{"id":7696,"date":"2025-03-25T06:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-03-25T10:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/azadkinsiii.com\/blog\/?p=7696"},"modified":"2025-03-25T07:50:24","modified_gmt":"2025-03-25T11:50:24","slug":"189-westpac-75-its-not-just-a-job","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/azadkinsiii.com\/blog\/189-westpac-75-its-not-just-a-job\/","title":{"rendered":"#189\u2014Westpac \u201975: It\u2019s Not Just a Job\u2026"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><u>Trivia Questions (Answers @ end)<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Who said, <em>\u201cEvery successful person you admire survived a season you didn\u2019t see.\u201d<\/em>?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>In what movie (and who said it) did we hear, <em>\u201cYou\u2019re gonna need a bigger boat.\u201d<\/em>?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>In what song (and who sang it) did we hear:<br><em>One child grows up to be<\/em><br><em>Somebody that just loves to learn<\/em><br><em>Another child grows up to be<\/em><br><em>Somebody you\u2018d just love to burn<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I\u2019m writing a multi-part series of articles about a US Navy cruise in the Pacific, commonly known as a \u201cWestpac.\u201d I made one Westpac in 1975. It made quite an impression on me and it\u2019s something I love to write about.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you missed the prior blog posts, check them out:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/azadkinsiii.com\/blog\/185-westpac-75\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Westpac \u201975<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/azadkinsiii.com\/blog\/186-westpac-75-flight-ops\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Westpac \u201975: Flight Ops<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/azadkinsiii.com\/blog\/187-westpac-75-transit-to-pi\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Westpac \u201975: Transit to PI<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/azadkinsiii.com\/blog\/188-westpac-75-pi-liberty-call\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Westpac \u201975: Liberty Call<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>WESTPAC<\/strong>\u2014A US Navy deployment from the west coast to the western Pacific Ocean involving a variety of ships, including aircraft carriers, cruisers, destroyers, and submarines, as well as aircraft and other supporting units. Back in my day (mid \u201870s), the forward deployment base was Naval Station Subic Bay, Philippines. Currently, the forward deployment base is Yokosuka, Japan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Leaving Port \u2013 The Mission<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">PI (<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/azadkinsiii.com\/blog\/20-port-call-philippines\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Philippine Islands<\/a><\/strong>) was <em>always <\/em>great. Even though midnight curfew was in effect, you learned to abide by the rules, otherwise\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Great food, lots of cheap beer, and a warm welcome\u2014<em>every time<\/em> we stopped in port and took liberty.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>Kitty Hawk<\/em><\/strong> wasn\u2019t the only ship in port, and our carrier task force wasn\u2019t the only one to visit PI. I\u2019d heard rumors that most bars knew way beforehand when ships would arrive, about how many sailors would be aboard, and even the names of the ship\u2019s commanders.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Of course, that was just a rumor. Except when you\u2019d see your ship\u2019s name on a banner spread across Magsaysay Drive (the main road in Olongapo), and \u201c<em>Welcome, USS Kitty Hawk<\/em>,\u201d signs in the bars.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But alas, good things must come to an end.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>At Sea Routines<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">While I enjoyed my free time in PI (our normal work hours while in port were 0730\u20131530), I always looked forward to setting sail again.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It\u2019s hard to explain but being at sea\u2026 on the flight deck of an aircraft carrier\u2026 with the constant challenges and dangers\u2026 well, let\u2019s just say the old adage, \u201c<em>You can take the sailor out of the Navy, but you can\u2019t take the Navy out of the sailor<\/em>,\u201d is true.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"498\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/azadkinsiii.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/F4-Phantom_KennethCary.jpg?resize=800%2C498&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"F-4 Phantom &amp; Crash truck\" class=\"wp-image-2724\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/azadkinsiii.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/F4-Phantom_KennethCary.jpg?w=979&amp;ssl=1 979w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/azadkinsiii.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/F4-Phantom_KennethCary.jpg?resize=300%2C187&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/azadkinsiii.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/F4-Phantom_KennethCary.jpg?resize=768%2C479&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">F-4 Phantom (VF-114 &#8220;Aardvarks&#8221; Squadron) on Cat #3, USS Kitty Hawk (CVA-63).<br>Photo credit: Kenneth Cary.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Settling back into our normal routines at sea was pretty easy for me. Since I had my early morning radio show, \u201c<strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/azadkinsiii.com\/blog\/39-good-morning-to-ya-kitty-hawk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">KRAL Country Chet Adkins<\/a><\/em><\/strong>\u201d from 0600-0800, I was up and at \u2018em early. A little coffee, a little Chet Atkins, Merle Haggard, and Patsy Cline, and I was good to go.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After my radio spot, I\u2019d head to the flight deck for morning muster (roll call), then down to the galley for a quick breakfast, then back up to <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/azadkinsiii.com\/blog\/ready-a-veterans-journey-you-light-em-we-fight-em\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Crash<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Flight ops usually began at 1000 and continued throughout the day and into the night, ending around midnight. Crash personnel needed to be on deck an hour before and remain an hour after flight ops. It made for long days, but they blew by quickly. It became a daily routine, and not at all boring.