THE BUREAU of NAVAL PERSONNEL CAREER PUBLICATION L I

THE BUREAU OF NAVAL PERSONNEL CAREER PUBLICATION L i-

DECEMBER 1968 /Ii

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DECEMBER 1968 NUMBERNav-Pers-0 623

VICE ADMIRAL CHARLES K. DUNCAN, USN TheChief of Naval Personnel

REAR ADMIRAL M. F. WEISNER, USN TheDeputy Chief of Naval Personnel

TheBureau of Nav- a% CAPTAIN H. W. HALL, JR., USN Publication,is Dublished monthlv bv the :*:.it AssistantChief for Morale Services

TABLE OF CONTENTS Features Navymen of Good Will: A Tribute tothe Chaplains ...... 2 USS OCallahan: Namesake of Medal of Honor Winner ...... 4 HelpingHands-I: Navy Team Rescue...... 8 HelpingHands-ll: Corpsman inKorea ...... 9 &Hollywood, Navy Style-It's at NPC...... 4la/ New Developments in the Exploration of Inner Space ...... 16 USS Sacramento: One-Stop Shopping Center ...... 20 YRBM 17: Self-contained Fix-It Shop ...... 25 LPH 10 Does Double Duty in WestPac...... 26 Changes in the Fleet: Hail and Farewell ...... 28 HS 8 Says Good-By-"Roger, and Out" ...... 31 OlympicMedalists: Barrett, Hough, Robinson and Wrightson ...... 32 Departments Today's Navy ...... 34 Letters to the Editor ...... 38 Servicescope: News of Other Services ...... 42 Bulletin Board Good Duty Comes by the Yard at Puget Sound ...... 44 Tests Try Out Self-Scoring Answers ...... 46 New NEDEP Program Offers College, Commission ...... 47 Aeronautical Maintenance Duty Officer Specialty ...... 48 Now Is the Time to Check on Service Insurance ...... 50 Special Roundup Courses in Damage Control and Firefighting...... 52 TaffrailTalk ...... 64

John A. Oudine, Editor Associate Editors G. VernBlasdell, News DonAddor, Layout & Art AnnHanabury, Research GeraldWolff, Reserve

0 AT LEFT: ON CAMERA-TheUnited States Navy Band and its Sea Chanters (rt.) dressed rin 1820 Navyuniforms perform before the cameras at Novel Photographic Center, NS, Washington, D.C. NavyBand leader LCDR Anthony A. Mitchell(left) leadsthe group.- -Photo by Ken Duggan . 0 FRONTCOVER: DECKED-OUT DECKS-Navymen, like their counterparts ashore, decorate theirhomes during the Christmas season, and the result is ablaze of colorfrom the masts andrailings,of Navy ships throughout the world. USS King (DLG 10) andUSS Dahlgren (DLG 12) areshown displaying their season's greetings while tied to thepier. Cover picture wassupplied by Photographic Laboratory, U.S. Naval Air Station, Norfolk, Va.

chaplainsever committed to one rier and cruiser; destroyertypes and On anotheroccasion, Chaplain combatarea. This means that virtu- ships of the amphibious, service and Leckylanded at Ba Gia theday af- ally every Navyman and Marine who mine forces are visited regularly un- ter the outpost had been overrun by serves “in country”has access todera the circuit rider program. guerrillas. Ignoring the enemy fire, chaplain. he administered he chaplain. a last rites over pilot YPICAL OF MANY chaplainswho and then began first aidtreatment The chap1ain is a figure Tserve in Vietnam is LCDRHugh for others who had henhit. on the battlefield andoften can be F. Lecky, who, every chancehe got, Seen hitching rides by went on airbgrnemedical evacuation At this point, an enemy round exploded near the chaplain and shrap- jeep Or truck* He accompaniesMa- missions. Heflew more than150 rine battalions into combat;he pro- helicopter missions andbecame ne1 tore into his leg. Theheli-padre vides theopportunity for formalwor- known as ‘‘He1i-padre.” pausedonly long enough to cover his woundwith a battle dressing, and he is nearby to ‘Omfort the ChaplainLecky Once snatcheda wounded and dying; he understands refugee child from the arms of a VC thenlimped from manto man to theconfused, the depressed and the guerrilla who was usingthe child to continue his first aidtreatments. lonely. grenades. hand two conceal The Offshore,chaplains serve with “heli-padre”pushed the VC away HE BRONZE STAR Medalawarded every type command. At least one andran with the childto safety in T to LT Nathan 0. Loesch of River chaplain is assigned to eachcar- his helicopter. Assault Flotilla Onefurther symbo-

This summer saw the commis- carrier duringthe war, Franklin sioning of uss O’Callahan (DE launchedher fighters for sweeps O’Culluhun: 1051) at Boston, Mass. The ship is againstHonshu and shipping in now based at San Diego, Calif. Kobe harbor. A single enemy plane Numesuke O’Callahan commemorates a mem- swoopeddown through clouda ber of the Navy Chaplain Corps cove; anddropped iwo armor- Of Chupluin whoreceised the nation’s highest piercingbombs. award for extraordinary heroism The first bomb struck Franklin’s “. . . at the risk of his life, above flight deck centerline. It penetrated Awurded and beyond the call of duty.” tothe hangar deck and exploded, The Medal of Honor was award- demolishing the forwardelevator The Medul edto the late CAPT Joseph T. andcombat information and air O’Callahan,a Catholic priest, for plot centers. Firespread through Honor heroismon board the carrier uss the second and third decks, sweep- Of Franklin (CV 13) duringWorld ingamong parked andarmed War 11. planes. Everyone in thatpart of Enemybombs hadturned the the hangar deck was killed. ship into what was described as a The secondbomb struck the “raginginferno of exploding gas flight deck aft, tearing through two tanksand ammunition.” Franklin decks and fanning fires which trig- was so severely damaged that few gered ammunition, bombs androck- who saw her thought she could be ets. Explosions blew the after saved.Only thefirefighting and elevator upand to one side. damagecontrol efforts of hersur- Almost immediately, theentire vivors pulledher through. Here’s ship was enveloped in flamesand what happened: heavy blacksmoke. On19 Mar1945, after maneu- Franklin’s commanding officer, vering closer to the Japanese main- CAPT L. H.Gehres, was knocked landthan had any other U. S. down on the bridge by the first explosion. He struggledto his feet Chaplain’s Namesake Goes to Sea. and ordered full right rudder, hop- ing the wind on the port side would keep the flames away from planes on the after flight deck. Making his way inboard, the captain saw that the after part of the ship alsowas on fire. He ordered the carrier toport, bringing the windto thestarboard beam, and slowed to two-thirds. Bombs in the planes then began a long series of violent explosions. The Task Force commander advised CAPTGehres to issue the order “Prepare to AbandonShip,” but

4 ALL HANDS lizes the type of action the chaplain facestoday. On 4 Apr 1968, Chaplain Loesch was on board a heavily armored assault monitor, moving with some 20 other craft and a battalion of Army infantrymen in the Mekong Delta. The boats were easing up the nar- row Ba Lai River whenthe VC open- ed fire with rockets, recoilless rifles, automaticweapons and small arms. Two Navymen were killed instantly and 23 otherswere wounded. Chaplain Loesch‘s boat, third in the column, took a rocket hit in the bow and was rakedwith machine gun fire, butthe twolead assault support patrol boats were hit much theCO replied thathe thought DAYS OF SAIL-Chaplain of early Navy holds service topside. Franklin could be saved. As soon as somemeasure of communicationwas regained (all radiocommunication had been lost), CAPT Gehres directed all but key officers andmen to abandon ship. Manytook tothe water immediately; others were blown over the side ordriven overboard by fire. Destroyerswhich hadbeen following the carrier picked up sur- vivors. Chaplain OCallahan,then a lieutenant commander, was one of manyheroes among 106 officers and 604 enlisted menwho volun- teered to remainon board. His Medal of Honor citation stated thathe “. . . calmlybraved the perilous barriers of flame and twist- edmetal; groped his waythrough smoke-filled corridorsto theopen flight deck andinto the midst of DURING WW Il-Cruisermen attend religious service on fanta’il. violently exploding bombs. “He organized and led firefighting crews into the blazing inferno, directed the jettisoning of live ammunition, andmanned a hose to cool hot, armedbombs.” Nearlythousanda men were killed orwounded, but Franklin survivedand Chaplain O’Callahan was creditedwith a major rolein saving the ship. CAPT Gehres later described the chaplain as “the bravest man I ever saw.” On 23 Jan 1946, President Harry S. Truman presented Chap- lain O’Callahan with the Medal of Honor. It was the first (and at this writingthe only) time in the history of theArmed Forces thata military chaplain had received the nation’s highest decoration. TIME OUT-Marines take time for worship during Korean conflict.

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NAVY CATHOLIC CHAPLAINholds Mass while at sea. was installed aboard Navy ships. More formalized training for the Today’s chaplainsare no less in- Navymen who double as lay leaders terested in educationand training (seebox) is beingpursued on a thanwere their predecessors. Fur- large scale. ther, however, refinements in special- izedtraining through the rest of the THE LAY LEADER PROGRAM, part of Navy have also evolvedwithin thethe Navy for many years, did not ChaplainguidelinesmanyCorps.have until as recent- GETTINGACQUAINTED - Chaplain A. B. Koenemanchats with men of RearAdmiral Tames W. Kellv. 55. IV as 1960.Yhe I”Droeram now is be- Chief of Chaplaik since July i965; coming quite sophisticated. has been interested in expanded “in- The Chief of Chaplains, who has - corps” training opportunities and en- moved through the chaplain circuits largement of the lay leader program. for more than26 years, hasseen He has made considerable headway. first-hand the value of giving official Duringthe past three years, chap- backing to lay leaders. However, he lain-typetraining has more than thinks the lay leaders he backs should doubled. be as qualified as possible. Approximately 35 per cent of the Therefore, seminars are conducted Navy’s chaplainsattend 16-week at the force and district levels to give seminarswhich provide a refresher lay leadersabetter understanding course in theological disciplines. of their role anda workingknowl- These sessions areheld annually at edge of religious training materials. five major commands throughout the A program introduced last year at United States. thesubmarine basesin Groton, Week-longExecutive Develop- Conn., and Charleston, S.C., gives ment Seminars are held each year at additionaltraining to lay leaders. threemajor colleges, oneon each Appropriately, this training is called coast and one in the midwest. These LEAD(Laymen’s Enrichment and sessions deal with “study patterns of Devotional Program). Here’s how it interpersonal relations and group dy- works: namics.” (If you want to know what Layleaders from SubFlot Two that means, you’d better ask your (Groton) and SubFlot Six (Charles- chaplain. ) ton)attend a two-week LEAD A Pastoral Clinical Training pro- course while their ships are in port. gram was held at the Naval Hospital Classes are held from 0800 to 1600, in San Diego last year to provide the Mondaythrough Friday, with new chaplains with a formal background groupsformed every two months. in ministering to the sick and dying, The LEAD curriculum emphasizes Fifty chaplainsattend month- personal and social development, the longmarriage counseling courses, mechanics of worshipand the role sponsored each year by the Marriage of the lay leader on board ship. Sub- Counsel of Philadelphiaand the Flotchaplains conduct the classes. Theological Union, Berkeley, Calif. The refinements in training for The Senior Career Course intro- chaplainsand lay leadershave not duced last year was fourweeks in changed the CHC mission-themis- length and was the pilot course. The sion remains the same as it was near- 22-weekcourse, scheduled to begin ly 200years ago. in January 1969, preparessenior Today’s chaplain,highly trained chaplains for supervisory and mana- and highly dedicated, does his good gerial responsibilities. work better. At Camp Pendleton,chaplains with orders to Vietnam receive training in survival and first aid and get DD VISIT-DestroyerEugene A. Green abetter understanding of the re- (DD 711) receives chaplain‘s service ligious needs of men in combat. via chopper. DECEMBER 1968

THE NAVAL Photographic Center in ly 150 motion pictureseach year, der contract. This division also main- Washington, D. C., like many oth- many of them full-scale productions tains liaison withthe Commander, er commands, has found the Year of thatare written, actedand filmed Naval AirSystems Command,the the 25th Anniversary an appropriate “in house.” photo center’s chain-of-command occasion to reviewher accomplish- The head of the Motion Picture supervisor. ments. NPC has plenty to review. Department, Commander Rudy Lon- The Film Depository, a division Established in 1943 toproduce go, USN, supervisesfour special di- for film screenersand catalog spe- training films for World War I1 spe- visions with 97 Navy men and wom- cialists, plus information and research cialist ratings, NPC has become one en. In addition there are 179 civilian specialists, includesa training aids of the largest audio-visual communi- employees, all of whom specialize in and film preservationbranch with cationscenters east of Hollywood. moviemaking. appropriate vault, library and rec- NPC is the Navy’s official movie- The Productions Division, which ords sections. maker,and with 500 skilled crafts- includes a television branch, employs The Laboratory Division devel- men supports the Fleet in three ma- scriptwriters, animators, artists, edi- ops and prints both color and black- jor areas: motion picture, still pho- tors, cameramen,sound engineers, and-white film, and handles all the tography, and photographic research directors and sound effects men. film assembly, shipping and lab cost and development. A Film Productions Supervision accounting. It is the Motion PictureDepart- Division, comprised of five produc- NPC moviemakers have all their ment-by far the largest of the three tion groups,keeps track of allfilm facilities in one building. The Mo- -that best symbolizes NPC’s success. projects assignedto NPC by the tion PictureDepartment isself-suf- Sometimes known as “Little Holly- Chief of Naval Operations, including ficient from writing a script to mail- wood,” NPC producesapproximate- Navyfilms made commercially un- ing out a finished movie print. 10 ALL HANDS

solelyfor “production”value are avoided. Music is used sparingly-only under titles, for example.However, if background music is important to a film’s purpose, it may beused throughout. Little Hollywood’s Art and Anima- tion branchemploys craftsmen who can take an audience into places the camera cannot-into the world of the abstract, for example, or into the inner recesses of a machine. Simpleanimation is preferred for Navy films. The animators often use filmagraph,a technique that makes still pictures appear to move (when REEL JOB-Nancy Patrick, PH3, checks filmat the Naval PhotoCenter. actually it was the camera that had done the moving). documentaries on Navy life: winter- A production supervisor keeps the The body of the typical NPC-pro- ing-over in Antarctica,astudy of film moving through all phases. Each duced movieis organizedaround a the ocean floor, the development of of NPC’s 15 productionsupervisors small number of main ideas that are a missile. hasworked in the motion picture developed to achievea film objec- Making good movies requires plen- business for years as aneditor, tive. The main ideas are kept prom- ty of talent and involves certain es- writer, film processor or stock selec- inent with the use of fadeouts, se- sentials which are observed both in tor. He sees to it the filmis a pro- quence titles andcommentary. a multimillion dollar Hollywood-type fessional job, is produced within the Detailed development is slow and movie studioand the NPC sound budget,and meets all underlying clear, with the primary emphasis on stage. film objectives. informative pictures. Stories mustbe researched, sets Little Hollywood always observes A point constantly stressed is that constructed and cameraangles and thestandards of technicalcompe- each film musthave integrity and effects carefully studied.One brief tence set by the motion picture in- be authentic. scene may sometimesrequire hours dustry. Photography is sharp, prop- Inept humor, sarcasm, ridicule and of planning. erly exposed,and well composed. unethicalappeals areruled out. Special lighting often must be cre- The accent is on movement. Every detail of the film must observe ated.Exacting quality control must government policy and must avoid be maintained in the film processing A TYPICAL NPCproduction is in- prop a g and a, self-aggrandizement labs, andfootage must be carefully troduced quickly and tells mem- and criticism. and creatively edited. bers of theaudience exactly what NPC worksclosely with movie- NPC’s standards for production in- the movie is all about, No one should makers of the other services. When sist that each film must be produced have to guess at its purpose. it’s clear that a training film would as economically asits purpose per- Commentary isbrief and to the be useful to the Army, for example, mits. As a rule, films are short and point; words are used only to extend associate technicaladvisers are as- are shot inblack and white unless the meaning of the pictures. signedby the Army to providethe “teaching effectiveness” or other pur- Attention-getting devices, special special support needed to make the pose of the filmis enhancedwith effects, tricks andtechniques used film suitable to the needs of that color. The movie never is longer than service. necessary to tell a story to an audi- ON HIGH-Camera boom liftsNPC ence at one sitting. motionpicture photographers during FTER THE PRODUCTION of a film filming sequence of the Navy Band. IDEALLY, photography takes place at A is underway, an editor assembles actual locations, and shows real the scenes which arrive from location equipmentand real Navymen and crews, the sound stage, film deposi- womenat work with their normal tory and animators, while other edi- duties. torial technicians work on music and You’ll never see the names of the special effects. “actors”flashed on the screen in a Foreconomy, stock footagefrom Kavy movie credit line. NPC lists the film library is used in any new onlythe name of thestudio which movie if possible. Chancesare the producedthe film, and maygive film depository-with 100 million credit to the writer. Professional ac- feet of stockfilm amassedover 25 tors are rarely used. years of Navy moviemaking-has the Dialogue is avoided in training exactscene needed to further any films unless necessary;NPC has action. Selectors know exactly where foundthat off-screen commentary to lookfor a scene that will tell or usually is more effective. add to a story. (Commercial motion

