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rs 'State of Union' Address

ROT lass Visits Naval~
Air Station at Grosse Isle
Recently the Naval ROTC sup-
Ply class incurred an inspection
a tour of the Grosse Ille Naval Air
Station.
"The purpose of the trip was to
1 observe the actual operation of
\~ ~ all phases of a supply and ac-
.:::j:. counting department of typical
Naval air station," Lt. W. W.
Van Malsen, Assistant Professor
of Naval Science who accompanied
the group, said.
Specifically the future Ensigns
~~ of the U38 Navy Supply Corps
Were to be indoctrinated in all
phases of supply operations. The
students are juniors who are cur-
...~........... .~. ~'rently enrolled in NROTC Sup-
MECHANIC PERFORMS MAINTENANCE ON SNB BEECUCRAFT ply Option courses at the Univer-
sity, and will not be commissioned
until after they have graduated.
View Accounting
a e 8 aThe group paid precise atten-
2 tion to the file system in which
iIspossil to exactly determine
N the location of any component
- ; part.
File cards placed in thin draw-
ers register the quantity, price,
F' A liv'and location of any piece bf mat-
I-I ~aqusito util iths dispensation
6 and a number in the code systemn
G E R A L D es AA G D h e a t b a , b n a n d o m a t
DICK GAS KI LL Storage Procedure
mThe group was introduced tothe
engines. As a part of this pro-
packed in steel cans an hereti
cally sealed. An amount of silica
SUPPLY OFFICER EXPLAINS RECEiPT PROCEDURE gel is included in the containers
to absorb any corrosively damag-
ing moisture.
The aircraft engines are re-
a a e moved from the fuselage of the
S plane periodically to check for
dficieneies cused by wear.
a e s 6for failure of the engine to func-
e 2 tion properly.
n a Typical Station
3 The Grosse Ille station just
outside of Detroit is maintained
so that Naval Reserve Aviators are
able to lcg a proper amount of
flying time, and since it is a
& principle reserve station the sup-
ply department is duplicated at
most other institutions.
Forlg lift truckc opeation, physi-
cal layout, and methods of receipt
of stores were studied as well as
a the preservation of aircraft en-
gines.
Late afternoon the class retuned
to Ann Arbor with a greater
awareness of what their coming
STUDE TS EX MINEresponsibilities entailed.
STOCK RECORD UARDS GROUP EYES FORK LIFT TRUCK '

LT. VAN MALSEN
i o EXHIBITS SILICA GEL
STUDENTS VIEW SMALL MATERIALS STORAGE BIN
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f PHOTOGRAPHERS.
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