Suribachi (AE 21) - Naval Cruise Book

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'92 DEPLUYIVIENT LCG 2,19 APY 20 APY 21 APT 22 APT 2.5-27 Apr 50 Apr-5 May 4 May 5-17 May 18 May 19 May 20 May 21-24 May 25-26 May 27 May 28-29 May 50May 51May lnport Jebel All, IMAV USS PRAIRIE, We are looking forward to staying here for a while but due to com l' tl i h mi t ddf . , . prca on nthemain space t e s pff sAeEc en e b or a few days longer. The crew rs spending a lot of time and money in Dubai enjoying every minute of their time o . ew are ecomrng regulars in certain dovlmtovm stores and ta ts time we will receive an extra treat dust. Happy Birthday Kevin P. Rose 2 Miclhialel A.TClgcT1:lSr1g1Rbotb:tr1imStted'r?ut this Apr, Robert J. Nugent 6 Apr, Douglas J . Patterson 8 Apr, Ahmad A. Floumoy 9 Apr Eric L Sims 10 A r Robert H errtl ouse 5 E. Volk 12 Apr, Bradley A. Cole, Michael J. Mooney 14 Apr and Michael J. Zeman'17 Apr P I ' a ' Chaim The final departure from Jebel Ali, U.A.E. Happy Birthday Randy D. Hurd and Andrgw J, Koch At sea. Flight quarters and unreps with USS SAVANNAH Arrive Bahrain, we are exicted to see another port. Crew members en o I l ' ' d ' - Co ence prep , Q for dep re. j y oca cuisine an shopping. Gold rs a favorite. Bahrain. IMAV with USS PRAIRIE, the crew is still enjoying liberty. Happy Birthda to J L A ts d P 1 Steve D. Martin 25 Apr and Franklin J . Palmer 27 Apr y ason van an au R' Vogel 24 Apr' IMAV with USS PRAIRIE, inport Bahrain. The crew is excited because once we leave here we out-chop Persian Gulf and commence going home. Happy Birthday to Kenneth J . Wilson 50 Apr, Clifford L. Hunter 1 May, Richard T. Posey 2 May and Tina C. Wilt 5 May Depart Bahrain. Commence Outchop Yeah! At sea transiting toward the Suez Canal. Unreps with USS SAVANNAH, USS SAN JOSE and USS AMERICA and towing exercise with USS SIMPSON are part of our schedule. Happy Birthday to April Dozier, Marc D. Montabano 7 May, Peter Salopek 10 May, Noel J . Rearick 11 May, Hector O. Mendez-Lopez, Paul L. Smith 12 May, Tracey M. Stein, Phillip West 15 May, Kenneth J . Osik and Erik A. Penfy 17 May Arrive Jiddah, Saudi Arabia lnport Jiddan, a nice place to visit. We are all anxious to leave, and trasit the Suez to return to the Med. Happy Birthday Sean P. McCulligh Depart Jiddan, Saudi Arabia! Underway. Happy Birthday Linda G. Rouse and Dexter Tinsley At sea. Transiting the Suez Canal enroute to Souda Bay, Greece. Our spirts are extremely high. Happy Birthday Richard R. Cagua, Earl S. Gardner 21 May, Scott R. Foley 22 May, Craig S. Weber 25 May, and Larry W. Shank 24 May An ovemight stop in Souda Bay to move weapons, before continuing our joumey. Happy Birthday Bruce W. Rogers 25 May Arrive Augusta Bay, Sicily. Happy Birthday Carlos L. Booth lnport Augusta Bay. The ship is moving ammo. We eagerly await the time to move on. Happy Birthday Leatrice A. Bulls 28 May, John C. Kranyecz and James K. Massey 29 May Depart Augusta Bay, Sicily enroute to Toulon, Fance. At sea, we look forward to coming home. Happy Birthday Nancy D. Ford and Ryan C. Linder Arrive Toulon, France. IMAV with the USS YELLOWSTONE. Everyone is excited to be ir1 France. Tours were arranged to visit Paris, and local winerys. Those of us who went were extremely delighted. Others enjoyed shopping, dining, and long calls home. Happy Birthday Javan L. Winfree, Douglas E. Bamett, Rick Sharp 2 Jun, Wayne S. Chase, Jon C. Daigle 5 Jun, Robert D. Eaves, Charles J. Haifey 4 Jun, James R. Bell 7 Jun, Charles B. Pule 8 Jun Depart Toulon EMTI' onboard. Time for fun. Happy Birthday Stephen M. Vallery the Med. Unrep with USS DETROIT. We are drilling with EMTT onboard in preparation for OPPE. Happy Birthday ,Panl V. Riley 10 Jun,iMichael A. Hreha 11 Jun Arrive in Rota, Spain for one night stay to refuel and let EMTT inspectors off. Spirits are high for the next stop. U.S.A. Happy Birthday Stephanie L. Rupp 12 Jun, Michael McAree 15 Jun ff f f fftf X Y kto YEAH . D rin thi transit we have only one stop, Bemruda 22 June, to pick up OPPE team. Happy 'grAlv:1?son, Bryant Cixmisoin, Eric R. Homing and Daniel S. Otis 16 Jun, Kyle R. Marlof 17 Jun, Freddie L. R1n1yon21 Jun, Rajesh K. Chopra, Dwaying S. Price 22 Jun, Todd J. Carpenter, Anthony P. Joseph 25 Jun Arrive Yorktown, VA. Everyone is excited about being in the USA. Farewell to the B.O.D. who traveled with us. Happy Birthday Ronald C. Johnson, Michael B. Summerlin Moored in Yorktown to unload weapons. Last minute preparations for homecoming are taking place. Happy Birthday John W. Hwinashed 4 I Depart Ypmwvm. Next stop Barre 11.1. nappy Birthday Darren K' Smith fr 1 . all ious to see loved ones on the pier Surprised with f0Q this m0minQf h0D6f'-my we will li y 1 lastnight. we are anx - The rest you know . . . Happy Birthday Craig A. Lang, Donnel P. Martin, Andrew L. Tolbert - y ff , ,, ,, , , ,rfff f f I . 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