Flint (AE 32) - Naval Cruise Book

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WESTPAC 1992 lis cruise of ours started the ninth of March wrfh lots of exc±tenkeai any plenty of starch We went to HamaS for a short Ihtie stay and we started our isJt with the crew out to play The observers came era and asked us to pay saying it uas time for the ship to go through REFTRA We thought it was goina to be really tough bat it ended up being some pretty soft stuff We left out from there heading west once again knowing at our next stop the work u ouki begin The next time we docked u as in a land called Pi on a hot humid day with a beautiful sky The ship did it ' s loading setting records of course since there was the forming of the Magnum Force The force uas made using parts of the crew and the uork that they did uas outstanding n ' s true Upon us leaving P.I. heading tott-ard Sas-ebo what was king ahead the crew didn t know The ship anchored out as far as the eye could see and we had to ride boats to get liberty Then there u as ' okosuka another port in Japan So far ue were sticking to our original plan Upon OUT depaatetre beadiog back to P.I. the Peso ' s mrare teadif for the tiangs we. coudd ha On tiBs aext adveirtmre the sea ' s were so cafaai you co dteM we were headed to the isiastd of Guam Witfasead ali set we were tead ' to 30 d viliese ' s tmr next stop back in old Sasebo TIms tiBK viien we 1 the locals said See Ya, hope you have a good tsae when 90a get to Korea. ' Once we arriced it was the Air EKet ' s turn to show us all the tim s that tbey d learned The money we spent uas on leathers and shoes the shoffs were not many but aith plenty to cboose More than half of the cruise has already gone by nou where are we beaded once again to P.I. The next trip w,a.s shon about a day long and the next time we stopped we were in Hong Kong This port that we picked was done deliberately for th ' e sp ' cial purpose of some good liberty The tours that v.e took ueren ' t alw-ays fre« but once in Kowioon started our shopping spree The ship got painted by roe re K a feu and the leader of them was old Man. Sue We thnti rt we a«re to go to SaipoB bot dielast ttere was a olplaa Tlien Singapore was our BoA port of csM toreader , to ehrdkelNGEMtSOLL As we pided into port aad looked aft her aide the gaA tlBt we saw kwiced Oirf feet wide next in the very sajr.e - a . in Sasebo and Yoko w bad sooK deja% ' due to faeac iai and extia dae we i£d qtay Then it was ba ck to P. I. I ' m here to leD for one last isst and a final fare»)efl We took off for just three weeks awm o-ur Last stop is Hauaii for a three day stay The tigers were ha ipg to be wHk tiieir bived a and bead for the bar WESTPAC ini ' — BMl Scx3« Mac 4 119

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STAFF Editor: LT Susan M. Buxton Art Design: HTl(SW) Tami Bongolan Assistant Editor: LTJG Bob Gibson Photography: LT Susan M. Buxton EMFN Jim Keller Layout: LT Susan M. Buxton LTJG Bob Gibson Photo and Art Submissions LCDR Cash LTJG Calandrino LTJG Gibson EW3 West SN McClurg Tech Assist: LTJG Schlise LTJG Yi LT Miles ET2 Garza PNC Garella HT3 Wayne Holbrook SN Chris Lumpkin and anyone I have forgotten to mention!!! Well, we finally made it home. It was a long and lonely cruise, but a unique and honorable one all the same. We were given the opportunity to s ee the end of an era in PI. The distinction as the last ship to visit PI is not one to sneer at. We made many stops along the way and learned a lot. For some, this was their third cruise in 2 years. For others, we were given a chance to see the rest of the world. In the true meaning of Crew ' s Book , I thank all those people that helped me make this book a reality and hopefully these will become memories you can tell your grandchildren about some day. Best luck to all who have served. Fair winds and following seas — Editor 120 m Walswortti PublisMng Conipatty Marceline. Missouri 64658 USA Vic Nigra, 10755 Anaheim.UMesa, CA 92041 (619)660-8101