Midway (CV 41) - Naval Cruise Book

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AND A PROUD PRESENT 1970 1971 1972 1973 1975 1977 1979 MIDWAY is recommissioned a second time on january 31. M-trtsh 11 MIIJWA8 is iintlt ivi iv ltr tht Inst time in four years. April 16 MIDWAY departs Alameda for its 16th overst as dtploymt nt intl t ii,,htIi Wt ,tfl it, MIDWAY toins the SEVENTH Fleet off the coast of the Republic of Vtetn am During, this tlt ploy nit nt MIDWAY Iitint ht s over 6,000 mtsstons in support of allied operations November 6 MIDWAY returns to Alameda after 146 days it st 1. April 10 MIDWAY departs Alameda seven weeks prior to tht stht tlult tl tltploynit nt Iit - Iiit to tht sudden North Vietnamese invasion of South Vietnam During this dt ploymt nt MIDWAY ls insti unit nt il in tht luS. t-Itort to stop the flow of troops and supplies into South Vittntm from tht North, MIDWAY operates in the Gulf of Tonktn longer than any otht r t'ti'riti mtl iii mini, tltiiing, isinplt dtployment C250 daysl MIDWAY aircraft are credited with the downing, ol tht list MIC ot tht Vit tn ini t onflit t. On March 3, MIDWAY and Carrier Air Wing FIVE are awardtd tht Pitsitlt ntidil Unit Citation hy Pit sitlt nt Rit hiitl Nixon. September 11 the MIDWAY and their families dt part Al tmt tl t lot tht ir nt w hoint p iit ot Yokosulta japan as part of the Navy Overseas Family Residency Program Today MIDWAY is still tht only ii i it i pt int int ntlv homvport- ed outside the United States April 29 MIDWAY ts on station off the coast of Vtttntm wht n tht OPI RAIION IM QIII N1 WIND refugee evacuation begins In two days of operations during MIDLINK 77 MIDWAY partit ip itt s in in txt itist hostt tl Inf tht It anian Navy, including representatives of Pakistan Turkey and the Royal Navy. MIDWAY returns to the Indian Ocean twice during tht yt ar in kt t pint, with tht IIS polit v ot in tint aiming high vtstbtltty tn the area This cruise earns MIDWAY thc Navy and Murint Corps Ixpt tliti :nity Mt dal , Iraq MIDWAY and tts battle group respond to the mtntny, thrtfits ol tht Strait ot lioiintw. fffitf :ii-1,,.,::1iL11'l75:34' ,, 4 A n 1 ll S l t nf ' .narussg A AL ,f3.-f 'ji 3111691111 p i tt it mmf f. as H - ' ' f. 1 ' K 7 xt x 1 A A A 1 -5 ,- , , . V I, T i I ' . A . 1 ' . ll ll V, . x , L . l C - ' I ' x x x t f i l I 4 1 1 i ' ' ' ' ' A x x 1 I f . . , - ' ' ' L ' x A x t I 1 v r I r n . . . l I L ' ' I l X A I l x A ' ' ' A x - xl' x C . t 1 C I ' ' ' L x A x x t K t ! i ' ' , X 1 c I k A l Q - . I . . . F k x x , I - . ' ' l . I I X 4 i X i I I . 1 , .. I 1 ' D ' . x J ' s s y t, Q n Q Q a , , I V, K 1 i . 1 ' ' I i , Q t , K R MIDWAY returns in September and remains there until February 1980 whtin hostilititw t-st .il.itti ht-twt-t-n Iran and - d ' ' J IK I 1 r Q .Lime QQ , 9 fff '7 ,si ,, 1 i 'eg V Awjrni .HMV , +43 -5' Ae J, fl 4 .I 'l- I ,ff l 1 y 5 ff T, Q l I ,, ,ff-fc' t L Milf S ,L I i- ,J :'.:--'-::1.:. 'A t ., .. J' ' I Y V ,L 1 all i '- f. 'T wt tr ,I I 1 ,KB

