Blair (DE 147) - Naval Cruise Book

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BARRIER PACIFIC Unknown . . . 350 true, 180 miles, course 090 true,speed 800 know ... no IFF1'The uspeedyv hand of the radio operaun taps out as he reads the reporting form handed him by the CIC Watch Officer. The message is received by Barrier Paci- fic Headquarters at Barbers Point, Oahu, and with- in minutes the coastal radars are alerted and jet interceptors are uscrambledn to intercept the on- coming enemyg a finger is placed on the firing key of a remote launching pad where H-bomb missiles are trained to their target area . . . Sirens wail throughout the Cities of America and the sleep- ing popuhuhni awaken to take cover funn the approaching enemy. Total time elapsed . . . 4 minutes 40 seconds. The BLAIR's primary mission has been completed. . . America has been warned! II As the Never-seeingv eyes of our radars scan the Iunizon, a sHent prayer is on the lips of the radar operauns, hoping the 'inrf' he is looking for .. . never appears . .. if it does ive are READY.