Shasta (AE 33) - Naval Cruise Book

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FLIGHT QUARTERS FLIGHT QUAR FLIGHT QUARTERS, FLIGHT QUARTERS, ALL ASSIGNED PERSONNEL MAN YOUR FLIGHT QUARTERS STATION, BECAME A VERY FAMILIAR TOOK HER PLACE INSIDE THE SOUND AS SHASTA GULF. DURING THE SIX WEEKS OF DESERT STORM SHASTA, WITH AIRCREW HCf11 DETf3 EMBARIGED, COMPLETED 54 ORDNANCE TRANSf FERS AND SHASTA'S FLIGHT QUARTERS CREW WAS THERE TOMAKE IT HAPPEN. THERE WERE MANY ALMOST ENDLESS DA YS AND NIGHTS, THE AMMO TRANSFERS ALMOST NEVER STOPPEDJAND THAT'S JUST THE ROUf TINE. FLIGHT QUARTERS PERSONNEL MUST ARRI VE ON SCENE WITHIN MINUTES REGAURD- LESS OF THE TIME. ALWAYS PREPARED FOR MORE THAN JUST THE ROUTINE TRANSFER OF AMMO OR MAIL DELIVERY, NEVER KNOWING WHEN THEY MIGHT HAVE TO SPRING TO ACTION, MAN THE FIRE HOSES, AND FIGHT THE FIRE EVERY' ONE HOPES WILL NEVER COME. FORTUNETLY THE ROUTINE REMAINED ROUf TINE. ON THE STANDBY, PERSONNEL FOUND A VARIETY OF WAYS TO OCCUPY THE DRAGGING HOURS. THERE WAS ALOT OF READING, STUDY- ING, CARD PLAYING, AND THERE COULD ALWAYS BE AT LEAST ONE GAMEBOY IN THE IMMEDIATE AREA. TI-IE FLIGHT QUARTERS CREW ASSISTED IN 54 ORDNANCE TRANSFERS OF 5,2 71 TONS OF AMMO, DELIVERY OF OVER 250,000 LBS OF FRIEGHT, MAIL, STORES, AND PARTS. BRAVO ZULU! - , Wmflim I 1 ,Q .. ww ' l fy, , , 5 if If X 6 Q 5