Previously Held NEC SN-9700-Seaman - Infantry, Gun Crews, and Seamanship Specialists
RD-0000-Radarman
RD-0312-Radar Equipment Technician/Advanced CIC Operations
OS-0321-Antisubmarine Air Controller
OS-0326-Operations Systems Specialist
OS-9502-Instructor
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.
My Participation in This Battle or Operation
From Month/Year
January / 1967
To Month/Year
December / 1967
Last Updated: Mar 16, 2020
Personal Memories
Memories This was the second half of an around the world cruise from Newoirt, RI
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