Los Angeles (CA 135) - Naval Cruise Book

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DOES MAKE PERFECTION to learn and al ays a high state of readiness to be maintained. Be it a drone firing, 20 knot economy run, quarter- deck natch or comniunica- ! tions drill we did it, and wc did it again — to earn a high mark on the competitive ex- ercise, or so we may have thought at the moment. But in the long run we knew it was just another of many tests which would pro e our readiness. II

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D R I L L WA TCHES X E R C I S E S PRACTICE, WE FOUNL There was a long way to go at first — many drills, watches all the time, a lot of exercises to be done. But wc developed more and more skill and continued efforts brought polish and finesse. Perfection vas a goal well worth striving for and though we passed our tests j with higher and higher ' marks the practice con- tinued for there were new men to train, different jobs

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HELO BRINGS MAIL, V.IFS Flinlit qiiailcrs, --oiiiKlid cncii in llu- iiiiclclK- of luiu h or dinnti, brought us tcar- insi back to the fantail to man stations, calch a i;linips{- of an important person departing; or riturninii and to stc if maybe there might be a mail call sounded shortly. It was no easy job. frequently, receiving or sending someone ofT of a deck with all the boats out topside. The process of landing the helicopter when this was pos- sible wasn ' t accomplished, without some careful coordination between the bridge and CIC and the fantail, either.