USS Roosevelt (CVN 71) - Naval Cruise Book

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imaim3aisu.imanm mmnaMmma vr What an amazing year this was for USS Theodore Roosevelt! The ship returned in Marcl K,afterare hero ' s welcome. Soon we began preparations for shipyard maiaten QQ nd the neKt s-iMt WhQi May 2003? After an accelerated Planned Incremental Availability from June until November 2002, Ar ' ca ' s Big Stick training cycle of seven months was likely to be cut short. Sailors were told to pack for tl ompositeTra In February,, while the ship performed in the warm waters of the Caribbean tt long-ant :3tedwor(lca months! .j , TR Sailors answered the calf futy with the same enthusiasm shown by the ship ' s nam Keacentury assignment in Washington to ride into history with The Rough Riders during the Spanish -ericanWar, as we sailed off to Operation Iraqi Freedom in spite of the uncertainty of the mission anc ' dateofitsi We couldn ' t havQ cl.Qne. bQtJer. The TB C rrier Mr Wing Ei ht team galvanized iCltO a fight.; ytthat ma War II. Every Sailor can be proud of his or her task in making this incredible mission and journey ssible, Fron reservists called tg active duty all the way gp tQ the most veteran Sailors on their last jou|iysatsea,ei ership in Iraq. I have enjoyed every minute of being Commanding Officer for this Qur seCQOd wartime ( ' •• freedom we hold so dear. On the following pages, you will see history unfold in front of you. The 5,500 stories you !llseeareg| and family we hold dear; stgries that will ring in the ears of childrea and grandchildren ai Stick. Captain Richard J. O ' Hanlon, Commanding Officer USS Theodore Roosevelt B

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iSS!i IT SiGiSS$G!tS £Z ttiefiextjg ment. Who would have thought tiiatj UiJftifituriUBaifQni a second deployrnsay er2002,ferca ' s Big Stick was given the word around Christmas time thaftPie alreacfy , ipackfofb (Dmposite Training Unit Exercise in January as if it would be for deployment. ' [lelofafEiiated word cam t America ' s Big Stick was returning to war for the second tim r ship ' s nanscce a century earlier. Then Assistant Secretary of the Navy Theodore Rooseveff fei l m. eSpaois rsrican War. The same sacrificial attitude could be felt throughout the ship and airwing jssionaoth date of its conclusion. intoaig i(!uni.t tot made hiStQCy during the largest deployment of carrier air strength siQQQ WQrld iP(jjourpep5sible. From the most junior Sailor away from home for his or her first time to the leirlastjofjiYS at sea, e qjl contribution was vital In helping complete the mission tQ topple to lead- i m oyment In tess ton a year. We will never forget our time tq etor, defending to 0 f ll see are a testament of hard work and dedlQatlon thousands of miles from the friends 00 |t hQW someone toy love gave Qf tomselves to preserve freedom aboard America ' s Big