Shasta (AE 33) - Naval Cruise Book

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Commanding Ufficer Slmsttunivn: 'l'his uruisi-hook is tl--iliizati-il to tht- on-w til HSS Sll,ftS7'A, whose performance in support of Battle Group ECHO- tt tzotnhinotl i:.irrivr .incl li.ittlt-ship llattli- liVttllllflllt'l'tlllllt1 in tho North Arabian Sea and Gulf of Oman, was nothllng short of spa-t:t.utul.ir. As .lll.Yily'S, F-l1.ist.uni-n so-t tho standard for others to aspire to. You steamed Over 44,633 milf-35 without .1 mission imp.u:ting i:.isu.ilty, ini-i-ting i-vi-ry commitment on time, professionally and with style. You were on station for TSI days straight in thi- North Ar.ilvi.in Spa. often at CUNDITION III, in support ofthe largest Battle tlroup to sail in thi- luilian thu-.in sintw World War ll. You conducted resupply operations at Masirah, Oman 13 times, o.u:h l'ltiwli-s-aly. tixuisfvrring on-r titou passf-ngi-rs. 35 tons of mail and 574 tons of cargo to keep other Battle Gr0UP units on station. .-Ns .i t.u:tii:.il tailor you transit-rrifil over 70.744 gallons of fuel to destrovermen. Ashore in Sin83P0f9' llawuii. thu llltilippinvs. l'.itt.iy.i lit-.utli 'l'h.iil.uul a l lil nt omg Kong you were model ambassadors, setting the highest sttuularils ol' contltuzt of .uw ship in thi' ltattlo Group 'throughout tho izruisi- you m.tint.iini-il tho ship in tip-top condition. drawing praise from visiting VIP's including titthtti.-Xlttllitl t. tZlNtTl'.-Xtil-l,l .md lhwpiity. loint Task Force, Mideast for the ship's appearance and crew morale. .-Xhovu it all. you performed as .1 tvani. ironstantly striving to improve vour already superior mission readiness. liturh of you oontriluttvd dirt-iztly and significantly to the maintenance of our national policy in a most critical area of tho world during tl time of high tension. lt has ht t n n cruise. Congratulations .ind wt-ll dont-Y 'i 15' privilege to serve as your commanding officer during thls 4

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Executi e Gfficer This inunsnrv tll.SlllItI1'SS is not .nlxmn-f. .-.wily df-tnml. lint-.1-vi-r'. for SIIASTA our 1987 Western Pacific and Indian Ucvnnth-plnylnuntw.us.mohx'in1i:-t-xninpl.-nl pnsitixw-.nignnililishrnunts,'l'l1eyea1rlong effort working up for deploy- nnent tzurhninly' mint- tn fruition on the lrnnt hnv, As wi- rf-fh-1,1 on SIl,ft.'-171419 record we need to look only so far as lwrcrmv to umlvrstnntl that wt- .ntliiv-will singfgf-ss thi- nhl fnsliifnifrfl may - we earned it. Each and every sailor contribut- ed in sn nmny ways, going fnr hvynml simply doing his jolt, To single out fi few would he an injustice to all. It is sufficient tu sary SH.-lS'l'.'l is tl tmnn cmnprisval nf nmny plnywrs. all xxthn gnu' that czxtrn effort, not once or twice, but every clay to make curtain the mission was .nzmznxnplishf-tl Q-xpf-rlitimisly and safely. To have served as SHASTA fsEXecutive Offi- cer has hevvn and ctnnlinnvs tn ht- .1 privilege I will long rffrnf-nihfert To call S1'1AS7Dt sailors shipmate will always he nn honor. 6