12 All HANDS picture and television producers also visions and sound and art branches, find that NPC’s filmedrecords of review the finished film. The screen- navaloperations come inmighty ing is coordinated by the production handy.) supervisor who sees to it that all key NPC’s “library of sound hasa viewersattend. large collection of audio aids. This Little Hollywood’s laboratorydi- supplyoften is supplementedwith visionnext gets into theproduction specific sounds as the need for them cycle on a large scale. The lab tech- arises. Forexample, an oscilloscope nicians say they have a full-service, display of a heartbeat was specially large volume,high-speed capability. recorded atthe NationalInstitutes Theycould add highly technical. of Health for a sequence in a medi- A sophisticated color analyzer per- cal film. The roar of a Polaris mis- mits the lab workers to punch color sile breaking through the ocean sur- anddensity corrections onto tape face is another audio aid that Little while they watch the film. The taped Hollywood has used. instructions then accompany the film Thehangar-like sound stage in into automatic,high-speed printers. Little Hollywood is used for filming The printers, developed commercial- scenes that cannot be obtained from ly under Navy contract, are designed the film library oron-the-job loca- ona “light valve” principle, plusa tions. The big, soundproof room per- precise program-decoding and mem- mits simultaneous filming and sound ory storage unit. Without going into recording without the interference of BOOMINGBUSlNESS-Photograph- detail, it may be said the printers city noises, and is fitted withhun- er‘s Mate1st Class A. D. Montgom- provide speed and quality, operating dreds of special-purpose lights, each ery works on camera during shooting. at 240 feet per minute. A 600 or 700 controlledat a centralized dimmer release print order can be filled with- panel. out difficulty. quantity.This involves a single re- HETHER A SCENE callsfor a cordingwith three separate stripes, AFTER A FILM is in the can, NPC’s Wmoodydramatic sequence or a one for music, one for voice and one moviemakers breathe easier, but brightlylighted overture featuring for mixed effects. Any one of the still aren’t finished. TheCenter the Navy Band, Little Hollywood tracks can bedropped and a new maintains distribution controlover hasthe set, the lighting andthe oneinserted without disturbing the its films, and always wants to know technicians to fix the scene just right. other two. Forexample, a foreign exactly howwell a movie does. The stage, said to be the largest translation can be added to the voice Movie-watchers in the Fleetare in the Washington area, can be set track by re-recording the two “good questioned concerning the number of up for severalproductions at the tracks with one revised stripe. screenings and the size of each audi- same time. A newscaster’s backdrop Afterthe final cut is approved, ence. Answers are fed into data proc- for a biweekly TV report on Vietnam the original film negative is conform- essors whichfeed back information lies adjacent to an “admiral’s office” ed to theedited print so that on Fleet usage. This aids in distribu- setting. A replica of a ship’scom- a smooth version can be made. tion and helps to plan productions. partment is afew steps away, ac- The Navy’s currentapproach to curate in detail to squawk box, ca- FINAL and highlyimportant moviemakingstarted with the con- bling, hatches and bunks. A typical- A stage in the productioncycle is struction of NPCat its Washington lyAmerican living room-complete theacceptance screening. This is site nearthe AnacostiaRiver, two witha picture window overlooking when NPC’s commandingofficer, miles south of the Capitol building. a garden-is set up on the other side Captain J. J. Crowder, USN, plus Designed for the Navy by private of the stage. the heads of the motion picture di- industryand built at a cost of $5 No one person’s creative contribution towardamotion picture has READY TO GO-NPC film distribution gets finished product out to the Fleet. more direct impact than the editor’s. Moviesusually are made with brief scenesshot out of sequence. The editor tells the story by splicing hun- dreds of such scenes together. His choice of shot, scene length and over- all pacingcan make or break the movie. The editor also improves the photography, if possible. If oneshot holdstoo long on abuilding, or shows someone gawking at the camera,the editor relegates theoffend- ing part to thecutting room floor. Three-tracksound mixingalso helpsNPC production quality and DECEMBER I968

TV andnewsreel representatives. Copies of the strike footage also are sent for review to Fleet commanders*and the pilot-cameraman involved. (The filmis handled on a priority basis for quickdelivery to Washington from Saigon,and vice versa. Acomplete evaluation print usuallyis in thehands of the pilot less thanone week after he clicked off the pictures.) Anothertrend is tosend small units, usually writer-director-cameraman groups, out in the field to film the Navy story. Onesuch group, theNPC-based Chinfo Unit, is dis- patched by the Chief of Information to film such diverse subjects as medical teams in combat, scientific ex- plorations or the recommissioning of ”. . . ” ” . a battleship. SET WORK-Realistic set andskillful camera work make goodtraining film. Such productions usually take the form of 30-minute color documentar- A continuingeducation program sonnel ID badges. No onecan get ies, and are distributed to television at the center features weekly screen- by the sentry’sdesk in thelobby stations throughout the United ings of International Film Festival without showing the proper creden- States. Creditthe Chinfo Unit with entries, AcademyAward winners, tials. suchproductions as “Eye of andsuperior industrial films. Each Copper and steel used in the origi- theDragon,” “Gentle Hand,” and showins is followedby a critique, nalmaze of chemicalpiping have “River Patrol,” which you may have whichoften isled by the film’s given way to plastics, andequip- seen on your TV at home. producer. mentreplacements sometimes force Each year, NPC sends representa- alterations in floor plansand utility OTHER NAVY cameramenwho get tives toseminars, conferences and lines. inon theaction are members special trainingworkshops. These Highlynoticeable to those who of the Combat Motion Picture Team. help to keepthe Navy apprised of keep track isNPC’s produotion his- The MoPic teamrecords jet strikes, advances in equipmentand motion tory. Recordscompiled during the artillery bombardments, Sea Dragon pictureconcept. past 25 years show that Little Holly- ships firing on their targets, amphibi- Arepresentative of Little Holly- wood has produced or supervised the ous assaults and training maneuvers. wood also attends International Film making of morethan 11,000 full- Lastwinter, the MOPicteam’s Festivals andat Genoa, Italy, this scale motion pictures, andhas par- original office in Saigon was demol- year, receiveda silver cup for the ticipated in additionalthousands of ished by a terrorist bomb,but the NPC production “Scientists in the special film projects. team was on the move as it is most Sea.” of the time. (Members of theteam Physically and administratively, -Story by Dan Kasperick, JOCS, USN make onlybrief visits to their new NPChas not changed much since (Photographs onpages 11 to 15 by Saigon office to complete data sheets her cameras started rollingin 1943. KenDuggan. Photograph on page and scripts, and then are off on an- Admission to the center still is close- 10 by Photographer’s Mate 1st Class other assignment. ) ly controlled through the use of per- R. Byers.) Another special project coordinated by KPC is amonthly documen- ON SPOT-NPC‘s $130,000 television van allows shows to be made on site. tary whichchronicles the activities of thePresident. As the President’s official cinematographer,NPC has produced motion picturefootage that historians consider highly valu- able. Major trips of thePresident, including the final days of J. F. Ken- nedy;intimate glimpses inside the Cabinet room andthe President’s oval office; all havebeen recorded by NPC moviemakers.

ASGOOD AS they are in the field, residents of Little Hollywood can always find time to discuss new ideasand learn from the outside. DECEMBER I968

SPACE submarine in allkinds of weather and under ice as well. Whenthe DSRV-1 is delivered, it will be taken to San Diego for sea trials and about 10 months of testing at the San Clemente Island range off California’s southern coast. During this period, the rescue vehicle must operateat itsmaximum operational depthand matewith a simulated disabled submarine hull on the ocean floor. The tests should show that DSRV-1 is capable of sup- plying the compartments of the sunken submarine with large quanti- ties of lithium hydroxide (for purify- ingthe air) and oxygen and trans- ferring the crew to the surface within 24 hours. The diesel-electric submarine uss Salmon (SS 573) is being fitted to act as a mother ship to the DSRV-1, which will be locked down for the ride on Salmon’s main deck aft of her sail andtransported to the site of the simulated wreck. The submarine rescue vehicle’s ef- fectivenesswill be partially proved when it establishes a connection with the hatch of the ersatz wreck near San Clemente. Salmon will be underwaywhen she frees the rescuevessel which may then have to buck a strong cur- rent while locating the disabled submarine and its hatch. If the water is clear (50 or more feet)the rescuevessel can useits optical sensors and viewports inits search. In murky water, however, the DSRV must depend upon sonic detectors. Whenthe disabled submarine is found, its buoy cable will be cut and the DSRV will hover over the sub‘s hatch like an underwater helicopter, using its stern propeller andfour ducted thrusters to provide power in any of five degrees of freedom- pitch, yaw, surge, heave and sway. A sixth degree, roll, will be controlled by a mercury trim-and-list system. If turbulencearound the wreck‘s hatch inhibits the rescuevehicle’s hover, the DSRV-1will attach an anchor and a hauldown grapnel hook to the sub’s hatchto position the transfer hood over it. A hydraulic shock system will pro- DECEMBER I968 rine hullswould be an example. Riggingthe submarine hull (or anothersalvage object) will be the hardest job to be done by LOSS. Divers, therefore, are of primeim- portance and helping them do their workwill bethe salvage system’s most important function. LOSS operations willbe centered aboardSubmarinea Rescue Ship ( ASR) whose decompression cham- bers, gas supplies and personal trans- fercapsule will directly servethe divers. A computerizedcontrol center in theship willalso ease the divers’ workby digestinginformation received from the ship’slift mechanism gauges and ship bottom sensors whilethe salvage operation isin BOTTOM WORK-BathyscaphArchimede and team memberssurface after progress. After the LOSS divers have rigged nine-hourdive to 21,000 feetinto Bronson Deep in Puerto Ricantrench. the salvage object for lifting, it will be raised by pontoonscapable of deadweight (a totally floodedsub- otherwisedone by diversat lesser lifting about 1000 tons and by two marine, for example)from depths depths. winches each of which can hoist 75 whichwould collapse its hull. The ship would then transport the tons. Twobarges will providecon- If suchcapability ever is achiev- wreck beneath it until the hulk could trol as well as lifting power. shipboarded, winches probably be grounded in water no deeper than Eventually, the LOSS system may woulddo the lifting whilemanned 500 feet. The wreck would then be becapable of raising 5000 tons of submersibleswould do the work raised to the surface.

BRING ’EM BACK-Drawing shows one plan for Navy’s Large Object Salvage System (LOSS) now under development.

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Another major factor in aiding Sacramento to live up to her billing as afast, fast combatsupport ship is herspeed. Her engine roomwas designedto use two of thesteam turbines originally built forthe un- finished battleship Kentucky, capable of providing 100,000 shaft horsepower. This permits the ship to travel at speedsgreater than 25 knots. As the ship can provide replenishment day or night, the crew is often called upon to work 18 hours a day. Thisoccurred during Sacramento’s last deployment, when she replenish- ed four carriers in 23 hours. However, when the 600-man crew doeshave an opportunity torelax, they relaxwell, amidstthe most comfortableand modern living conditions available aboarda military ship. All compartments are air-conditioned, andthe men eat in air- conditioned mess decks. Mealtimes can be a problem while replenishment is underway. To cope with this, hot meals are available 20 hours per day and, during this period,the galleywill serve more than 2200 meals. It’s all parta of Sacramento’s creed, “Ready for Service.” -Story by Bill Case, JOC, USN. -Photos byRobert D. Moeser,JOC, USN.

FROM THE TOP: (1) Sacramento fuelsa guided missile cruiserwhile underway. (2) Crewmemberssquare awaytheir bunks in the modern air- conditioned living spaees aboard the AOE. (3)J. N. Poplow, QM3, serves as helmsman. (4) Sacrumento’s skip- per CAPT J. W. Collier adds another numberto the ship’s scoreboard. (5) D. S. Silverstein, SK3, loads provisions on palletto be conveyed topside. Self-Co Fix-

IET CONC harassment not with- ’standing, the Navymen assigned to YRBM 17 at DongTam have at least one advantage-they don’t buck commuter traffic. They sleep,work and eat in their YRBM and, if any- oneis under the weather, he can consult the resident hospital corpsmen. This combination home, workshop and infirmary is a special craft adapt- edto the combat techniques of the Joint Army-Navy Riverine Force in Vietnam whose headquarters are also at Dong Tam-about 50 miles southeast of Saigon. The Navy made the local scene in March 1967 and YRBM 17 arrived a month later. Assisted by APL 26, it provided support facilities to Navymen and Navy craft of the newly formed MobileRiverine Force of RiverFlotilla One. Thespring and summer of 1967 were occupied principally w i t h dredgingand construction operations. During this time YRBM 17 fed more than 300 men every day. It wasn’t until October 1967that the RiverineForce’s activities in- creased and YRBM 17 devoted more time to her primary mission of boat repair. There islittle she can’t do inthis line-routine maintenance of the riverine craft, overhauling machinery, repairing hulls, making emergency repairs and modificationson other craft. In their spare time, the men of YRBM 17 do emergency repair jobs for the River Patrol boats based at My Tho. YRBM17’s crew doesn’twork alone at Dong Tam. Theyhave the help of a floating craneand three pontoon drydocks. By and large, the headquarters’ reputation as a first class repair facilityseems safe.

DECEMBER 1968

Stretcher-bearers and corpsmen HELO ROOST-USS Tripoli (LPH 10) has assumed the role of hospital ship in rush to their stations. When the heli- additionto regular duties. Below:Casualties are broughtto Tripoliby copter lands on the assaultship’s helicopter for immediate and complete medical care.-Photo by E. Filtz, JOC. flight deck, medical treatment begins immediately and continues at in- termediate treatment pointsalong the evacuation route as the wounded are sped to surge9. Alongthis route the man’s condi- tionis diagnosed, and wounds recorded. If he is hemorrhaging, this is stopped as soon as possible. Fluids and tetanus vaccine are administered. By the time the man reaches the doors of theoperating room he is ready for surgery.

IN A RECENT engagement, 211 casualties were treated aboard the assault ship. Of these, 140 were re- stored tocombat status by Tripoli. Patients who require extensivehos- pital careare removedfrom the medicalfacility and returned to the ON THE MEND-Jack Minter, LCpl, USMC, enjoys a hearty Navy meal aboard United States via the 22nd casualty USS Tripoli while recovering from shrapnel wounds inflicted by booby trap.

First commissionedin 1953 as a destroyerleader (DL), Mitscher served as anoperating unit of both the Atlanticthe andMediterranean Fleets. Decommissioned in 1966, she has been converted and redesignated a guided missile destroyer. Mitscher’s modernization included the addition of missiles. Mitscher is 493 feet long, with a beam of 50 feet. She displaces 5200 tonsfully loaded.She will carrya crew of 318 enlisted menand 18 officers. Launchedwere: 0 The destroyer escort Lockwood (DE1064), at Seattle, Wash. Designed for locating and destroy- ingsubmarines, Lockwood also is suited for a variety of other missions, includingsearch and rescue, patrol, blockade, and surveillance. HAIL & FAREWELL

The amphibioustransport dock The research ship will be operated 1945. She was named for Ensign Ed- Trenton (LPD 14) at Seattle, Wash. by the Scripps Institution of Ocean- gar R. Bassett, anaval aviator at- LPD 14 is designed to transport and ographyat the University of Cali- tached to uss Yorktown (CV 5),who landa balanced load of troopsand fornia. waskilled in June1942 during the vehicles, either by embarked landing The nuclear-powered a t t a c k battle of Midway. craft or by amphibious vehicles aug- submarine Seahorse (SSN 669), at The tanklanding ship uss mented by helicopter lifts. Thisde- Groton,Conn. Seahorse is 292 feet Churchill Country (LST 583), inac- sign providesthe tactical advantage long, witha 31-foot beam.She dis- tivated at Orange, Tex. of havingtroops and their combat places 4300 tons submerged. Launched in July1944 and com- equipment in the same ship, rather Leaving the active Fleet were: missioned that fall, Churchill County than divided among personnel trans- The highspeed transport uss made her first cruise down the Ohio ports andcargo ships. Bassett (APD 73),transferred to the and Mississippi rivers. She served in Trenton’s over-all length is 569 Government of Colombiaunder the the Pacific Third and Seventh Fleets feet, nine inches. Her beamis 84 Military Assistance Program. The from 1944 to 1946,when she was feet. ceremony took place at Boston Naval decommissioned. The oceanographicresearch Shipyard. Recommissionedin 1980, Church- ship Melville (AGOR 14),at Bay Bassett was commissioned 23 Feb ill County was transferred to the At- City, Mich. Melville is the first of a

Four Navymen saw the United question mark whencompetition however, when the U. S. representa- States flag raised in their honor dur- began,and was supposed to have tives easily rolled over opponents in ing award ceremonies at the 19th troublewith several squads in the earlygames. The biggestscare for Olympiad held in Mexico City. seven-game elimination tourney. the American cagersoccurred in Seaman Michael Barrett and Sea- The question markwas resolved, theirseventh game when they met mun Apprentice Bernie Wrightson Puerto Rico. The fired-upPuerto earned Olympic gold medals for vic- Rico entry came within three points tories in basketball and diving, re- of the favoredU. S. quintet in the spectively. final moments of thegame before Silver medals were wonby Air- the U. S. rallied to take the contest, man Albert Robinson, featherweight 61-56. boxing, and LTJG Lawrence Hough, Brazilwas their semifinal oppon- for rowing, in pairs-without-coxswain ent,and the U. S. easily defeated competition. the South American team, 75-63. In Eight Naymen participated in a surprising semifinal game, Yugosla- Olympic competition and thetwo via edgedthe Russian team, 63-62, gold and two silver medals earned to move into the final contest against bythem represent a "good harvest theUnited States team. The U. S. for the U. S. team. All hands con- took the gold medal, Yugoslavia took gratulate the eight Navymen who the silver awardand Russia settled made U. S. Olympic teams, and es- for thebronze medal. pecially the four medalists. Mike Barrett was instrumental in For an earlier roundup of Navy the success of the United States team Participation in the Olympics, see the in the Olympicbattle, adding his November issue (page 24). brand of heads-up basketball and his pointtotal to the U. S. cause. He Basketball was selectedto represent the U. S. Seaman Michael Barrett joined the inMexico City following his excel- Navy champions, winninga gold lent play in the Interservice basket- medal in Olympic competition when ball championships at Maxwell Air the UnitedStates basketball team Force Base. SeamanBarrett was a defeated the Yugoslavia cagers in the member of the 1968 All-Navy bas- finals, 70-65. ketball champion SubLant Sea Raid- Barrett, stationed on the ComSub- ers. He represented the Navy on the Lant staff at Norfolk, played forward interserviceteam duringthe 1968 forthe undefeated U. S. team. By National AAU tournament, and later remainingundefeated, the U. S. touredEurope with the AAU team. cagers broughttheir string ofwins In 1967, he played on the U. S. bas- to 75 inOlympic competition. The ketballteam in the world tourna- American basketball teamwas a Gold medal winner Seaman Michael Barrett ment.

