Ranger (CV 61) - Naval Cruise Book

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1,7 yi, Z ,,,,,f,f ,, ' f , , f fl ff! .0 ffvfffw fn V, A Ranger sailor ftopj demonstrates his version of how to cope with two months at sea. fabovej Shaving is a daily process, even at sea. fright, Bombs serve many purposes aboard Ranger. HOW MANY DAYS HAS IT BEEN? You have to put up with a lot of things on a carrier, especially when you spend over two months straight at sea. But sailors have a unique way of coping with their environment. Sometimes they ignore it flike the fellow at leftj. But most of the time they accept it and comply with its demands Qlike daily shavingj. Sometimes it requires improvising flike using bombs for chairsj. And other times it is put aside for something else flike a hobbyj. Sometimes they transport their environment home via letters. And other times they look at it and read about it in The Shield. But always they are coping with it and making the best of its indigenous hardships.

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The Carpenter Shop-Kneeling Qleft to rightj DC3 McCabe FN Hnghes FN Rosewall and DC3 Lowther. Standing-DCFN Axnsworth FN Clarik DCFN Aja and DC3 Davis. Forward CO2 Transfer Shop-Seated Qleft to right,-DC3 Chase DC3 Briscoe and DC2 Guererro. Standing-FN Fold FN Sorensen DC3 Mose FN Spiers DCFN Eikamp FN McKenzie FN Carmory and FN Sweikert. After CO2 Transfer Shop-fleft to rightj DC2 Litton SFP Clements FN Ferguson FN Caldwell and FN Festervan. ,I

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N lluililing lnmlvls flvfll takes ICNS llvrgvroifs mind ull' his ra-spmisilrililivs. while reading lhv r-hip! magazine fllhc Shia-hlj rvminals llangeruian llill 0lilllll1'H past. f 'Q 1 7 . I A9 in UDear Mom 81 Dad, The latest rumor claims our home port has been cancelled...not changed...CANCELLED!,' -01:19 f,hKLxh Z -in ' gf.. '- s 4 .Y up un- V ...-