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I\u2019ve written many times about the <a href=\"https:\/\/azadkinsiii.com\/blog\/68-flight-ops-another-fine-day-in-the-navy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">flight ops cycle<\/a>, but here\u2019s the quick version:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>We\u2019d <em>spot<\/em> aircraft (move them around the flight deck) for the first launch, usually off Cats #3 &amp; #4 (<em>waist cats<\/em>, port side of the ship). We\u2019d launch about <a href=\"https:\/\/azadkinsiii.com\/blog\/54-westpac-75-carrier-squadrons\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">12-15 aircraft<\/a>, beginning with the helo plane guard, the <strong>E-2 Hawkeye<\/strong>, then a smattering of <strong>F-4 Phantoms<\/strong>, <strong>A-7 Corsairs<\/strong>, and <strong>A-6 Intruders<\/strong>. The launch cycle usually took about 10-12 minutes, unless something went wrong, which (thank goodness) was rare.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>After launching <em>these <\/em>aircraft, we\u2019d respot the flight deck for the next launch, usually about 45-60 minutes <em>after<\/em> the first launch. Same setup, though we might switch to launch off Cat #2 (bow cats). Again, the launch cycle lasted about 10-12 minutes.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>We\u2019d now need to recover the first launch aircraft, so we\u2019d again respot the deck, moving aircraft forward to the bow and to the starboard side, aft of the island, to clear the recovery area.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The returning aircraft would usually fly over by squadron or by aircraft type, enter the recovery pattern, then <a href=\"https:\/\/azadkinsiii.com\/blog\/98-flight-ops-aircraft-recovery\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">recover<\/a>, one by one.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>As one aircraft recovers (catches the arresting gear cable), the <strong>Fly 3<\/strong> <strong>Yellow Shirt<\/strong> at the angle would signal the pilot he\u2019d caught the wire, release his brakes, raise his arresting hook, then taxi him out of the recovery area to the starboard side of the ship, clearing the <em>foul line<\/em>. All of this takes about 20 seconds, which is good\u2026<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The next aircraft is about 20 seconds out, already on a flight path to recover.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When you do this all day long, 14-16 hours <em>every <\/em>day, it NEVER leaves you, even when you&#8217;re 70 years young. I can tell you that\u2019s the honest truth. I still feel the wind in my hair, what little there is. Now and then, I\u2019ll get a whiff of diesel fuel, or a jet will fly overhead and I\u2019m right back there, aboard <em>Kitty Hawk<\/em> on the flight deck\u2026 in my mind.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Danger at Sea<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I never knew where we were, but that was always above my pay grade. I knew we operated in the <strong>South China Sea<\/strong>, but I never saw land. I could tell which direction we were headed, if the sun or the stars were out, but other than that, it was wide-open blue ocean.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And the sunrises and sunsets\u2026 well, I\u2019ve written about them many times. I\u2019m sure there\u2019s a scientific reason for the clarity and the magnificent palette of colors, but at the tender age of 20, it really didn\u2019t matter. We all appreciated <a href=\"https:\/\/azadkinsiii.com\/blog\/47-those-memorable-moments-part-1-the-flight-deck\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">those moments<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/azadkinsiii.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/CarrierSunset-1.jpg?resize=800%2C534&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Carrier Sunset\" class=\"wp-image-5818\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/azadkinsiii.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/CarrierSunset-1.jpg?resize=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/azadkinsiii.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/CarrierSunset-1.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/azadkinsiii.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/CarrierSunset-1.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/azadkinsiii.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/CarrierSunset-1.jpg?resize=1536%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/azadkinsiii.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/CarrierSunset-1.jpg?w=1822&amp;ssl=1 1822w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/azadkinsiii.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/CarrierSunset-1.jpg?w=1600&amp;ssl=1 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">A Navy F\/A-18E Super Hornet takes off from the flight deck of the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower in the Atlantic Ocean. <br>Photo credit: Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Cameron Pinske.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I realize there were many sailors who rarely saw the sun and stars simply because they worked below decks. They were one strong and coordinated team that kept the ship moving, kept the crew fed, and kept the lights on. I know a few of them, but like most of my airdale buddies, we are all appreciative of the work done that we never saw.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We\u2019d always have training drills, and not all were <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/azadkinsiii.com\/blog\/64-general-quarters-general-quarters\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">General Quarters<\/a><\/strong>. I can remember several times while on the flight deck an announcement, <em>\u201cThis is a drill. This is a drill. We have an incoming torpedo bearing down on the starboard side. Brace for impact.