0 32 ALLHANDS Diving SeamanApprentice Bernard C. Wrightsonwore swimming trunks anda smile whenhe climbed the ladder for his last dip into the pool at Mexico City. The24-year-old Navyman had virtually wrappedupthe men’s three-meter springboard diving competition of the 1968 Olympic games. Despite his lead, the tension and ex- citement of Olympic competition was apparent as hevaulted from the springboard in his final attempt. The marks of his final dive, awarded by judges,were among the highest of the day, giving him a total score of 170.15 and the OlympicGold Medal. His winningmargin, more than 10 pointsahead of the silver medalist, was the highest for that event in 40 years of Olympic competition. Bernie Wrightson joined the Navy in December 1967, after receiving a Bachelor’s Degree in psychology from SeamanApprentice Bernard Wrightson demonstrates Olympic Gold Medal form as he prepares Arizona State University. While com- to enter the water during practice dive.-Photo by Ross Welser. peting in divingcompetition at the University, hewon the NCAA spring- last year in the Pan American games. 7:26.71.3, well ahead of the bronze board title. He has alsowon eight In 1966, Robinson won his first All- medalist from Denmark. AAU titles including the 1968 AAU Navy boxing title, and then went on LawrenceHough and Anthony outdoor springboard competition. He to takethe World Militaryboxing Johnson arethe reigning European is no stranger to international compe- crown for his weight class. Going in- championsand thecurrent Pan tition, having six international diving to the Olympic Competition, he had AmericanGames winners. LTJG titles to his credit,including first 142 boutswith 123 victories to his Hough,stationed at Naval Com- place in the1967 Pan-American credit. mand Systems Support Activity, has Games springboard competition. many rowing titles to his credit, in- Bernie Wrightson qualified for the Rowing cluding the 1968 National pairs with U. S. diving team while stationed at Lieutenant ( jg) Lawrence Hough and pairs without coxswain. Long Beach whenhe placed third took a busman’s holidayduring the -LarryHenry, J02, USN in the Olympic trials. By winning the 1968 Olympic games in Mexico City Gold Medal,Wrightson helped to and brought home a silver medal for Silver medalist Airman Albert Robinson continue a tradition of U. S. domina- a souvenir. tionin Olympicdiving competition. Hough was on the water in Mexi- co, participating in the rowing competition for the U. S. team. He team- Boxing ed with Anthony Johnson of Arling- All-Navy featherweightchampion ton, Va.,in thepairs-without-cox- Airman Albert Robinson earnedthe swain crew races. silver medal for his weight division The twosome made an impressive inMexico duringthe 19th Olympi- comeback to win their semifinal race ad. by a full lengthover the Danish The 21-year-old Navyman, station- crew.Hough and Johnsonpaced edat Alameda, lost the gold medal themselves andcaught the Danish to Antonio Roldan of Mexico in the pairwith 250 meters to go, outdis- final bout. tancedthem and held the lead to Robinson scoreda split decision win.Their winning time, which over Ivan Michailov of Bulgaria to placedthem in the finals, was advance to the final featherweight 7:21:50. fight. In the finals of the pirs-without- The 125-pound Navy fighter won coxswain, the U. S. team was nipped his weight ‘class title atthe 1968 at the wire in a photo finish by the Olympic Bdxing Trials where he was EastGerman crew, whotook the selected for the U. S. Olympic train- gold medaltime witha of ing camp. He won first place in the 7:26.56. The U. S. team crossed the 1968 CISM games, and placed third finish line for the silver medal in DECEMBER I968

Thereafter, Comstock continues to support the beached troops by shut- since 1958. Ninedays after the decision was tling ashore about 300 tons of ammu- AKS 4’s last months were a period made to send uss Indra (ARL 37) nition and equipment each trip. of outstanding achievement. The shiF to Vietnam,she was underway.On Apart from this type support, any was awarded the MeritoriousUnit board was a new crew who had seen of theAmphibious Ready Croup Citation by theSecretary of the scarcely three months’ sea pass under ships may pick up additional tasks in Navy, won the Battle Efficiency “E,” her recommissioned keel. conjunctionwith combat operations brokerecords for ships of hertype Equally new was the job they were going on elsewhere. Comstock is no for replenishingother ships at about to tackle: outfit and modify, as exception. sea, and was ratedoutstanding in wellas repair battledamage to as- For instance. shortly after enemy operationalreadiness andsupply sault craft assigned to the Mobile forces overran the provincial capital inspections. Riverine Force operating in the Me- of Hueduring the Tet offensivein Pollux will be missed in WestPac. kong Delta. Vietnam, LSD 19 received a hurry-up Inthe twoyears from July 1965 call to deliver ammunition to U.S.and to July 1967, sheaccomplished 768 From their anchorageat the Cat Vietnamesetroops around the city. underwayreplenishments and 1133 Lo naval base nearthe key port, Vung While she made her approach to the in-port replenishments, issuing 224,- Tau,the crew set about to convert nearby coast, giantCH-53 helicop- 951 items. WorldWar I1 amphibiouslanding ters plucked slingload after slingload Pollux began her career as a civil- craft with modified gun mounts and of ammo from her flight deckand ian merchantman, Nancy Lykes, in main engines so that they might bet- ferried them ashore. 1942 and was acquired by the Navy ter fit into the niche of close-quarter There are other occasions.Some- that same year. fighting that’s so prevalent in the times Comstock is used to deliver After operatingand surviving in Delta. Theend product is anew newly repaired Navy Swift boats to the GermanU-Boat-threatened At- type of fightingcraft-the armored Vietnamwaters from Subic Bay in lantic for over a year, she was trans- troop carrier-known as the “ATC.” the Philippines, or to transport re- ferred to theService Force of the Inthe midst of transformingthe placement helicopters from Okinawa Pacific Fleet in August 1943. By the beachcraft into rivercraft, Indra to DaNang. end of World War 11, Pollux was al- was called upon to move her newly It’s all part of being ready. ready a veteran Far East campaigner activated ATCs to Nha Be, 12 miles after havingparticipated in opera- southeast of Saigon.Her mission: tions in New Guinea, the Admiralty conduct strike operationsagainst a Pollux Out On 26 Islands, andthe Philippines. main force of Viet Cong believed to Thegeneral stores issue ship uss Ever since steamingthrough the beholing up in theRung Sat Spe- Pollux (AKS 4) will soon end a dis- PanamaCanal in 1943 Pollux has cial Zone, thearea surrounding the tinguishednaval career of over 26 been a valued member of the Pacific primaryshipping channel between years. She is to bedecommissioned Service Force, with the exception of Saigon and the South China Sea. andscrapped. a short period in 1950 during which Indra hastened preparation of her Forthe past 10 years Pollux has shelanguished in mothballs. The remaining craft andhad them all been strictly an Asiatic ship, since Korean conflict ended that temporary steaming into combatwithin 24 she is homeported in theFar East, retirement. hours. A few days later, she followed

A demonstration of FloatingPer- sonnel Pickup using the AirForce “Fulton Skyhook Recovery System” was recently conducted for the pilots of uss Intrepid (CVS 11) at Cubi Point Naval Air Station, Subic Bay, R. P. The demonstration began with the dropping of a rescue kit to a simulated downed pilot from In- trepid. (1) Upon receiving the rescue kit he immediately begins inflating the balloon. (2) With the balloon inflated and released, the pilot receives last-minute instructions from a fellow pilot. (3) He positions him- self as the C-130 rescue plane makes its approach for thepickup. (4) Asthe rescue plane snags the line the pilot becomes “airborne” and, in effect, “rescued.” (5)After making the snatch the plane begins to reel in the rescued pilot, a process which takes approximately six minutes. Photos by Bob Rainville, JOC, USN. ONE ...... ,.. TWO ......

36 All HANDS to give support and attend to battle damage suffered. In hernew role, therepair ship, once designatedLST 1147, tookon anadded responsibility whenCom- mander RiverAssault Squadron 13 movedhis newlyformed staffon boardand designated Zndra ashis flagship. Her crew feels this is quite a distinction for an oldex-LST which, just a year ago, was paddling aiound in Coronadoharbor as an in-port repair facility. Mayport Chooses Wave Forthe first time in its 25-year history, a woman hasbeen selected asNS Mayport’s “serviceman of the month.” SHE TOPPED THEM ALL-Yeoman 3rd ClassSandra M. Santiago made his- She is a young Wave assigned to torywhen she was selected ’serviceman of the month’ at NS Mayport,Fla. the legal office staff as acourt re- porter. Intrepid Takes Award mentswere cited for individualde- Sandra M. Santiago, 20, is a yeo- partmental “E’s”. man 3rd class, one of fourWaves This year’s Atlantic Fleet Marjorie The award’s unusualname stems attached to this command. Sterrett Battleship Award was earned from a letter written by 13-year-old CAPT Vernon L. Micheel, station by uss Zntrepid (CVS 11). The MarjorieSterrett to Newa York commanding officer, presented Petty Chief of NavalOperations annually newspaper in 1916.Marjorie made OfficerSantiago a $50 checkand selects and announces the type ship the first contribution from her small the station plaque for hercontribu- that will be considered for the Mar- savings to build a battleship and her tion to the establishment’smission. jorie SterrettAward. The prize is contribution was followed by others. She was guest for a day in St. then awarded to the one ship in each Before World War 11, the income Augustine, Fla., the nation’s oldest fleet of thattype that attains first from thefund was used for annual city, andguest of the US0 Council place in the intratype Battle Efficien- cash prizes to turret and gun crews cy competition. of St.Augustine and St. John’s whichmade the highest” scores in County. Intrepid was nominated for thebattle practice. Yeoman Santiago was nominated honor soon after winning her fourth Nowadays, the moneyis used by by her divisionofficer for hercon- consecutive Battle Efficiency “E” for thewinning ship’s recreationfund stant effort to improve office admin- combatreadiness and the ship’s air, for athletic andother equipment to istration procedures. medical, weapons and supply depart- be used by the crew.

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DECEMBER I968 37 almost unlimitedopportunity to develop professionally and assignmentswill be available to him in almost any part of theworld. Career officers also have an excellent opportunityto receiveadvanced training in theirspecialty with all expenses paid bythe Navy. lnformation on this program may be obtained from your local U. S. Navy RecruitingStation OT fromthe Bureau of Naval Personnel (Pers-B263),Navy Department, Washington, D. C. 20370. -ED.

Early Seabee History SIR: I hope some day to read an article about Seabees which does not state (or imply) that Navy Construction Bat- talions were first formed during World War 11. The history of the Seabees goes back much farther. BRONZE AWARD-Petty Officer Fred Berry is presented Bronze Star by CDR In September 1918, I was in a group of carpenters, painters, bricklayers, plas- D. Nellisfor action as craftmasterin Vietnam.-Photo by R. Collins, PHAN. terers and other building trades who en- listedas shipwrights and weretold we The Seabee historian has records Seabees Are Navymen would be in a “guinea pig” outfit known whichconfirm much of whatyou say, SIR: I understandthat a distinctive as the Construction Battalion. even though history as it’s recorded has uniformfor Seabees, similar tothe Wewent through boot training at a way of losing first-person color. Marinewinter uniform, was once con- GreatLakes, and then thosewith last Nevertheless,the officialversion of sidered,but rejected because of the names beginning with letters A through whenConstruction Battalions were costof the changeover.Is such a UIIP I, formed the 11th Construction Battal- formed varies to some extent from yours. form now being considered? ion. Those of us M through Z made up Here,in essence, is whatthe record DuringWorld War 11, therating the 12th CB. We were stationed at the shows: badges of the menin the construction North Chicago Gate, Great Lakes Train- Therewas indeed a connectionbe- battalions oarried the letters CB. Could ing Center. tween the Seabees and the construction thismark bereestablished, as adis- One of our first jobs was to complete units located atGreat Lakesduring tineuishing mark of the Navy’s fighter- constructionof our ownbarracks. World W’ar 1, butthe connection was builders?-D. E. H., Rh42, USN. We installed the floors and windows, not one of direct descent. and thenerected smokestacks so the The term Construction Battalion was No,there are nomoves underway boilers could be fired up to heat. notused untilthe mid-1930s when it toadopt a distinctiveuniform for Sea. We were then assigned to other jobs was written into war plans. bees. onthe base, such as laying concrete The Twelfth Public Works Regiment All Navymen, officer or enlisted, are floorsin galleys which until then had (your old outfit?) was organized in De- considered to he primarily that-Navy- dirt decks. We also showed men how to cember 1917 from a number of public men. installconcrete bases for the 12-inch workscompanies engaged in construc- As such,they are availablefor as- riflesfired from “No Man’sLand” in tion and maintenance of 10 separate signmentwherever they are needed, Germany during World War I. camps at the Great Lakes Naval Train- and are assigned to avariety of or- Atone point I was assigned to work ing Station. ganizations during their period of serv- at Main Camp, the home base for John The Twelfth Regiment trained several ice. It has beenthe Navy’s policy to Philip Sousa. Among other Main Camp hundred men for construction duties in prescribe uniforms andinsignia which projects, we rounded off square-corner- France during WW 1, but the Regiment are essentially identical,differing only edcurbs on the streets so thatcars was disbanded after the war. with respect to insignia of rank, corps, could turn with greater ease. The concept of assemblingconstruc- or the special qualifications of the indi- We never worked much on Wednes- tion forces with skilled enlisted men was vidual. days at MainCamp because of various rekindled under the name Construction Seabees, therefore,differ in appear- eventsalways scheduled forthat day. Battalion when Rear AdmiralNorman ance from other personnel with respect One I remember well was when Frank- Smithbecame Chief, Bureau of Yards to the insignia of their ratings. The spe- lin D. Roosevelt, at that time an Assist- and Docks, in 1933. (During the summer cialty marksworn by petty officers of ant Secretary of the Navy,came on of 1917,ADM Smith as a young lieu- this group and the light blue group-rate board to review Sousa’s band. The high- tenant had shared credit withCom- marksworn by nonrated men are dis- lightthat day was when all the bands mander George McKay and Captain tinctive from all others. on the stationformed one large band William Moffett for the organization of The unit identification patch worn 011 under Sousa’s direction. More than 1200 the original Public Works companies at the rightshoulder clearly identifies the men assembled for the event. Great Lakes.) unit of the operating forces to which en- Returningto the year the Seabees However, the U.S. Navy established listed men below CPO belong. This in- were formed, let me assure you it was the World War 11 date of 5 Mar 1942 cludes the Navymen of the construction 1918. I know, because I was there.-Carl as official for the founding of the Sea- battalions. W. Simbritzki, Louisville, Ky. bees, and in 1967 the Seabees officially Incidentally, fora roundupon the It’s always a pleasure to hear some- celebrated their Seabee Silver 25th An- Seabees, and their accomplishments, see body tell it like it is (was?). niversary.-Eo. the November issue of ALL HANDS-ED. DECEMBER I968 39 serviceor am I misinterpreting some- thingsomewhere? ShipReunions If I did not misinterpret this informa- Newsof reunions of ships and organiza- are askedto contact David C. Gra- tion and 10years of “commissioned” tionswill be carriedin this column from ham, 7130 WheatleySt., San Diego, serviceare really necessary, it appears time to time. In planninga reunion, best Calif.92111, inconnection with a that I had better apply for LDO pronto. reunionto be held some time in the resultswill be obtained by notifyingthe -C. T. T., CFV02, USN. summer of 1969 at Boise,Idaho. Editor, ALL HANDSMagazine, Navy De- You are indeedmisinterpreting 0 uss Reid ( DD 369)-Any former something-namely your own status. partment,Washington, D. C. 20370, four member who served on this ship from The lawgoverning warrant officer re- months in advance. commissioning to 11 Dec1944 and tirem,ent defines “warrant officer” as uss West Virginia ( BB 48 )-The who is interestedin a reunion, with one who holds a commission or warrant 14thannual reunionwill be held at time and place to be determined, con- in awarrant officer grade. tactRobert Dvorak,J. 2665 East theVFW Hall, The commis.sioned warrantofficer 1822West 162nd St., 126thSt., Cleveland, Ohio 44120. military grades are CW02, CW03,and Gardena,Calif. For further details, uss Lexington ( CV 2 )-The 16th CW04.You are, therefore, a commis- writeto R. A. Brown, VFW Hall, reunion will be held 25 to 28 June at sioned warrant officer. above address, 90247. Hilton Inn, SanDiego. Contact Lieu- The lawsays youcan request the 0 301st Seabees - Areplanning a tenantCommander Walter D. Reed, Secretary of theNavy to retireyou reunionfor 15 December.For fur- USN (Ret.), 5410Broadway, Oak- afteryou havecompleted 20 years oj ther information, contact Joe Bennett, land, Calif. 94618, for details. service and,in case you wonder,time P. 0. Box 393,Port Hueneme, Calif. 0 uss Wickes ( DD, 578 )-Anyone in grade doesn’t enter the picture. 93041, whoserved aboard this ship during If you are interested in looking up 1943-45and who is interested in a the pertinent law and the official Navy uss Idaho (BB 42)”Officers and reunion, contact William J. Walsh, 106 word on the subject, try Title 10, U.S. enlisted men who saw duty on Idaho Arnot Place, Paramus, N. 07652. J. I Code 1293, andArticle E of enclosure J 1, BuPers lnst 1811.1B.-E~. aninequity in the Navy pay system.- obliged to provide quarters for service F. J. S., SK3, USN. men and women and their dependents. Pay and Allowances You have raised a very iffy question Military families not provided with gov- SIR: Three of the menin my outfit which unmarried men have been asking ernment quarters are paid a basic allow- have the same rate, rating and job code for years. By and large, in these columns ance, or BAQ, so they can afford (hope- as I have. Each of us tries to do a good we try to confine our replies to the reso- fully) to pay their rent. job, and we apparently succeed in view lution of objectivefact, let the philo- You should be pleased tonote that of the highmarks we receive on our sophicalimplications fall wherethey the FirstQuadrennial Review of Mili- evaluations. Wefeel we are worthat may. But you are asking the why of a taryCompensation has recommended least what we are paid, but here’s where condition which exists. that career-designated Navymen and there is a difference. My three shipmates We’ll do our best to provide the an. women be paid a straight salary which have wives. I’m single and my paycheck sw er . incorporates various allowances, includ- shows it. You fail tomake the distinction being BAQ.There are ramifications in- Whyshould a married man bepaid tween pay and allowances. Your pay is volvedwhich you maystudy in detail more thana singleman who does the identical to that of your three shipmates. by consulting ALL HANDS,August 196s samework? It appearsthe Navy en- They receive an additionalallowance issue of the magazine. courages marriage byoffering extra for quarters because they have families Further discussion of the present sys- money as a reward. I’m no oldtimer, but to support. tem of pay and allowances mayhe I’ve been in long enough to see this as Asyou know, the government is found in ALL HANDS, July 1968.-Eo.

