Salvage Sailor Posted September 17, 2015 Share #1 Posted September 17, 2015 For the camouflage junkies (you know who you are) USMC Shipboard Detachment - Westpac 1978 USS ENTERPRISE (CVN-65) The Big E Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terry K. Posted September 17, 2015 Share #2 Posted September 17, 2015 Nice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kammo-man Posted September 18, 2015 Share #3 Posted September 18, 2015 Thats GREAT. Love seeing this type of mix. I just got 3 photo albums from the same time frame with the exact same uniform mix. owen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salvage Sailor Posted September 18, 2015 Author Share #4 Posted September 18, 2015 Westpac 1978 Big E Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salvage Sailor Posted September 18, 2015 Author Share #5 Posted September 18, 2015 Boxing in their compartment Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salvage Sailor Posted September 18, 2015 Author Share #6 Posted September 18, 2015 Note the stacked helmets Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salvage Sailor Posted September 18, 2015 Author Share #7 Posted September 18, 2015 USMC CVAN-65 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salvage Sailor Posted September 18, 2015 Author Share #8 Posted September 18, 2015 Enterprise left San Francisco in April and participated in RIMPAC 1978 off of Hawaii (yours truly towing targets for the fleet). From there, she made a port call at Subic Bay on May 17th. Many of the Big E's crew either called the PI home or had relatives living nearby to Subic. For the rest of the crew, it was off to Olongapo. She departed PI and on May 29th while in the South China Sea about 700 miles southwest of Subic Bay, Enterprise rescued thirteen Vietnamese refugees at night from their sinking 20 foot wooden boat. The boat, which was displaying a fire on deck as a distress signal, was first spotted by an Enterprise lookout. A helicopter from HS-2 investigated and found the boat fifteen nautical miles from Enterprise. When the boat was alongside the Big E, crewmen brought the refugees, six men, two women, and five children, aboard by rope ladder. Their boat was taking on water and sinking as the refugees left it. The refugees said they had left Phan Rang on 19 May and ran out of food, fuel, and water on May 26. Their stated destination was the Republic of the Philippines. After a thorough examination by the medical department they were found to be in good condition. The were kept aboard Enterprise overnight then transferred to the USS HULL which was returning to the Philippines. Sources in Hong Kong said this was the first rescue of refugees by an American naval vessel since the communist forces took over Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia in 1975. Photo USMC officer with refugee child Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
topdcnut Posted October 12, 2015 Share #9 Posted October 12, 2015 Security Alert, all squids hug a bulkhead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1SG_1st_Cav Posted October 13, 2015 Share #10 Posted October 13, 2015 Very nice camo! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salvage Sailor Posted April 19, 2017 Author Share #11 Posted April 19, 2017 Bump for the Camo Junkies (you know who you are) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schnicklfritz Posted May 2, 2017 Share #12 Posted May 2, 2017 Security Alert, all squids hug a bulkhead. We use to yell, "Make a Sailor... hole comin' through!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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