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532 H J 4 'Q fi -. v ii 4 P 31 'Q 5 .gi 'R .TE I A Captains Call Now that OUELLET has successfully completed her tenth and final deployment, I would lik eu to takela rnornen to look back on what we've seen and accomplished. After getting underway and operating with t l. t. i EHER and REUBEN JAMES, OUELLET paid a short visit to Pago Pago, where we were overwh elrned by the hospitality a proud people. From there we went to Apia where hurricane relief supplies were delivered and rrruf h appreciat- ed. Afterward, OUELLET, REUBEN JAMES and FLETCHER joined and.went to Noumea, where we enjoy ed thf beautiful beach es by day and the local cuisine and casinos at night. Bidding farewell to Nournea M e conducte- .t numerous drills and exercises, honing our skills for the operations ahead. . I I For the next three weeks OUELLET was in Australian waters, playing an important pa rr 'rn Operation Remembrance, the 50th anniversary celebration of the Battle of the Coral Sea. First, we paid a bnef out enjoyable visit to Sydney, then joined the INDEPENDENCE battle group and the Royal Australian Navy for Exercise Coral Sea 92. We were required to perform many different missions - ASW, ASU W, AA W, NGF5, and plane guard for INDEPENDENCE. Because of our training, skill, and the OUELLET can do' spirit, we excelled at all of them. Halfway through the exercise, we went to Newcastle in company with ourgood fr1ends on HMA5 HOBART. After a quick refueling the crews of the two ships had a chance to enjoy the city. Upon completion of Exercise Coral Sea, we proceeded south with HOBART to the city of Hobart. The wann reception we received from the people of Tasmania more than made up for the cooler climate, and the crews of the two 5hl,DS became best friends. From Hobart, we proceeded independently up the coast of A ustralia and through the treacherous Great Barrier Reef to Caims, a resort town that showed us wannth and hospitality. We th en proceeded to Darwin, where we again were greeted with enthusiasm. On departure OUELLET rendered honors to the U55 R. t. kt.-A R Y sunk by the Japanese in Darwin Harbor. From what we saw on our travels across Australia, I can sag tt certainty that the spirit of friendship between our two nations was strengthened by our visit The next stop for OUELLET and her Red Stallion comrades was Bali, where half of th e adventure of liberty tt a N riding the liberty boat through the choppy seas. Once ashore, we found friendly people and bargains galore. many came back with T-shirts and a faux Rolex. Our next stop was the exotic island city of Singapore for a few days of needed repairs, relaxation and shopping. Once repairs were complete, we proceeded to th e South China Sea in company with ANTIETAM, ENGLAND and USNS PECOS to participate in ASWEX 92-ZUS. This unique group of ships demonstrated their ability to work together as an ASW team testing various methods ti submarine detection in shallow water: Alter a brief visit to Yokosuka to refill our fuel tanks and replenish our stores land shop at the first E x chart we'd seen in three monthsj, OUELLET distinguished herself participating with the JMSDF in ASWEX 92-5,11 Although OUELLE T was one ofthe oldest ships present and the JMSDF ships there were among Japan s n eu cs: we showed ourselves to be quite adept at ASW After detaching from the Japanese Fleet, we proceeded to rx o and conducted exercises with the ROR Navy. Again we put forth our best effort and impressed our aliies Completing the exercises, we stopped in Chrhhae briefly and then proceeded to Pusan. Many spent a lot of tin- 4 on Texas Street, shopping by day and going to clubs by night. It was well deserved liberty for all th e hard tt o .f-, x Bidding a reluctant goodbye to Pusan, we retumedto Japan, celebrating 'the Fourth of July and the spirit o' friendship between our two countries in Sasebo. From there, we again jorlned our comrades from the JMSDF 0 '- a transit ofthe Inland Sea and the busy Kanmon Straits and arrived 177 Kure, where we were welcomed ut ith opt ff arms and flowers. Many traveled to Hiroshima and pondered the events of Hliy years ago from a different perspective. Next we traveled to the Japanese Naval Academy at Eta Jima, where we toured the facilities and embarked a group of Japanese and American midshipmen. We departed Eta Jima and integrated th e midsh tp' men in our daily routine, giving them a feel for life at sea. We conducted a series of exercises, uith rnidsh iprner- gglsgrryglgg gilded pjartrcipating in all of them. We then made a Hnal visit to Yokosuka and bid farewell to ma nrt net. n s. With the American midshipmen still aboard, we began our joumey east toward home. we got our chance to relax a little wh en we were rewarded with two Sundays at the Intema tional Date Line, and made a refueling stop at Midway 'wh ere we saw the famous gooney birds. Finally, alter four months, forty two sea and anchor details. and about twenty-six thousand miles, we made it to Papa Hotel and home. lt has been my honor and pleasure to be command .of this fine ship and her topnotch crew. To the enqinee who Kel-lf US Steaming for four months without a serious casualty and kept us safe and secure. to the neapows personnel who found the submarines and firedrthe guns, rockets and torpedoes and kept us looking good to the Operatrons.Department operators and technicians who were our eyes and ears in mock battles and pea cettq Ste-imlflgf fo SUDPU' P6fS0fU7el Wfi0.P!'0VfdCd U76 Ollfstanding Setvicesand kept the parts coming. to the na vrgatron who kept us safely on track and the administrators who kept our ottice squa red away and to the arr department who kept our tetnpemmental Easynder56 flying, I salute u all. You have made Oi in it 5' 7 proud, and the man name we b di l . . , , Cany ,Y Sp dying his d tion and spirit wheres' 'ri u ' 1 Very importantly ,to our families, our fiiends, and our Ombudsmen who kept things running smooth ly Lu 'h tie? e Wig? Fifa! gfhotworked hard to thatthe link between us and home has never broken. who ttaitet-' P en ,Y 3U HCYQI' OS! hope that I thankyou VBIQY IDUCI2, Without all Of you Ours mum 'x would have nevetjbeen the success that is was... t P . t . ' 'lt Q' . ' 5fI7L't fCi'-X jg j, , AX IYATT, Jn. Co Qlcer USS trr' 1077?
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Staff And Acknowledgment Editors: FCZIS W2 Nelson Abreu FCIISWY Michael Lunghofer Cover By: SH1 Deorinio Agellon Cruise Book Copy Editors: YN3 Andrew Cosma YN3lAWj Ty Beach PNSN John Christie Sales: SK 1 John Robelia EN1lSWl Jesus Flies FC2lS Wl Nelson Abreu FC1fSWj Mchael Lunghofer Layout Editors: XO LCDR Robert E. Connery CMC YNCMIS W1 Billy Condra Staff Photographers: FC1 ISM Michael Lunghofer FCZKS M0 Nelson Abreu . SK 1 John Robelia Contributing Photographs: GMG3 Jeff Hunter Special Thanks To: FC3 Lance Batchelder and all the divisional representatives who . contributed their time in the success of this book. Special Thanks From The Editors To: CO CDR Alexander Yi Watt, JR. LUg Da vid Porter XO LCDR Robert E. Connery FC2 David Zimmerman CMC YNCMISIIW Billy Condra FC2 Shawn Schroeder MMCKS W1 Robert Guerra AW3lACj Kelly Aldritt KHSL 37 DE 77 LTjg Daryl Nelson IHSL 37 DE Tl And THE CREW OF THE USS OUELLE T IFF 10771 THE PHANTOM FRIGATE
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