DECEMBER I968 41 S€RV/C€SCOP€ Brief news itemsabout other services and government agencies. Each ship has accommmodations for 79 officers, scientists, andcrew; a cruising range of 8000 miles; and canremain et sea for 24 days. Fairweather isnamed after Fairweather Range and Mt. Fairweather, Alaska; Rainier for Mt. Rainier, Wash.Working, living and mess areasare air-conditioned. Theseinclude the chartand plotting room; radio room andworkshop; and berthing areas. Seawater distillation provides 6000 gallons of fresh water per day. Fairweather and Rainier bring to six the number of Coastand Geodetic Survey ships berthedatthe agency’s Lake Union base. The others are the USC~GSS Davidson,Oceanographer, Pathfinder and Surveyor. *** THE COMMERCIAL JET DC-9passenger aircraft has beenmodified by the Air Force foruse as a “flying hospital”which will assure military patients of quiet, comfortableand speedy flights to hospitals in the BIGGEST BIRD-A chase plane is dwarfed by C-5 Galaxy United States. during test flightsof the world’s largestaircraft. DesignatedC-9, the twin-jet medicalevacuation Galaxy is 246 feetlong while T-33 observer is 37 feet. plane can carry 30 litters or 40 ambulatory patients. It will cruise at 520 mph over a range of 2000 miles. Twelve of the C-9s are under construction and will HE AIR FORCEhas nicknamed one of its new research Tplanes Pinocchiobecause itsnose grows.However, replace the C-118 Liftmaster andC-131 Samaritan. this nose doesn’t grow for the same reasons that Pinoc- The first of the new planes wasrolled out for inspec- chio’s nose grew. Instead, it grows to gain certain truths tion at Long Beach in June. about why aircraft perform the way they do. The C-9 will be operated by the 375th Aeromedical In a word, the growing nose is basically a flight simu- Airlift Wing, Scott AFB, Ill. lator or asecond cockpit that canbe attached to the *** nose of aC-131 plane. In it, pilots will beable to A COMPACT OCEANOGRAPHIC surveyship named evaluate by computers the characteristics of certain ad- Researcher willsoon join the U.S. Coast and Geodetic vanced aircraft such as the new huge C-5A cargo and Survey. passenger plane. The ship, nearingcompletion at Toledo,Ohio, will The TIFS (Total In-Flight Simulator) controls of the measurea relatively small 278 feet in lengthand dis- second cockpit have no mechanicallink with the C-131’s place 2800 tons, but will handle a full range of marine control system, but rather are tied in electronically to a survey activities. She will be as sophisticated in equip- computerwhich is programmed to cause the growing ment as larger survey ships, but will be more economical nose to respond to controls thesame as theaircraft to operate. understudy. In addition to electronic instrumentation, Researcher According to thelab scientists readvingthe system will be capable of carrying helicopters and will have a for tests scheduled to begin in 1969, the TIFS can be 20-toncrane for use inlaunching and retrieving sub- used to investigate flight controlproblems of planes mersibles. Her navigation and weather devices will tie already in operation, to determine requirements for new in with satellite systems. aircraft, and to train pilots to fly advanced aircraft not The ship will have 4000 square feet of enclosed lab- yet off the drawing board. oratoryspace. She will carry67 officers andcrew- *** members and 18 scientists. Her normal operating range A DOUBLE COMMISSIONING ceremony was held in will be 13,000 nautical miles. October in Seattle, Wash., for two sister ships of the Researcher will operate from Miami.and Norfolk on a Coastand Geodetic Survey. variety of oceanographic survey missions. Among other Theyare the hydrographic survey vessels USCB~GSS things, she will trace currents and measure tides in the Fairweather and Rainier, part of a fleet of 14 operated Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico. by the Coast and Geodetic Survey for the Environmen- tal Science Services Administration of the U.S. Depart- *** ment of Commerce. AMERICANSWOUNDED in Vietnamhave bettera The 4-million-dollar ships wereconstructed in Jack- chance at recoverythan servicemen in anyprevious sonville, Fla.,and will operate inAlaskan and West conflict, due partly to a quick trip to the hospital. Coastwaters. The 231-foot,1627-ton vessels are Helicoptersand Air Force Hercules C-130sare re- equippedwith the latest electronic, depth recording sponsible for the service which can start a man toward andpositioning equipment. The ships will generally medicalhelp within 30 minutesafter he is wounded. chart U.S. coastal waters to helpprovide safe nzviga- Fromjungles and rice paddies,helicopters airlift tionfor commercial shipping and recreational boating. injured GIs to base camps where they receive primary They nrealso equipped for limited oceanographic sur- medical treatment and await their medevac flight. veying of US. continental shelf areas. A flight nurse and two medical technicians are aboard 42 All HANDS the C-130which takes the wounded on the next seg- ment of their trip. Medicalattendants strap ambulatory patients into canvas seats, while the more seriously wounded are se- cured in hammock-like stretcher bunks. Once the wounded are on board, the C-130 is quickly on its way to complete its rounds. *** THE ENGINE BLAST from VTOL (vertical takeoff and landing) aircraft kicks up a lot of dirt around the landing pad, which is hazardous, since the soil couldbe sucked into a jet engine. The solution to theproblem, Air Forceengineers have found, is to place an inverted V fence of porous metal on the pad to deflect some of the blast upward. Developed for the Air Force Aero PropulsionLab- oratory, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio, the fence is less than 16 inches high. It is positionedbetween the aircraft and the edge of a landing pad, and deflects some of the blast upward at a 45 degree angle. Because the inverted V fence allows the soil around A REAL HERO-Wooden-hulledNational Science Foun- the pad LO remain on the ground, the landing pad may be built smaller. Withoutafence the landingpad dation research ship Hero uses sails for propulsionand would have to be100 feet wideto keep the sur- silentoperations during Antarctic research projects. rounding soilfrom eroding. Using the fence, this width can be reduced to 50 feet, Aboard the ship, there are facilities for research proj- *** ects in biology, oceanography and earth sciences which N THE GOOD OLD ANTARCTIC SUMMERTIME, Hero, a will be conducted by 10 men from government agencies I wooden-hulledship with the lines of a sail-rigged andthe nation’s universities. trawler, will be seen working off Anvers Island where After a short stay in the Washington Navy Yard, Hero the U.S. scientific outpost, Palmer Station, is located. left for Florida to continue the shakedown cruises which Hero is owned by the NationalScience Foundation began after her launching in Maine. In October, she set and will be used for a many-faceted investigation of sea a course for Valparaiso, Chile, and will begin operating andland lifein the southernhemisphere-particularly in antarctic waters late this month. in the coastal areas of the Antarctic Peninsula. Although Hero is owned by the NationalScience Deception Island, whereearthquakes and volcanic Foundationwhich supports her present cruises, her eruptionsforced the closing of Argentine, British and research projects are important to the Navy, which has Chilean research stations in 1967, will be of particular already benefited from investigations made by research- interest to Hero’s scientific complement as they probe ers aboard USNS Eltanin (T-AGOR 8) of the Drake changes wrought in this historic antarctic island. Passage,Scotia Sea andwaters near Shetland, South This investigation is part of the Foundation-supported Orkney, South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands as and administered United States Antarctic Research Pro- well as the northern fringes of the Weddell Sea. gram for 1968-69. Hero will provide the first access to many antarctic Hero’s summertimebase will bePalmer Station, coastal areas and her temperature readings, bottom top- where the Navy’s Bureau of Yards and Docks (now the ography, precision depth recording,magnetic, seismic Naval Facilities Engineering Command) began the first and gravity studies should provide considerable naviga- buildings in 1964 and 1965 and which, today, supports tional help in an area which is largely unchartered. US. research in the Antarctic Peninsula. When the ice begins to close in, Hero willmove north to winter in ON AIR-Army’s new armedaircushion vehicles take South America. test run.They are capable of speeds upto 70 mph. The research ship is braced by thick timbers and her white oak hull will be resilient in pack ice which could cracka metal ship. To protect her from ice abrasions, the hull is sheathed witha tough hardwood called greenheart,reinforced with metal plating where there is greatest contact with ice. Although Hero is equipped with two 380-horsepower diesel engines,she carries a mainsail, foresail, jib and mizzen to maintain control if her main propulsion system should fail. The sailsalso will permit silent operationsduring acoustic work and reduce roll when additional stability is required for scientific research. DECEMBER I968 THE FIRST STEP usually taken by a Navymanwith a set of orders in Althobgh most of the equipment can nal $1.50 per game. his hand is to learn something about be used for the asking, acharge is When you learn that you are com- the newarea to which he is to be made for afew items. The charge ing to Bremerton, it is suggested assigned. neverexceeds $3.50 per person or that you contact the Naval Housing “Wow!”will undoubtedlybe his per family. Aide atthe NavalHousing Office, reactionwhen he learns the facts Working our way down from the Code 818, Naval Barracks, Bldg 433, aboutduty in Bremerton,Wash., at real heady stuff to the slightly more Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, Brem- the Puget Sound Naval Shipyard.Cli- prosaic, there are the 20 and one-half erton, Wash. 98314. mate,the surrounding countryside, acres of Camp McKean located on Tellthe man your rate or rank, recreationand housing sound just Kitsap Lake about five miles west of number of children in the family great,according to those who have Bremertonwhich is available to andwhether or notyou preferfur- been there. Here, in short, is what Navymenand their families. n i s h e d or unfurnished housing. they have to say: 1.f you want to stay closer to home, Meanwhile,here is a recapitulation The climate appears to be ideal- you mighttry the PSNSBowling of the housing situation at Eastpark, average summer temperature of 62.6 Lanes.Eight lanes are available for Westpark and Jackson Park as of the degrees and a winter mean of 42 de- either league or openbowling. time of this writing. grees, withanaverage of 36.54 If bowling is not your thing, you (Note: However, reports on hous- inches of rainfall per year. These are have before you the use of the gym, ing are subjectto frequent change all averages,mind you. the athletic field, the swimming andthe information printed below The cityitself has all the advan- pooland hobby shops, as well as may well havebeen revisedby the tages of amoderate-sized commu- facilities for woodworking, TV and time you read this orby the time nity, yet big-town Seattle is only an radio repairs and car washing. Deci- you arrive at Bremerton.) houraway by ferry andTacoma is sions, decisions. In bothEastpark and Westpark, 32 miles distant over a toll-free road. There is, of course, atheater for rent is charged according to the size The natural setting is almost im- the latest movies, and Navymen who of the unit, and utilities areinclud- possible to beat with the snowcapped hold an amateur’s license may use ed in the rent. the radio station K7KBO to keep in OlympicMountains as abackdrop Eastpark units areone- and two- , and Puget Sound’s protected harbors touch with their far-flung friends. story wooden buildings. Duplex units atthe city’s feet. The environs of Golfersmay makedivots in the are in the single story buildings and Bremerton provide a recreational area turf of the Kitsap Golf and Country havetwo and three bedrooms. The with forests, lakes, glaciers, mountain Club if they are assigned to com- two-story units have two bedrooms streams and the sea. All are available mands participating in the Composite and a bath upstairs and living room to theNavyman with the right set Recreation fund. Players are expect- and kitchen on the first floor. East- park units are either unfurnished or of orders. Sam E. McCrum, JOC, USN Meanwhile,back atthe Puget furnished with basic items. Sound Naval Shipyard, Navymen Eastparkprovides housing pri- who are stationed there find Special marilyfor enlisted personnel (ship Servicesis all set to complement andshore duty) assigned to Puget their surroundings.Forexample, Sound NavalShipyard, Bangor and Special Services haslocated boats Keyport.Personnel assigned to the throughout u p s t a t e Washington’s 13th Naval District, Seattle, are eligi- bestsaltwater fishing areas. Allcan ble when surplus housing exists. Of- be rented ata nominal cost. ficers are eligible to live at Eastpark If you don’t want to rent one, pour on a temporary basis only when sur- your own at the hobby shop. Eight-, plus vacancies exist during overhaul 10- and14-foot molds, plus all the period of their ship or while arrange- necessary fiberglass and accessories mentsare pending for permanent needed to builda plastic boat, are housing. available. Eastpark is located about 15 min- At the Special Services Gear Lock- utesby bus from theshipyard and er, you and your dependents canfind the downtown area. There are plenty a beautiful array of household, sports of schools, churchesand shopping and recreational equipment ready for “Look at itthis way, Mr. Smith,not every- areas close by and the project is serv- immediate use. And, if you want to one around herehas broken the sound bar- ed by a good busschedule. Ifyou sleep in a trailer while you are in the rier in a T-34.” havea pet, he’s welcome, too, but 44 ALL HANDS he will need a license from the city The houses are attractively con- two stories) has three bedrooms with of Bremerton. structed of brick and wood and have the master bedroom and bath on the If you have a washing machine, a distinct 20thcentury appearance main floor and two bedrooms and you might want to bring it because about them. Inside, you can look bath on the upper level. there are none in the houses. None of through your picture window, enjoy The baths, wemight add, have the units is wired for dryer. You resilient tile flooring, hang your pic- ceramic tilewalls and floors. Each may, if you wish, use the coin-oper- tures on plastered walls and your unit has a privatepatio area and a ated laundries located throughout the clothes behind louvered closet doors. carport with storage facilities plus a area. Aluminum screens keepout (excuse fenced-in utility yard and an enclos- Therental rates forEastpark are the expression) insects. ed trash barrel area. asfollows: The 100 units at Jackson Park use Each set of quarters has its own four architectural designs. Type A gas furnace and gas hot water heater, ENLISTED RATES Furnished Unfurnished has three bedrooms (all on one floor) an electric stove and combination One-bedroom $60.60 None and one and a half baths.Type B refrigerator-freezer. These can't be Two-bedroom 67.20 $62.1 0 has four bedrooms on the second removed from the premises, so don't Three-bedroom 74.40 68.40 floor of the two-story unit and a bath planto use your own. OFFICER RATES FURNISHED ONLY on each floor. Type C is also a two- You can, however, bring?nd use One-bedroom None story unitand has all threebed- your own washer and dryer for there Two-bedroom $69.00 rooms on the second floor with a are both electric and gas connec- Three-bedroom $77.40 bathon both floors. Type D (also tions for these appliances in the util- At the Westpark Project, the aver- agerent for shore duty Navymen ranges from $38 to $73 per month -I i- ...... - .". -. .. .". .. ." ... .."...... with utilities paid. Shipboard Navy- Light Shed on Mystery of Deep Scattering layers men pay $35 to $63 per month including utilities. An ocean mysterywhich might becalled esof the world's oceans to depths of 3000 Everyone is requiredto pay a theCase of the Deep Scattering Layers has feet. Until recentyears, that's about all that $20 deposit which, if the premises confounded scientists since it began to unfold couldbe learned about the mysterious crea- are left in good order, is refunded some 21 yearsago. It nowis beginning to tures.The Naval Oceanographic Office want- when the occupant vacates. Bus serv- break. edmore information. iceis excellent and Westpark itself DuringWorld War II, largeamounts of Lastsummer, scientists from the Oceano- is conveniently located only two marineorganisms were found grouped in graphicOffice netted thousands layerof bandswhich produced false bottoms on the specimensnorth ofHawaii. These specimens, miles'from the downtownshopping recordingtraces echo-soundingof devices. preservedin jars of formaldehyde, are being areas. Cartographerscharted nonexistent shoals be- comparedwith layer creatures found during Westpark incidentally, is not a causesound equipment used to delineate the catches in the Atlantic during the past three military project but shore and ship ocean floorsometimes traced the marine years. duty enlisted Navymen are eligible. band-deep scatteringlayerr-instead. Themost important organisms in the Navymen who movein will find SonarmenSometima becameconfused layers are fish equipped with swim bladders, the units furnished with basic items whentarget returns from submarines were which act asair bubbles to scattersound obscuredwith sound energy scattered by the energy. A few, such as lantern fish, hatchet- layers. fish and bristlemouths, hove been identified;such as been chairs, hovebristlemouths, davenports, and floorfish layers. lamp, end table, beds, mattresses, Sincethe layers were discovered, Scientists However, biologists donot fully ,,,,der- chests of drawers and mirror. Occu- havelearned the marine OnitnalS migrate to stand the mechanism of thesound-scattering pants use the coin-operated laundries thesurface at sunset and descend to mid-swim bladder, and ore finding it hard to get located throughout thearea. Bring your pets, if you like. They can live extremelydelicate omnd havehigha mor- there, too, provided they are licensed talityrate. by the city of Bremerton. Forexample, during the Hawaii cruise, Another housing area, Jackson scientistsused a midwater trawl and six-foot Park Military Housing, locatedis netlowered to depths of 360 fathomsto catchlayer inhabitants. Most ofthe crea- aboutthree milesfrom the Puget tureswere killed or injuredas they thrashed Sound Naval Shipyard on Highway against each otherand the sides of thenet. threeNorth, atthe Bremerton An- Specimensthe scientists did come upwith nex of the Naval Ammunition Depot. arebeing sorted and identified with regard The development is attractively totheir vertical distribution inthe layer located on a hillside to give the in- column. habitants full advantage of a view The searchnow isfor abetter way to of the mountains and the water. locatethe layers, measure the acoustic ener- gythey scatter, and bring home samples. All enlisted Navymen on shore Thelayers themselves may some day be dutyattached to any of the naval charted. activities as well as men from homeported ships within the Bremerton area complex are eligible for housing at Jackson Park.

DECEMBER 1968 45 ity room. Thereare also electrical All-Navy Cartoon Contest cate, or voter’s registration card)at outlets in the carport and patio. Each John M. Schants, LT, USN the time of purchasing their tickets. unit hasagarbage disposal, tele- (Navy wives mustpresent their phoneand TV outlet. There are no Uniformed Services Indentification curtains in any of the units, but and Privilege Card, DD Form draperiesare furnished for the liv- 1173.) ing room. Thereduced fares are for round- The Jackson Park units are all un- trip travel only, andyour parents furnishedbut a certain amount of must complete their tripwithin 15 older furnishings are available for use days from thedate of departure in a pinch. Linens and dishes are not from thecontinental United States. included, but are available on a ren- tal basis through the Navy Gear Of- fice, operated under Special Services. Do-It-Yourselfers Face BAQis forfeited at Jackson Park. ~~ ~~ SelectiveChallenge in Test In addition to the facilities earlier ”O.K. deor, Unodiron the wyhme, 1’11 pk Of Self-Scoring Answers mentioned which complement Brem- up the chldrn fm scol and stop at the sprmkt The familiar answer sheets which erton’s proximity to outdoor sporting foran addl gal ofmlk and dozeggs. Pian accompany Navy correspondence activities, the usual amenities may be arrhome obt 1800. By the wy, what‘s fordin?” coursesmay flunkout of service. found at the Shipyard: NavyEx- Thisdepends on howwell asmart change,barber and beauty shops, a hospital is always available, located new “self-scoring” version does in a watch repair shop,chuck wagon, onthe north central edge of the field test. commissary store, nursery, Navy Re- Shipyard. The proposed new answersheet lief Society office, commissioned Of- However, if you take it relatively easy, your health and sense of well- workslike magic. It has a printed ficers’Mess (Open), Commissioned overlay which means that instead of Officers’ Mess (Closed), Chief Petty being should flourish in the salubri- inking (or penciling) in one of four Officers’Mess (Open),the enlisted ous environmentwhich is enjoyed blocks to specify your multiple-choice “MarinerClub,” a library, an EX- by Bremerton, and you should enjoy yourtour of duty asmuch as your answer, you erase. changelaundry, dry-cleaning, shoe Erasethe square for the correct repair and tailor shop,a gas station predecessors. answerand a“C” appears. Score andgarage. yourself three points. Protestant and Catholic services Reduced Fares Offered to Erase a wrong choice and a num- are heldin theNaval Hospital Parents of R&R Navymen ber isrevealed-a page of the text chapel and the PSNS chapel. Parents of unmarried military per- on which the course is based. Turn In theevent the activities de- sonnel granted rest and recuperation to that page and look for the materi- scribed above prove to be too much leave in Hawaii from their active duty al which covers the question. If you for you,the 13th Naval District assignments in Vietnam or Thailand think you have the right answer, go may now take advantage of reduced backto theanswer sheet and try CryptologyRequirements commercial airline fares between the again. The article entitled “NowIS a U.S. West Coast and the 50th State. If you erase the “C” block on your Good Time for Officers to Think Announcement of the reduced fare secondattempt, giveyourself two AboutTransferring to Specialty” program, which places qualified par- points. If you don’t, you’ll again see ents in thesame category asNavy which appeared on page 50 of the the number for the appropriate text wives traveling to Hawaii, appears in October issue of ALL HANDS inad- and page. BuPers Inst. 4650.16 (Supple- A “C” after a third erase is worth vertentlyomitted the redesigna- ment-1 ). only one point. However, if the by- tion requirements for Special Duty Here’show it works: now-familiar page number shows up Cryptology ( 1610). Here they are Afteryour R&R schedule to Ha- a third time, you clearly failed that now waii is firmed up, obtain a DD Form question. It is suggested youwork Baccalaureate or higher degree, 1580 - Military Standby Authoriza- onyour reading comprehension. preferably in aforeign language tion for Commercial Air Travel - Notonly does the newanswer or linguistics, engineering (em- fromyour personnel officer. Fill it sheet tell studenta right away phasis on electronics/electricity), out completely, have it verified and whether he answered a given ques- physics, mathematics or compute thenmail it immediately to your tion correctly, and givehim more ;ciences includingoperational or parents. Remember, they are author- thanone chance to score, it cuts ;ystems analysis. E x p e r i e n c e izedto participate in this program down on the time it takes to grade ;houldinclude training re-in only if you areunmarried. the course. search techniques, i n c 1 u d i n g Upon receivingthree-by-the The self-scoring answer sheet was seven-inchstandby form, your par- developed after studies at BuPers and :caching, in areas listed above. ents in turn are to present it to the the Navy TrainingDevice Center, 4pplicants must meet security re- airline ticket agenttogether with Orlando, Fla. It is being tried out as pirements outlined in BuPers proper identification (in the form of part of OCC General Oceanography [nst. 1120.333. passport, driver’s license, birth certifi- (NavPers10417-2s).

