Eugene A Greene (DD 711) - Naval Cruise Book

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WHERE BUT A FEW U S NAVY SHIPS ROLE IN SHOWING THE FLAG IOFFER MY SUCCESSFUL JOURNEY EACH OFFICER OPPORTUNITY TO ACT AS A REPRE THE SUCCESS OF YOUR EFFORTS CAN STABILITY IN THIS AREA AND LEAVE GOOD LUCK AND SMOOTH SAILING fqiss ff' 'X N ik 5 Jil XX? 2 wk it if Xxx! fn 1 fl . Q 'I 'D In 1962 GREENE Ikeceglsged FRAM MK1 overhaul in Boston Shipyard, BostonW,Massachusetts. Post FRAM check-out completed, GREENE joined Task Group ALFA for the conduct of HUK exercises both in the Atlantic and Mediterranean during the period 1963-1964. In 1965 GREENE carried out duties as a Gemini recovery ship in the Caribbean in addition to her duties as pat of Task Group ALPHA. In June 1966, after completion of ASW operations in the Caribbean, the GREENE deployed to WESTPAC as a unit of Destroyer Squadron 32. In the Gulf of Tonkin she acted as plane guard to United States aircraft carriers USS CONSTELLATION and USS CORAL SEA, and was active in shore bombardment in support of U.S. and South Vietnamese troops in Viet Nam. Deploying from WESTPAC on 11 November 1966 as a unit of DESRON 32, GREENE arrived in Norfolk, Virginia on 17 December 1966 After completing a six month overhaul in the Norfolk Naval Shipyard, on 6 August 1967, GREENE deployed to Guantanamo for refresher training During Operational Readiness Training on 16 September 1967 in GTMO CDR EMIL F WASNIEWSKI relieved CDR EARLE W SAPP s C mmandzng Officer of the GR EENE Two weeks later ter completion of the ORI GREENE returned to Norfol ember 1967 the GREENE with Commander Destroyer ivfszon 322 embarked deployed from Destroy er and Subm ne Piers Norfolk Virginia for the Middle East From Decemb 1967 through April 1968 GREENE effected her dut as goodwill ambassador to the people of the Middle st through Operation Handclasp and the People to P ple Program These programs in volve working hand in hand with rendering assistance to meeting socially h and meeting in friendly competi tion with people e the United States Community work projects childr parties presentations of school books athletic equipm medical and clothing con tributions to various or nizations in Kenya Ethiopia Saudi Arabia Iran Mauri us Bahrain Island and Pakistan strengthened the ties betwef ng the Middle East and the United States On . . n l rl I a t .Ou , . 0 1 . . o C4 VICE ADMIRAL DUNCAN , ia IE I1 M W' ' W fmtgiin- 1 A :jf ffm: TTTT- its V11

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