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,...l. -.4 DCCCrnb6'r 27, MIIJWAY tlvparts Norfolk, Virginia for .i wurltl 1 ruist- lit-tufv its transit-i ttitlim-1'.nttit ssttli tts.- SEVENTH Fleet in Fc-bruary 1955. 1955 In june, MIDWAY rvturns hrit-fly to its nt-W lmim-pmt in ,T-'slaint-tla, t alittirnta In August, MIDWAY ontvrs thv Pugt-t Sntintl Naval Sliipsaitl, l.N.isliimgtnn tin 'N1tH1t'Tltll.1ltIrT1 1141l!1iQ'l 15 1957 MIDVVAY is tlvconiinissiom-1l for tht- first tinw. MIDWAY is rcwotnrnissionml Sc-ptt-rnht-r Stl, MIIJW,-XY will smut ht- t-qtitppt-tl s-.ith an t-nt lust-tl litiirtt am- lnitss an angled flight dt-ck, thrt-v nt-vv stt-ani vatapiilts, nt-w am-stintg gt-ar, It-t hlasi tl.-tlt-t tears, .intl tht- laigt-st .tstaittm Crane ever installed on a tarrivr. 1958 August 16, MIIJWAY is tintlvrway for its first tli'pltwnit'nt as an angle- ali-t ls carrie-i 1959 August 26, MIIJWAY participatt-s in a NAIU lst-rt ist-. 1961 February 15, MIUWAY clvpluys on a Wt-st-Pat with tht- TIRST anti Nl X T NTI! Tlt-1-is 1962 April 6, MIDWAY tlvploys on its ll twt'rst'as tlt-plusmt-nt antl nn Nos:-mln-r H, tlvpltiss fin its 1-Sth 1963 A major dcvelopmvnt of tht- tlt-plnytm-nt is tht- tirst ttills atittsmatu carrie-r lamlimg of an T--1 T'l1antim1antl,mLH Crusader on lunv U. 1965 March 6, MIDVVAY tlvploys nn its first toinhat mission, Upvrattm: as part ut Task Turf 4- in the- tailt ut Tttnkin MIDWAY fliers an overall 11,900 cmnhat tnissitins against North Xu-tnam, Timing this tlvpltssnwnt NTIUVS M airfraft are' rvsponsihlc' for this clovvning ot this first thrvv North X it-tnaint-sv Ntltls of thv an ttmtlitt NHUXN M and Attack Carrivr Wing TWO rt'c't'ivv tht- Nasst llnit Ckuiinwntlation anal Tlattlv Tttu mm s ll Novemhtrr 23, MIDWAY is tlvcimntnissinnvtl a sm nntl tinw at lltinte-rs Point Nasal Nhipsarrl, tt aliturnxa NHTWN AXE undcrgocs tht' most vxtvnsivt' inmlvrnilatinn vsvr tnmplvtvtl at that timv on a nasal svssvl This savcl gwriml ssill take? approximatvly four yvars tn chotnplvtv. Thi' taslss ssill int ltitlv thv vspansmn nt tht' flight flew lx trnm 2 HQ tts 4.02 afrvs, tht- atlclitinn of thrvv nvw tlvt ls vtlgv vlvsatnrs, thv atlclitmn nt nvss arrvsttng Qt-ar mat htnws the' addition of nvw tatapults, tht- installation of tht- tutnptitvrifvtl Nasal Tactical Data NNNNNPD and listing spatv irnprovvmvnts. so i 3 12 '-- - .- 'Q ... ,. , f-3 1 Is u u '-.r-4-..- rg K s-, -'s-- - - .. - ' i

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1983 1986 1987 A, v -vi i ,, ,J l i l l , , MIDWAY deploys to North Arabian Sea in Uecernher and sets a ret ortl 111 tiintinuous dats ot opt-tations March 25 marks the end of an era as the A7-li Corsairs catapult oft MIlJl.N,-XY for tht- last lll1it'l'l1lllll1ld:'l vl'.jf tour. Also, in a major naval aviation event, the last naval fleet l-48 l'hatttoiiis t .itapuli on thi- iii-t L. t-ruling titer lti years of being the Navy's most effective fighting aircraft. MarCh 30, MIDWAY moors to Dry Dock 6 at Yokostika Naval Base to ht-gin tht- Httttisl .ttttliiliriiis vsrttl, pat Lage- in its 40-year history. EISRA-86 lEXtentlecl Incremental St-let ted Repair i-Xxailahilittt t ritttlvtisvtl the t-.oikload til a rTt3jOr stateside Carrier overhaul frtlttt the usual 1.2-I4 ittmtlhs, intoant-ugh!-tnontli inotli-itiilatioit irirltttlttii.1ilti addition of the catapult flush deck nose gear launch sysiettt, the .idtlition til Nik? Nttilll it-i lilasi di-iii-i tors, restack and rereeve of arresting gear engines, installation of larger rudtlers. the arltliiion tml nr-vi tiri-n:.iin ststi-nz valves and pumps, nevv air traffic control consoles, .i new viable anti-suhinarine tsartart- rapaliilit-., thi- i onsnnr - tion of intermediate maintenance avionics shops to support the F -X-18 airr tall, blisters are huili and mounted to the sides of MIDWAY, and over 47 tons of unusable cahle are remoxed. This monumental tasl. is i omplr-tr-tl thru-rf days ahead of schedule. On November 28, MIDWAY traps aboard the first Air Wing FIN l- i -X-18 Hornet On lanuary 9, MIDWAY is reactivated with Battle Group 1-Xl F-X and departs Nokosuka MIDWAY trapa VMA-331 Harrier lVSTOL - Vertical Short Take-Ott and landingt aircratt operating till l NN BELLEAU WOOD lLHA 31 which is steaming with the hattle group en route to Eastern -Xustralia The Max 22 Harrier operations are the first in MIDWAY's history, MIDWAY is the first Navy carrier to visit Sydney, Australia since 1072. Oxer 7.000 xisitors tour XHDXX M durinc, the 10-day port call, Ort july 10, the launch of VFA-195 WA-18 Chippy 101 marks the T6.000th catapult shot from the port tal sim e MlDWAY's recommissioning in 1970. On November 14, the EA-BB Whale makes its last run from the deck of MIDXX -Xt The NN hale is replac ed hs A K' - 2 from VRC-50, which embarks MIIJWAY on November 9 for an Indian Ocean deployment rwmguln 'I 'A x ti HEI ffa E 4 . G,-,.. A my , . , -wi... I ' 0 I i L