USS Enterprise (CVN 65) - Naval Cruise Book

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DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY USS ENTERPRISE CVN-65 FLEET POST OFFICE AE 09543-2810 ll I Welcome aboard Team Enterprise! No other carrier in the history of the United States Navy, or any other navy, evokes the emotion and imagery of USS Enterprise (CVN 65). Enterprise is the world ' s most fa- mous combat-ready warship. Its reputation is based on a proud record encompassing world diplomacy, deterrence and engaging the enemy when required. Our mission: Keep international waters free for all nations. In carrying out that mission, no other warship is as capable, flexible or powerful. By launching and recovering air- craft from the embarked air wing, an impressive array of weapons can be employed for defense, long and short range attack, anti-submarine warfare, reconnaissance, electronic warfare and battle group projection. Enterprise dominates the sea and air and can project its power far ashore. Enterprise is the world ' s first nuclear-powered aircraft carrier. With eight reactors, the ship can steam in excess of 30 knots with unlimited endurance. Its reactors can gener- ate enough to power to supply a small city the size of Minneapolis. With the ship ' s company, air wing, and the embarked staff of the Enterprise Battle Group, nearly 5,000 men and women call Enterprise home. It ' s literally a floating city with an airport on the roof and all the facilities needed to support so many individuals. Enterprise has living quarters and numerous dining facilities for all the embarked personnel, complete with bake shop and kitchens and refrigerators. There are evapora- tion plants for converting seawater to freshwater, a police force (Master-at-Arms), a laundry, a print shop, retail stores, medical dental clinics, radio television stations, two daily newspapers, machine laboratory calibration and maintenance shops, a fire de- partment, banking (disbursing), barber shops, weather station, sewage plants, a post office and many other necessary support facilities. In addition, there are hundreds of shops, stations and work centers devoted to maintenance, damage control, navigation and the combat missions of Enterprise. But it is more than metal, compartments, electronic equipment and aircraft. What makes Enterprise great, and is the real source of its power, are the men and women who live and work aboard the ship — Sailors from every state and a wide variety of backgrounds and experience. Over 3,000 Sailors make up the 18 separate departments aboard Enterprise. Over 1,800 officers and airmen make up the squadrons of the air wing. Combined, they make the Enterprise Air Wing team the most harmonious, effective and powerful force for peace and deterrence anywhere - people and ship and aircraft - ready to GO, FLY, FIGHT and WIN!

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Jrouide a responsive, mooile strike force in support of national interests.