Mars (AFS 1) - Naval Cruise Book

 - Class of 1982

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HISTORY l -'WJ'-'ug 'Z-un3?l-a '..., .-.- mir.. USS Mars lAFS-13, The Number One AFS, and the Navy's first combat stores ship, was named after the community of Mars, Pennsyl- vania, and is the second ship to bear the name. Mars was built by the National Steel and Shipbuilding Company with it's keel laid on May 5, 1962. Mars was launched on june 15, 1963. Since it's original deployment from Long Beach, CA to Yokosuka, japan in 1964, Mars has logged much deployment time. The ship spent six strenuous and record-breaking years supporting SEVENTH FLEET ships involved in the Viet Nam War. ln May 1970, Mars changed homeports to Alameda, California, re- turning to Sasebo, japan in the Spring of 1973. Mars remained home- ported in Sasebo until August 1976 when the ship changed homeports to Oakland, California. Since homeported in Oakland, Mars has made three deployments to the Western Pacific. Mars was awarded it's third Meritorious Unit Commendation and the Navy Expeditionary Medal for it's seven- month 1980 WESTPAC deployment during the U.S.-Iranian Hostage Crisis. I



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