Mars (AFS 1) - Naval Cruise Book

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Pre-Deplo men t--Special Even ts Q 'Q 'iii You don 't Wake up one morning, liaul in the lines, ployment days interesting. g and decide to go out on a WESTPAC. It may seem that Way to the sailor Who's leaving, but the fact is What helps to make them truly memorable are tho: WESTPAC' comes at the end ofa Very long, difficult times when We can bring our families and frienc line of performance and readiness tests, drills and aboard and a share a coke on the flight deck, a cup 1 inspections KOPPRE M TCR READIEX, REFTRA, coffee on the mess decks, or merely share the pric to name just a fewj, all of which go to make prede- we feel in being part of the 41 AFS team. S . . . 'cause the flag still stands for freedom. . . if 10 l ll Wm s

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Depart ure July 24, 1985 On a bright summer morning the na- val vessel Mars bid farewell to its ho- meport of Oakland, California. The sunny weather provided a small lift to the otherwise dampened mood of the crew. I t's never easy saying good- bye to family or home but knowing that a man has a job to do gives pur- pose to tearful farewells. With a new Skipper and an air of Can-do Spir- it, the slil AFS steamed proudly out of the San Francisco Bay bound for the lair of the Golden Dragon. Many long hours, longer miles and even longer days still awaited the men of Mars, but there was none aboard who felt he couldn't match the challenge of WESTPAC 85. x rx ilu its '2i'1lNiS J 1 gl Y- Ui 3 . 'iq st ,W- . H' , E kk A ,Ng X xr . 3.,i .ro i xv' gc NX ., ,ALE f wg., ii oi UNELSNAX K R HN an XIX hi 4 Jfdniinnzxw ---Q-.....-. rye A , wt-2 a . Qumran.. W., P O X' M'x .Q V yy' i ts gg, an JM K 5 E ,S E 5 if 5 H l , ,.t, . . .And I 'm proud to be an American , ' i 3