Previously Held NEC AE-8319-P-3 System Organizational Maintenance Tech
Service Years
1974 - 1979
Official/Unofficial US Navy Certificates
Cold War
Official Badges
Unofficial Badges
Additional Information
What are you doing now:
Enjoying life with my wonderful family....retired teacher living in CT. and Loving kayaking the lakes and rivers of Connecticut, New Hampshire and Maine during the summer, and taking trips with my wife.
Other Comments:
Member/Commander of the National Assocation of Naval Veterans ~ Port 5, Bridgeport, CT.
Description A Mediterranean Cruise is a ship's deployment from her home port, usually lasting between 5 and 8 months. Ships visit different ports such as Athens, Istanbul, Izmir, Naples, Livorno and Gibralter . The ships hosted foreign militaries, performed numerous underway replenishments-at-sea and conducted general quarters drills, fire drills and maritime patrols.
US Navy provides during these deployments provocative "freedom of navigation" operations, known as FONOPS, that send warships into the disputed areas around the world on any given year.
Any cruise is hazardous with sailors injured or killed during flight, refueling, ordnance, operations or weather; day or night. Foriegn military vessels threatening by fast approach to ramming. Often at times ships are endangered by low fly overs from hostile aircraft.
