Kearsarge (LHD 3) - Naval Cruise Book

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Im 0 gas Jae,-ffri li Q fir i l 1 1 The ship set sail at about 3:30 in the aftemoon on 29 June and a series of events was held to make the Tiger Cruise enjoyable for all. In the early evening hours, a highlight of the cruise was a fly-by air show by an F-14 Tomcat. The aerial acrobatics wowed the crowd as everyone was on the flight deck to watch the show. Below decks, 'ligers were escorted throughout the ship, from Engineering to Navi ation from Deck to I 9 - AIMD. Each 'liger had a ' ' i f r 1-K. 'liger Personal Qualification Standard QPQSJ booklet that helped guide them on their journey to becoming honorary crew members. That evening, in the Hangar Bay, the new Harry Potter movie was shown and the Tigers called it an evening. lt had been a long day and they knew when they turned in for the evening that the next morning was homecoming. U llll'JI 'lOl