Blue Ridge (LCC 19) - Naval Cruise Book

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I m w»%w maimmimsm BAYANIHAN I BLUE RIDGE arrived overseas on her third deployment in early November, and after a very short period of preparation, departed for the Philippines with the newly embarked CTF-76 and 9th MAB Staffs. Her purpose there was the command of a joint United States — Republic of the Philippines amphibious ex- ercise on and around the island of Mindoro. The exer- cise was planned to test the readiness of elements of the US and Philippines Navies and Marine Corps. The exercise, code named Bayanihan , a Tagalog word meaning working together, included antisubmarines tests, pre-invasion intelligence gathering work, an amphibious assault and finally a salvage exercise that saw BLUE RIDGE taken in tow by the USS RECLAIMER (ARS-42). 24 kSiiri

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