A few days after the military airlift stopped the CURTIS WILBUR pulled back into port. This was the first time I was able to watch it arrive from the pier. It gave me a little bit different view, I am usually on the bridge during these operations. I watched the mooring lines as they were set and listened to the commands being given.
I was anxious to get back into my office and figure out how everything stood and what inevitably got messed up in my absence. It would take me the better part of the next week to get my records in order and quite a few headaches. My funds were all accounted for and I was able to correct and update my records so that made me feel much better.
The next challenge was in gathering the necessary supplies for the ship's store. The order my ship put in was only about 35% filled. Navy supply lines had been stretched thin with the extra demands placed on them. We ended up filling in some of our stocks with purchases from the NEX and commissary. The important part being that the store shelves were full and ready for the next deployment. Which would be starting on the following day. The ship's carefully planned schedule got thrown out the window due to ongoing relief missions.
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