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I 5 OCT 1962 DIRECTIONS: Complete i n d u p l i c a t e s emi - innua l ly f o r p e r i o d s b l anks us in^ "same" t o avoid r e p e a t i n g p r e v i o u s l y r eco rded end ing 31 March and 30 September, r e t a i n copy and forward in fo rma t ion . I f more space i s needed, a t t a c h e x t r a s h e e t s . o r i g i n a l t o t h e O f f i c e o f t h e Chief of Naval Opera t ions , Amplifying and/or h i s t o r i c a l l y s i g n i f i c a n t documents, i n c l u d -

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COEiNAVAIRLAFT: 1-8 Apri l , 15 A p r i l t h r u 24 June - COI.X.4PJ)IV F3UR: 9-14 Apr i l (SECOND F l e e t ) ; 29 Se t h ru 30 Sep (SIXTH F l e e t ) COT)-SFLOT 10: 7 5 June - 16 AUP (SECOID F l e e t : 17 Aun - 28 Sep (SI::T:I I l e z t

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P r e s i d e n t i a l Cru ise , C31!SECOL~,DFLT, 9-14 A p r i l LM:TFLEC 2-62 CTF-24 (Cornlander C a r r i e r Divis ion POUR) 6- 12 J u l y ZIPTIDE 111, CUPISTL;II3%TLAhTT (CO1.iSECONDFLT) 3 -5 August ?LAFAYETTE 11, COZISIXTZIFLT, 7 September I N D I A i S SU33lER, COIISI::THl?LT, S September PALLEX/HIGH HEELS 11, U.S. CINCEUR/SACEUP,, 6-20 September FiiLL TRAP, CII<CS3UTH, 23-27 September

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AVIATION HISTORICAL SUMMARY OPNAV REPORT 5750-3 OPNAV FORM 5750-2 (REV. 4-60) PAGE 2 O F W 7 8 . O f f i c i a l o r o t h e r r e c o g n i t i o n of ~ c e o n p l i t h m e n t - (Such as unit citations, conmendations and awards; decorations and awards t o individuals, and records o r events believed.to be " f i r s t s " which may be fleet-wide or apply only within the unit . Give dates of awards and events; claims for " f i r s t s " are maningless without a date.) h

9 . Genera l retumc o f a c t i v i t y - (Narrative statement of ac t iv i ty not otherwise covered, srnmarizing work, training, special cruises and vis i ts . conversion, d i f i c a t i o n , overhaul, new equipment, and the like. Air Stations consider, i n addition, such things as reorganization, new operational - - - 7

administrative and manapement procedures introduced; special programs ini t ia ted or completed, construction i n progress, expansion of f ac i l i t i e s , etc. Use additional sheets as necessary. Docunnts appended should be identified i n Part VI, page 4.)

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411 PART I 1 - SHIPS - 1 . GEOGRAPHICAL LOCATION: D a i l y l o c a t i o n p o s i t i o n s n o t r e q u i r e d . Note d a t e s i n and o u t o f U.S. p o r t s and g e n e r a l o p e r a t i n g a r e a i n between a s : Med i t e r r anean , Car ibbean, Hawaiian, West Pac , e t c . For d a i l y o r f r e q u e n t o p e r a t i o n s o u t o f one p o r t , u se t h e term "Opera t i nn o u t o f " .

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7000: E5.S , VA-76, ~ 4 0 , - 9 / 1 9 / 6 2 8000: LT , VLi-76, A4D9 9 /24 /62 PART I I I - WINGS AND GFOUPS: L i s t u n i t s on board , i n c l u d i n g detachments ; g i v e d a t e s when o n l y p a r t o f r e p o r t p e r i o d i s i n - volved, o t h e r w i s e u se e n t i r e n o r " a l l n .

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P r e s i d e n t i a l C r u i s e . The P r e s i d e n t of t h e Un i t ed S t a t e s , M i l i t a r y l e a d e r s and UeSe Congressmen were a b o a r d u n i t s o f t h e Second F l e e t f o r n a v a l d e m o n s t r a t i o n s . The P r e s i d e n t was aboa rd EkTERPkISE on 1 4 J u l y and o b s e r v e d EKTEkPXISE and F3!Q;ESTAL a i r c r a f t d i s p l a y t h e e f f e c t i v e n e s s o f a e r i a l f i r e p o w e r and t a c t i c s . A i r Group ONE was aboa rd EKTERPRISE..

