John F Kennedy (CVA 67) - Naval Cruise Book

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D It's been a long busy night. When the time comes to close the doors for the night, you make your way to your rack, hoping to pass the night with restful sleep and a promise of a better day omorrow. Things usually start to happen about two in the morning with the p one rtgnig. The first thing that comes to mind is cursing Alexander ra am Bell and rippin out the wires but you finally stagger blindly and answer. 'Ighe voice at the other end may be any of the following: Doc, ya gotta help me. I haven't been able to sleep for three weeks. My tooth is driving me outta m mind. Pull it out, cut off my head, rip off my jaw, DO SOMETHING! Is this the number I call to see about making an appointment? :I just got hit in the mouth with a doorknob and all my teeth are oose. M y tooth hurts when I wiggle it and whistle. I just ate some chow and two of my teeth just crumbled! So ends another day in the life of a Dental Technician. Jobs, like life, have their ups and downs and every man learns to accept them. And different peo le have different conceptions of us: from the male version ofp Florence Nightingale to an assistant butcher who sits beside the butcher wit long needles, drills, and assorted pliers and chisels. The lfhct is, however, the Dental Department aboard KEN EDY is one of the most modern in the Navy. The crew is our prime concern and I can state from my experience that we give the best possible treatment anywhere in the Navy. Bill Watkins DT3 D Division Fairmont, West Virginia

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A My division is subdifoided into six separate shops: Al, Hydraulics: A2, Auxiliariesg A3, Air Conditioning and Refrigeration: A4, the Machine Shopg A5, the Boat Shopg and the 2N2 Shop. A We are truly the umm? heroes aboard KENNEDY. First of all, stores handling wou be a back-breaking iob if not for the conveyors maintained by AI. The hot water heater, and the laundry and galley e uipment are maintained by A2. A3's shop name speaks for itself: air conditioning and refrigeration. A4 s machine shop manrgfactures parts that keef 'valuable machines running. As for A 's iob . .. anyone for iberty? Keeping the boats running is their full-time fob. O2 N2 refers to our shop which keeps high gying pilots supplied with oxygen and the point defense missi system supplie with nitrogen. So, from the anchor to the rudder, from the Iire pumps in the bilges to the whistle on the island - our smal band of 100 men are at work to make KENNEDY a little bit better for alL Philip Pittenger MM 1 A Division Norfolk, Virginia