Lexington (CVT 16) - Naval Cruise Book

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- LEXINGTON has quite a unique role - she is the Navy's only training carrier, and her primary mission, as it has been since the LADY LEX arrived in Pen- sacola in 1962, is the qualification of pilots - both basic and advanced students as well as refreshing the fleet and reserve pilots. In fact, the LEXINGTON flight deck handles everything from sophisticated A-6 to the tireless T-28 and she often does from six in the morning to midnight without a break in stride. The next few I pages portray only a few of the myriad squadrons that come to qualify onboard this venerable ship. We do our job extraordinarily well considering the LADY is approaching her 30th birthday, she's the world's oldest aircraft carrier and she is manned by only a portion of her intended crew. For the 1400 offi- cers and men this job of carrier qualifications has become a familiar routine that is accomplished with uncommon pride and determination that reflects our youth 7 116 ,

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