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Old February 16th 08, 03:42 PM posted to rec.aviation.military.naval
B.C. MALLAM
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Back in the 60's someone had figured out how many gallons of coffee the Navy
consumed a day, I don't remember the number. Anyone have some idea?


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Old February 18th 08, 07:13 PM posted to rec.aviation.military.naval
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While times have changed considerably since the 1960s (the USN is much smaller these days), I suspect it still consumes enough coffee to wire a major metropolitan area.

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"B.C. MALLAM" wrote in message ...
Back in the 60's someone had figured out how many gallons of coffee the Navy
consumed a day, I don't remember the number. Anyone have some idea?


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Old February 20th 08, 01:03 AM posted to rec.aviation.military.naval
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the very first item of business was to set up the coffee mess.

A tale of the South Pacific, from my Dad, a former Chief Aviation Pilot (i.e., a NAP) in VF-10...

When the USS ENTERPRISE (CV-6) put its air group ashore in the New Hebrides (today Vanuatu) in 1942, the first order of business was the renovation of the runway.

The second was the construction of the CPO Mess.

All other facilities took lower priority.

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"B.C. MALLAM" wrote in message
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Back in the 60's someone had figured out how many gallons of coffee the
Navy
consumed a day, I don't remember the number. Anyone have some idea?


When we deployed back in the 50's, the very first item of business was to
set up the coffee mess. After that we fixed airplanes.



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