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By: Dana Stabenow » Papa Doc

Dana Stabenow » Papa Doc — Sat, 21 Apr 2007 04:42:59 +0000

[...] He has eight stretcher bearers among the crew. The entire crew goes through annual training in first aid, so essentially he has 147 health aides on board. He also has a few designated hitters, people like FS1 Kelly Napier, who Gene says is trained to the paramedic level already. “She can cook food and save your life.�? “HS is fun,�? Kelly says, smiling. “I can start an IV, and I’m going to EMT school this summer.�? [...]

By: Dana Stabenow » the support in port

Dana Stabenow » the support in port — Mon, 16 Apr 2007 01:51:56 +0000

[...] The A-Gangers (Auxiliary Division in Engineering) set the fueling detail and tankers begin to roll up the pier. MK1 Dan Bensley says it all depends on if the trucks are on time and how much fuel they each haul as to how long fueling will take, but the A-gangers stay on duty until the last pint of fuel is in Munro’s tanks, and not only the A-gangers, either. Says LTJG Josh Dipietro, “FS2 Castillo spent the beginning of the day loading stores. Once he was done with that, he picked up a sounding tape and started helping out. He does this every single time we fuel.�? [...]

By: Dana

Dana — Sun, 15 Apr 2007 22:09:57 +0000

My pleasure, Linda. I’ve worked in a lot of isolated places in Alaska and eaten more than my share of institutional food. Munro is one of your better dining experiences, believe me. Kelly seems proud and excited about her job, I’m looking forward to seeing what comes next.

By: Linda Napier

Linda Napier — Sun, 15 Apr 2007 20:13:02 +0000

Thanks for your blog of the galley and taking a photo of FS1 Napier. It was great seeing a photo my daughter. They do work extremely hard.