Conflict (MSO 426) - Naval Cruise Book

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P 0107352 MAR 68 ' FROM CTF ONE ONE FIVE TO TF ONE ONE FIVE CTU SEVEN TWO PT THREE PT FIVE INFO CO'VI NAV FORV BT 1 THE TREMENDOUS SUCCESS ACHIEVED TODAY MUST NOT TEMPT US TO DROP OUR GUARD, 2. THIS IS MOST OPPORTUNE TIME FOR US TO BE CAUGHT CONGRATULATING OURSELVES WHILE THE PANTRY IS BEING RAIDED. 3. THE POSSIBILITY EXISTS THAT OTHER TRAWLERS ARE ENROUTE AND DON'T KNOW HOW GOOD WE ARE. HEADS UP! BT ,RO 104232 - :FROM CINCPACFLT FO COMAVFORV NFO COMUSMACV TF ONE ONE FIVE OMPHIBPAC FTRAWLER INCIDENTS I SKILLFUL FXECUTION OF MARKET TIME OPERATIONS WHICH RESULTED IN RECENT HDESTRUCTION OF THREE NVN TRAWLERS WAS YAN OUTSTANDING DEMONSTRATION OF EXPERT COORDINATION TEAMWORK AND QPROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE 2. DESTRUCTION OF THESE TRAWLERS HAS EFFECTIVELY DENIED THE ENEMY ACCESS TO A SUBSTANTIAL AMOUNT OF CRITICAL SUPPLIES AT A TIME WHEN HE COULD LEAST AFFORD SUCH LOSS OUR CRUCIAL IN COUNTRY SITUATION CAN ONLY PROFIT FROM RESULTS SUCH AS THESE 3 WELL DONE ADMIRAL HYLAND 43 I f' 4 U- Ji, if ' BT . 5 . Q Q BT K .

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C0 GRA T ULA TOR Y MESSAGES R 012331Z MAR 68 FROM COMINERON NINE TO COMINEDIV NINE ONE INFO COMINEPAC COMINEFLOT ONE MINEDIV NINE ONE BT IT IS MOST GRATIFYING TO NOTE THAT THE OPERATION WAS CONDUCTED IN SUCH A MANNER ON SUCH SHORT NOTICE. THIS IS INDICATIVE OF A CONTINUOUS HIGH DEGREE OF PROFICIENCY BY MINEDIV 91. CONGRATULATIONS ON A JOB WELL DONE CAPT HARMON R. JOY BT R 050545Z FEB 68 FROM CTG 70.5 TO TU 70.5.3 INFO COMSEVENTHFL COMINEPAC COMINERON 9 COMINEDIV 91 BT YOUR PERFORMANCE DURING THE MCM OPERATIONS WAS OUTSTANDING. TU 70.5.3 READINESS FOR SWEEP OPERATIONS AGAINST LIVE MINES WITH A MINIMUM OF NOTICE IS INDICATIVE OF THE HIGH LEVEL OF PROFICIENCY YOU HAVE MAINTAINED DESPITE LONG AND ARDUOUS MARKET TIME PATROLS. IAM PROUD THAT THE FLEET CAN NOW GO SAFELY WHERE YOU HAVE BEEN, CAPT W, H. HARDCASTLE JR USN BT 42 R 050156Z FROM CINCPAC TO COMUSMACV INFO CINCPACFLT COMSEVENTHFLT COMNAVFORV CTF ONE ONE FIVE COMCOGARDACTS VIETNAM BT TRAWLER INCIDENT 1. ON 29 FEB MARKET TIME FORCES ' DETECTED FOUR TRAWLERS SUSPECTED OF PREPARING TO ATTEMPT SIMULTANEOUS LANDINGS AT WIDELY SEPARATED LOCATIONS IN SOUTH VIETNAM. THE , TRAWLERS WERE SKILLFULLY KEPT UNDER COVERT SURVEILLANCE UNTIL A M THEIR FINAL APPROACH TO LANL N THE? SOUTH VIETMANESE COAST. ATTACKING SURFACE UNITS OF THE U,S, NAVY AND I COAST GUARD IN TF 115, THE VNN, AND Q AIRCRAFT CAUSED DESTRUCTION OF THREE ARMS CARRIERS. THE FOURTH TURNED BACK OUTSIDE OF SOUTH VIETNAMESE TERRITORIAL WATERS. 2. THIS ALERT ACTION AND SMOOTHLY COORDINATED EFFORT IS WORTHY OF HIGH PRAISE. 3. TO ALL PARTICIPATING COMMANDS AND UNITS, WELL DONE U.S.G. SHARP .1

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