Coral Sea (CV 43) - Naval Cruise Book

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s the second oldest active-duty Ll.S.-aircraft,carriers i p siii the Mediterranean Sea, the shrill of the Bosun's pipe sounds reveille.'Thosesynotes whtchtjcoulcl rs wake the dead from their eternal sleep only slowly stir life into her CI'CW.yFf0fTlgtttl1Cg isl4iPPer the fireman on watch down in the hole, another day, beginsponl eert ifts rsrl 5 itir , On the flight deck and hangar deck, many have spentjthe slily sorties. Plane captain's give canopies a final touch beforegthejpileitfsjy Kisyb iit Boss calls over the 5-MC to clear the flight deckt,fJegti ssy siiyr listt T silence. The Ageless Warrior is awake. f itlrlisi tiirf iiriri i1i srll sfyr A llri i ssl ifsii iitfss lsrl An F X A-I8 Hornet Strike-Fighter rolls onto cat isi armed, and the launch bar is lowered intotthe iyis s cntePUlt 0fficer's ritual encls With his hnntl tencliins i t srtil ri i s lhrches dewn the deck and is eirherne, nn One ll r ef it l ei . As quickly as One 8rcUP lsnnches enethernis i the next mcrnins' Ancther i3 tc 20 hcnrs ill the lncltY Ones: quick meals, celcl lneelsfenicl s i f ight cf f Winters celd ltiss send ,hcneewnriinesls il r Pclicv against terrnrismc Between its letter that inst arrived. Life threttghetit the fleet- Ahesrtl CQRNQ deY's work. if or ls'lt yr l r s yi sr t fn r rt s After seven and e helf nnenthsf the hernePcrt en lVlsY l9f l935 ending the l:fA'l8's East Coast intrednetlsnirmtcl , l f ttf Wcrlcl nPersticnsf culminating With terrorist training facilities' A V tsii slii T A riisaiiil sislrs iit As With 'nest tlePl0Y'nents, it ster lf that sevst 'ccinehttcls seen' en Of the tugs, the Ageless Warrior' elrnest three'Yenrs, CORAL SEA Chee out into the Atlantic, it Wes 985' QORAL SEA feleblafed the Replamng th? tacucal let alteteft Oldsmobile piloted by Lieutenant Boost yyrf the Glds Salled down the flight deck and two days later' CORAL SFA s'ea Te'fl time , t, absence as 3 Slxfh Hee' um' O'l.he last Mefl'te 'a ea Frmse ln. '?57', ll tii affmn' ln mg' 'l was th? Llbyan Crms' citizens and interests. Historically, CORAL lfi several world situations where national interests tfyii SORAL SEA! todalf S Gwooffm b d'la T' Hawkeyes and Sea Kings from Carrier Air ,lrr F X A-I8 strike-fighter were making their first h For a ship that was scheduled to retire several, er Crew plans to keep her that way. That S int car fi lsf stty igy P i T . fiti underscored by challenge after challenge, from securedfllihgpfyi rstss stsrf isstritt 2 trse ssft A itf flight operations and from routine exercises to combat encompassed the full spectrum of air, surface, and A tfrf sfi, f entire Mediterranean. A - ' ff :if si, NATO environment The war-seaso P Y t e Ageless WalfiflmffiWltlilii:theerfiiittltsflfiiiii35il9lii,stlf5Qv ttrrrrt - ' ' ' ned veteran, CORAL SEA, andyitheehew ik.dy r h iisy ii1,,,sg sy,l Wing l3, hit the Mediterranean running and re d t t tftf A q 1' on types ges, iilyi T ssggrl 3 Y tt? meetanyfycommitment. if - srsirt srisrsi istr i srst , I ,, l VV , , , K K- LVLV t s fps ,X i i

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