46 ALL HANDS New NEDEP Program Includes Both College a.nd a Commission

AS PART OF its continuing program chemistry; five quarter credits or You areadvised to gatherthe to recruit trained dietitians, three semester hours of mathematics; needed information well in advance. the Bureau of Medicine and Surgery and five quarter credits or three se- Applications for any NEDEP school againsuggests that NEDEP - the mester hours of biology. year must reach the Chief of Naval Navy EnlistedDietetic Education Haveminimuma combined Personnel between 1 October and 1 Program - offers one of the shortest GCT/ARIscore of 118. January.(Now would be a good andsmoothest paths to a commis- Meet physical standards for ap- time to startworking up anappli- sion (ALL HANDS,September 1968). pointment in theMedical Service cation that wouldhave to reach If you qualify for NEDEP, you re- Corps in accordance with chapter 15, BuPersby 1 Jan 1970). ceive an all-expenses-paidceivean trip Manual of the Medical Department. One very important point is your throughcollege while you continue Haveno record of conviction commanding officer's recommenda- to drawthe pay and allowances of by general, special or summary tion. This will be basedon your your enlisted grade. The long-range courts-martial, norecord of non- character, motivation for NEDEP and payoff is a commission in the Medi- judicial punishment for twoyears academic potential, andtakes the cal Service Corps. preceding 1 July of the calendar year form of an endorsement to your let- NEDEP gives qualified enlisted men in whichapplication is made,and ter of application. and women (any rating, any pay no record of civilian conviction Your CO will appoint a board of grade) up to threeyears of college other than minor traffic offenses. three officers to interviewyou. If with a view toward a baccalaureate If yourpersonal qualifications possible, one of the board members degree in Medical Dietetics. The meet the aboverequirements, and will be Medicala Service Corps primaryconsideration is to select youwish to apply for NEDEP, ask officer, and all three will be of candidates who have the ability and yourpersonnel office fora copy of grade LCDR or above. potential to succeed as Medical Serv- BuPers Inst. 1120.38.This instruc- After your application is received ice Corps officers. tion, thebasic NEDEP directive, de- byBuPers, aReserve Officer Apti- A basic directive onthe subject, scribes theformat your application tude Test will be forwarded to vour BuPers Inst. 1120.38 series, lists the must take. command for administration. NEDEP eligibility requirements. You A Report of Medical Examination Next,a BuMed selection board must: (SF 88) conducted no morethan considers your application, your rec- Be a citizen of the United States 16 weeks before you apply,and a ord and other factors. andnot have reached your 24th Report of Medical History (SF 89), If you are selected by the board, birthdayon 1 July of the year in must be included in your application you will be furnished with an appli- which you apply. (A waiver may be package. You also must enclose high cation packet for admission to a col- grantedon the basis of one year schooland college transcripts, a lege or university designated by the for eachyear of fully-transferable handwritten statement, and personal Chief,Bureau of Medicineand college credits beyond the first-year historyand security questionnaires. Surgery. level. ) However, be suretocheck the If you are accepted by the school, Havehad at least oneyear of NEDEP instruction to make sure you you'll betransferred there for full- active duty and be serving on active have all the enclosures and the for- time dutyunder instruction. duty as of 1 July of the year of ap- matrequired. However,before you canbe de- plication. (Members of the TAR pro- tached from your old command, you gram may apply for NEDEP provided All-Navy Cartoon Contest mustbe discharged and reenlisted theymeet this requirement aswell Sam E. McCrum, 1%. USN in the Regular Navy for six years. as all others.) Or, if you had reenlisted for six If awoman, be unmarried at years within the preceding twoyears, thetime you enterthe program. youmay extendyour enlistment to (Womencandidates who getmar- acquire the six-year obligation. ried after entering NEDEP must agree (Note here that if yourrating is notto request discharge or resign onedesignated for avariable reen- for reason of marriagewhile they listmentbonus, don't plan on such remain in the program or have a re- a. bonuswhen you ship over for lated active duty obligation. Also, NEDEP orany similar program. See women applicants may not have de- VRB November, p. 47.) pendents under age 18.) If you possess valid college credits, Be ahigh school graduate and you may be admitted to your NEDEP have completed at least 32 semester school with advanced standing, pro- credits or 48 quarter credits of col- videdthe extra credits arerelevant lege with a grade average no lower to your studies and are accepted by than C+. The college work must in- the school. In any event, your NEDEP cludenine quarter credits or six "Tell Ops we'llchange course when the big education will not exceed three con- semester hours of English; 10 quarter hand is onthe 6 andthe little hand is on secutive years, and will count as a credits or six semesterhours of the 3." normal tour of shore duty. DECEMBER I968 47 You maintain your enlisted status applying for the new restricted line while attending college but, of A Definition category. Temporary officers, includ- course, will be eligible for advance- Fine, so what’s a dietitian? ingLDOs serving in the grade of ment as you meet the usual qualifi- The Navy’s dietitians perform lieutenant commander, are eligible to cations for your ratingand pay duties in both the therapeutic and apply for transfer to 1520 if, by 1 grade. administrative fields. Theyplan Dec 1968, they have not reached You may not apply for any other diets for hospital patients and cal- two years and sixth months in grade in-serviceofficer procurement pro- culate special and metabolic diets as a LCDR. gram while enrolled as a NEDEP prescribed by medical officers. Permanent (USN) officers serving student. Dietitians plan menus which in- in grades of lieutenant through cap- The Navy pays the school directly sureproper diet and nutritional tain as of 1 Dec 1968 will be eligible for your tuition andother fees, but balance, requisition food and other for selection by this month’sselec- you must apply for reimbursement supplies; andinstruct patients in tion board. In the future, USNoffi- fortextbook fees. correct food anddietary habits. cers must not have passed the third Your pay and allowances arethe They also supervise and train as- anniversary of their date of rank as same while you’rein school as they signed personnel. commander up to 1 December of the would be if you were in theFleet. year in which they make application. (However, allowancesfor quarters Officers applying for designation and subsistence are not paidwhen andare appointed Ensign in the as an Aeronautical Maintenance provided “in kind” by the school or Medical Service Corps, Naval Re- Duty Officer, who have the qualifi- an agency affiliated with the serve. cations listedbelow, are considered school. ) The Navy investment in youalso tobe partioularly qualified: You normally wear civilian clbth- matures because you agree to serve Be a graduate of the Naval ing while attending classes, but you as a Navy dietitian for at least four Academy or other accredited college are expected to keep up a complete, years. oruniversity and possess a bacca- squared-away seabag. laureateor higher degree in the You may take annual leave during Aeronautical Maintenance fields of engineering, science, man- academic holidays. DutyOfficer Specialty agement or administration. Following each school term, a Has Been Established Have a sound and thorough transcript of your academic record The Aeronautical Maintenance background in aviation maintenance. is forwarded to BuMed. If there is Duty Officer category has been cre- A minimum of three years’experi- any hint of unsatisfactory perform- atedto provide for more efficient ence with Fleet units is desired. ance, you may be recommended for management in the field of career Some E-~s,E-9s Will Be disenrollment from the program. aviation maintenance, (NEDEP dropouts usually go back to The new category carries a 152X Happy With the Changes the Fleet to complete the terms of designator. InTheir Tour Lengths their enlistment.) Promotion opportunity will be Five senior and two master chief A physicalexam you take each equal to that of the unrestricted line, petty officer ratings have hadtheir year willreaffirm your fitness for and AMDOs will compete only with lengths of shore and sea tours re- a commission. (If you are found officers of thesame designator for vised as a result of a recent change physically unqualified, youwill be promotion. tothe Enlisted Transfer Manual. dropped from the program.) Sea and shore rotation policy will Increases at sea were offset by The realpayoff is realized when be comparable to that of Unrestricted these increases in shore tours: from youfinish school. If fully qualified, line, and AMDOs can expect tobe 24 months to 36 months for AFCM, youreceive a baccalaureate degree assigned‘to billets ranging from the and from 30 to 36 months for AQCS. organizational maintenance level to The only decrease in shore tour All-Navy Cartoon Contest themaintenance planning offices of lengths - from 48 months to 36 Gregory J. Spagnola, SN, USN the Chief of Naval Operations. months - affects the AVCM rating. The annual Restricted Line Trans- fer SelectionBoard is scheduledto All-Navy Cartoon Contest convene this month to consider appli- Jeremiah H. Paoli, IC1, USN cants for the 1520 designation. Ap- plications from Regular and Reserve officers should have been prepared and submitted in accordance with BuPers Inst 1120.333 and BuPers Manual, Article C-1105A. Unless otherwise changed, these guidelines will remain in effect for futureap- plicants. Specifically,officers serving in a “Isn’t the Captain carrying safety flying status must remove their regulations a little bit too for?” names from the flight roster before “Just as I thought.”

48 ALLHANDS ADCS and AECS hadtheir sea Tours forpreferred sea dutyare landings during the 45-month period, tours increasedfrom 24 monthsto normally 24 months. Some activities The figures include about 750J com- 30 months,while AFCM, AVCM, may, however, require that PreSeaDu bat sorties during three combat tours ATCS and AMCSsea tours jumped tours be extended beyond 24 months in Southeast Asia. from 24 to 36 months. AQCS moved in order to carry outnecessary duties With a near perfect safety record up from 30 to 36 months. or assignments. Such extensions must for three consecutive years, any com- These changes apply only to those be justified to the bureau (Pers-B2) mandingofficer would be tempted individuals who reported on or after, via the appropriate fleet commander. to dream up esoteric reasons for his orwho were advanced after, 1 Jan pilots’ excellence. 1968. SecNavInstruction on The Golden Dragon CO, however, A complete list of E-8and E-9 VeteransAffairs Program advances only two explanations- rotation tour lengths follows: esprit de corps and a professional at- Of NationalUrban League titude. Shore Sea Shore Sea Shore Sea Shore A volunteerprogram for aiding Rating Mor. Mor. Rating Mor. Mor. the return to civilian life of minority ABCM 24 24 PRCS 36 24 grouppersonnel is outlined in Sec- TV Classrooms for Seabees ABCS 24 30 PTCM 48 24 Ciosed circuit televislon, the “in” ACCM 42 2448 PTCs 24 Nav Inst 5350.11A.Negroes and other minority group personnel who thingaround Navy school circles, ACCS 42 24 QMCM 24 36 has found its wayinto the Seabee ADCS 36 30 QMCS 24 42 have decided to return to civilian life AECS 36 30 RDCM 24 30 after service in the Navy are encour- trainingcenter at PortHueneme, AFCM 36 36 RDCS 24 52 aged to avail themselves of the serv- Calif. AGCM 30 30 RMCM 34 36 ices of the Veterans Affairs Program Instructorsthere plan to com- AGCS 30 30 RMCS 24 42 of the NationalUrban League. mence rolling cameras for their stu- AMCS 36 36 SDCM 48 24 As described in theSecNav In- dents sometimebefore thebegin- AOCM 24 24 SDCS 24 48 struction, assistance for military men ning of the year with the hope of de- AOCS 24 24 sncs 30 24 returning to civilian life includes job velopingmore efficient instruction AQCS 36 36 BRCS 24 24 placement, assistance in finding methods in all eight of the center’s ASCM 48 24 BTCS 24 60 trade courses-steelworker, builder, ASCS 48 24 BUCS 24 36 housing, educational counseling and ATCS 36 36 CECS 24 30 other personal services of interest to utilitiesman, constructionelectrician, AVCM 36 36 CMCS 24 30 minority group personnel upon their engineeringaid, equipment oper- AXCS 36 24 CSCM 24 24 release from the service. ator, construction mechanic,and AZCS 36 24 CSCS 24 48 All that is required to takead- draftsman illustrator. BMCM 24 24 CTCM 24 48 vantage of the Urban League’s pro- Pioneering the Seabee teleteaching BMCS 36 36 crcs 24 48 gram is the completion ot a form project are ChiefWilliam Hawkins, 24 24 BRCM CUCM 24 36 (NavPers 174014Rev. 5-68).The director of the instructional TV pro- DMCM 48 24 24 36 DCCM formsare returned to a collection gram,and Thomas A. Talley,a DMCS 48 24 DCCS 24 40 trainingadministrator with the cen- DSCM 36 36 24 pointat each command for direct DKCM 48 ter. DSCS 36 36 DKCS 36 24 forwardingto the National Urban DTCM 48 24 HMCS 48 36 League headquarters. Bothmen are recent graduates of Drcs 48 36 ICCS 24 42 The avai!able ,.services arebest a six-week educational television EACS 24 36 IMCS 24 24 used whenthe forms aresubmitted course at a civilian college where EMCM 24 48 JOCM 48 24 tothe national office of theUrban they studiedthe various facets df EMCS 24 48 JOCS 48 24 Leagueabout three months in ad- instructional TV, from writing scripts ENCM 24 48 LlCM 48 24 vance of the anticipated release date toproducing and directing study ENCS 24 48 48 24 LlCS of theindividual serviceman. sessions. They also took aturn as EOCS 24 30 DPCM 48 36 camera crewmen. 24 24 36 EQCM DPCS 48 Saving time figures as a major fea- ETCM 36 36 MLCM 24 24 Dragons Are Safety Minded 36 36 ture of TV instruction at PortHu- ETCS MLCS 24 24 Dragonsare not noted for safety FTCM 36 42 MMCS 24 60 eneme, according to Chief Hawkins. FTCS 24 48 MRCM 24 24 but golden ones appear to be an ex- Movies will be shown of operations GMCM 24 48 MRCS 24 24 ception. The GoldenDragons (also in areas, such as the center’s quarry GMCS 24 48 SKCM 30 24 known around the Naval Air Station blasting area, where it might be dif- GMTCM 48 24 SKCS 30 24 Lemoore, Calif. as Attack Squadron ficult for groups of men to gather. GMTCS 48 24 SPCM 24 48 192) earned the Chief of Naval Op- Convinced thattheir teleteaching HMCM 48 36 STCM 30 30 erations SafetyAward for thethird program will increasestudent effi- MUCM 24 24 srcs 24 48 consecutive year. ciencywhile reducinginstruction MUCS 24 24 SWCS 24 36 During45 of the46 months of OMCS 24 24 time,Chief Hawkinsand Adminis- TDCM 48 24 competition, the squadron registered PCCM 48 24 TDCS 48 24 trator Talley foresee the schools, now PCCS 48 24 TMCM 24 48 no operationalaircraft accidents at covering a large area, will eventually PHCM 36PHCM 36 30 24 TMCS all-and not because its pilots were be consolidated, similar to many col- Pncs 30 30 urcM 24 30 inactive. leges and universities, today. PlCM 24 24 urcs 24 30 Far from it. Golden Dragon pilots Meanwhile,plans are to equip PNCM 48 24 YNCM 48 24 flewmore than 25,000 hours and eachtraining area with at least one PNCS 48 24 YNCS 48 24 logged morethan 10,000 carrier TV classroom. DECEMBER 1968 49 List of New Motion Pictures All-NavyCartoon Contest Now Is aGood Time Gregory J. Spognola, SN, USN Available to Ships and To Check OnYour Overseas Bases Service Insurance The list of recently released 16- As a Navyman ordered to active mm features available from the Navy duty for more than 30 days, your Motion Picture Service is published life was automatically insured for here for ships and overseas bases. $10,000under the Servicemen’s Movies in color are designated by Croup Life Insurance which has (C) and those in wide-screen proc- been in effect since September 1965. esses by (WS). The Servicemen’s GroupLife In- surance is in addition to the coverage Did You Hear the One About the you may have under National Serv- TravelingSaleslady? (WS)(C) : ice Life Insurance or United States Comedy; Phyllis Diller, Bob Denver. Government Life Insurance. TheHappiest Millionaire (C): You pay $2 per month for the Musical Comedy; Fred MacMurray, $10,000 worth of protection and, al- Tommy Steele. though the group insurance coverage The Power ( WS ) (C) : Science “They want to know, do you wanna drag?” was automatic, it was never intended Fiction;George Hamilton, Suzanne to be compulsory. If you wish, you Pleshette. may reduce the amount of your cov- The Anniversary (C): Drama; Montgomerv. Tom Drake. erage, cancel the policy altogether, Bette Davis, Jack Hedley. PlaGet oi ’theApes (WS) (C) : or convert your group life to an JourneytoShiloh (WS)(C) : Drama; Charlton Heston, Roddy Mc- individual policy. Western;James Caan, Michael Sar- Dowall. If you reduce the amount of pro- razin. A Man Called Dagger (C) : Melo- tection you receive under the policy, The Poppy Is Also a Flower (C): drama; Jan Murray, Terry Moore. you have but one option-to cut your Drama; Senta Berger, Stephen Boyd. The Devil’sBrigade (WS) (C): coverage to $SOOO, for which you Buckskin (C): Western; Barry Drama; William Holden, Cliff Rob- would pay half-premium - $1per Sullivan, Joan Caulfield. ertson. month. Sol Madrid (WS) (C): Melodra- Savage Pampas ( WS) (C) : Dra- You may also cancel the group life ma; David McCallum. Stella Stev- ma; Robert Taylor, Ron Randall. insurance policy and pay no pre- ens. AMinute to Play,A Second to mium. If you cancel your Group Life TheOdd Couple (WS)(C) : Die (C): WesternDrama; Alex policy, you do not jeopardize the Comedy; Jack Lemmon, Walter Mat- Cord, Arthur Kennedy. $10,000 protection you may have thau. The Rover (C): Adventure; An- under National Service or U. S. Gov- Warkill (C): Melodrama; George thony Quinn, Rosanna Schiaffino. ernment Life Insurance policies.

