Lynde McCormick (DDG 8) - Naval Cruise Book

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I 1 Tl'3T1Sff fF0m the States to WESTPAC is not a period to 'rest up', but an extensive period of training. This training goes on twenty-four hours a day as we prepare to take our ship into battle- Th? exefclsffs We Organized into 'packages' to be conducted during a given time. Here 's a typical evening with Pack Delta: . 'Y Let's do Pack Delta again tonight, A little comm, some flashing light. Some CW drill, to pass the time, To train us up, to reach our prime. For Naval gunfire, let's use net two, You shoot and shoot before I do. E Then I'll use the guns to take what's left, 3 l You spot for me, we'll become quite deft. Q Radio checks at three-quarters-past three Comex then and guns are free. 2 1 Q Recognition is another Ex, A We do tonight, we 'll soon be wrecks. Sigs do this within each ship, The third time done upon this trip. Strikers should try to participate, We need to train, ere it's too late. A CW drill on circuit five, At four o'clock we come alive. Ships should send five 'each to each, Of twenty groups, C1 to reach. Strikers once again should sit, And try their luck a little bit. And if they do not quickly shine, To err is human, forgive divine. Pack Delta is one that we won 't miss, Good luck to all who read through this. MT 52 firing during an AAW exercise. LT S. V. HOLMES ' 'S 2 1 Z f 1' X' f 2' Q , of y ,9' . P ff, CIC and WDE detect and track a target. . Chief Caldwin copies flashing light. 'Q

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