LAPSTFLEX 2-62. Under COPICARDIV FOLK OY O r d e r 7-62, LkRTFLEX 2-62 was a t a s k f o r c e type o p e r a t i o n a l o n g t h e U.Se A t l a n t i c Coas t . Var ious f l e e t e x e r c i s e s were conduc ted w i t h emphas i s on A n t i - A i r War fa re e x e r c i s e s and s i m u l a t e d n u c l e a r s t r i k e s . ELdTEKPRISE, w i t h C a r r i e r A i r Group SIX a s s i g n e d , was one o f two c a r r i e r s i n t h e t a s k f o r c e .

RIPTIDE 111. Under Co:mander C a r r i e r S t r i k e Force A t l a n t i c OP Order 1 ~ 6 2 , RIPTIDE 111 was a l a r g e s c a l e EAT0 f l e e t e x e r c i s e conduc ted i n t h e E a s t e r n A t l a n t i c Ocean o f f t h e c o a s t of S p a i n / P o r t u g a l . SETERPEISE and embarked A i r Group SIX p a r t i c i p a t e d i n c r o s s - d e c k o p e r a t i o n s and f l e w p r e - p l a n n e d and c a l l s t r i k e s i n s i m u l a t i o n of n u c l e a r w a r f a r e .

LAFAYETTE 11 and IIdDIAN SUMIIEP,. LAFAYETTE 11 and IKDIAl." SUlbliEli were c a r r i e r s t r i k e e x e r c i s e s , each of one day d u r a t i o n , conducted by a i r c r a f t o f FOkiESTAL and ENTEhi'KISEo I n LAFAETTE I1 t h e d e l i v e r y o f c o n v e n t i o n a l weapons t o t h e F rench Low Leve l Route t a r g e t a r e a was s i m u l a t e d . O p p o s i t i o n was p r o v i d e d by F rench A i r Force and Kavy u n i t s . I n I K D I A l J S U L ~ Z R t h e d e l i v e r y o f n u c l e a r weapons t o t a r g e t s i n S p a i n was s i m u l a t e d w i t h a i r o p p o s i t i o n p r o v i d e d by U.S. and S p a n i s h A i r Fo rce u n i t s .

FALLEX/HIGH HEELS 11. CdMSTKI'KF(31tSa_lUTI.i OP Order 3-62 and CINCUSEAVEU?? QP Order 152-62 p e r t a i n e d . T h i s was a l a r g e s c a l e Command P o s t e x e r c i s e (CPX). ENTERPRISE p a r t i c i p a t e d i n t h e e x e r c i s e o f FjATO and n a t i o n a l conmunica t ions and a l e r t p r o c e d u r e s .

F,UL TEAP. EhTZKPKISE and A i r Group SIX p a r t i c i p a t e d i n t h e l i v e FAJJ, TIJdf e x e r c i s e under CO1.I;STRIKFd??SC1UTi-i OP Order 4-62. E % r t i c i p a t i o n i n c l u d e d p r o v i d i n g s u p p o r t (CAP) and o p p o s i n g ( r a i d s ) a n amphibious t a s k f o r c e moving K o r t h i n t h e Aegean Sea on 23 and 24 September. T h i s was fo l lowed by c l o s e a i r s u p p o r t of t h e amphibious l a n d i n g on 25 September and c l o s e a i r s u p p o r t o f C;2tII4AKDS0UTHEAST on 26-27 September i n t h e Greek and T u r k i s h Thrace a r e a .

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On 1 A p r i l 1962 EhTEkPkISE was engaged i n t h e f i n a l s t a g e s of h e r shakedown c r u i s e i n t h e Car ibbean o f f Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. Dur ing t h e n e x t few days , t h e Big E p l a y e d h o s t t o s e v e r a l groups o f v i s i t i n g Congressmen a s w e l l a s a c o n t i n g e n t o f newsmen from !Jashington D.C. and New York.

A t t h e c o n c l u s i o n of h e r shakedown t r a i n i n g , on 6 A p r i l , ZFXERPRISE r e c e i v e d a g r a d e o f E x c e l l e n t (90.3) on h e r OR1 from t h e F l e e t T r a i n i n g Group, Guantanamo. T h i s i s t h e h i s h e s t g r a d e e v e r g i v e n a c a r r i e r and t h e second h i g h e s t g r a d e e v e r g i v e n any s h i p on shakedown o r r e f r e s h e r t r a i n i n g .