A FewMore Pointers from theFleet on the Subject of OBA In our April 1968 issue, we print- Aninexperienced man, not know- This precaution is covered in the ed an article entitled “What Do ingthis, may attempt to pullthe NavShips Technical Manual, chap- You Know About OBA?” wherein lanyard only to have it break. The ter 93, and is a considerably valu- we explained how to use the oxy- bailshould be swung IN to insert able point to make. Oil, gasoline, or gen breathing apparatus, an impor- the canister.-William S. Burkhead, similar materials coming in contact tant piece of firefighting equip- MMC(SS), USN. with the chemical in either the ex- ment. Our “model” who wore the OBA pended or unexpended canister will in our photographs tells us that it There followed numerous letters cause an explosion. was a little difficult to remember to and comments on this important When the canister is removed, it subject, many of which offered ad- slip the lanyard up through the bail ditional information. before swinging it closed, although should not be allowed todrop on While most of the new informa- it is arather simple procedure. It the deck or grating if there is loose tion was presented in a follow-up would indeed seem a better idea, water on the deck, or if there is the article pri,nted in the June issue, be- therefore, to swingit in, not out, possibility the canister may bounce low areexcerpts from two of the when inserting the canister.- ED. into a bilge. letters which should be brought to It is also dangerous tocany a your attention. SIR:. , . yourparagraph on re- used canister in a pouch on the belt movingexpendedthe canister during firefighting operations or in SIR:. . .A photograph was shown shouldcontain cautiona as to compartments where water and oil anda statement made about the wherethe canister is dropped. If or gasoline may be present on the bail beingswung out to insertthe the expended canister is dropped in deck. Loose water is frequently con- canister. If this is done, the lanyard an oily bucket or bilge, BANG, no taminated with oil or grease, and if attached to thepin that fires the more firefighter, and more damage. open canisters fall into it, they may candle will be in back of the bail. -Roger L. Mowery, MMl(SS), USN. explode.-ED.

io ALL HANDS Although relatively few choose to do so, you may convert youi Service- 1 men’s Group Life Insurance to an in- For the information of all naval or partisan views on political, so- dividual policy. It is highly improb- personnel, the text of Alnuv 53 is cial, economic or religious issues; able that a company will insure you quoted below in its entirety: except (A) in connection with of- as inexpensively as SGLI, but you 1. The exercise of the rights of ficial dutiesor as otherwise have that option. freedom of speechand assembly authorized in advance bycom- Life insurance, of course, provides does not include the right to bor- petent authority, or (B) incident financial protection for your survi- row the inherent dignity, prestige, to attendanceat or participation vors and it is important that you in- and traditions represented by the in a bona fide religious service or form beneficiaries of their status. uniforms of the naval service to observance. Authorization to wear Uponyour death, they will have lendweight and significance to the uniform should be granted by oneyear to claim the proceeds of privately held convictions on pub- acommanding officer when rea- yourGroup Life Insurance policy. lic issues. sonablyassured thatthe service Aftertwo years, the VeteransAd- 2. Pursuant to Para. lll.A.4 of member’s appearance in uniform ministration has the authority to dis- ( DoD Directive 1334.1 of 29 Mar at the particular event, viewed ob- burse the funds on its own initiative. 1967)and effective immediately, jectively, is not for the purpose of Normally, it is sufficient to permit members of the Navy and Marine lending sabstantial weight or sig- the insuranceto pass in order of Corps (including retired members nificance to privately-held convic- precedence provided by law. If you and memtbers of Reservecompo- tions or interests; would not be so designate no beneficiary, your widow nents)are prohibited from wear- construed by anobserver; and (or widower) will have first prefer- ing uniforms of the naval service thatthe demonstration,assembly ence. If you leaveno widow, your whileattending or participating or activity does not relate to mat- childrenhave next preference on a in, or continuing to attend or par- ters in public controversy. shareand share alike basis. ticipate in, ademonstration, as- U. S. Navy and MarineCorps Minor children or a minor widow, sembly,or activity withknowl- regulations are herebyamended we might mention at this point, can- edgethat a purpose of such to include this prohibition. Appro- notreceive the proceeds of this in- demonstration, assembly, or activ- priate printed changes will be dis- suranceunless they have acourt- ity is the furtherance of personal tributed later. appointedguardian. If you have named no guardian in your will, the appointment of one after your death undergoingaphysical examination 30 years or until a certain age, such can be time-consumingand costly. and you may insure yourself for the as 65, is attained.The annual pre- If you leave no widow or children, same amount or less than you were miumis higherduring these years, your parents will share the proceeds insured under your group policy. but the policy’s cash and loan values of thegroup policy. If noparents You may choose between: increase faster than under the ordi- step forward, the money will be paid An ordinary life policy(also nary life policy. to the executor of your estate or to known as a whole life or straight life Endowment policies emphasize afamily member mostclosely re- policy)provides lifetime protection savings. They pay a sum of money at lated to you. in return for premiumpayments afuture date named in the policy If you have an unusualfamily throughoutyour life. The policy such as at the end of 20 years or at situation, that is, divorcedparents, buildsa cash value within the first the age of 65 or at death, if it occurs eitheror both of whom remarried; threeyears and youmay surrender before that date. Both the premiums or you aredivorced, you should thepolicy for this cash or borrow andcash value are higher thanthe designate beneficiaries on VA Form upon it. othertypes of policies. 29-8286.This form may beused A limitedpayment life policy The premiums you pay for your whenever youwish to designatea provides lifetime protection, but the convertedinsurance will be based beneficiary. premiumsare paid over a specific upon thetype of policyyou select, After you are released from active number of years, generally 10, 20 or your age and your class of risk-de- duty, yo& protection under the Serv- termined by your occupation, travel Cartoon Canter+ and other considerations. icemen’s Group LifeInsurance will Makowrk,, SN, USN continue for 120 days. After that pe- You might consider it worthwhiIe riod, it will lapse unless you conGert for yourfamily to have full details to an individual policy by following concerningthe protection you give the instructions onthe back of the them under your Servicemen’s Group VA Form29-8284 which youwill Life Insurance policy. receive. If you do, try the Veterans Ad- You should mail your request for ministrationpublication (VA Hand- conversion in time to have the entire book 29-66-1 dated July 1966)en- transactioncompleted within the titled Servicemen’s Group Life In- 120-day period. surance Handbook. It is available for If you convert from a group to an 35 cents at Superintendent of Docu- individual policy, youmay do so ments, U. S. GovernmentPrinting within the 120-dayperiod without “It‘s for you.” Office, Washington, D. C. 20402.

DECEMBER 1968 51 Fighting Assistant .. .L] .:::x.,: .,..

Courses in Damage Control

The following report is one of a continuing series on The purpose of the course is to provide the minimum the veryimportant subject of firefightingand damage training required to prepare junior officers to perform control.In previous issues ALL HANDS has reported to effectively the duties of damagea control assistant (DCA). theFleet onthe subjects of OBA(Oxygen Breathing The course is composed of the Applied Damage Con- Apparatus),Purple "K" and"light water," training at trol Course, the Nuclear, Biological and Chemical War- Fleet schools, shipboard damage control innovations and fareDefense Course and the General Shipboard Fire- related subjects. Articles from ships and units that have fighting Course. A secret clearance is requiredand quota control is news of interest to the rest of the Fleet are welcomed under*Commanding Officer, NavalDamage Control by ALL HANDS-and all hands. TrainingCenter, Philadelphia, Pa. 19112.

THENAVY provides plenty of opportunity for training in damage control and firefighting for those who want AppliedDamage Control (CONFIDENTIAL) A-4G-012. to know. Here is a rundown of schools available, courses Length of the course is four weeksin peacetimeand offeredand publications concerning these important three weeks during mobilization. The Navy skill identi- subjects: fier for which students are trained is NOC 9308. The Naval Damage Control Training Center at Phila- The purpose of the course is to train officers to assume delphia, Pa. offers six courses for officers and 13 courses responsibility for andaccomplish the dutiesassociated for enlisted men. When unusual circumstances create a with the organization, training and readiness of damage need, special classesmay be givenupon request. The control functions aboard ship. school has a staff of 24 officers, 56 enlisted men and five The course covers practical aspects of ship stability, civilians. Its student capacity is 576. administrative procedures, organization of repair parties, operation and maintenance of damage control equipment The following courses are offered: and systems including practical exercises involving fire and structural damage. Officer Courses(Philadelphia) A confidential clearance is required. Quota control is Prospective CO/XO Damage Control (SECRET) A-2E-020. underCommanding Officer, Naval DamageControl Length of course is one week. The Navy skill identifiers Training Center, Philadelphia, Pa. 19112. for which students are trained are NOC 9222 and 9228. Incomingpersonnel report to Commanding Officer, U.S. Naval Damage Control Training Center, Philadel- The purpose of the course is to give prospective com- phia, Pa. 19112. manding and executive officers a broad general knowledge of damage control principles and procedures. The scope of the course is to review practical aspects 0 Nuclear,Biological and Chemical Warfare Defense of ship stability, administrative procedures, organization (Afloat) (SECRET), A-4G-014. Length of the course is five of damage control repair parties and latest developments weeks during peacetime and four weeks during mobiliza- in the areas of damage control, including nuclear, bio- tion. The Navyskill identifiers for whichstudents are logical andchemical (NBC) warfaredefense and fire- trained are NOC 9308 and 2765. fighting. The purpose of the course is to train officers to assume responsibility for andaccomplish the duties associated A secret clearance is required andquota control is with the organization, training and readiness of damage underCommanding Officer, NavalDamage Control control functions aboard ship as they relate to defense TrainingCenter, Philadelphia, Pa. 19112. against nuclear, biological or chemical attack. Incomingpersonnel report to: commanding Officer The course covers nuclear weapons and effects, radio- NavalDamage Control Training Center, Philadelphia, logical detection and survey, nuclearaccidents, biological Pa. 19112. and chemical agents and effects, protection and decontamination and shipboard organization. Damage Control Assistont (SECRET) A-4G-010. Length A secret clearance is needed and mathematics up to of course, 10 weeks in peacetime and eight weeks during and including algebra is desired. mobilization. The Navy skill identifier for which students Quotacontrol is underCommanding Officer, Naval are trained is NOC 9308. DamageControl Training Center, Phila., Pa. 19112.

52 ALL HANDS & Firefighting for All Hands

GeneralShipboard Fire Fighting, A-4G-016. Length of plication, casualty control, shoring, hull and pipe pa*=.h- course is one week. The Navy skill identifiers for which ing, repairing with plastics, operation of portable pumps students are trained are NOC 9308 and 2730. and practical exercises. The purpose of the course is to provide a basic work- Quotacontrol is underCommanding Officer, Naval ing knowledge for personnel to handle all types of ship- DamageControl Training Center, Philadelphia, Pa. board fires and to function effectively as firefighting 19112. team members. Incomingpersonnel report to Commanding Officer, The course covers methods of handling fire hoses and Naval Receiving Station, Philadelphia, Pa. 19112. related equipment, types of fires, mechanical foam and foam generatingequipments, operating of portable 0 NBC DefenseIndoctrination, A,780-015. Length of pumps, OBAs, special hazardsand dry chemicalsand course is one week. actual firefighting exercises. The purpose of the course is to provide indoctrination Quotacontrol is underCommanding Officer, Naval and instruction in the important phases of nuclear, bio- Damage Control Training Center, Philadelphia, Pa. logical and chemical warfare defense to enlisted person- Incomingpersonnel report to Commanding Officer, nel who have had no previous formal instruction in NBC Naval Damage Control Center, Philadelphia, Pa. 19112. defense. Classes convene every Monday except holidays. The course covers nuclear effects and types of bursts, classification anddetection of biological andchemical General Shipboard Fire Fighting Indoctrination A-7K-012. agents, decontaminationprocedures, use andcare of Length of course is two days. protective masks and protective clothing. The purpose of the course is to introduce or refresh Quotacontrol is underCommanding Officer, Naval shipboardpersonnel to the elementarychemistry of DamageControl Training Center, Philadelphia, Pa. fire and applications of fire extinguishment. 19112. The course covers methods of handling fire hoses and Incoming personnel reportto the Commanding Officer, related equipment, types of fires and practical exercises. Naval Receiving Station, Philadelphia, Pa. 19112. Quotacontrol is underCommanding Officer, Naval Damage Control Training Center, Philadelphia, Pa. NuclearBiological Chemical Defense for Petty Officers Incomingpersonnel report to Commanding Officer, (CONFIDENTIAL),A-780-016. Length of course is three- NavalDamage Control Training Center, Philadelphia, weeks. Pa.19112. The purpose of the course is to train key shipboard repair party personnel inNBC defense. EnlistedCourses (Philadelphia) This course consists of the Nuclear Defense for Petty Officers (twoweeks) and BW/CW Defense for Petty 0 DamageControl Indoctrinotion, A-780-010. Length of OfficersCourses (one week). course is one week. Thosetaking this course must be in paygrade E-4 The purpose of the course is to train enlisted person- and above and be key shipboard repair party personnel. nel in the practical aspects of damage control. A confidential clearance is required. The course covers repair partyresponsibilities, damage Quotacontrol is underCommanding Officer, Naval control equipment and practical exercises. DamageControl Training Center, Philadelphia, Pa. Quotacontrol is underCommanding Officer, Naval 19112. DamageControl Training Center, Philadelphia, Pa. Incoming peisonnel reportto the Commanding Officer, 19112. Naval Receiving Station, Philadelphia, Pa. 19112. Incomingpersonnel report to Commanding Officer, Naval ReceivingStation, Philadelphia, Pa. 19112. NuclearDefense for Petty Officers (CONFIDENTIAL), A-780-018. The length of the course is two weeks. BasicDamage Control, A-780-012. Length of course The purpose of the course is to train key shipboard is two weeks in peacetime and one and one-half weeks repair party personnel in nuclear defense. during mobilization. Thiscourse consists of basicnuclear physics; types The purpose of the course is to train enlisted personnel andeffects of bursts; detectionand decontamination; in the practical aspects of damage control. operation and calibration of radiac equipment; shipboard The course covers organization for damage control, monitoring and decontamination;organization of ship- hull and hull system, stability, OBA operation and ap- board repair parties; and practical exercises.

DECEMBER 1968 53 Thosetaking this coursemust bein paygrade E-4 Students taking this course must be in pay grade E-5 and above and be key shipboard repair party personnel. and above. Quotacontrol is underCommanding Officer, Naval Quotacontrol is underthe Commanding Officer, DamageControl Training Center, Philadelphia, Pa. Naval DamageControl Training Center, Philadelphia, 19112. Pa. 19112. Incomingpersonnel report to Comanding Officer, Incoming enlisted personnel report to the Command- NavalReceiving Station, Philadelphia, Pa. 19112. ing Officer, NavalReceiving Station, Philadelphia, Pa. 19112. Officers report to the CO NDCTC. Biologyand Chemical Defense for Petty Officers (CON- FIDENTIAL), A-780-02~. The length of the course is one PortableFire Pump Repair, A-780-026. Length of week. course is one week. The purpose of the course is to train key shipboard The purpose of this course is to train selected person- repair party personnel inbiological and chemical war- nelin themaintenance and repair of ships’ portable fare defense. pumps. The course covers classification, detection and decon- The course includes practical experience and knowl- tamination of BW/CW agents, use and care of gas masks, edgein the fundamentals, repair andmaintenance of organization of shipboard repair parties and practical portablegasoline driven emergency pumps used on exercises. board ships of the U.S. Navy. Those taking this course must be in pay grades E-4 Quotacontrol is underCommanding Officer, Naval

and above and be key shipboard repair party personnel. DamageControl Training Center, Philadelphia, Pa. A confidential clearance is also required. 19112. Quotacontrol is underCommanding Officer, Naval Incoming enlisted personnelreport to Commanding DamageControl Training Center, Philadelphia, Pa. Officer, NavalReceiving Station, Philadelphia, Pa. 19112. 19112. Officers report to CO NDCTC. Incomingpersonnel report to Commanding Officer, This course convenes every Monday except holidays. NavalReceiving Station, Philadelphia, Pa. 19112. DamageControl Plastic Repair, A-780-028. Length of 0 Damage Control ”Buttercuo” Casualty Exercise, A-780- this course is two days. 022. Length of course is one day. The purpose of the course is to train personnel in the The purpose of the course is to train DC personnel in application of plastics in effecting permanent and temp- the practical aspects of damage control. orary repairs of ships’ piping. This course is also avail- The course covers damage control problem conducted able for officer personnel who require this training. aboard the “Buttercup” training device. The course covers the development of plastics, instruc- Quotacontrol is underCommanding Officer, Naval tion and application and practical exercises in repair by DamageControl Training Center, Philadelphia, Pa. use of plastics. 19112. Quotacontrol is underCommanding Officer, Naval Incomingpersonnel report to Commanding Officer, DamageControl Training Center, Philadelphia, Pa. NavalReceiving Station, Philadelphia, Pa. 19112. 19112. A convening schedule is available upon request. Incoming enlisted personnelreport to Commanding Officer, NavalReceiving Station, Philadelphia,Pa. FireFighting Instructor, A-780-024. The length of 19112. Officers to CO NDCTC. this course is four weeks during peacetimeand three Classes convene every Tuesday except during holiday weeks during mobilization. leave season. The purpose of the course is to train senior petty of- 0 GeneralShipboard Fire Fighting Indoctrination, A-780- ficers for duty as firefighting instructors bothaboard 03 1. The length of the course is two days. ship and at NAVYfirefighting schools. This course is also The purpose of the course is to introduce or refresh available for officer personnel who require this training. shipboard personnel to the elementary chemistry of fire The course covers firefighting methods and teeh- and applications of fire extinguishment. niques, operation and care of equipment, first aid, spe- Incoming enlisted personnelreport to Commanding cial hazard fires, instructor techniques and practical fire- Officer, Naval Receiving Station. Officers report to CO, fighting fieldexercises. NDCTC,Philadelphia, Pa. 19112. The Navy skill identifier for which students are trained is the recently established NEC 9555, Repair Party/Unit 0 General Shipboard Fire Fighting, A-780-033. Length of Leader. This course, together with the NBC Defense for course is one week. PettyOfficers and the Damage Control Indoctrination This course provides a basic working knowledge for Course,completes the school requirementsapplicable personnel to handle all types of shipboard fires and to for the assignment of NEC 9555. function effectively as firefighting team members. This

