Boyd Nightenhelser getting dolphins from Capt Ross in
1981
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Boyd Nightenhelser ET2(SS) receiving Squadron 18
Commendation from CDR. Bajuk on mess decks
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GCM presented by CDR Bajuk.
ET2(SS) Robin T. Meredith to my right in background.
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Key loading Tridents in 1981 in St Mary's.
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Charles Bell 1980
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Submitted by Charles Bell - 1980. This is a photo
of some reentry bodies from a Trident C4 missile launch test my crew
did. The captain gave us all a copy of this. Its supposed to be of
several different types of RBs reentering the upper atmosphere taken
from a high altitude aircraft. One RB was supposed to have
been designed to do some kind of maneuver to evade being shot down. I
hope I have the picture oriented properly.
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The next 20 pictures were sent in by Sammy Shuford and are from the
last patrol before the yards in Newport News. It appears to be a
halfway night celebration or they could just be sloppy eaters,
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End of Sammy's photos
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These were taken in the summer of 1984
while the boat was undergoing a refueling overhaul at Newport News
Shipyard.
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We found out about a Harbor Cruise which
went by the shipyard, So one Saturday we took the cruise and I
took these pictures.
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Submitted by Jeff Buss YN3
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CDR G.E. Bajuk, COB Michael Rinehart,
Jeff Buss, and Robert Reeder. January 1986.
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Newport
News during 85 overhaul
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Huntington
Hall, Room 220, 1983 overhaul: Ricky Hiltunen, Ed Sharkey, Jeff Buss,
Mike Wright, Robert Strause
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Jim Dixon, Gregory "Frog" Pelton, Ricky
Hiltunen. This picture was shortly after beards were banned.
Before he shaved, no one knew how "Frog" got his nickname. |
Tim Norris, "Woody", Mike Gage, James
Kjellin |
Jim Dixon, Don Mueller |
Fred Bingham - Huntington Hall shower
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Stephen
Ditty, Robert "Pooky" Strause,
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Happy to be here! - William "Max" Jackson -
Barge Office
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Richard Gosnell - Barge Office |
Randy Peeler - Barge Office |
Huntingron Hall - Newport News Overhaul 82 - 85 |
Kirk Parnell in the dorm at "The Hall" 1984.
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Mike Jarvis (with the camera) and Jack Bartee (left)
in the dorm at the Hall 1984. Submitted by Kirk Parnell |
Fred Bingham cutting Jack Bartee's hair in the dorm
and Mike Jarvis watching, 1984. Submitted by Kirk Parnell |
Huntington Hall where Fred Bingham cutting John Dorr's
hair in the dorm,
"Tubby" Evans is on the right. 1984
Funny thing, I can't remember Tubby's real name...lol
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I (Kirk Parnell) came to the boat early in 1984 and
was assigned a room with Bingham and Jarvis. I think Tubby just
came into our room for the beer. |
Fred Bingham on the phone in the Hall 1984. Huntington Hall
is where we stayed during the overhaul. There were rows of pay
phones out in the passageway.
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Kirk Parnell receiving his "Shipyard
Dauphins".
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EIC working on charts |
Kirk smashing trash |
This was January 1985, when Kirk received his 3rd
class chevron. The only person in the picture that I remember is
the guy behind me, wearing glasses, I think his name was Cato. |
Chris Kajellin, brother to James, was always clowning
around. He and I got a Bravo flag and an old Poopie Suit and
made a flag that resembled a Clemson flag. Our Navigator (Cmd.McWilliams) graduated
from Auburn and hated Clemson. So we made this flag and hung it in the
Ward Room on his birthday. He was mildly amused. |
Kajellin with the infamous flag |
Chief Chris McCool as Diving Officer Of the
Watch. He had been on watch for so long that the Doc brought
him an IV (as a joke). We were short handed as
Quartermasters and Chief had to fill in as QMOW and DOOW with back to
back watches.
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Beautiful downtown Newport News on a busy day. |
Glad to be leaving Newport News - 1985 overhaul
complete |
Fred "Bodyslam" Boheim |
Kevin Malheit MT3 in late 1980s in middle level
missile about 1988 |
Kevin Malheit at Launcher 1988ish |
Looking up at tube 8 from inside the empty tube in
late 80s |
Bill Heather and Chase Champaign
The Boat is in the background.
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Chase Champaign, Kirk Parnell and
Bill Heather |
The Francis
Scott Key (in the distance) as seen from Bermuda |
Me swimming in the buff in
Bermuda.
