Strong (DD 758) - Naval Cruise Book

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4'--. -L W r Helo In Flight Refueling was another new job to be learned on this cruise. The gear consists of a 150 foot ose fitted with a special help nozzle. A dry helo hovers over the fantail at 50 feet, drops a line, and draws the hose up to her tank. The hose is attached to our aviation fuel tanks. On si nal we start pumping an pump until the customer is full. We engaged in this evolution many times and were night qualified on 20 December 1967. The first to so qualify in Des Ron 4. ...av Q T w.

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Q! Top left- SN Campbell passes a 5 I ll , s ie to SD2 Dumlao while TN Dino operated loading device. T ' ' ' op right. TM3 Burnham loads powder into a magazine. Above left: SN Pence, SN Marshiano and SN Dameron handle brass. Above right: SN Goodwin, SN Dean, and SHL2 Tomczyk load the loading machine, Directly opposite: TN Smith and SH3 Gaines handle brass and am PDO. P W-AM I

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SECOND mvlslon 2 t g ffl? 4. X What actually distinguishes a wa h' rs ip from other vessels is her armament big guns These Wea . pons are maintained by the Gunners-Mates and are aim and fired by the Fire Control Technicians. If one wears the crossed can nons on his sleeve he knows what hard W0 is. While in WestPac ,T STRONG fired over 6,000 rounds of ammunition. T resulting wear on the guns mad ' e maintenance a constant problem. The FT S worked at operating and maint ' ' ' aining the complicated electronic gear needed for accurate and effective fire. 24 W , ' s combined to make the STRONG Wen known for dependable and ' orking as a team the GM's and FT' accurate gunfire support.