San Jose (AFS 7) - Naval Cruise Book

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FrOm:COmmander Task Group SEVEN FIVE POINT NINE NOT SINCE THE ORIGINAL GENERAL STORE HAVE CUSTOMERS RECEIVED SUCH VARIED SERVICES AND INDIVIDUAL ATTENTION AS MILITARY REGION -1 SHIPS HAVE RECEIVED FROM SAN JOSE. WE HAVE COME TO EXPECT OUTSTANDING SERVICE AND SHIP SUPPORT, BUT SAN JOSE MAKES EVEN AN EXTRA EFFORT IN PROVIDING SERVICES. THE DELIVERY OF OUR MAIL TO OUR DOORSTEP WAS WELL'RECEIVED BY ALL OF US WHO HAVE WAITED SO LONG. THE SKILLFUL FLYING BY YOUR HELO PILOTS DURING ADVERSE WEATHER AND THE SPECIAL HANDLING OF OUR MAILXPACKAGES IS SIN CERELY APPRECIATED. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR CLEARING OUT OUR MAIL IN DANANG. From: USS NEW ORLEANS THROUGHOUT NEW ORLEAN'S MONTHS IN WESTPAC AND INNUMERABLE REPLENISHMENTS, IT HAS BEEN QUITE OBVIOUS WHEN THE REPLENISHMENT SHIP HAS BEEN THE SAN JOSE. FROM THE PRO- FESSIONALISM OF YOUR PILOTS THROUGH THE EXCELLENT BANDING OF PALLETS, TO THE HIGH PERCENT OF ITEMS FILLED YOUR SERVICE IDENTIFIES YOU WITHOUT NEED OF NAME OR HULL NUM- BER. THANKS FOR ALL THE GOOD GRITS AND GREAT SERVICE. From: USS ENTERPRISE ENTERPRISE DEPLOYMENT HAS BEEN GREATLY ENHANCED BY THE CONSISTENTLY OUTSTANDING AND UNEQUALLED LOGISTIC SUPPORT RECEIVED FROM THE MAGNIFICENT SEVEN. ESPECIALLY AP- PRECIATE THE MANY ASSISTS PROVIDED IN FLEET FREIGHT DELIVERY FROM SUBIC AND DANANG THROUGHOUT THE CRUISE. A SPECIAL RECOGNITION TO YOUR MOST EXPERT HELO DET FOR OUT- STANDING AIRMANSHIP AND THE BELOW DECK CREWS FOR THE METICULOUS PREPARATION OF MA- TERIAL FOR TRANSFER. WELL DONE-WE WILL SEE YOU IN ALAMEDA. From: Commander Seventh Fleet SAVONARA. AS SAN JOSE COMPLETES OVER NINE MONTHS IN WESTPAC WATERS IN WHICH SHE WAS UNDERWAV SIXTY-THREE PERCENT OF THE TIIVIE, I COIVIIVIEND HER CREW FOR THEIR PROFESSIONAL AND DEDICATED PERFORMANCE DURING ONE OF THE MOST DEIVIANDINC PERIODS IN THE HISTORY OF SEVENTH FLEET OPERATIONS. SAN JOSE'S LOGISTIC SUPPORT FOR SEVENTHFLT TASK FORCES IN THE SOUTH CHINA SEA AND GULF OF TONKIN PRIOR TO THE CEASE FIRE CONTRIBUTED TO THE END OF HOSTILITIES IN VIETNAIVI, AND HER CREWS DILICENT WORK SINCE JANUARY HAS EN- HANCED SEVENTH FLEETS CAPABILITV TO RESPOND TO EVERY CONTINGENCY. ALL OFFICERS AND IVIEN ON SAN JOSE CAN BE JUSTLV PROUD OF THEIR SHIP. WELL DONE, VADIVI J.L.HOLLOWAY III, USN I43

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From: USS WABASH THE SUPPORT RECEIVED FROM SAN JOSE DURING OUR RECENT VERTREP WAS GREATLY APPRECE ATED. APPROXIMATELY NINETY PERCENT OF ALL REQUIREMENTS WERE RECEIVED VIHICH IS PRH HIGHEST FILL RATE EXPERIENCED BY WABASH FROM AN AFS TO DATE. ALL MILK AND CHILLED O- DUCE WAS DELIVERED IN EXCELLENT CONDITION. SAN JOSE HELO CREW SHOULD BE COMMENDED FOR THE PROFESSIONAL MANNER WITH WHICH THEY HANDLED THE MOST DELICATE LOADS. WELL DONE TO ALL CONCERNED. Xia . . fini , W L., 4 t W 4 11-'wo Sq4I1 fif:'1wr'f I L , T ----'I W I 1 or - 'I --u1i ' Egg- --X I I S4 ...QJQQASFWA fr wma- I A I From: Commander Task Force SEVEN EIGHT 1 ! VERTREP OF TASK FORCE 78 SHIPS BY SAN JOSE ON 4 APRIL WAS AN OUTSTANDING DEMONSTRA- TION OF SKILLFUL PLANNING, COORDINATION, SEAMANSHIP, AND AIRMANSHIP. IT ELICITED THE ADMIRATION OF ALL WHO WITNESSED IT INCLUDING THE DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF VIETNAM PA- TROL GUNBOAT. PLEASE EXTEND MY PERSONAL CONTRATULATIONS TO ALL HANDS. WELL DONE. RADM MCCAULEY. 142

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