54 ALLHANDS course can be designed expressly for aircraft carrier fire- DamageControl Assistant (SECRET), A-4G-011. The fighter training. length of this course is 10 weeks during peacetime and Enlistedpersonnel report to Commanding Officer, eight weeks during mobilization. NavalReceiving Station, Philadelphia,Pa. 19112. Of- Thiscourse providesminimum trainingrequired to ficers report to CO, NDCTC, Philadelphia, Pa. prepare junior officers to perform effectively the duties Courses convene every Monday except holidays. of adamage control assistant (DCA). Quotacontrol is underOfficer in charge, Naval 0 Damage Controlmen, Class A, A-780-035. Course lasts Schools Command,Treasure Island, Calif. 94130. nine weeks duringpeacetime and eight weeks during Incomingpersonnel report to Commanding Officer, mobilization. Naval Schools Command, Treasure Island, Calif. 94130. Purpose of the course is to provide the basic technical knowledge and skills required to prepare for the lower AppliedDamage Control (CONFIDENTIAL)A-4G-013. petty officer rates. Length of courseis four weeks duringpeacetime and This coursecovers hull andhull systems,casualty three weeks during mobilization. control, shoring, hull and pipe patching, plastic repairs, The purpose of this course is to train officers to assume operatingportable pumps, firefighting, basicnuclear responsibility forand accomplish the duties associated physics, characteristics of nuclear bursts, radiac instru- with the organization, training and readiness of damage ments, shipboard monitoring, classification and detection control functions aboard ship. of BW/CW agents, shipboard decontamination, use and Quota control is underCommanding Officer, Naval rr

care of gas masks, boat and deck repair, practical exer- Schools Command,Treasure Island, Calif. 94130. cises. Incomingpersonnel report to Commanding Officer, Studentsare chosenfrom amongselected Damage Naval Schools Command, Treasure Island, Calif. 94130. Control Firemen having aGCT+ MECH + SP of 156 and who are qualified for sea duty. Nuclear, Biological andChemical Defense (Afloat) Quota control is under:Fleet-Commanding Officer, (SECRET) A-4G 015. Length of this course is five weeks Naval Damage Control TrainingCenter, Philadelphia, during peacetime and four weeks during mobilization. Pa. 19112. All others-BuPers. This course trains officers to assume responsibility for Incomingpersonnel report to Commanding Officer, and accomplish the duties associated with the organiza- NavalReceiving Station,Philadelphia, Pa. 19112. tion, training and readiness of damage control functions aboardship as theyrelate to defense against nuclear, biological or chemical attack. Treasure Island The Kava1Schools Command atTreasure Island, Quota controlis underCommanding Officer, Naval Calif., offers six damage control courses for officers and Schools Command,Treasure Island, Calif. 94130. 15 courses for enlisted men. When unusual circumstan- Incomingpersonnel report to Commanding Officer, ces createa need, specialcourses may be given upon Naval Schools Command, Treasure Island, Calif. 94130. request. The school has a staff of 24 officers, 61 enlisted GeneralShipboard Fire Fighting A-4G-017. Length of men and one civilian. Its student capacity is 500. course is one week. The followingcourses are offered: This course provides a basic working knowledge for personnel to handle all types of shipboard fires and to Officer C'ounes function effectively as firefightingteam members. ProspectiveCO/XO Damage Control (SECRET), A-2E- Quota controlis underCommanding Officer, Naval 020. Length of the course is one week. Those taking the Schools Command,Treasure Island, Calif. 94130. course are trained for NOCs 9222 and 9228. Incomingpersonnel report to Commanding Officer, The purpose of the course is to give prospective com- Naval Schools Command, Treasure Island, Calif. 94130. manding and executive officers a broad general knowl- Classes convene every Monday except holidays. edge of damagecontrol principles and procedures. The course covers a review of practical aspects of GeneralShipboard Fire Fighting Indoctrination A-7K- ship stability, administrative procedures, organization of 013. Length of the course is two days. damagecontrol repair parties and the latest develop- This course introduces or refreshes shipboard person- ments inthe areas of damage control including NBC nel to the elementary chemistry of fire and applications defense and firefighting. of extinguishment. Students are required to have a secret clearance. It covers methods of handling fire hoses and related Quota controlis under Commanding- Officer, Naval equipment, types of fires and practical exercises. Schools Command,Treasure Island, Calif. 94130. Quota controlis underCommanding Officer, Naval Incomingpersonnel report to Commanding Officer, Schools Command,Treasure Island, Calif. 94130. Naval Schools Command, Treasure Island, Calif. 94130. Incomingpersonnel report to Commanding Officer, Convening dates are available upon request. Naval Schools Command, Treasure Island, Calif. 94130. DECEMBER I968 55 Classes convene every Monday andWednesday ex- Officers (two weeks) and BWKW Defense for Petty cept holidays. Officers (one week). Students must be in pay grade E-4 and above and be Enlisted Courses (TreasureIsland) key shipboard repair party personnel. A confidential Joint Armed Services Courses in Maintenance of Radiac clearance is required. Instruments A-670-020. Length of the course is four weeks. Quota control is under Commanding Officer, Naval The Navy skill identifier for which students are trained Schools Command,Treasure Island, Calif. 94130. is NEC 9597. Incoming personnel report to Commanding Officer, Purpose of this course is to train personnel in radiac Naval Schools Command, Treasure Island, Calif. 94130. instrument operation, maintenance and calibration. The course covers operation, maintenance, calibration and repair of alpha, beta, gamma andneutron detec- Nuclear Defense for Petty Officers (CONFIDENTIAL), tion instruments; monitoring; decontamination; AEC A-780-019. Length of course is two weeks. license requirements, basic nuclear physics and effects Purpose of the course is to train key shipboard repair of nuclear explosions and radiation hazards. party personnel in nuclear defense. Students must have a background in electronics, phys- The course covers basic nuclear physics, types and ef- icsor equivalent. Generally speaking, the ET, IC, EM, fects of bursts; detection and decontamination; opera- ET, FT, FC, ST, AL,AT and AX ratings qualify. No tion and calibration of radiac equipment; shipboard mon- clearance is required. itoring and decontamination; organization of shipboard Quota control is underCommanding Officer, Naval repair parties and practical exercises. Schools Command,Treasure Island, Calif. 94130. Students must be in pay grades E-4 and above and be Incoming personnel report toCommanding Officer, key shipboard repair party personnel. A confidential Naval Schools Command, Treasure Island, Calif. 94130. clearance is required. Quota control is under Commanding Officer, Naval Schools Command,Treasure Island, Calif. 94130. Damage Control Indoctrination, A-780-01 1, Length of Incoming personnel report to Commanding Officer, course is one week. Naval Schools Command, Treasure Island, Calif. 94130. The purpose of this course is to train enlisted personnel in the practical aspects of damage control. The course covers repair party responsibilities, dam- Biological andChemical Defense for PettyOfficers age control equipment and practical exercises. (CONFIDENTIAL),A-780-021. Length of course is one Quota control is under Commanding Officer, Naval week. Schools Command,Treasure Island, Calif. 94130. Purpose of the course is to train key shipboard repair Incoming personnel reportto Commanding Officer, party personnel in biological and chemical defense. Naval Schools Command, Treasure Island, Calif. 94130. Course covers classification, detection and decontamination of BWKW agents, use and care of gas masks, 0 Division Domage Control Petty Officer, A-780-014. organization of shipboard repair parties and practical Length of course is three days. exercises. Purpose of this course is to train damage control petty Students must be in pay grades E-4 and above and officers in their assigned duties. be key shipboard repair party personnel. A confidential The course coversdivision damage control inspec- clearance is required.

tions of equipment and spaces, organization, routine up- Quota control is under Commanding Officer, Naval keep, maintenance, tests and reports. Schools Command,Treasure Island, Calif. 94130. This couise is open only to petty officers in pay grade Incoming personnel reportto commanding Officer, E-4 and above. Naval Schools Command, Treasure Island, Calif. 94130. Quota control is underCommanding Officer, Naval Schools Command,Treasure Island, Calif. 94130. Damage Control “Buttercup” Casualty Exercise, A-780- Incoming personnel reportto Commanding Officer, 023. Length of course is one day. Naval Schools Command, Treasure Island, Calif. 94130. Purpose of course is to train DC personnel in the practical aspects of damage control. 0 Nuclear BiologicalChemical Defense for Petty Officers The course covers damage control problems con- (CONFIDENTIAL)A-780-017 Length of course is three ducted aboard “Buttercup” training device. weeks. Quota control is under Commanding Officer, Naval Purpose of the course is to train key shipboard repair Schools Command,Treasure Island, Calif. 94130. party personnel in NBC defense. Incoming personnel report to Commanding Officer, This course consists of the Nuclear Defense for Petty Naval Schools Command, Treasure Island, Calif. 94130.

56 ALL HANDS Dates on which classes convene can be furnished upon Purpose of the course is to train personnel in the oper- request. ation and maintenance and tests and inspection of the magazine sprinkler system. FireFighting Instructor, A-780-025. Length of course Course covers principles of operation, how to recog- is four weeks during peacetime and three weeks during nize faulty Operation and the repair of valves and nozzles mobilization. and how to perform checks and replace defective com- The purpose of the courseis to train senior pettyof- ponents. ficers for duty as firefighting instructors both aboard Quota control is unlerCommanding Officer,Naval ship and at Navy firefighting schools. Schools Command, Treasure Island, Calif. 94130. This course is also available for officer personnel who Incoming personnel report to Officer in Charge, Naval require this training. Schools Command, Treasure Island, Calif. 94130. Classes convene once a week upon request. The course covers firefighting methods and techniques, operation and care df equipment, firstaid, spe- * General ShipboardFire Fighting Indoctrination, A-780- cia1 hazardfires, instructor techniques and practical fire- 032* Length Of is two days. fighting field exercises. The purpose of the course is to introduce or refresh The Kavy skill identifier for which students are trained shipboard personnel in the elementary chemistry of fire is the recently established NEC 9555, Repair Party/Unit and applications of fire extinguishment. This coursecan Leader. This course, together with thdNBC Defense for be designed expressly for aircraft firefighting and train- Petty Officers andthe Damage Control Indoctrination ing. Course, completes the school requirements applicable Quota is under ‘Ommanding Officer, for the assignment of NEC 9555. Schools Command,Treasure Island, Calif. 94130. Students must be in pay grade E-5 and above. Incoming personnel report to Commanding Officer, Quota control is under Officer, ~~~~l NavalSchools Command,Treasure Island, Calif. 94130. Schools Command, Treasure Island, Calif. 94130. GeneralShipboard Fire Fighting, A-760-034. Length Incoming personnel report Commandingto Officer, of is one week. Naval Schools Command, Treasure Island. Calif. 94130. This provides a basic working knowledge for PortableFire Pump A-780-027* Length Of personnel in handling all types of shipboard fires and course is one week. instruction on how to function effectively as firefighting Purpose of the course is to train selected personnel in team members.This can be designed expressly the maintenance and repair of ships’ portable ptimps. for aircraft carrier firefighting training. The course includes practical experience and knowl- Incoming personnel report to Commanding Officer, edge in the and maintenance Of Naval Schools Command,Treasure Island, Calif. 94130. portable gasoline driven emergency pumps usedon Quota Control is under Commanding Officer,Naval board ships of the U. S. Navy. Schools Command,Treasure Island, Calif. 94130. Classes convene every Monday except holidays. Courses convene every Monday except holidays.

Damage ControlPlastic Repair, A-780-029. Length of DamageControlmen, Class A, A-780-036. Length of course is two days. course is nine inweeks peacetime and eight weeks dur; Purpose of the course is to train personnel in theap- ing mobilization.

Purpose of the course is to provide the basic technical

Classes convene every Tuesday except holidays.

AutomaticThermo-Pneumatic Control System for Mag- Those taking this course are selected from among fke- azineSprinkler System Control Valves, A-,780-030. Length men having a GCT + MECH + SP of 156 and who are of the course is two days. qualified for sea duty.

DECEMBER 1968 Quota control is under - Fleet: Commanding Officer, above and civilians in the grade of GS-12 and above who NavalSchools Command, Treasure Island, Calif. All have a need to know. An interim top secret clearance is others: BuPers. required. Incoming personnel report to Commanding Officer, Quota control is under Chief of Naval Personnel (Pers- Naval Schools Command, rreasure Island,Calif. C21). OfficerCourse At Ft. McClellan,Ala. Incoming personnel reportto Conlmandant, CBR One course is offered at the Naval Unit, Ft. McClellan, weapons, Orientation Course, Dugway Proving Ground, Ala. This unit is staffed by five officers and four enlisted Dugway, Utah 84022. men and has a student capacity of 56. The course offered All military personnel taking the course must have a is: potential of at least one year of active dutyor service 0 Nuclear,Biological and Chemical Defense (ASHORE) three years of Reserve component service.Civilians must (SECRET) A-7K-011. Course lastsfor six weeks duringbe in a keyposition where need to know is mandatory

peacetime and five weeks during mobilization. The Navy and they must also have a potential of at least two years skill identifiers for which students are trained are NOC of additional service. 2765 and NEC9598. Classes convene approximately 25 times per year, The purpose of the course is to provide instruction to usually from August through June. officer and selected civilian and enlisted personnel in nuclear, biological and chemical defense (NBCD) and AtlanticFleet Courses accident control. This course is designed for personnel In addition to the courses listed above, a number of assigned to NBCD or disaster control duties with activi- courses are also offered in damage control by the Com- ties of the naval shore establishment and other federal mander, Training Command, Atlantic Fleet. Here they agencies. A limited number of enlisted personnel whose are: duties as instructors require the training are authorized DomageControl (Basic), J-00-401 and J-000-401. to attend. This course is given at the U. S. Fleet Training Center at The course provides instruction on nuclear weapons Norfolk, Va., and is a joint officer/enlisted course lasting and their effects; radiological monitoring andsurveys; one week. biological and chemical weapons and effects; protective The purpose of the course is to provide instruction for measures and decontamination methods; nuclear, biolog- inexperienced shipboard personnel in damage control or- ical, and chemical accident control; disaster control plan- ganization, nomenclature, communications, equipment, ning and operation. and the minimization and correction of the effects of A secret clearance is required. The course is open to operational and battle damage to personnel and to units enlisted personnel in pay grades E-5 and above. Quota of the Fleet. requests must certify the combined GCTIARI score of This course covers damage control organization, the 110 or above. Civilians in grade GS-9 or above are au- necessity for and importance of damage control, interior thorized to attend. battle communications, procedures for the prevention, Quota Control is underCommanding Officer, Naval minimization and correction of damage to material and Unit, Army Chemical Center and School, Fort McClellan, personnel, damage control markings and conditions, Ala. 36201. stripship procedures, watertightintegrity, basicfire- Officer Course at Dugway Proving Grounds, Utah fighting techniques, basic NBC warfare defense, first/ One course is offered to senior naval officers and self aid and principal standard damage control equip- selected civilians at the Dugway Proving Grounds, Dug- ment. Practical exercises are also given in this instruc- way, Utah. The Navy has an annual quota of 100 stu- tional program. dents. There are usually 25 classes convening annually. All officers and enlisted personnel with limited or no The Navy has been using about 70 to 80 per cent of its quota for the following course: Did We Miss Your Unit? ArmyCBR Weapons Orientation (TOP SECRET) A-2E- Complete coverage was the aim of this rundown on 022. damage control courses but some mayhave been Length of course is threeand one-half days during changed, omitted or added by publication time. Read- peacetime. ers should also consider that a Navy Training Plan is The purpose of the course is to present instructional even now being formulated. material dealing with United States policy, doctrine, If your command offers a regularly scheduled, Fleet techniques and capabilities as an orientation for senior sponsored damage control or firefighting course which military and civilian personnel of the Department of De- is not mentioned here, ALL HANDSwould appreciate fense. hearing about it. The course is opento lieutenant commanders and

58 ALL HANDS damagecontrol experience are eligible for the basic sponsibilities and various functions of arepair party damage control course. within the damage control battle organization. IncomingPersonnel report to theDirector, Damage The course also provides training in the operation of Control School, Building p-4, u. s. Naval Base, Norfolk. damage control equipment and the application of practical damagecontrol procedures used to minimizethe .D~~~~~ control (B~~~~),J-00-402 and J-ooo~402~ This is a joint officer/enlisted coursewhich lasts one effects ofdamage to a ship. week. It is offeredat the U. S. FleetTraining Center at The course covers practical exercises in mock-ups Charleston, S. C.,and its purposeand scope are thecovering damage control battle organization, investiga- same as those of the identical course (above) given at tion andreporting damage, repairing damage in action, Norfolk. methodsequipment, pumping portable operating of un- Incomingpersonnel report to Building 202, U. S. wateringflooded compartments, isolation of damaged Naval Base, Charleston, S. C. electrical systems,casualty powerthe system, rigging ..

DamageControl (Basic), J-00-403 and J-000-403. emergency communications and power, making tempo- This is a joint officer/enlisted course offered at the U. S. rary repairs, rescue of personnel and caring for wound- Fleet Training Center, Newport, R. I. Its purpose and ed,material conditions of readiness. The courseends scope and length are the same as those given above for witha practical exercise usingthe floating trainer Course 5-00-401 and J-000-401. Buttercup. Incomingpersonnel report to Building 404, U. S. The course is open to both officers and enlisted men. Naval Base, Newport, R. I. Those who havehad experience in repair parties are DamageControl (Advanced) J-00-404 and ‘J-000-404. preferred. This is a one-week course for both officers and enlisted Incomingpersonnel report to Building 404, U. S. men. Naval Base, Newport, R. I. Thepurpose of thecourse is to train experienced shipboardpersonnel in damagecontrol organization, BottleProblem Exercise (Buttercup) J-00-407 and equipment, proper procedure for the prevention, mini- J-000-407. This is aone-day course offered for both mization and correction of the effects of operational and officers and enlisted men at the Fleet Training Center, battle damage to personnel and to units of the Fleet. Newport, R. I. Thiscourse includes instruction in investigatingand The purpose of the course is to provide battle prob- reporting damage, rescue and care of wounded person- lem training for organizedrepair parties in practical nel, operating procedures for standard damage control, damagecontrol procedures associated with repairing elements of stability, use of ships’ damage control book, damage in action. electrical casualty control, damagecontrol piping sys- The course consists of one-half day refresher training tems, temporary repair procedures and NBC warfare de- in shoring, pipe patching and unwatering flooded com- fense. Practical exercises are also included. partments with portable pumping equipment. All officers and enlisted men taking this course must During the afternoon, the repair party functions as a have had previous damage control experience, have been team under the direction of the repair party officer in a assigned to repair parties for a minimum period ofsix battleproblem with damage imposed on the floating months and/or be a graduate of Course J-000-401. trainer Buttercup. Incoming personnel report to Director, Damage Con- The course is open to both officers and enlisted men, trol School, Building P-4, U. s. Naval Base, Norfolk. but bhose who havehad repair partyexperience are DamageControl (Advanced), J-00-405 and J-000-405. preferred. This is a one-week course for both officers and enlisted Incoming personnel report to Building 404, U. S. men given at the U. S. Fleet Training Center, Charles- Naval Base, Newport, R. I. ton, S. C. The course’s purpose, prerequisites and scope 0 Firefighting(Long-Basic) J-00-408 and J-000-408. are the same as those given above for courses J-00-404 This is a one-week course open to both officers and en- and J-000-404. listed men. It is offeredat the U. S. FleetTraining Incoming personnel report to Building 202, U. S. Center at Norfolk, Va. Naval Base, Charleston. The purpose of the course is to train officers and en- DamageControl (Practical Procedures), J-00-406 and listed personnel inall phases of basicshipboard fire- J-000-406. This is a one-week courseoffered at the fighting techniques and in the use of nomenclature and U. S. Fleet Training Center at Newport, R. I. It is for maintenance of shipboard firefighting equipment. both officers and enlisted men. This course includes instruct ion in chemistry and The purpose of the course is to provide a team train- nature of fire, useand maintenance of hoses and as- ing situation for repair party personnel, whereby trainees sociated equipment, use of extinguishing agents, special will developa better understanding of the duties, re- hazard fires and fires involving high explosives and nu- DECEMBER 1968 59 clear weapons, operation and use of oxygen breathing The purpose is to train submarine.crewmembers in apparatus, operation of portable pumps and analysis of propertechniques of fighting fires aboardsubmarines. fire situations with emphasis on the use of proper equip- Course covers firefighting conditions peculiar to sub- ment and firefighting procedures. marines. All studentsmust, therefore, be submarine Incoming personnel report to Director, Fire Fighting personnel. School, Building SDA 209,South Annex, Hampton Incoming personnel reportto Building 202, U. S. Blvd., Norfolk, Va. Naval Base, Charleston.

