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SEPTEMBER 17-23 JOHN RODGERS ' SELF DEFENSE FORCE - Front row L to R: GMG3 ADAMS, EN3 HARRISON, BM3 MARTIN, FTG3 WALTMAN, SN GEICE, SN ANDERSON. Back row: GMG2 BAKER, HM3 BURR, OSSN SUPE, FTM2 DANN, FTM2 SCHLEGAL, BM3 RICKETTS, ENS HAYES, DS2 GROWCOCK.
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NAVAL GUNFIRE SUPPORT 1 Airport. cs from shelling in the xicinity of the Beirut International GMG3 BEACH describing part of the o ' guns to the Commandant of the Marine Corps. JOHN RODGERS spent alot of time off the coast of Lebanon. After the longest stretch we stopped in Ashdod. Israel. We pulled out of Ashdod and were headed to Corfu. Greece for some good libert - when we were ordered back to Beirut. The day after we returned, the 17th of September, we fired our first rounds. The rounds were fired in response to the shelling of the American Ambassador ' s residence and the temporary American Embassy. USS BOWEN joined us in this action. On the 20th of September the Druse attacked the town of Souk El-Garb, a strategic position overlooking Beirut. In what was described by some as the largest American X ' aval action since ' iet Nam. L ' SS IOH RODGERS and USS VIRGIXIA. a nuclear powered guided missile cruiser, fired shells into the hills. This action caused a great deal of concern over the US involvement in Lebanon. News from home filtered out to us slowly, but soon letters from home contained newspaper clippings of pictures and articles of fOHX RODGERS in action. They were passed around and eagerly read. The week was one of the busiest we had experienced since leaving the states. It was certainly the most memorable. We fired over 250 rounds into the hills in support of both the .Multi-national Force. JOHN RODGERS ' t%vo 5- 54 Light- weight Gunmounts enabled us to fire a round nearly thirteen m.iles. A high explosi e shell will make a hole approximately 5 feei deep and 10 feeUv ide. The Mark 86 Gunfire Control s stem allowed us lo designate and assign two targets at one time. We were the first Spruance class destroyer to do this.
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CRUISE SUMMARY Sailed over 35.000 miles Conducted 32 Underway Replenishments and Vertical Replenishments Conducted 210 helicopter recoveries Shot over 250 rounds of ammimition in support of the Multi Xational Peacekeeping Force in Beirut Qualified 40 Enlisted Surface Warfare Specialists Qualified 3 Surface Warfare Officers Visited seven ports in five countries
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