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PHAN B.P. Percy
Published by Baron, Oakland, Ca.
THE COMMANDING OFFICER
Captain C. Robert Twardy
The USS Arkansas departed from Alameda, California on April 27, 1987 fOl'
operations in the Northern Pacino Following a brief port visit in Pearl Harbor,
Hawaii, we got underway on May 8 for Operation Kennel Freelance.
Arkansas approached the coast ofthe Soviet Kamchatka Peninsula at 0400
Sunday morning, May 17, undetected. The volcanic terrain was frozen and
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Four days later Arkansas received orders to cross the line again. The Soviets
were waiting and Arkansas was in the news.
Keep a sharp watch!
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One of the objectives of Operation Kennel Freelance was a freedom of
navigation exercise. The line the Soviets had drawn and claimed as internal
waters was not recognized by the United States government. Only hours after
arriving on station Arkansas crossed the line.
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crew had been through some tense moments and had gone for over four weeks
without a mail call, but Operation Kennel Freelance was successfully completed,
We're number one!
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