Coral Sea (CVA 43) - Naval Cruise Book

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GETTING IT TOGETHER is just what it infers The preparation for a deployment to the Western Pacific means many things and trying to list them all would be an almost impossible task. However the most important single item on this list would be Combat Readiness. With about a fifty percent turnover in the crew from the last cruise, training is mandatory. Not only must we eat and live together, but most importantly, we must learn to work together as a team. From the Bridge to the Flight Deck, to the Hangar Deck, to the TV Studio, to Engineering. Just ask anyone aboard who ' s job is most important and they will answer, Mine. Maybe rightly so. It is impossible to catch everything that goes on during this period of time and to put it in four pages. However, we have tried to hit the highlights of what went on before deployment. Equipment must be checked and rechecked to msura everything is operating properly The tail hook of the ship ' s COD. Triple Nuts, snags onto the arresting wire and records the 25O.0OOth trap

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The Coral Sea II returns after performing one of Iter ntany publicity cruises. Above. Between exercises tfte sftip stopped many times in San Diego. During one such stop on June 8, 1974, the ship had an All Hands picnic at the park across from the pier. Below. Some of the crew had a chance to visit Mexico and the bull fights. Carol Doda, ' The perfect 36 . tries on her Coral Sea VIP cap presented in recognition of her newly-acquired status as an Honorary Crewperson . Jack Block. Chairman of the Coral Sea Committee, admires the fit.