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Even though I (WE) knew it was a drill, I\u2019d try to imagine what I\u2019d do if it <em>wasn\u2019t<\/em> a drill. Where are the lifeboats? How do we get down to them? Do we jump down into the water, 60 feet below? If the torpedo hits on the starboard side and I\u2019m on the port side, will I slide off the flight deck? Stupid things like that tend to float through your mind. All the while, I\u2019d be squatting down on the flight deck, my fingers wrapped around a padeye.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At least once every at-sea period, we\u2019d train to \u201c<strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/azadkinsiii.com\/blog\/127-rig-the-barricade\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">rig the barricade<\/a><\/em><\/strong>,\u201d in the event a landing aircraft couldn\u2019t lower its tail hook. We\u2019d watch training films and walk through scenarios, but fortunately, it <em>never<\/em> happened during Westpac \u201975.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/azadkinsiii.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Barricade_Preparation.jpg?resize=800%2C534&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Aircraft Carrier Barricade Preparation\" class=\"wp-image-6194\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/azadkinsiii.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Barricade_Preparation.jpg?w=1000&amp;ssl=1 1000w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/azadkinsiii.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Barricade_Preparation.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/azadkinsiii.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Barricade_Preparation.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Sailors raise a barricade during a flight deck drill aboard the aircraft carrier, <br>USS Ronald Reagan (CVN-76), in the Pacific Ocean, on Sept. 17, 2022. US Navy Photo.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We had one death on the flight deck during Westpac &#8217;75; I wrote about it earlier in a blog, \u201c<strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/azadkinsiii.com\/blog\/36-gone-in-an-instant\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Gone in an Instant<\/a><\/em><\/strong>.\u201d I won\u2019t repost it here, but it was one of those events that remains laser-etched in my mind. After I wrote that post, several shipmates who witnessed it from different viewpoints shared their memories. There was nothing any of us could do but to keep moving forward. However, the impact of that accident remains with us all.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Of course, the Russians still flew overhead (<strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/azadkinsiii.com\/blog\/33-launch-the-alert-5\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Launch the Alert 5!<\/a><\/em><\/strong>), and the Russian trawlers kept cruising alongside us, but we never had any \u201ceerie\u201d encounters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Replenishment at Sea<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">How long can an aircraft carrier remain at sea without hitting a port? Theoretically, forever, assuming we don\u2019t pull a <em>Captain William Bligh<\/em> \u201cstunt.\u201d I say that jokingly, of course.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Kitty Hawk<\/em> was one of the last diesel fuel carriers in the fleet. And with 5,500+ men aboard, we needed \u201cfuel,\u201d too.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Every few days, we\u2019d pull alongside an <strong>Ocean Escort<\/strong> ship, cruising 12-16 knots on a parallel course heading, about 50-60 yards apart (about the width of a football field). It doesn\u2019t <em>seem<\/em> that close, unless you\u2019re on the ship\u2026 then, you wonder \u201cwhat if\u201d one of the ships drifted off-course a fraction of a degree.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The <strong>Boatswains Mates<\/strong> rig the ships with lines, both transfer lines and communication lines, pull the fuel lines over (for a carrier, both carrier fuel and aircraft fuel), then other supply lines. It\u2019s really quite a well-orchestrated spectacle to observe. On an aircraft carrier, the transfer takes place on the starboard side at the hanger deck level.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"573\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/azadkinsiii.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/UnRep_2Ships.jpg?resize=800%2C573&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"UNREP 2 ships simultaneously\" class=\"wp-image-5682\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/azadkinsiii.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/UnRep_2Ships.jpg?w=945&amp;ssl=1 945w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/azadkinsiii.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/UnRep_2Ships.jpg?resize=300%2C215&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/azadkinsiii.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/UnRep_2Ships.jpg?resize=768%2C550&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The USNS Tippecanoe (TAO 199) (center) conducts an underway replenishment with the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force destroyer Haruna (DD 141) (left) and the aircraft carrier USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63) on Oct. 8, 1998. <br>Photo credit: Chief Petty Officer Mahlon K. Miller.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When the ship is alongside making the transfers, it\u2019s called an \u201c<em>underway replenishment<\/em>,\u201d or UNREP for short. Oftentimes, helicopters would also help with the replenishment using cables to transfer pallets of supplies from the Ocean Escort to the carrier\u2019s flight deck. This is called a \u201c<em>vertical replenishment<\/em>.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Either way, the carrier would summon crew members from various departments and divisions for \u201cwork parties,\u201d to help transfer and move the received supplies from the hangar deck (or flight deck) down to the ship\u2019s storerooms.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After the transfer, we\u2019d often have another training drill called an \u201c<em>emergency breakaway<\/em>.