"FLIGHT QUARTERS! FLIGHT QUARTERS! ALL HANDS MAN YOUR FLIGHT QUARTERS STATIONS. REMOVE ALL COVERS, LOOSE GEAR AND DEBRIS. ALL HANDS REMAIN FORWARD OF THE WEATHER DECKS, AFT OF THE BOAT DECKS. SMOKING LAMP IS OUT TOPSIDE WHILE THE SHIP IS CONDUCTING FLIGHT OPERATIONS." It seems as if we heard those words at least 100 times a day. Our LAMPS Det kept us very busy during deployment. On some days we spent as many as 3 hours at flight quarters off and on. No matter what the mission, we were always prepared for launch or recovery.