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GIBRALTAR PPROPRIATELY called the Key to the lllediterraneanf' Gibraltzlr has remziinecl in British hands throughout modern history. A small town at the base of the rock houses the British colony. Gibraltar rises 1,408 feet above the water level and overlooks a nine-to-13-mile wide strait that is 40 miles long. Connecting the Rock of Gibraltar to the mainland is a low, sandy isthmus one and one-half miles long. This stretch of barren land forms a neutral zone between Britain's rock and Spain. Ancient Moorish Cnstle on Gibraltar s u estern slope Lv - I Lighthouse on southern vi f H til, of Gibrnl' ll L15 0 QOH lLl'll hl1'l0ll ill i0HYll
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in th diterranean Navy uniform creating good will and a better under- standing with the people with whom he comes in con- tact. During a regular four-month tour of duty with the Sixth Fleet, sailors on shore leave may visit Athens, Greece Q Say, we studied about the Acropolis in our history classujg Venice f It's not like the moviesulg Naples, Genoa, and Rome f I shook the Pope's hand! j: Gibraltar f So that's the big rockujg Casablanca ful didn't see Humphrey Bogartnjg Rhodes Q Dear Mom- It's wonderfulujg and a score of other places that at- tract tourists the world over. ,H Like his predecessor Admi- ji- U I ral Forrest P. Sherman, now -Q N 1l- Chief of Naval Operations, C 1,f.. i Fleet Commander Ballentine -+1 is a student of the Mediter- Ffa-, ' ' ranean. Having served in the ii' if .. 1, - J: .52 F N Med on two cruises as an V Q., ,gi ,W aircraft carrier division com- l mander he unhesitatin l de- Qi 1? scribes his duty HS thi ybest in the Navy. His guest book 5: '. reads like an international Who's Who, it is inscribed with names of kings and queens, presidents, governors, mayors, cardinals and bishops, dukes and duchesses. He collects and reads avidly everything published about the Mediterranean, supplementing his reading knowledge during calls with tours and conversations with officials. Each visit is a good will mission. Newspapers of the countries of the Mediterranean refer to Admiral Ballen- tine's ships as the friendly fleet. Rarely do all the ships of the Sixth Fleet call at the same port at the same time. After Fleet-exercises, or perhaps a mock amphibious landing on some foreign shore with the approval of the government concerned, units and groups are detached to visit various ports. Later ,,,,, all meet at sea to continue i-,, thei1'f1'aif1iUS- FOF the Signififam diP10' . 'PHN matic chore of extending the 'lf Fleet's good will to local ofli- ' l Admiral Ballentine is 1'f-- 'R'y -.:-' Q .'2:1 1 Cla-S' - assisted by two rear adnnrals, 1 U Zbu the commanders of the cruiser -.,'f and carrier divisions included . ., with the Fleet. Their sched- 4. .. , AX X ule in port is a busy one. The 'ii jrg' entire llrst day in port may be spent in calling on local officials, with the evening devoted to an official reception. The second day sees the local authorities returning the Ad1niral's call on shipboard. Whenever possible, a recep- tion is held on board the flagship to repay local courtesies. Greeting the press, attending local church services and public celebrations and reviewing parades make the schedule in port a crowded one. Only Admiral Ballentine's innnediate staff of twenty officers and about one hundred and fifty men remain in the Mediterranean area for a period longer than four months. Staff personnel normally stay from eighteen to twenty months supervising the training of each succes- sive group. In most cases, the married staff members have their wives and families in Europe with them, some residing at Villefranche or Cap Ferrat on the French Riviera, others in Naples and Rome, with some fol- lowing the Fleet. Over holiday periods, the members of the staff may go on leave or their wives and families may join them at the port where they happen to be tem- porarily based. The bulk of the Fleet's fuel oil is obtained from tankers. With the exception of some fresh fruits, vegetables and other perishables, all supplies are brought out in ships from the United States about every six weeks. Perishables are pur- chased locally by the individ- .. ., .Z , ABQ Z Qt Kvffgk 4 iiv 5 M , '.,.w-.1 ol -ifrfe-6,.' sf? if f 'ay L 4' a.Y..s.,,, f . 4 f , fl 5 4? L 5 A s :V 6 X? Xl j A 42- V' l ,7 5 f -. ,KN T, gf 'S l X62 if X f I 7 1 f MWA' f N f I N , 3 1,5 - 7 L A: 2' wt-1 an fi ual ship supply officers but only when such supplies are in excess of local needs. Bids are requested for the ma- terial needed and the order is given to the lowest bidder capable of meeting specifications. Large-scale replenishments of food, fuel oil, aviation gasoline and other supplies, an all hands job, are cus- tomarily made in replenishment anchorages, where staff members make a minimum of olhcial calls. Necessary replenishments also are effected while the ships are at sea, perfecting the techniques developed during World War II for keeping the Fleet uninterruptedly in action. The communication system in the Sixth Fleet, as in all large and complex organizations, is the coordinating lifeline. Few activities of the Navy compare with the Sixth Fleet command in volume of communications traffic handled. Scores of radio and visual messages are initiated and received on board the Fleet flagship daily, keeping far-flung operations at all times under control. Mail from the United States is delivered by Military Air Transport Service planes on an average of five days after it is posted, if the ships are in 13011. Mail for the Fleet is hrst deposited at Port Lyauty, French Morocco, where it is sorted and bagged for individual ships. Then it is flown to the ports where the ships are anchored or scheduled to call. VVhen the ships arrive in port, mail is awaiting them. As in all military organizations, this is an important factor in keeping high the spirits of men away from their loved ones. Duty with this potent Med- iterranean force is prized. A nineteen-year-old flagship ra- dioman comments: 1've been out here three months now. Time goes fast. Maybe it's because we're always doing something. I joined the Navy to see the world, and believe me, I'm seeing it. A salt in the staff communications gang chimes in: I shipped over just to get this duty and I consider sea duty in the Med as the best there is. I've been out here for over two years and after I get back to the States to see my folks, I'm putting in for this duty again. This is the United States Sixth Fleet, described by Admiral Sherman as a powerful factor in maintaining the policies and prestige of the United States in the Mediterranean. It is a far cry from those early days when the sheer boldness and daring of one man named Decatur made history in these waters and set the pat- tern for what is more easily felt than defined as Navy tradition.
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