Midway (CVA 41) - Naval Cruise Book

 - Class of 1962

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It is, in fact, a measure of the success of tlie U. S. foreign policy of firmness, fairness and flexibility that, outside Korea, the Cold War has remained just that, a cold war, and has not erupted into a holocaust that almost surely would be named World War III, and which would almost as surely disfigure the face of the earth, throwing mankind back several centuries. That the U. S. can pursue such a foreign policy in a troubled and potentially-explosive world atmosphere can be explained, in part, by the overall strength of the United States. For a re- alistic foreign policy in 1962, must be based on strength, as well as justice, if it is to be succes- sful. In no small way, the success or failure of this image of strength the U. S. projects throughout the world, depends upon the personnel of the Armed Forces of the United States, and in particular upon the Navymen of the Fleets because of their mobility and frequent contacts with the various peoples of the world.

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WHY Almost before the ink was dry on the surrender documents signed aboard the USS Missouri, signifying to an anxious and hopeful world the end of World War II, the Cold War began. Now, 17 years later, the Cold War is still with us. The headlines scream Major Red Push Seen in Vietnam , ' ■ Surprise Deadline Perils Laos Pact , No Progress on Berlin, JFK Reports almost daily again and again to remind us that we are living with the phenomenon of the 20th Century Cold War, which may, at any given moment, at any number of given spots, ignite into a conflagration engulfing possibly all Mankind. The Midway, as a part of the powerful U. S. Seventh Fleet deterrent force in the Far East, has been, during her 1962 deployment, more naturally concerned with possible flare-ups in her sector of operations then with, for instance, Berlin, thousands of miles away, though it is wise to remember that the Cold War is properly seen as a world-wide struggle for the heart, mind and soul of Man. The chief sensitive area in the Western Pacific in 1962 has been that of Southeast Asia, centered in Laos and South and North Vietnam, all part of the old, pre-World War II French Empire, referred to at the time as French Indo-China. Land-locked Laos, agreed at the conference tables of Geneva to a neutrality pact between her three vying princes, and her neutrality has been termed settled by one of the princes. Prime Minister Souvanna Phouma. Laos is a very small country with 1,000 kilometers of common border with Communist countries, while also bordering with SEATO member Thailand to the west. The Laotian Prime Minister said that if Laos, situated as it is between East and West, is to avoid war she must remain non-aligned. For South and North Vietnam, with their eastern border on the South China Sea, the struggle between East and West, between North and South Vietnam, continues. At the Geneva Conference of 1954, Vietnam was divided at approximately the 17th parallel, the Communists occupying the northern half of the formerly-unified area with their capital at Hanoi, while the independent and pro-western government occupies the southern portion with its capital at Saigon. The Communists have not, however, been satisfied with this settlement, (though considered favorable to them at the time) and have, on an ever-increasing scale, sought to infiltrate, undermine and eventually take-over the pro-western Government of South Vietnam. To prevent this, as well as to prevent any Communists conquest in the vast and vitally important area of Asia, the Midway, for the greater part of 1962, was on station, ready, a friend of Freedom.



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The specific role of the U. S. Serviceman in the furtherance of his country ' s foreign policy is of a dual nature. He must be a professional fighter — ready and willing if called upon to fight — and at the same time, he must represent his country abroad, in his sphere of infiuence, in the creditable manner of a true ambassador of good will. Nowhere is it more difficult for the Navyman to successfully perform both facets of his job than in the Orient where he meets people from markedly different environmental backgrounds than his own and with whom, somehow, he must com- municate and convey his country ' s message of friendship and hope. It is a challenging task, but one, because of the very challenges envolved, of vital importance — for the Orient is an area of unsurpassed importance in the Cold War. Rich in natural as well as human resources, with one of the world ' s leading industrial complexes centered in Japan, the Orient is a worthy prize for the forces vying for the allegiance of the people living there. It is into such an atmosphere that a sailor on an attack carrier, such as the Midway, arrives when his ship is deployed to the Western Pacific for what is normally a seven-to-eight-month-long cruise. Why ? he may ask himself as his ship sails under the Golden Gate headed for an area that will not only be foreign to him but, as well, possibly dangerous. If he is aware of the world situation he will realize the dual nature of his role or mission on an individual level, but does he realize how his ship and its mission fit into the grand design of U. S. foreign policy across the globe ? Essentially, his ship, an attack aircraft carrier of approximately 62,000 tons, is a mobile air base or home for nearly a hundred assorted aircraft with their own varying, specific tactical roles to play in the continuing drama of the Cold War. The key to understanding the role of a carrier and the carrier task force is to comprehend fully the word mobility, as it is upon this word and what it means when translated into day-to-day action, whether in a cold or hot war, that all else depends and all else turns. A modern attack carrier, such as the Midway, is capable of living at sea for extended periods, capable, further, if need be, of operating anywhere within a 600,000 square mile area in any given 24-hour period ; thus becoming an illusive target for an enemy in time of war, while being a roving, on-the-spot friend in time of peace. Thus, if trouble flares, as it so often does in this world of today, the carrier task force can be there in the classic show of force, its presence felt if not seen by friend and foe alike, comforting to the former, sobering, tempering to the latter. This, then, is the mission of the carrier and the carrier task force.

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