Ouellet (FF 1077) - Naval Cruise Book

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Q4' 'twig pan. ., : , , 2 I Y I x rf fl Q S Q SML Ko I xx 1 s -17 3 QHM ENS Boyd RMClSWl Smolko RMIISSI Burke RMI Colbert V Albany, NY Yokosuka, Japan Indian Orchard, Mass San Antonio, TX dura: OC DI VISION On March 23, 1992 the fast frigate USS Ouellet set out on her twilight Westpac. The first chapter began on the day that Davy Jones IRMI Burkel came aboard and along with the Captain summoned a beauty contest. King Neptune IRMC Smolkol who would arrive the next day to induct us into the loyal order of the deep a ceremony that lasted nine hours. King Neptune and Davy Jones made sure that we wogs got ours. In time we went to exotic new and wonderful ports like Australia Singapore Indonesia and Japan. We all tried many new things like bungi jumping to feeding jumping crocodiles and kangaroos are just some of the best times. Many of us ha ve made very special friends over this deploy- ment some that we will never forget the Aussi's for their tenacious party spirit. The Japanese for their willingness to communicate. For many of OCDiv this is their last Westpac. Xf- To those of you who are on your last Westpac or even those of you leaving the Ouellet thanks for the memories. Communications, keeping up foreign relations

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Upera tions Department Operations Department, under the strong and dynamic leadership of L T Thomas R. Beall, planned for and achieved every major objec- tive of this short, but incredibly complex deployment. Proper planning has been the departmental watchwords, from equipment grooming and personnel training before deployment, to intensive research, meetings and briefings prior to each major exercise. OPS department had to learn a different set of rules for exercises with Korean, Japa- nese and Australian ships. OPS department bids fair winds and follow- ing seas to Mr. Beall, and welcomes aboard LT Chip Denman. xx, mt' Km f C52 T T Q ' B '77 OPERATIONS OFFICER LT Thomas R. Beall 2

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