Stribling (DD 867) - Naval Cruise Book

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, , i',1'?'f?i fi 'runner y N! svm LEBANON MEDITERRANEAN p99 wRAELr io' EGYPT i SAUDI ARNHA 'P 664' 4? SUDAN It was in the early part of September l970 that the witch of the Mid-East stirred her troubled brew and added the shot of pepper to bring forth the eruptions seen with alarm all over the world. All heads of state looked at the situation knowing that quick action was necessary to cool the ever- worsening situation - Washington was no exception. President Nixon kept a close watch Ind made the decision to send units of the Sixth Fleet into the trouble zone. The Sixth Fleet becami the key - the key that locked the door on the almostlwar and showed the world that we d0l'l't inte d l n to see another war in our time.uThis effort and show of determination and power wflild the tide. STRIBLING was proud to be a part of this effort and as a part of it has been IWWQM the Meritorious Unit Commendation.

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STRIBOY INTERVIEW IWANNA PORTIE STRIBLING a. candid interview with the outspoken naval tactician, intelligence expert and part time clairvoyant EDITOR's NOTE: This m0ntb's interview witb Iwanna Porte Stribling goes into tbe details of national defense organization on a unit level. Views expressed are solely tbose of the interuiewee. STRIBOY: What do you consider the most difficult part of your job as organizational director for this unit of a mighty floating defense force? STRIBLING: Getting enough fresh milk to last more than three days. STRIBOY: ls this a problem that concerns everyone in your organi- zation? STRIBLING: No, just those who are thirsty and need nutrition. STRIBOY: Do you have any other problems? STRIBLING: Roger, over. STRIBOY: Who's Roger? STRIBLING: Request you say again. STRIBOY: Well, let us skip that point and get on with it. How many personnel do you have in your organization? STRIBLING: l don't know. STRIBOY: Why? STRIBLING: B, M, and 2nd Divisions never seem to get their muster reports to the chief personnel accountant. STRIBOY: What do you do about this? STRIBLING: Cry. STRIBOY: Oh ,... Well, how do you break your organization down . . ah . . like departments anu such? STRIBLING: That's easy. We take all the dirty people and put them out of sight in holes, so to speak. Then we take the artists and make them paint the organizational structure. After we get the paint on it, we fill it full of smart people to tell it where to go, what to do when it gets there, and how to return when it is finished. Some of these people communicate with other units or at least keep an eye on them. STRIBOY: Why do you need to keep an eye on them other than to keep from running into them? STRIBLING: So we won't get lost. STRIBOY: Have you ever been lost? STRIBLING: Not completely. We came pretty close to hitting the moon once . . . a real terrible experience especially for our main driver. STRIBOY: Who's that? STRIBLING: Let me see . . . McB . . . McFried . . . No, it is McBriddle, yes, that's it. He's the one that always goes beep during GQ. STRIBOY: What is GQ? STRIBLING: General Quarters. STRIBOY: Whatuare General Quar- ters? STRIBLING: The kind that don't work in the Coke machine. STRIBOY: What do you do in your organization to keep the problem of morale from interfering with getting work done? STRIBLING.- First we get a CMAA and then . . . STRIBOY: Wait, what is a CMAA? STRIBLING: Oh, . . ah, well, that's a Capricious Master of Applicable Arbitration. STRlBOY.- What does he do? STRIBLING: He is in charge of getting peak output from one of our employee service areas. STRIBOY: Which one is that? STRIBLING: The Barber Shop! STRIBOY: Weapons are of major concern to you. What is your primary weapon? STRIBLING: The ASTROCC missal. STRIBOY: Don't you mean 'missiIe?' STRIBLING: No, silly, it's a book. STRIBOY: What does it do? STRIBLING: I don't know - lt's a secret. STRIBOY: That's odd . . . You mean they won't even tell you what it does? STRIBLING: l don't care. STRIBOY: Do you know what it means, or will they tell you that even if you don'tI-52-argl' STRIBLING: Sure I know, dummy! lt means Anti Sardinian Tricky Roulette Operational Calendar of Concern. STRIBOY: What do you do with it? A STRIBLING: All I know is that it is used during tricky beach landings and covers such things as how to cook sandburgers and keep enemies out of the beer. STRIBOY: That doesn't sound like much of a weapon. ls that all you have? Don't you have that new weapon called the HAWK? STRIBLING: Yes, but actually he is in charge of a weapon called the IC machine complex. Before you ask, IC stands for . . . oops . . . l forgot, that's a secret too. STRIBOY: Why is it called a complex? STRIBLING: We don't know what to do with it. It just sits out. STRIBOY: Won't the enemy see it? STRIBLING: No, it's hidden by secret covering materials. STRIBOY: How do you make your force move swiftly? STRIBLING: Oil called NSFO. STRIBOY: What is NSFO? STRIBLING: Nasty, Smelly, Fire Ooze. STRIBOY: Where do you get it? STRIBLING: 'A can oiler, where else? STRIBOY: Well I guess that's enough for now. STRIBLING: Roger, OUT l ! ! 'Qs R I don't know. I don't know - It's a secret. I forgot, it's a secret. fl

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l CLASH REUNION - f' -030:14 All seemed lost as fthe Marines stood trembling on the beach head awaiting the help they so desperately needed. Help arrived, and as soon as STRlBLlNG's team of ravaging marauders surged ashore, the confidence of impending victory shown on the faces of the landing parties' troops. Led by ENS J. W. Zellerbach, the team of fearless fighters soon conquered the inner-most reaches of the savage island of Sardinia. Braving hundreds of privations and herds of wild mountain sheep, our men returned safely to make ready for the battles that wait in the future and in the mind.