Sylvania (AFS 2) - Naval Cruise Book

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Q K X r of 41 Pls Housing welcome A mrdmovmnq torrential downpour on Merch 18 'Dried to dampen the tptrttt ot flmiltdl! Ind owed ones greeting the Crew ot USS Sytvnrwtl lFSs2tl1the romtmt stores ship putled heck roto NM Norfolk hnmepnrt qy1Vll'1ll,WHh HC-6 Oet Four embarked, muted the ttrst ship to return home following e seven-month Mediter- ranean and Pefelen Gult deployment in suppod ot Operation Desert Storm iPhoto by JO2rAWb Sentord N Palmer? f 'v' yr .hw 1.g'f 1'1 ,-V .'1'-' Z 7 ' o 42 W 1 D F6915 6k3lW 'UCD QSCVP 'wh 'Xvf' I V, , :N H .X hu , n I ,1'uMI3oo1.,,o X, U gs. xr Xpfnq 4 Vubly QAIKXINIVYO 131, N, 'S ' ttf 'O ' A if ' 4 ,tl, t '1 7 ' 1' 1 P 1't. KQV C Do, C YJ' 'Nh rs 4 .1 . r 1 ar . f gt -'r 4 30' ' N-,X ?C5'f'1P ' DD 'N or a Q. Q I .N ' Y ll I H 'L .tlw lr,..',,s -MXNJVQ Eye V- O. lmqlpy- ns ljrym-,QI K. . , . 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RADH Mixson, Commander, Carrier Group TWO, Conmmandvr of Naval Forces in the Rvd Se-ax I want lc,JUx.ml-1 Um USS SYLVANIA and QVCW fm' thc' wut vg11mn:4l 7-.tIfJfJCQH 1 that ycgm have?Dl'Ci::vnf'1r'f1tmthcfPwf5Sm4 Pm!1lcffc3f'CC' Your corxxrnbutwwf tcatMc'lAUwc1 Frcrncvs an support ofOgsfwsatsf,r11-,TDKSY H T SWE LD and DESERT STORM Max bum nugrwrb Wutlwfbmlt tlw Qijlftf, fCAll2it 79lV zmvocrk that thc 0HzClQr'1. mari www mf Nw ff3YL VAN!A havff pr'0vnd0f1,r!'w SsY'iulxty!r1'r.,x1'f!AsttUUCP Carrier battlf? grrcmp r,vpm4 mfr1m. wciruld have bcffra ar-vmc'!y ,!ilI 1 3f,JfA'! wi NT hc com- ments I havfjr VCC f'g'!VVf1fl mu Um mhw wmrs m the Rod SUR 5-all Hsfjlf Mr that the SYLVANIA IS fmffmd gm Iifjfgff Commodore Nelson, Commander,Task Force SIX THREE: As the professlonals aboard SYLVANIA head home to lanuly and lrlends you carry our heartfelt thanks and Cldl'flll'8ClOll for a very dlHlCUll gob done extremely well. From the moment of lnchop, SYLVANIA was called upon to provlde short-fused support to fleet custom- ers from MAMBA STATION to the Red Sea. Super SYLVANIA more than llved up to her namesake, VIGILANT PROVIDER, by conslstently belng at the rlght place, at the rlgllt tlme, wlth the rlght maternal. SYLVANlA's cut above performance was evldent from the moment of loadlng for deployment. THE VIGILANT PROWOEPCS outstandung accomplnsh- ments lnclude: -Underway from Norfolk on I0 days notlce! 30 days Carly. -Flrst On-Statlon AFS an the Red Sea lll support of Operatlons DESERTSHIELD and DESERTSTORM. -Total of over I77 customers served. -l9,384 total pallets transferred. 20.500 tons of sup plles. -Over 35.000 requlsltlons processed. HC SIX, DET FOUR accompllshments are gust as lmpresslve. -Transferrlng nearly 5.000 tons of supplles. 9l5 passengers, l0 medlvacs. and 3l,000 pounds of mall whale logglng over 700 accldent-free flymg hours. All thus lncludlng a 30-day extenslon on deployment and malntalnlng a 98 percent fell rate are a credlt to the offvcers an crew Your performance has been exemplary. Best washes for a safe return home. RADM Glenn, Commander, Combat Lo- gistics Group TWO: The COllgl'LllL1l4HlCJHS .md dvscupzmm. Q1 your prOff3SSuon:1I pQr'fQf'm.mc v aw but .l?1lT1.lHSQ llUffJ'0 Of the OUISIQHIGIHQ day-to-d.1y 5up5,mrt ycjm hav? prov:dQd I0 our forces WL'3l'kl!Xj1k,3L 3l'Al dw Labvrsan Comnngency Opwpunun .md thc Mlllli-NLil.lC'GJllL?l Forces supporung DESERT STORM Dcs,psw and Gglrlycg1cg'p.n'u11vfur civpioynwnt,you ha! thc? dcfcks runmng and ammvdu.atviy w,t4ab1u1Jwd A supcrncpr lcwcfl cgsf support an dw tcmghmt of tumcfs Stand tall and prcmd, you 'XHVU dvmon- strntcd ycmu arc the bmi, VVc'2!ccnrmf hcamrxf' RADM Gee, Commandvr, Cruise-r Dv- stroyer Group EIGHT: H. , ,You Wil' bf' l'Hf'.'1.!'r1f!M UW 'Aigwf Iv fqnfgqfyqgyy- snap and stcrlmg pffv'ff'narmam0 nf ymn vmucf- Crow durung Nw rnnnmncma c'Qvcfml11tsf'1m pmf formed by sYLvANm ADM Howe, Commander in Chief,U.S. Naval Forces Europe: 'Congratualations on an outstanding deploy- ment. The Liberian Contingency Cperation and the war in the Middle East tested your mettle. You met the test with flying colors. VVhethersupportingSl-lARP EDGEor DESERT Sl-llELD!STORM,you have demonstrated con- sistent effectiveness and exceptional compe- tence. The firstAFS to work the Red Sea Battle Zone,you were constantly in motion keeping the Fleet supplied and ready. You can take great satisfaction that your efforts made a significant contribution to the fighting edge and endurance of the Fleet at war. You have earned the right to share in the triumph of DESERT STORM. You were. indeed. The VIGILANT PRGVIDER. As you return to reunions with loved ones. do so knowing you have served our country with distinction. Have a safe and joyous return. Well done. ONE LAST SHOT L14 0'--I 9 rg... +I ff' ' ' III!! I ' . v . , -.r ff s-I'ff1'f'- I I V . p ' W . ' 4 I ' v ' USS Sylvania Dc-so-rt Storm Cruise-book 'f,P9f2 lNSjl CA girl? pfirkh R 1,n!.rnsf!1f1Q.Y 9119: HH! C he fry HH! 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