Phil Brooks served on the Michelson from 1970 to 1972 as a Navy
ETN2 and the Dutton from 1972 to 1974 as an ET1.
SINS School
A couple of pix from SINS School
in Norfolk, VA prior to getting my orders to the Mickey Maru.
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USNS Michelson,
1970-1972
Miscellaneous photos
of life at sea and ashore.
Here's a series of the
Michelson going through rough seas.
Departing Michelson,
1972. After two years aboard, with more life experiences than I'd had
in all the previous years of my life, I stood on the pier in Yokosuka and
watched the Mickey Maru leave for another cruise and took these series of
pictures. I suddenly felt a huge loss, thinking I'll never see the ship or
my shipmates aboard ever again. I guess it was the first time I'd ever
truly "belonged" to something.