\u201d That was sometimes scary, but a much-needed practice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In fact, a week before I reported aboard <em>Kitty Hawk<\/em> in March 1975, while it was out on a <strong>RIMPAC<\/strong> (Rim of the Pacific) training exercise, there was an \u201cincident\u201d involving an Ocean Escort (<strong><em>USS Kiska<\/em><\/strong>, AE-35) coming a bit too close to <em>Kitty Hawk<\/em>, taking out part of the catwalk just outside the Crash compartment on the starboard side. Fortunately, there were no casualties.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">So, yeah\u2026 training was always a good thing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Additional Liberty Calls<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">My Westpac experience was limited: I only made one Westpac cruise, though it was certainly memorable. In addition to PI liberty, we spent a week in <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/azadkinsiii.com\/blog\/43-port-call-hong-kong\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Hong Kong<\/a><\/strong> and a week in <a href=\"https:\/\/azadkinsiii.com\/blog\/23-rough-seas-sea-of-japan\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Japan<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Both were also great ports for liberty. I tried to explore as much as I could in Hong Kong and in Japan, which were completely different types of liberties from PI.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I never felt threatened or uncomfortable, though I\u2019ll admit I couldn\u2019t speak the language nor understand it. I remember being a little more cautious in Hong Kong when hanging out in what we called \u201cThieves\u2019 Alley.\u201d But I was with other Crash guys, so we watched out for each other. Fortunately, neither Hong Kong nor Japan had a curfew, like PI.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I ate well, I drank well, and I tried to take in the culture as best as I could. You make great friends when you work with guys all day long, and when you hang out on liberty, you get to know them a little more. Some of us still stay in touch, though it\u2019s mostly through Facebook.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Great times, great places, great memories\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Next time: Heading Home<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Until we meet again,<br>Andy<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-cyan-bluish-gray-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-afeae895f267dc8a391350b700f06f3b wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#000030\">Andy Adkins is a&nbsp;<strong>US Navy veteran<\/strong>&nbsp;(\u201973-77) and the author of several books (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.azadkinsiii.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">www.azadkinsiii.com<\/a>), many of which are free downloads (PDF, eBook format).&nbsp;He is currently retired and lives in Gainesville, Florida with his wife and life-long soulmate, Becky.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>Previous Blogs mentioned in the Post:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/azadkinsiii.com\/blog\/185-westpac-75\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">#185\u2014Westpac \u201875<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/azadkinsiii.com\/blog\/186-westpac-75-flight-ops\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">#186\u2014Westpac \u201975 Flight Ops<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/azadkinsiii.com\/blog\/187-westpac-75-transit-to-pi\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">#187\u2014Westpac \u201975 Transit to PI<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/azadkinsiii.com\/blog\/188-westpac-75-pi-liberty-call\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">#188\u2014Westpac \u201975 Liberty Call<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/azadkinsiii.com\/blog\/20-port-call-philippines\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">#20\u2014Port Call: Philippines<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/azadkinsiii.com\/blog\/39-good-morning-to-ya-kitty-hawk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">#39\u2014Good Morning to Ya, Kitty Hawk!<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/azadkinsiii.com\/blog\/ready-a-veterans-journey-you-light-em-we-fight-em\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">#10\u2014You Light \u2018em, We Fight \u2018em<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/azadkinsiii.com\/blog\/68-flight-ops-another-fine-day-in-the-navy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">#68\u2014Flight Ops: Another Fine Day in the Navy!<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/azadkinsiii.com\/blog\/54-westpac-75-carrier-squadrons\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">#54\u2014Westpac \u201975 Aircraft Carrier Squadrons<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/azadkinsiii.com\/blog\/98-flight-ops-aircraft-recovery\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">#98\u2014Flight Ops: Aircraft Recovery<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/azadkinsiii.com\/blog\/47-those-memorable-moments-part-1-the-flight-deck\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">#47\u2014Memorable Moments, Part 1 \u2013 the Flight Deck<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/azadkinsiii.com\/blog\/64-general-quarters-general-quarters\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">#64\u2014General Quarters, General Quarters\u2026<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/azadkinsiii.com\/blog\/127-rig-the-barricade\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">#127\u2014Rig the Barricade<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/azadkinsiii.com\/blog\/33-launch-the-alert-5\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">#33\u2014Launch the Alert 5!<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/azadkinsiii.com\/blog\/43-port-call-hong-kong\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">#43\u2014Port Call: Hong Kong<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/azadkinsiii.com\/blog\/23-rough-seas-sea-of-japan\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">#23\u2014Rough Seas: Sea of Japan<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><u>Answers<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Leila Hormozi.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Jaws<\/strong> (1975), Brody (Roy Scheider).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><em>Family Affair<\/em> <\/strong>(1971), Sly and the Family Stone; written by Mary J. 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