Saratoga (CVA 60) - Naval Cruise Book

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tt' s, I .ar M '0 ' 1 J' .dr CTG 60.2 killiilflail s tlirffff t-tor'ltirig luis:-1-s in the 'Nix-rl were all f.omrnarirlf-rs ol f,TUl74f'I'-ljI.'F-ifllyiff lflolillus lint thc-ir rornmon flvriorniriator nas as Commander 'Iaslg fvrriuri 60,2 fifflf, 6U,2l. ilwwo of lltt: Crim- TT'tiH'lflf'fS carrif-d their flag aboard Sara for brief periods- and they were all present aboard at one time or another when CNA-60 was a part of the task group the headed. liear Admiral lfranlc ll. Price. slr.. lupper leftl rode the Bombardier- Navigator seat in one of YA-75,5 A-6 lntruders during an indoctrination flight while be was aboard. Captain O'Neil greeted Hear Admiral Wise-r F. Fpreen Cupper rightlwhen he flew aboard rg. :pf L. fjf-r for a consultation. Rear Admiral lirnest Vx. Lobie tleftl brought his flag aboard for a few memorable weeks in December when Sara hosted the Bob Hope Christmas Show and then steamed into Athens, Greece, for the last big port call scheduled in the Med.

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Saratoga, with 4,500 men aboard, heads for the open sea - and the Medy Usa '-lil? i :gh After one day at Rota. Spain to relieve t departing Shangri La. Saratoga pass through the Straits of Gibraltar and ent' the Mediterranean proper-to be greet by a Russian destroyer. The Med Cru has begun in earnest. We'1l see 30 kn across the flight deck and our .plal launched and recovered several tin before our first port-of-call.