USS Tarawa (LHA 1) - Naval Cruise Book

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COME DOWN HERE! ln the middle of a VERTREP evolu- . . . . t' , ll hitt' t t CH-4 15th MEU's Aviation Combat Element CACEJ maintained tgoaiif itzvggveil ues O ge a 6 a high state of readiness through constant training and maintenance. We supported the Marines on the beach With continuous 24-hour flight operations, sending the jets at night and operation helos by day. All of us remem- ber clearly the sound of Harriers taking off at Reveille! A In addition to the combat sorties training and mainte- nance of the ACE the steady stream of mail from the beach det in Bahrain never seemed to end! As the flagship of the Amphibious Ready Group CARGJ seniorpersonnel were constantly arriving and departing for various plan- ning meetings. VERTREP was an all-handsfmonster that Worked the entire ship to exhaustion in a day. TARAWA required constant replenishment having spent as much as 107 days at sea! l ll T T L h gl 4 A TARAWA worked nearly non-stop throughout the deployment, supporting all aspects of air operations. The T In the end as We Watched the last bird leave We felt relief and a great sense of satisfactionat the accomplish- ments of the last six monthsg A T T yt T u gy l l 1 f L 1 . I 1 Q ui ALL HANDSMANYoUR - 'f , N ,W ' fl 2 ' ' , at l MAIL, ANYONE? LAUNCH CAT! The amount of mail brought on by air An AV-8B Harrier races down the was rivalled only by the amount of Tram-Line on a mission for Opera- FOD produced by its delivery! tion Southern Watch.

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