Nimitz (CVN 68) - Naval Cruise Book

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1 V 4 i AEAN Fa. Davis 1 1 K i I I W AN A.L. Harris AEAN A. Sampson AN O. Stencer ADAR R. Dunham AR M. Holcomb AN D. Shaw AN A.L. Thomas AMHAA W.D. Edinger AMSAN J. McAninley AN C.E. Smith 1 SA W.V. Vavrina 1 A ' ' .elm f' AN R. Gilham AN R.P. Neahouse AN P.J. Soodeen AN K. Zittel i 1 V I . r 3 5 ! i 1 I P i Y F 4' Q 367

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6 AMHAN T.R. Walser AMEAN L. Ware AEAN C. Wohlers AN R. Wooten AN W. Desautels AA D. Goodson AOAN D. Govern AMSAA R.E. Leist AA D.K. Lindsey YNSA S. Poulakos AEAN P. Reda AEAI B, Walsh YNSA M. Taflner AOAA J. Vaughan AMHAA M. Williams AMHAA Fl.A. Allen AA A. Braun AN R. Brewer

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Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron ONE HUN- DRED TWENTY FOUR, QVAW-124i is one ol six Norlolk based Early Warning Squadrons. Flying the E-2C Haw- keye , the squadrons mission is to iunction as an Airborne Tactical Command and Control Center lor offensive and delensive ileet operations by providing early warning and aircraft control through data link and voice communica- tions. VAW!-124 made its seventh Mediterranean Cruise in Au- gust i98t assigned to Carrier Air Wing EIGHT aboard USS Nirnitz. tn April 1982 VAWit 24 and Carrier Air Wing ElGHT were brieily assigned aboard the USS Cari Vinson QCVN- 70i lor reiresher training in the Caribbean? November 1982 marked the beginning ol VAW-124's eighth Mediterranean cruise. The Bear Aces along with Carrier Air Wing EIGHT QCVW-83 aboard USS Nimitz initial- ly sailed to the Caribbean in support ot President Fleagans Caribbean Basin Foreign Poiicyi This included firepower demonstrations and brieiings for many distinguished visif tors irom Colombia, Honduras. and Venezuela. Upon completion oi the Caribbean swing. Nimitz then sailed directiy to the eastern Mediterranean in support oi aaa 1 the Multinational Peace Keeping fifty-six days at seas two ports were visitedif 'lii' y ltaltli and Palma De Mailorca. Spain. it 'rii The miauie or January isea saw ine transit DZCK to the eastern Mediterranean DUWIQ this time two more firepower briefings were given to distinguished visitors from 1.ai and Leba- non. ,ess Q 'ilffiss 1 N' Alternating between ports and at Aces visited Naples. italyg Alexandria, Egyptgi'aiiijiQti!QiQiv0fH0. Haiti during the month oi March! During oi April' Nimitz conducted operations in the centraifggiditerranean where VAW-124 coordinated numerous missdejshotots and exercises. with the highlight being National weeks May 1983 marked the end of the 193243 Mediterranean Cruise . . . it was an excepiidrjgafllfy success! tui one. Once again the Bear Aces oi Carrierfiirborne Early warning Squadron ONE HUNDRED TWENTHHFOUR had dernonstratedtneir superior level ol expertiseid, DfGiCi550 airmansnip in a mission oi paramount importance.