doesn't it? tBelowJ SSgt Mareelino Corehado takes literally the phrase 'Kiss the Cook' written on SSgt William Amass's eover. tMaybe we're not disappointed about the Ma- rines deeiding to publish their own eruise book.l ,,,,.f-f 1' GSM2 Mendez and SK2 Pieh tabovej dunk for sodas during a2nd CIassAssoeiation Spon- sored pienie. SMC Chambers trightjand SMI Braggforig it NCC Chambers and QMI Braggflj use semaphore to keep the rest ofus in the dark on their dinner conversation. 36 ENCS Mitehell always replaces his divots driving golfballs offthe back ofthe flight Abraeadabra. H oeus-Poeus. and GSM2 John demonstrates how he made 4 hamburg6fS hall' a dozen ribs disappear - magically. and