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INDIAN OCEAN OPERATIONS 5-18 JULY 1979 Leaving Subic M.i on 5 )ul . wc headed southwesi across tin South ( hina Sea. Near Singapore, «c joined USS BADGER, USS BREW r()N, USS RATHBURNE, and USNS PASSUMPSK on K July. Tin ti i ships formed TASK (iKOl ' P 75.3, commanded In ( aptain II. I Boyle, ( OMDI SRON J3. Our group spent eight weeks together, making .1 wide circuit of the Indian Ocean area. One major objective of our mission was to prove thai .1 surface task group could handle an Indian Ocean operation without tin support of .tit aircraft carrier. Another major objective of TASK OROl ' P 75.3 was sea-going diplomacy for the United States. We showed the flag in .1 remote, but politically important part of the world. Our group succeeded in both respects and earned the praise of Rear Admiral Alex Sine lair. ( OM- MANDER TASK FORCE 75. Proceeding through the Straus of Malacca and across the Bay ol Bengal, our group arrived in ( olumbo, Sri Lanka on I 1 Jub. Sri Lanka is the large island east of India ' s southern tip. The- country was formerly know n as ( ej Ion. Our four days in ( olumbo were loaded with opportunities to exper- ience the- Sri Lankan w a of life- an el present our own. Libert) ae tivities centered on shopping, tours, and athletic competition. The Sri Lankans were eager, eapable, anel good-nature el bargainers. The ( hristian. Bucl- elhist, Hindu, anel Muslim religions are represented in Sri Lanka. ( 1 ■ w members toured several edifices and the ancient temple- site at Kaneb. We carried our people-to-people diplomacy with the formal as well as the informal. On IS July, a reception was held on JOl ' LTT ' s Might Deck, attended by 100 Nil ' s and so officers from the TASK GROUP. During the reception, Sri Lankan dancers presented a culture show on the pier be low . Ambassador W ' rigg ins anel Commodore Bovle CO-hoSted a luncheon for senior foreign government representatives in JOULTT ' s Wardroom the next day. We established friendships with members of the Sri Lankan Navy. bin welcomed our visit, toured our ship, and sent the following message upon our departure: It was a pleasure to have hael ou visit us. i hope ou have enjoyed your mmi and will carry back with you pleasant memories of Sn Lanka. Good luck ami Hon Voyage.
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