USS Enterprise (CVN 65) - Naval Cruise Book

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rtic lected rg an was 1 l ,the r E t of aint for irliner os- ad one rison- estine in fear- pl. ls laly rged lman- 1 neda irst te-off. fhrista exile. MOI'- larcos B B . Y -.-... - Y l 'N A Soviet city in the Ukraine became a household name as a result ofa major nuclear accident. The nuclear power plant in Chemobyl suffered a melt down on April 28, causing 23 deaths and the evacuation of 40,000 people. The next day. another historic event occuned in the life of the ENTERPRISE when it became the first nuclear-powered aircraft canier to transit the Suez Canal. The ship remained in the Mediterranean over six weeks. The Big E retumed from its seven month deployment on August l 3. In November, the Reagan administration began facing its greatest crisis when news of the govemment selling spare parts to Iran were reported on November 3. In the Soviet Union, January 1987 started a new'era of reform and openness for the country. Mikhail Gorbachev proposed new economic and social reforms on January '27, giving birth to glasnost. The USS STARK was struck by two missiles in the Persian Gulf on May 27. The missiles, fired by an Iraqi warplane, killed 37 sailors. October 19, became known as Black Tuesday on Wall Street as the stock market fell a record 508 points, the worst decline since the stock market crash in 1929. When ENTERPRISE departed for its 13th major overseas deployment on January 5, 1988, another page in the history books would be written. - In April 1988, Enterprise, on its 13th deployment, was assigned to escort reflagged Kuwaiti oil tankers in the Persian Gulf while stationed in the North Arabian Sea. In a measured response, Enterprise and Carrier Air Wing 1 1 struck a decisive blow to the Iranian navy in the most intensely fought naval battle since the Korean campaign. Enterprise began its 14th overseas deployment in September 1989. InearlyDecember,Enterprise ' 'patedin OperationCla . J v V- : ' ' ,n , Y rf' M. ., , .,, 1 ' f 17 f ' ff' ffur I Qi Q-412:59 I L1 'Y W Nur., -I ,fm 'QA 4 ' . , Q I fra' ,015 fififfe f, f 'f . .13 -' 'A ' ' ,V w 'J A 1 .ED . , It .,, lure: Q. Ziff , ' .- jf L1--V : 3 n -I-EI: 1 fe T 'I I :farm f'-fam, ' ,fa ,--.. if:--Aff, I Resolve, PresidentBush'sresponsetoPhilippine PresidentCorazron Aquino'srequestforairsupportduringtherebel coup attempt. Enterprise remainedon station conductingflightoperationsinthewatersoutside Manila Bay. In Manch 1990, Enterprise completed its highly successful around- the-worlddeploymentby arriving in Norfolk, Va Enterprisehad successfully and safely steamed morethan43,000 milesfromitslong-timehomeportof Alameda, Calif. InOctober, Enterprise moved to Newport News Ship- building and DrydockCompany forrefuelingandtheNavy'slargestcomplex overhaul everattempted. . Workbeganineamestinlanuary 1991. Whilespeciallytrained shipyard workers refueled the ship' s eight reactors, crewmen began over- hau1ingthecarrier's3,500compartments. Itretumed toseaSept. 27, 1994, forseatrials, during which Enterprise performedanextendedfull powemrnasfastas when it was new. TheBig Eremains the fastestcombatant in the world. Onlune 28, 1996, Enterprise began its 15th overseas deployment. TheBigEenforced no-fly zones in twoof the world'smostcritical areas. Bosnia-Herzegovina COpe1ation J ointEndeavorJ and Iraq I Operation Southem WatchJ,fIyingnear1y 5,000missions BigEsteamed more than 50,000 miles during l40days atsea, and launched and recovered morethan 13,000 aireraft which logged 25,0111 flighthours. 1 e During the deployment, the ship'sF-14squadron, VF 103,became thelirsttousetheLowAltitudeNavigation andTargeting Infared Systemfor NightfLANTlRNJ pod. BigEalso was the first nuclear-powered carrierto visit SoudaBay, Crete, and Bahrain. The deployment marked theend of an era when VA-75 retired the A-6E Intruder from the Navy. Enterprise completed its deploymentDec. 20, 1996. In February of 1997 Enterprise entered Newport News Shipbuild- ing andDrydockCo. foran extended selectiverestrictive availablity lasting four-and-a-half months. Thenext six-month deploymentis scheduled for November :J I 1 S r r

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