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top: AMERICA receiving Admiral Flatley Award, 1969 bottom: Testing AMERICA ' S Water Washdown System, 1969 ; ' ■ ISMC 1 ifi- ■ . 17
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SHIP ' S LOG After a brief period of leave and upkeep in Norfolk, AMERICA returned to sea on 6 September 1974 to par- ticipate in the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) exercise Northern Merger . Naval and shore units from nine of the NATO countries participated in the two-week exercises which included a port visit to Portsmouth, England. Following an 11-month shipyard period AMERICA em- barked on her fifth Mediterranean deployment on 15 April 1976. An early accomplishment of this deployment was the aid provided by the ship in the evacuation of American and foreign nationals during the civil conflict in Lebanon. Returning from this deployment in October, 1976, AMERICA rejoined the fleet after a three-month shipyard period in Portsmouth, Virginia. On 10 June 1977, the ship led a five-ship task group that deployed to South America. During this five-week period, AMERICA and other ships of the task group conducted exer- cises with units of the Brazilian Navy. This marked the first time in history that Brazilian aircraft operated from the deck of an American carrier. 1 , f top: AMERICA ' S first wedding; Capt. Mrs. T.W. Kaugher, USMC 26 July, 1969 bottom: Last carrier landing for T-28, 23 October, 1979 16
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SHIPS LOG 29 September 1977 saw AMERICA leaving Norfolk for her sixth Mediterranean deployment. The cruise included intensive flight operations, participation in the annual NATO National Week XXI fleet exercises and port visits to Italy, Spain, and Yugoslavia. AMERICA returned to her Norfolk homeport in late April 1978. AMERICA again embarked Carrier Air Wing Eleven, a west coast air wing, and departed Norfolk on her tenth extend- ed deployment in March of 1979. She conducted operations with assets of the Sixth Fleet and NATO, and returned to Nor- folk in September 1979. The AMERICA conducted initial carrier qualifications for the F A-18 Hornet before entering the Norfolk Naval Shipyard for one year. In November 1980, AMERICA commenced preparations for deployment. Preparations included serving as the Flagship for READEX 1-81 conducted in the Puerto Rican Op area. After a successful Operational Readiness Exam and becoming the First carrier to pass Operational Propulsion Plant Ex- amination in recent years, AMERICA stood down before a deployment that would include Atlantic, Mediterranean and Indian Ocean Operations. • Mii Atneric 18
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