Marquette University NROTC - Porthole Yearbook (Milwaukee, WI)

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E v S? P nsacola Junior Flyboys U Senior Med. Crui e This ls l 'tis Sociali The Life Eleven first class midshipmen from MCIV' quette, along with 'Ifc from tour other .NROTC universities, cruised with the United States Sixth Fleet and the NATO forces last summel' as' iunior afticeirs. .Many of the midshipmen were phased into actual iunior division officer posts, while others were made administrative assistants. The highlighteof the summer came Whgn the mids took part in Operation COMBINE IH July. And those Med ports . . ! Cannes, Barce- Iona, Genoa, and Naples were frequented by the firsties after working hours. August 10th, and the old salts Wl10 had made the memorable cruise wearly climbed into the waiting MATS Constellation and took oft tor Breezy Point NAS in the good old USA. zing ?

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lie xlorfolk Ei their Te e lnler. 2nd JUf out se life: aqmlng Unqmq DT, the 0 5 Sllle E Val. Uehor. 'YU ble Hama . and lining fd to rated Shers. and rfolk Q . .Q 3, -'Q i l We QE On July 9th, the U.S. Marine Corps and their amphibious training command at Little Creek, Virginia welcomed Marquette's Sopho- more Regulars into the first phase of their summer training. For three weeks, the Marines gave the middies the full treatment, including forced you will have fun periods , Peter boat drills, actual amphibious landings, and three week-ends at that advanced Marine base - Virginia Beach. The effect of the time spent there is reflected by the overflow of Juniors taking the Marine option. At the conclusion of this phase, the entire regiment, of which the Marquetters were a part, was flown to that Heaven of the South: Corpus Christi. Here they were introduced to the miracle of flight as presented by the Navy pilots. The climax of this three week stay came when each third-classman was given a flight in a let trainer. Besides terrorizing the air lanes during their stay, the M.U. birdmen crossed the border into Old Mexico and swept the senor- itas right off their zapatas . As the summer ended and the midshipmen began the long trek home, they recalled that quaint Texan phrase which summed up the entire three weeks. The Texas sun is hot. Aviation mphib C ,G T w. qi- it i T ffl ishi , . 5 , auf.. X f if bg 5, in-Skis,-Q 15 if 5 c Q .c ri . 1 gh X Working For Points

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is ,N i if ig fi 3 5 Aar- DTC Jtes mer nen icer tive hen :In rce- bY had bed ook SA. 1 For one-thousand contract midshipmen, their one summer of happiness began last July 8th, As the cruiser Des Moines and her 'I4 escorting destroyers left Norfolk, the single taste of navy life for these fledgling officers before they joined the fleet began. Their sailorly training started immediately, the underweigh watch was set. Shipboard routine set in quickly. The dif- ferent phases: navigation, gun 'fire training, bridge and engine room watches, these filled their time for the days 'till they hit Quebec. As the task group steamed down the St. Lawrence River, frantic searches were made through-out the fleet: for Frenchmen and French dictionaries. The rocky citadel which once con- fronted General Wolfe now lured T000 slightly salty middies , and posed almost as much of a problem. Five days and nights later, an older, but wiser Quebec bade farewell to the men in blue: they were bound for warmer climates. The stalwart city of Boston awaited their on- slaught. Here many received an opportunity to visit the denizens of the deep via submarines. For the less seafworthy, the historic monuments of Boston provided willing modelsi for their numberless cameras. But the call of Davy Jones again beckoned and the fleet put out to sea once more. Now the big guns roared almost continually as the middies got a chance to try out their skill in firing at drones and sleds. Alas, all good things lf' if Hitting The Beach harlie Summertime Sailor fx ,ff-j must end, and as Norfolk hove into view, 'IOOO midshipmen realized that their month before the mast was over. Tasting Navy Life .Qt xx lx 1 3 -'fs' if