Barbey (FF 1088) - Naval Cruise Book

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Subic Bay Philippines The Philippines is at the crossroads of Asia. It is n true melting pot of people and culture. The combination of Spanish. Chi- nese, or European blood to the traditional Malay has created a land of unique beauty and charm. It is a place of old and new, East and West. i: sw

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WESTPAC ll ' s carl mornini: .is ihc IukiI prcixinitions arc bcini: iii.ulc. ' rs. .mother Navy Warship fircivircs to sail on a si. month deployment. As t ' amih and friends gather at the loot of the brow, the unmarried sailors take over jobs for their married eounterparts so they ma} haw that cMra few moments with loved ones. The radar is turning and occasional wifts of black smoke escape from the mack. The ship is alive with power, created and harnes.-ied by the men in the hole. They try to sneek topside to catch a glimpse of the farewells on the pier. Everyone is visibl) nervous and unsure of what lies ahead in the next si. months. lime check is barked over the I MC. Its meaning is clear. . ' I most time to leave . The final goodbyes are exchanged through misty eyes and knotted throats. Full grown men. .sailors in the world ' s strongest navy, walk up the brow as if it were a gangplank and Captain Hook himself was proding them along. Everyone rushes to ibeirassigned positions as .Man the rails echos around the waterfront. The silence is eerie as all the nearby ships on the pier stop their work to watch their brothers .sail. Thank God it ' s not our turn. yet . The tugs nestle easily alongside. The lines are made up and the orders are given. Take in . LL lines . This ship is leaving not to return for half a year. The .Man of ' ar slides into the channel and begins a journey west, under the bridge linking Coronado Island to downtown San Diego. ' ou never realize how beautiful that bridge truly is until you have to pa. ' is underneath it on a si. month adventure. There will be plenty of other cities and bridges to pa. ' is on this odyssey. but none as beautiful as the blue arc over San Diego Bay. because that bridge means you ' re home. 31