Pocono (AGC 16) - Naval Cruise Book

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1968 was a full and interesting year aboard POCONO, for this was the year of the shipyard. Of our eight months spent away from homeport, 6 of them were directly connected with this all-important phase of a Navy ship's career. All of the work done in the Boston Naval Shipyard was culminated in Refresher Training at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba and at Amphibious Operational Training at Little Creek, Virginia. During these periods long hours and hard work were the rule, not the excep- tion. By pulling together as a team the crew accomplished much in Boston and attained a high level of proficiency during both periods of training. - I ' But not all was hard work. There were times for fun and relaxation both in Boston and in the sunny Caribbean. In late January VADM L.M. MUSTIN and his staff embarked,and we sailed away from wintery Norfolk for five weeks of sun in such warm places as Key West, the Virgin Islands, and Puerto Rico. We had several ship's parties and were well represented at several higher command functions. Late in November, RADM D. F. WELCH, Commander Amphibious Group FOUR embarked in Norfolk and POCONO was once again a flagship. But all of the work, play, travel and friendships add up to one thing: memories of an -exciting year. The next few pages are an attempt to give you some idea of what a year this has been. Perhaps we can capture for you some of those memories, so come back with us to January and sail through the year. BON VOYAGE! CAPT P. H. BARKLEY, USN Com anding Officer CDR A. L. ZICHT, USN Executive Officer LTJG D. L. CARROLL, USN Public Affairs Officer Writer: LTJG Carroll .Photography: PH 2 C. Slater, PH 3 A. Boland, ,AN E. Merritt Printing: LI 1 C. Miller, LI 2 R.Irizarry, LI 3 T. Anthony, LI 3 M.Janis