Truett (FF 1095) - Naval Cruise Book

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NAVAL ON CALL FORCE MEDITERRANEAN The thirty-seventh activation of NATO s NAVAL ON-CALL FORCE MEDITERRANEAN QNAVOCFORMEDJ will begin on Wednesday 12 October 1988 when ships of participating nations the Federal Republic of Germany Italy Turkey the United Kingdom and the Lmted States w1ll assemble in Iz- mir This routine month-long exercise code-named Deterrent Force 2!88 will include tra1n1ng1n most facets of Warfare communlcations seamanship and re- plenishment at sea Participating nations W1ll provide as support and target forces for Deterrent Force ZX88 surface units submarine fast patrol boats air- craft and helicopters The Commander Allied Naval Forces Southern Europe Admiral Filippo RUGGIERO ITN will conduct exercise Deterrent Force 2!88 from his head- quarters at N1S1d3 Naples On this occasion the NAVOCFORMED Will be com- manded by a Turkish Navy Captain and will visit the ports of Izmir, Messina, Ajaccio, Valencia and Livorno in the Mediterranean. During its 37th activation NAVOCFORMED will be composed of the Brit- ish Frigate HMS Arethusa QF38J, the Federal German frigate FGS Lutjgns QD185D, the Italian frigate ITS Maestrale QF570J, the Turkish destroyer TCG Piyalepasa QD350b, and the U.S. frigate USS Truett QFF1095j. . . . , . . 7 7 9 a o T 9 7 7 7 . 7 7 7 7 - 7 7 7 7 7 . 7 7 , . ,LE 1--

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THE MEDITERRANEAN SEA Throughout history the Mediterranean has been a vital link in the political, economic and social development of the 18 countries bordering its coastline. As an international sea, and a major sea route to the interior of Europe and Asia Minor from the Atlantic and Indian Oceans, it has been a crossroads of trade and communication for centuries. Its strategic importance remains undimin- ished today. More than 300 million people inhabit the countries bordering its shores and it is estimated that there are about 1000 ocean going ships at sea or in harbour throughout the Mediterranean every day, as well as numerous coastal vessels. If a state of War existed, 1 million tons of supplies would be neces- sary each Week to sustain the Mediterranean countries. The task of protecting their delivery would be immense. From a military stand point the Mediterranean is crucial to the NATO allies for a number of reasons: it is the avenue for the movement of most of Europe's oil needs, it is the common link which joins the direct support of the land battle and projection of amphibious forces, and it provides the primary lines of com- munication for the reinforcement and resupply of the Southern Region from North America. The emergence of the Soviet Union as a sea power, now perma- nently stationed in the Mediterranean in force, is therefore a major threat to Western Europe and NATO. A ...,....-...mae-.p , aa-.QA ..-:av-xzfhssa 1-a-2:-af,-V.-2 sa:-