Knight, Lendall, CAPT

Mediteranean Cruise (Jun 1982 - Dec 1982) Naval Base Norfolk, Straits of Gibraltar, Mediterranean Sea for Multinational Force Lebanon Operations and return.  Port calls in Athens, Greece and Naples, Italy.  I detached and flew off the carrier 20 Nov to Souda Bay, Crete then to Ramstein, Germany then CONUS.

Workups - Portcalls in Nassau, Bahamas (11-14 Feb), Ft Lauderdale (3-6 Apr), and St Thomas, Virgian Islands (24-27 Apr)

Med Cruise (June - Dec 1982)
7 Jun - Depart Norfolk, VA
30 Jun - 7 Jul - Port call Naples, Italy (visited Pompeii and Isle de Capri)
3-4 Aug - Naples, Italy
9-18 Sep - Naples, Italy
25-29 Aug - Athens, Greece
20 Nov - Detached squadron at sea, returned to CONUS via Souda Bay, Crete & Ramstein, Germany
22 Dec - Norfolk, VA

CCG 8 - RADM Jerry Tuttle,   LCDR Bob Marshall (Asst N2)
Independence - CAPT Jerry Breast (CO)
CVIC - CDR E.M. Wied, LCDR C.T. Mauro, ENS Larry Ash, ENS Bill Ullman
CVW 6 - CDR Lair (CAG), LT Tom Curfs (CVW IO)
VAW 122 - CDR Bart Gohmann (CO)
Squadrons: 2x VF F14, 1x VA A6, 2x VFA FA18, VAQ EA6, VS S3, VQ EA3, HS SH3

Cruisebook http://www.navybuddies.com/cruisebooks/cv62-82/index_033.htm

In 1982, Independence provided critical support to the multinational peacekeeping force in Lebanon. On 25 June, the greatest concentration of U.S. Navy air power in the Mediterranean Sea resulted when the battle groups of Forrestal and Independence joined forces with Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN-69) and John F. Kennedy. After steaming together in the eastern Mediterranean Sea for several days, Forrestal and Independence relieved Dwight D. Eisenhower and John F. Kennedy, the latter sailing home to Norfolk, after a long deployment. See: http://www.navysite.de/cruisebooks/cv62-82/index.html