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My God I once wore pink, that is
Esterling jumping through the pic. |
Pink sands of Bermuda Chase
(kneeling) Bell (standing) and Heather (in the distance) |
This is a pic of me (Kirk Parnell) and FTG2 Bill
Heather (on the left) taken on patrol in 1986 in Ops UL. Bill was
a good friend while I was on the Key. He and I were often mistaken
for each other. The last I heard, Bill was a Senior Chief in
Bangor getting ready to retire. I'd like to find out where he
is now. |
This was taken at a pub in Bermuda while in port
there. That's me in the center, RM2 Chase Champaigne on the right
and Bill Heather on the left. Behind me is Chris Kjellin (QM3) and
RM3 Bell. |
Bell, Parnell and Champaigne at a park in Bermuda. |
Kirk Parnell at the QM station in Control Room. Rigged
for red. Whenever the sun set the QMOW had to
wear the funky red glasses to keep our eyes adjusted to the dark
just in case we had to go to periscope depth. |
Kirk Parnell on shark watch off Andros Island during a
swim call. Behind me is Cmdr. Langdon our Engineer. |
Design made to celebrate the 50th patrol of the Key
Submitted by Kirk Parnell
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Steve Dillard resting after a hard day at the yards |
Steven Dillard getting second class crow |
Steve Dillard celebrating making second class
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Submitted by Jim Shirley - Emergency blow test in yard |
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Change of Command cake |
Taken in the wardroom of the Key
in January 1980. Captain Spruitenberg is reading my promotion order to
LTJG. I am Brian Collies and I was the assistant weapons officer on the
Key Blue crew from mid 1979 to Oct 1981
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Views of the boat from the launch in Bermuda |
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Boyd Nightenhelser ET both crews
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Maurice Carter |
Ed Bollard |
Lonnie Gillilan at launcher 1988 |
Ed Bollard at launcher 1988 |
Kevin Wagner and Ed Bollard 1988
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Tony Plunkett with glasses 1988
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Phil Newsome recognized many of the folks in these
pictures. Click on the picture to read names. |
Here are some more
names for you for this pic. Guy in center of picture with black tank top
is Andy Sierra, Guy next to him (in white shirt and red shorts) was the
C.O. Dave Miller and the guy next to him in poopy suit is Lt Stubbs. Am
pretty sure that the guy looking away in white shorts w/ tan stripe in
foreground is Doug Brown Hope this helps. - Craig Bortle is sitting
in the white stripped shirt beside Willie "Black Lung" Jarnigan (sunglasses). |
Andy Sierra is guy in tank top and Bobby Myers RM2 is
the guy closest with back turned, Submitted by Jeff Burke RMC
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That's RM2 David Bane walking and RM2 Willie Jarnigan
on right with sunglasses. Submitted by Jeff Burke RMC
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Lt Brown (Comm), RM1 Jeff Burke, CO Bajuk August 85
Re-enlistment. The next 30 pictures were submitted by Jeff.. |
CO Miller pinning Maurice "Mo" Carter's dolphins, RM2 Craig Bortle
along side
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COB Rhinehart, CO Miller, Craig Bortle getting
dolphins on Halloween 1986 |
Same folks as in previous picture |
Jeff Burke "pounding on" dolphins of Craig
Bortle |
RM2 Michael McLaughlan tacking on Bortle's dolphins |
Torpedo Room 1987 |
RM1 Jeff Burke lost in torpedo Room |
RM2 Willie Jarnigan Radio Room 1987 |
RM3 Mark Palmer, Radio Room 1987 |
Mark Palmer getting dressed for Miss Key contest - or
is this how they really dressed in Radio when those doors were closed? |
Palmer getting dressed for Ms Key contest |
I'd give him a 10, especially after half a patrol
without women. |
Halfway night 1987 Miss Key Contest |
Arm wrestling halfway night |
Toilet paper races OPS ML Halfway night |
RM2 Bobby Jo (Rambo) Myers Radio 1987 |
Jeff Burke, Craig Bortle, Mike McLaughlan Radio Room
1987 |
Jeff Burke Radio Room 1987 |
Bortle sucking down a cool one in Radio 1987 |
Myers, Jarnigan, LT Becknell, McLaughlan 1987 Radio
Room |
Bortle, McLaughlan Radio 1987 |
Radio Console 1987 |
Topside Andros Island 1986 - Jarnigan, XO Flenniken
(Standing in white shorts) |
CO CDR Miller 1986 |
ETC Wilson (standing left) RM@ Bane, Jarnigan, Burke,
Steve Danzis |
Topside Andros Island 1986 |
Jeff Burke off Andros Island 1986 |
Don "Dog" Galito on left, RMCS Steve Danzis in middle. Read about Steve in
Eternal Patrol.
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Cookout topside off Andros Island 1986 |
XO Flenniken and Chief Salvatoriello fishing off
Andros Island 1986 |
Chief Sechriest |
Handmade bubble - Zero angle |
15 degree up angle |
Radiomen McLauchlin and Burke |
RM's Bane and Jamagin flexing thier muscles |
Bane, Mclauchlin, Jamagin |
Bane picking up Jamagin |
Jamagin |
Swim call |
Jamagin and Bortle |
Underway |
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Andy Sierra taking the video you can view on this web
site.
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after patrol get-together; Bortle and Chief Sechriest |
Jamagin, Mclauchlin, Bortle |
New Key Chiefs. |
Chief Burke being pinned by his wife Pam and CO Miller |
COB Rhinehart, Pam Burke and Jeff Burke. |
Kudos from other chiefs |
XO Robert Kuppers presenting award to RM2 Jeffery
Reiser during patrol 68 |
Patrol 70, RM1 Quinton Martin smashing RM2 Jeffery
Reiser with a pie. |
Photo taken in Radio by James Britton,
Navigator. L to R: Helvy Johnson, Mark Drummond, Alan Biggler,
John Bohn, Dale Philaya. Bottom row: Jeffery Reiser, Phil
Bell. |
RM2 Flournoy & RM2 Faulkner.
