USS Harry Truman (CVN 75) - Naval Cruise Book

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iiag ii i I like the feel of the Navy in darkness - the masthead hghts, the redandgreei and stern h ' ght, the pulsating phosphorescence of radar repeaters - they cut througt. and join with the mirror of stars overhead. And Hike drifting off to sleep lulled by the noises large and small that tell me that my ship is alive and well, and that my shipmates : watch will keep me safe. I like quiet midwatches with the aroma of strong coffee -the lifel of the Navy - permeating everywhere. And I like hectic watches when the exacting minuet of haze-gray shapes racing at flank speed keeps all hands on a razor edge of sharpness. I like the sudden electricity of General Quar- ters, general quarters, all hands man your battle stations , followed by the hurried clamor of running feet on ladders and the resounding thump of watertight doors as the ship transforms herself in a few brief seconds from a peaceful workplace to a weapon of war - ready for anything. And Hike the sight of space-age equipment manned by youngsters clad in dungarees and sound-powered phones that their grandfathers would still recognize. I like the traditions of the Navy and the men and women who made them. I like the proud names of Navy heroes: Halsey, Nimitz, Perry, Farragut, John PaulJones. A Sailor can find much in the Navy: comrades-in-arms, pride in self and country, mastery of the seaman ' s trade. An adolescent can find adulthood. In years to come, when Sailors are home from the sea, they will still remember with fondness and respect the ocean in all its moods - the impossible shimmer- ing mirror calm and the storm-tossed green water surging over the bow. And then there will come again a faint whiff of stack gas, a faint echo of engine and rudder orders, a vision of the bright bunting of signal flags snapping at the yardarm, a refrain of hearty laughter in the ward- room and chief ' s quarters and messdecks. Gone ashore for good they will grow wistful about their Navy days, when the sea belonged to them and a new port of call was ever on the horizon. Remembering this, they will stand taller and say, I WAS A SAILOR ONCE. I WAS PART OF THE NAVY AND THE NAVY WILL ALWAYS BE A PART OF ME. i lo)- pi n I ' - Reflections of a Blackshoe by VADM Harold Koenig,. USN (Re!)

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Navy. ke standing on the bridge wing at sunrise with salt spray in my face and dean ocean winds whipping in from the four corners of the globe - the ship beneath me feeUng like a living thing as her engines drive her through the sea. Ihke the sounds of the Navy - the piercing trill of the boatswain ' s pipe, the syncopated clangor of the ship ' s bell on the quarterdeck, the harsh squawk of the IMC and the strong language and laughter of Sailors at work. Hike Navy vessels - nervous darting destroyers, plodding fleet auxiliaries, sleek submarines and steady solid carriers. I like the proud names of Navy ships: MIDWAY, LEXINGTON, SARATOGA, CORAL SEA - memorials of great battles won. I like the lean angular names of Navy ' tin cans ' : BARNEY, DAHLGREN, MULLINEX, MCCLOY, - mementos of heroes who went before us. Hike the tempo of a Navy band blaring through the topside speakers as we pull away from an oiler after refueling at sea. I like liberty call and the spicy scent of a foreign port. I even like all hands working parties as my ship fills herself with the multitude of supplies both mundane and exotic which she needs to cut her ties to the land and carry out her mission anywhere on the globe where there is water to float her. Hike Sailors, men and women from all parts of the land, farms of the Mid- west, small towns of New England, from the cities, the mountains and the prairies, from all walks of life. I trust and depend on them as they trust and depend on me - for professional competence, for comrade- ship, for courage. In a word, they are shipmates. Hike the surge of adventure in my heart when the word is passed Now station the special sea and anchor detail - all hands to quarters for leaving port , and I like the infectious thrill of sighting home again, with the waving hands of welcome from family and friends waiting pierside. The work is hard and dangerous, the going rough at times, the parting from loved ones painful, but the companionship of ro- bust Navy laughter, the ' all for one and one for all ' philosophy of the sea is ever present. I like the serenity of the sea after a day of hard ship ' s work, as flying fish flit across the wave tops and sunset gives way to night. k keeps al ten, sent