0 FireFighting (Long-Basic), J-00-409 and J-000-409. 0 IndividualRepair Party Team Training, J-00-415 and This is aone-week course offered at the U. S. Fleet J-000-415. These courses are offered to officers and en- TrainingCenter, Charleston, S. C.Its purpose, scope listed men, respectively, atthe U. s. FleetTraining and prerequisites are identical to those listed for Courses Center, Norfolk,Va. The courses last oneday. J-00-408 and J-000-409above. The purpose is to provide training for personnel who Incoming personnel report to Building202, U. S. are assigned as members of the same organized repair Naval Base, Charleston, S. C. party and to provide that repair party with experience

0 FireFighting (Long-Basic), J-00-410 and J-000-410. as a team. This is a one-week course offered for both officers and Subjectmatter includes repair partyorganization, enlisted men at the U. S. Fleet Training Center, New- maintenance of watertight integrity, electrical casualty port, R. I. control, dewatering, investigation and reporting of fires The purpose,scope and prerequisites of the course and hull damage and temporary repairs to hull damage. are identical to thosegiven for course 5-00-408 and Studentsmust be officers and enlisted personnel as- J-000-408 above. signed to the same rep air party or team. The repair Incomingstudents report to Building 130, Coaster party officer or team leader shall be in attendance. Harbor Island, U. S. Naval Base, Newport, R. I. Incoming members of repair party teams report to the Director, Damage Control School, Bldg. P-4, U. S. Naval FireFighting (Short), J-00-411 and J-000-411. These Base, Norfolk. courses are offered to officers and enlisted men respectively. They last twodays and are given atthe U. S. PlasticPatching Procedures, J-000-417. This course is Fleet Training Center, Norfolk, Va. offered atthe U. S. FleetTraining Center, Norfolk, The purpose of the courses is to train officer and en- Va. and also atthe U. S. FleetTraining Centers at listed personnel with previous firefighting experience or Charleston and Newport. It lasts for two days. training in all phases of basicshipboard firefighting The purpose of the course is to train personnel to ap- techniques and in the use, nomenclature and mainten- ply, in place, plastic repairmaterials to rupturedor ance of shipboard firefighting equipment. crackedmetallic piping systems, decks,bulkheads and The course includes chemistry and nature of fire, use various other shapes andsurfaces.

andmaintenance of hoses and associatedequipment, Subject matter for the course includes the procedures use of extinguishing agents, special hazard fires and for computing the required amount of patching material fires involvinghigh explosives andnuclear weapons. tobe used,procedures for surfacepreparation and Operation of OBA, operation of portablepumps and patch application toruptured or cracked metallic analysis of fire situations, with emphasis on the use of piping, bulkheads, decks and various other shapes and proper equipment and firefighting procedures. surfaces. Incoming personnel report to Director, Fire Fighting Practical work includes the computation of material, School,Bldg. SDA 209,South Annex, Hampton Blvd., surface preparation and application of a patch to a rup- Norfolk, Va. tured metallic pipe and flat surface. The patch is then pressure tested. FireFighting (Short), J-00-412 and J-000-412. These courses are offered to officers and enlisted men respectively atthe U. S. FleetTraining Center, Charleston, 0 P-60 (Handy Billy) Pumps,Overhaul and Operation, ’ S. C. Both courses last two days. J-000-420. Thiscourse is offered atthe U. S. Fleet The purpose, scope, prerequisites of the courses are TrainingCenters at Charlestonand Norfolk and lasts the same as those listed above for courses J-00-411 and two days. 1-000-411. The purpose of the course is to provide instruction Incoming personnel reportto Building 202, U. S. for shipboard personnel in the operation and mainten- Naval Base, Charleston, S. C. ance of theP-60 (Handy Billy) portableemergency 0 FireFighting on BoardSubmarines, J-00-414 and fire pump. J-000.-414. Thiscourse is offered for officers anden- The course covers instruction in the operation, routine listed men, respectively. It lasts one day. maintenance and overhaul of the pump. Subject matter 60 ALL HANDS is presentedthrough lectures and demonstrationsand terial and personnel decontamination, protective clothing by the use of practical applicationby thestudents in and first/self aid. minor repairs, major overhaul and operation procedures. Biological subject matter includes types of biological Studentsmust be enlisted men servingin the engi- agents and effects, agent sampling, monitoring and de- neeringdepartment. Officersmay also attend if they contaminationequipment and procedure for shipboard desire. personnel and material, protective clothing and first/self Students reporting to Norfolk shouldcontact the aid. Director,. Firefighting SchoolBldg., SDA 209,South Chemical subject matter includes types of agents and Annex, Hampton Blvd.,Norfolk. Charlestonstudents their effects, agent detection and testing and procedures should report to Bldg. 202. for shipboardpersonnel and material decontamination P-250 Pumps, Overhaul and Operation, J-000-422. This and monitoring. course is offered at the U. S. Fleet Training Centers at Allofficers andpetty officers whoare repair party Norfolk,Va., and Charleston, S. C. The course lasts leaders, monitoring and decontaminationteam mem- two days. bers, ordamage control central personnel are eligible Purpose of the courses is to train shipboard personnel to attend this course. in the operation and maintenance of the P-250 portable emergency pump. It consists of instruction in the opera- Pacific Fleet Courses tion, routinemaintenance and overhaul of thepump A number of damage control training courses are also andsubject matter is presentedthrough lecture and offered by the activities of the Training Command, U. S. demonstration. Pacific Fleet. They are: Enrollees must be enlisted personnel, although officers DamageControl Team Training, K-000-404. Th i s may also attend if they wish. course is offered atthe Fleet TrainingCenter, U. S. Norfolk students report to Director, Fire f i g h tin g Naval Station, San Diego, Calif. 92136, and at the Fleet School,Bldg. SDA 209,South Annex, Hampton Blvd. Training Group,Halawa Compound, Pearl Harbor, Cmharleston studentsreport to Bldg. 202,Charleston Hawaii96610. The course lasts oneday and provides Naval Base. teamtraining for ships’ repair parties in the practical P-500 Pumps, Overhaul and Operation, J-000-424. This application of damage control. course is offered at the U. S. FleetTraining Center, The course covers areview of damagecontrol no- Norfolk, Va. It lasts three days. menclature,compartmentation, material conditions, re- The purpose of thecourse is to instruct shipboard pair partyorganization, damage control communica- personnel in the operation and maintenance of the P-500 tions and investigations. A battle problem is conducted portable emergency fire pump. Instruction includes the in which the repair team functions as a unit in the prac- operation and routine maintenance of the pump and is tical control of battle damage. -3

given through a series of lectures and practical demon- Thecourse is opento both officers and enlisted strations. personnel. Quotacontrol in theSan Diego area is Students should be enlisted personnel, although offi- under COMTRAPAC and in thePearl Harbor area, cers may attend if they wish. COMFLETRAGRU Pearl. Incoming students report to the Director, Firefighting Incomingpersonnel at San Diego report to Com- SchoolBldg., SDA 209, South Annex, Hampton Blvd., manding Officer, Fleet Training Center, Bldg. 55, U. S. Norfolk. Naval Station, SanDiego, Calif. 92136. At PearlHar- bor, incomingpersonnel report to CommanderFleet 0 NBC (Nuclear,Biological ond Chemical) Defense (Ship- Training Group, Bldg. 50, Engineering Schools Section, board), J-00-430and J-000-430. Thiscourse is offered Halawa Compound. atthe U. S. FleetTraining Centers at Norfolk,Va., Classes at San Diego convene on Mondays and Thurs- Charleston, S. C. and at Kewport, R. I. The length of daysevery month except December. At PearlHarbor, the course is weeks. two they convene on Wednesdays. The tmmose of the course is to train officers and kev NuclearDefense at Sea, K-000-426. This course is ,, offeredat the Fleet TrainingGroup, Engineering in organizing and training personnel in the field. Schools Section, Halawa Compound, Pearl Harbor, Ha- This is donethrough lectures, films, demonstrations waii 96610. The course lasts three days. and practical exercises. Nuclear subject matter includes Thecourse provides team training and practical ex- types of nuclearbursts and their effects, types of nu- perience for shipboard repair parties and other key per- clear radiation and their detectionand measurement, sonnel in shipboardprocedures for nucleardefense at monitoringprocedures, procedures for shipboardma- sea.

DECEMBER 1968 61 The course covers the basic fundamentals and char- tion anduse of standardshipboard firefighting equip- acteristics of nuclearenergy, shipboard defense prepa- ment, emergency portable pumping equipment, portable rations, decontaminationprocedures, and evaluation of foam proportionersand oxygen breathingapparatus. nuclear hazards. The course is open to enlisted and officer personnel. Students may beboth officers and enlisted men. Quotacontrol is under COMTRAPAC in the San Diego Quota control under COMFLETRAGRU Pearl. area, COMFLETRAGRU Pearl for thePearl Harbor Area Incoming personnel report to CommanderFleet and COMFLETRAGRU WestPac for the Western Pacific Training Croup, Bldg. 50, Engineering Schools Section, area. Halawa Compound, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii 96610. Incomingpersonnel report to Commanding Officer, Classes convene on first Wednesday of each month. FleetTraining Center, Bldg. 55, U. S. Naval Station, San Diego, Calif. 92136;Commander Fleet Training 0 RadiologicalDecontamination, K-000-427. This course Croup, Bldg. 50,Engineering Schools Section, Halawa is offeredat the Fleet Training Center, U. S. Naval Compound, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii 96610;or Commander Station, San Diego, Calif, 92136. It lasts one day. FleetTraining Croup, Western Pacific, Bldg.A-20, The purpose of the course is to train groups, teams, or U. S. Fleet Activities,Yokosuka, Japan. individuals in radiological decontaminationprocedures Classes conveneon Mondays, Wednesdays and Fri- of ships and personnel. days (closed in December) at San Diego, on Mondays The course covers radiological hazards, decontamina- at Pearl Harbor and Tuesdays inYokosuka. tion, personalprotection and personnel monitoring. It is open to both officer and enlisted personnel and quota 0 AircraftCarrier Fire Fighting, K-000-445. This course control is under COMTRAPAC. is offeredat theFleet Training Center, U. S. Naval Incomingpersonnel report to Commanding Officer, Station, San Diego, Calif. 92136. It lasts one week. FleetTraining Center, Bldg. 55, U. S. Naval Station, The course prepares officers and enlisted men to com- San Diego, Calif. 92136. Classes conveneon second bat Class B fires likely to beencountered on aircraft and fourth Wednesdays of each month except Decem- carrier flight and hangar decks and to rescue personnel ber, in which class convenes only on the second Wed- from burning aircraft. nesday. Instruction is given in the chemistry of fire, firefighting equipmentprotective systems, high capacity 0 PettyOfficers Basic Indoctrination in Radiological Plot- foam system, fire partyorganization, methods of fire ting, K-000-429. This course is offeredat the Fleet extinguishment,crash fire and pilot rescueand special Training Center, U. S. Naval Station, San Diego, Calif. hazardous materials. 92136. It lasts two days. Students may be officer or enlisted personnel.The The course provides petty officers with the minimum minimum number accepted from aircraft carriers is 24. training considered essential for abasic understanding For other ships having helicopter handling capabilities, of radiological plotting. Its scope includes thumb rules, the minimum is eight. Quota control is under COMTRA- dosageand dose-rate tabular forms, intensity graph, PAC. intensity nomogram and staytime graph and the log-log Incomingpersonnel report to Commanding Officer, plot. FleetTraining Center, Bldg. 55, U. S. Naval Station, Students must be petty officers who are graduates of San Diego, Calif. 92136. the practical nuclear defense course (K-000-425). Quota Classes convene each Monday except during Decem- control is under COMTRAPAC. ber, when the courseis closed. Incomingpersonnel report to CommandingOfficer, FleetTraining Center, Bldg. 55, U. S. Naval Station, Fire Fighter, K-000-446. This course is offered at the San Diego, Calif. 92136. FleetTraining Croup, Western Pacific, U. S. Fleet Classes convenethe second and fourth Monday of Activities, Yokosuka, Japan. It lasts one day. each month except December, when classconvenes on The course provides an introduction and familiariza- the second Mondayonly. tion in extinguishing fires by providing shipboard firefighting teamswith a condensed refresher course in Shipboard Fire Fighting, K-000-441. This course is of- fighting fire aboard ship. It will provide a basic knowl- fered at the Fleet Training Center, U. S. Naval Station, edge of the uses and operation of firefighting equipment San Diego, Calif. 92136, the FleetTraining Croup, andgive the ship's firefighting parties anopportunity HalawaCompound, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii 96610, and to work together as a team. the Fleet Training Croup, Western Pacific, U. S. Fleet Students may be officers or enlisted men. One officer Activities, Yokosuka, Japan. The course lasts two days. should accompany each shipboard team. Quota control The courseprepares shipboard personnel to select is under COMFLETRAGRU West Pac. andoperate appropriate standard Navy firefighting Incomingpersonnel report to: Commander Fleet equipment for extinguishment of Class B andC fires. Training Croup, Western Pacific, U. S. Fleet Activities, It covers the chemistry of fire, fighting agents, opera- Bldg. J-187, Yokosuka, Japan.

The United States Navy Guardian of our Country The United States Navy is responsible for main- taining control of the seaand is a readyforce on watch at homeond overseos, copable of THE RESIDENTS of the U. S. Naval Home in Philadelphia have strong actionto preserve th6 peace or ofin. stont offensive actionto winin war. anew malscot-a baygelding named Tallyho standing 16 Itis upon the maintenance ofthis control that hands high. He is 16 years old and has just completed a 10-year our country's gloriousfuture depends. The tour of duty with Philadelphia's Fairmount Park Police. United States Novy exists to make it SO. We Serve with Honor Tallyho replaces Dexter, the only horse in the Navy, who died Tradition. valor and victory orethe Navy's on 11 Ju1 1968. Dexter had been stationed at the Naval Home heritage from the past. To these maybe added dedication, discipline and vigilance as the for a number of years, following his retirement from the Navy watchwords of thb presentand future.At home after 21 years of service. or on distantstations, we serve with pride. confident inthe respect ofour country, our Dexter was a subject of great interest to the men at the Naval shipmates, and our fomilies. Ourresponsibili- Homeand has been missed since his departure for Fiddler's ties sober us; our adversities strengthen us. Service to Godand Country ouris special Green. Now, Tallyho will fill the billet of mascot. privilege. We serve with honor. Tallyho has had an active life with the Fairmount Park Police. The Future of the Navy For several years he participated with the police in their appear- The Novy willokays 6mploynew Weapons, newtechniques and greater powertoprotect ancesat the DevonHorse Show, the DelawareCounty Horse anddefend the United States on the IW, under Show, and the Thrill Show at the John F. Kennedy Stadium in the sea, and inthe oir. Now and in the future, control ofthe sea gives Philadelphia. Also, heparticipated in exhibitions by the Park theUnited States her greotest advantage for the maintenance of peaceand for victory in Police as a member of their 32-horse drill team. war.Mobiliiy, surprise, dispersol andoffensive Like Dexter before him, Tallyho was devoted to his work, but power are the keynotes of the new Navy.The roots of the Navy lie in a strong belief in the finally was just not up to the demanding duties of his billet. At future, in continued dedication to our tosks. official ceremonies on 2 October, Tallyho was presented to Rear ond in reflection on our heritoge from the past. Never hove our opportunlties and our responsi- Admiral Michael F. D. Flaherty, Governor of the Naval Home, bilities been greater. by officials of the Park Police. L UnlikeDexter, Tallyho will nothave an official Navy serial TheBureau of Naval Per- 1fill UANOS ronnelCareer Publication, number,because appropriated government funds are not avail- s olicitsinterertino story material and Dhato- able for his support. graphsfrom indiGiduali, shi I, stations, ;quod- ronsand other sources. AIP material received However, he will be assigned a serial number by the Home, is carefully considered for publication. and the men living there will chip in out of theirpockets to There's a goodstory in every iobthat's be- ingperformed, whether it'san a nuclear car: provide for his chow and berthing. rier, a tugboat, in thesubmarine service orin As was the case with Dexter, Tallyho'sonly duty will be to theSeabees. Theman on the scene is.belt qualifiedto tell what's goin on in his outfit. contribute to thehappiness of the men whoshare their retire- Storiesabout routine day-to& iobsare prob- oblymost interesting to the rest of theFleet. ment with him at the U. s. Naval Home. Thisis the onlyway everyone can get a look at all the different ports of the Navy. *** Researchhelps make a goodstory better. By talkingwith people whoare close1 relatedto thesubject material a writeris abre to collect The Navy has its bird watchers, and its clock watchers. Some manyadditional details which add interest and Navymenare even girl watchers,we were astonished to learn understandingto a story. Articles about new types of unclassified equip. from an unimpeachable,shapely source. One small group of ment,research projects, all types ofNavy ar- Navymen are polar bear watchers. Not full-time, of course. signmentsond dutles, academic andhistorical subjectspersonnel onliberty or during leisure Most of the time they are ice observers, which means they fly hodrs,bnd humorous and interesting feature over the Arctic making periodic checks of ice conditions for the subjects are all of interest. Photographs arevery important, andshould U. S. Naval Oceanographic Office. accompony the articles if possible. However a goodstory should never be held back forlick While they're at it, they record polar bear sightings for inter- of photographs. ALL HANDS prefbrs clear, well- ested biological institutions. identified8-by-10 lossy prints,but is not restricted t; use of tais type. All persons in the During the last four years, the Navy ice observers have sent photographsshould be dressed smartlyand correctly whenin uniform and beidentified by data on bear sightings to the U. S. Bureau of Sport Fisheries and full nomeand rate or rdnk when possible. Lo- Wildlife and the Norwegian Institute of Marine Biology. cation andenerol descriptive informotion and the name 07 thephotographer should also be When they see a polar bear, the ice observers record the date given.Photographers should strive for origidal- ity,and takeaction pictures rather thangroup and time of thesighting, the bear's geographic location, its rela- shots. tive size, and the direction in which it is traveling. They also note ALL HANDS does not usepoems (except New Year'sdaylogs), songs, stories on weather conditions. change of command, oreditorial type articles. Using this information, biologists hope to learn such bear es- Thewriter's name andrate orrank should beincluded on anarticle. Materiol timed for sentials as where the wandering white critters are headed, and a certaindate or eventshould be received preferablyeight weeks before the first day of why. Apparently, the biologists feel the polar bear's movements the month precedingthe month of iktended bear watching. publication. Addressmaterial to Editor, ALL HANDS, Pers G15,Navy Department, Washington, D.C. 20370.

0 AT RIGHT:WELCOME VISITORAhief HospitalCorpsman Don L. Hansen USN is welcomed to Chinhae,Republic of'Kore4 bythe village elder. Chief Hansefl is an advisorto the Kobean NavalMedical Cen- terlocated in the village.-Photo byJohn W. Gorman,PHC, USN. (Seealso page 9.) 0 BACK COVERphoto by P. W. Cher- nouski, PH1, USN. 64