Kitty Hawk (CVA 63) - Naval Cruise Book

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UNION OF SOVIET SOCIALIST REPUBLICS

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.t . H llul ;ill is not at sea in the SIlVlvN ' l 1 1 I- leet. Its shijjs liave llio privileci e of cominJ4 into the various (Xjrts and harhors of l- ar ICast countries. ' I ' his allows -lii|)s to ,;ive siiore leave and recreation to their crews and in s jme porls to replenish and effect minor repairs. 1 hese jjort visits arc more than just a lf)ok ; I a foreign country. livery man becames a dijjlrjmat as a jjciple-to- pe )|)le ambassador of K ' x ' dwill. Men give blood, donate iheir time and money to those less fortunate, and flisplay iheir shij). These and cjther activities and the sailors ex- emijlary behavior on the whole, ensure that welccmie mats arc out for members of the SliVli.N ' J ' H Fleet. But, after what seems like oidy a few hours in port, it ' s back to sea again. The SKVICNTII Meet has been ready now since it ' s beginning in 191. ' . After World War II fleet ships began the series of oKicial calls to various Western Pacific ports that are still continued today in direct support of American diplomacy in the Far East. There ' s been little chance for a letdown. Since 1949, i ' ormosa has been in the headlines. In 1950, Korea. Throughout the Fifties, Southeast Asia sizzled with one lonflict after another. In August of 1959 quick SEVENTH l- ' lcct action smothered a hot spot in Laos. Again in the [jring of 1962, when the Laotian Crisis threatened to spread into Thailand, the SEVENTH Fleet sent troops ashore iiid its ships stocid by. The crisis was cooled. Today, there is still South Viet Nam. An uneasy quiet till hangs over the Formosan Straights. There are occa- sional flareups in Korea. A break at While Beach READY POWER EOR PEACE ! 9 .At the same time, the history of the SEVENTH Fleet is filled with humanitarian gestures as examples of good- will and understanding for those in need. For example, in 1959, the carrier KIvARSARGE evacuated 3,200 people from by helicopter from Nagoya after Typhoon Vera swept through the Southern Japanese city with 1(S() miles per hour winds. Why? If one is not yet clear why KTTTV 1L ' K sails with the SEVEN ' TH Fleet, let him hear the words of Vice Admiral William . . Schoech. His remarks were made concerning the threat of communism on the occasion of his relief as Commander SbA ' ENTH Meet by Admiral Moorer in October 1962 aboard KITTY HAWK. We have become familiar with the constant probing, the unrelenting search for the soft »ixits in the free world, the unceasing attempt to extend the influence of commu- nism over free men by whatever means possible. These facts are entirely clear to us. What is needed is an i-qually clear demonstration of free world determination not to yit ' ld to either armed force or to coercion of any kind. Our conviction, our independence, i ur hrmness of be- lief, our determination to remain strong is being tested every day. For the loreseeable future, it is our special task to meet this test, to accept the challenge. This then, is why we have a SEVEVTH Fleet in the Western Pacific, to provide a needed strength and the readi ness to meet any and all contengencies...a powerful, flexi- ble, mobile self-sustaining instrument of enlightened nation- al policv. This, then, is whv KITTY ll.XWK deijlovcd. A helpin, hand

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