The next 30 pictures were supplied by Mike Faulkner
and are of the gold crew from 1985 - 88. |
MS1 Brown, RM3 Schogren
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ET3 Stradley
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RM3 Schogren
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RM3 Bell
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Swim Call
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Junior Millison gets a pie.
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Swim Call
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RM2 Jackson
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Dusty Rhodes
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RM3 Bell
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?? Haircut
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halfway night
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COB Antos, Capt France, RM3 Schogren
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Spike
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Spike MM3
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IC2 Millison
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MT1 Hiestand, IC3 Langham
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Ltjg Bereska, RM1 Faulkner reenlistment
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RM3 Tomlin
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RM1 Faulkner
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RM2 Faulkner morse code award
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ET1 Klevar
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Capt Ellis, RM1 Faulkner reenlistment
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RAdm Bump, RM2 Faulkner morse code award
presentation
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COB Antos, Capt France, RM2 Faulkner, RM2
Martin frocking ceremony
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RM1 Lachenmyer TM1 Smith
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MMC Bob Waltz
Jeff Mason - A-Gang -Both Crews 81 - 86 sent in the
next 120 pictures. If you recognize anyone, let us know. |
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MMC Bob Waltz and Senior Chief Washington
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Looking down the machinery 1 hatch |
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This is what happens to you if you don't shower often.
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Bruno on right
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Charles (CG) Robertson III
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CG again
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CG
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Hiltunen
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Stokley
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Foster
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Stokley
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Tommy Shaull (MM1).
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Stokley & Williams
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Williams
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Foster on left
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Griffith
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Griffith
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Foster
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Brad Rutherford - Nuc ET This was from a gold
crew swim call down in the
Bahamas.
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Richard Gosnell
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LCDR Donker (WEPS Gold)
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Enrique
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Foster
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Charles (CG) Robertson III
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Weaver
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Weaver
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To
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Newby, Winters are name tags we can read in this
picture. Brad Rutherford front/center, Robin Meredith is over
Newby's right shoulder and the dark haired guy on the left looking left
is Dan Petrie
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Jarvis on left
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Weaver
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Tom Christensen Nuc MM1 Gold Crew
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Manatee sighting
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Mike Healy (Thanks Melinda. She ID her
husband)
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Weaver
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Mason
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Mason
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Sazma |
Palmer on left
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Palmer, Jackson
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Brown
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Brown
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Sazma |
Sazma |
Curt Brim and Johnny at the SINS plot in Nav. |
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Gold Crew CO Jimmy Ellis -sitting. XO Robert
Kuppers - standing 1988/89. Submitted by Jeffery Reiser RM2 |
Curt Brim
The next several hundred pictures were submitted by
Jim Shirley - Gold 84 - 87 |
Dennis Myers Buys the XO (Ladd) a Pie |
Topside 1985 |
MSI Julien and his dad working on the mess deck during
a dependents cruise in 1985 |
Julian's dad |
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Julian's birthday 14 Dec 85 |
Bill Julian getting CO citation Oct 82 |
Julian receiving ComSubLant Accomidation_Dec84 |
William Julian making first class June 1, 1983 |
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Doc, Colkitt, MS1 Brown, COB and MSC Harmon - Drills |
Engineer LCDR Langdon |
John O'Neil, Kenny Spooner, Curt Brim, J Adkins, Rob
Klever, Bill Heather, John Heistand |
Dolphin and advancement ceremonies - Patrol 50 |
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Change of Command ceremony - CO
Bajuk & CO France |
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Barrie Whisenant - doing tag-out procedures
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Barrie Whisenant
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Larry Hughes and Barrie Whisenant
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Ramey
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Co France & Washington
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Rabino
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A-Gang
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Bill Heather
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Shirley checking the BQN 3
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Chief Brandt
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Chief Minnick on left
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Chris Kjellin
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COB Washington
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Dan Foster injured, Bill Heather
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Dan Newby
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Jody Strong getting his qual certificate from CDR
Jimmy Ellis |
Iin Radio Shack L-R, Back to Front. RM1 Lachenmyer, RM3
Dillenbeck, RM1 Burke, Lt Brown, RM2 Meyers, RM2
Jackson, RM3 Jarnigan, RMCS Danzis
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At sea Bra-8 Bouy repair. R-L STSCS Griffith, RM1 Burke holding Bouy
FW, LT Wiseman, LT Becknell on phones...Far left COB Rhinehart. |
L - R STSCS Griffith, RM1 Burke |
Next 14 pictures are from 1979/ 1980 time frame of gold
crew
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Bruce Garrett in lower left corner with hat over his
eyes |
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Escape trainer in New London |
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Eric
Mathies in 1988 with CDR Ellis Getting his dolphins. |
Seaman Mathies on Lookout duty 1988
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