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- Deployment Statistics - Admin Department Newspapers delivered 71,400 SRB checks $4 million Sailors taking college courses 1200 Distinguished Visitors 950 Air Department Catapult assisted takeoffs: .. Arrested Landings: Flight Deck aircraft moves: Flight Deck elevator runs: ... Hangar Bay aircraft moves: Aircraft Elevator runs: Fuel pumped: AIMD Manhours expended: Inductions: Avg daily workable backlog: BFIMA: 8,170 8,170 23,212 3,017 4,406 3,01 13,218,322 gal ... 123,066 21,971 148 items .711 items Command Religious Ministeries Number of new Dads: 50 Number of church services held; 572 CVW-3 Fly days in support of OSW: Missions: 869 Mission hours: 2,700+ Exercises: Infinite Acclaim, Beacon Flash, Neon Falcon Combat Systems Department Emails processed: 6,732,000 Daily average: 37,000 Sailor phone calls made: 130,000 Video teleconferences: 145 Deck Department Fuel received during UnRep: .. 11,588,967 Ammunition lifts: 2,094 Pallets moved during UnRep: .... 6,000+ of food and provisions JIazardous Waste moved: 500 tons Engineering Department Oxygen produced: 9,000 gal Nitrogen produced: 18,000 gal Sewage generated: 26,745,000 gal Garbage processed: 248,676 cu ft Legal Department Powers of Attorney issued: 508 Tax refiinds issued: $1,000,000 Medical Department Patients seen: 9,626 Physicals performed: 2,652 Surgeries performed: ;.. 21 Immunizations given: 6,772 X-rays taken: 2,129 Lab procedures performed: 10,461 Prescriptions filled: 23,048 Navigation Department Distance traveled: . 44,000+ nautical miles Portvisits: 7 Operations Department Surface Contacts identified: 840+ Tactical Intercepts: 450+ TARPS film processed: 10.761 Images transmitted: 1.050 Printing impressions: 5,108.00(1 Reactor Department Water distilled: 70,800,000 jjal Electrical energy generated: .... 119mill; KW Ins Supply Department Outgoing Mail: . 55,000 Incoming Mail: 140,000 1 Meals served: 3,000,0(X Chicken served: .60,00011 Eggs cracked: ..2,332.s Loaves of bread consumed: .... 64.Ni Ice cream served: .. 8,640 : Weapons Department Ordnance expended (training): ... 150t( ' ! Ordnance expended (combat): 30 KM Ammo onloads: High Explosive ammo onloadec : .750u.: Weapons elevator runs: .... 15,001 - Deployment Timeline - . tAi IT, HSTBATGRU SAIL Fleet CQ Ammo Onload TSTA III FEP COMPTUEX Port Visit, St. Maarten .... Family and Friends Cruise VACAPES JTFEX UNIFIED SPIRIT Depart Norfolk Transit Atlantic Transit Strait of Gibraltor FOX NFL Sunday SECDEF USO Show Port Visit, Souda Bay, Crete Transit Suez Canal Transit Strait of Hormuz Bega n flying in support of OSW Port Visit, Jebel Ali, UAE 1 Feb - 2 Mar: . 20 Feb: 3 -7 Mar: 29-31Mar:.... 31 Mar -9 Apr: 9 -13 Apr: 13 -27 Apr:; 27 Apr: 3 May: 5 - 9 May: .., 9 -12 May: 13 -16 May:...., 16 May: 16 -23 May: 23 May: Deployed Arabian Ci Steel Beach I ' ki Port Visit, Jebel Ali. L Port Visit, Bahr. Deployed Arabian ( i Port Visit, Jebel Ali, I Deployed Arabian ( Transit Strait of Horn Transit Suez t ;i . Port Visit, Marmaris. 1 ur: .... Port Visit, Rhodes, Cue .... Transit Mediterranean Transit Strait of Gi bra 1 TransitAtlai . Return to Homeport, Noi l(