Itlith t h i s smashing v i c t o r y under h e r b e l t , ENZj.:Ii,13F.ISE s a i l e d f o r Nor fo lk a r r i v i n g on 8 A p r i l . The n e x t day she g o t undertlay t o j o i n the Second F l e e t and r e h e a r s e f o r t h e v i s i t o f : r e s i d e n t iX:,r'llCDY.

The P r e s i d e n t a r r i v e d aboard ENTERWISE on 1 4 A p r i l and w i t h Congressmen and f o r e i g n government r e p r e s e n t a t i v e s observed a tremendous a e r i a l and s u r f a c e f i r e p o w e r demonscration.

F i n a l a c c e p t a n c e t r i a l s were conducted o f f V i r g i n i a Capes 16-18 A p r i l and EKTERPRISE t h e n e n t e r e d t h e Newport News S h i p b u i l d i n g and Dry Dock Company s h i p y a r d on 23 A p r i l f o r post-shakedown a v a i l a b i l i t y .

D e p a r t i n g t h e ya rd on 19 June, t h e ~ i i ' ~ ' ' o f f i c i a l 1 ~ j o i n e d t h e Second F l e e t on 25 June and immediate ly began f l e e t o p e r a t i o n s .

Iier f i r s t ass ignment was t y p e t r a i n i n g e x e r c i s e s i n t h e Western A t l a n t i c which cu lmina ted i n EtiTSIIPRISEts i n i t i a l v i s i t t o a p o r t of c a l l -- Boston, Ymss., o v e r t h e J u l y 4 t h ho l iday .

During t h e three-day v i s i t , ENTERPRISE h e l d g e n e r a l v i s i t i n g f o r t h e f i r s t t ime a s a commissioned s h i p and 15,000 Bos ton ians and a r e a r e s i d e n t s thronged aboard .

A f t e r d e p a r t i n g Boston, ENTERPRISE took p a r t i n i t s f i r s t l a r g e s c a l e F l e e t E x e r c i s e , LANTFLEX, a s p a r t o f TF 24, from 6 J u l y t o 12 J u l y . Re tu rn ing t o b o r f o l k on 12 J u l y , ENTERPRISE remained i n p o r t f o r l e a v e and upkeep u n t i l 3 August when she weighed anchor and s e t s a i l f o r the Medi te r ranean and h e r f i r s t ass ignment w i t h the U.S. S i x t h F l e e t . 3 August a l s o marked ENTERPRISE'S f i r s t a s s ignment w i t h a NATO o p e r a t i n g f o r c e a s s h e d e p a r t e d t h e E a s t Coast a s p a r t o f S t r i k i n g F l e e t A t l a n t i c .

Two days o u t o f Nor fo lk , an AD16 S k y r a i d e r made t h e 5 ,000 th a r r e s t e d l a n d i n g on t h e mammoth f o u r and 6ne-hal f a c r e f l i g h t deck.

A few days l a t e r o t h e r f o r c e s j o i n e d up w i t h Commander S t r i k i n g Force A t l a n t i c f o r t h e LATO e x e r c i s e e n t i t l e d RIPTIDE 111. Forces p a r t i c i p a t i n g i n t h e e x e r c i s e c o n s i s t e d of s h i p s and a i r c r a f t from France , t h e United Kingdom, and t h e Uni ted S t a t e s , and a i r c r a f t from P o r t u g a l , KIPTIDE I11 inc luded s i m u l a t e d n u c l e a r and c o n v e n t i o n a l s t r i k e s by c a r r i e r based a i r c r a f t a s w e l l a s numerous o t h e r e x e r c i s e s , such a s c r o s s deck ing , c r o s s r e p l e n i s h m e n t , e t c . I t s purpose was t o t e s t and deve lop t h e r e a d i n e s s of the p a r t i c i p a t i n g n a v a l f o r c e s o f F rance , U.K. and t h e U.S., o p e r a t i n g a s a c o o r d i n a t e d u n i t .

ENTERPRISE t r a n s i t e d t h e S t r a i t s of G i b r a l t e r on 1.6 August and t h u s became t h e f i r s t n u c l e a r powered s u r f a c e s h i p t o s a i l t h e b l u e w a t e r s of t h e Medi ter ranean.

I n a d d i t i o n t o h e r s e l f , t h e ~ i g , " ~ " i n t r o d u c e d t h e Navy's two f a s t e s t , most powerful j e t a i r c r a f t t o the Med and t h e S i x t h F l e e t ' s a t t a c k c a r r i e r s t r i k i n g f o r c e . The F4li Pkantom 11, w o r l d ' s f a s t e s t f i g h t e r p l a n e and t h e A3J V i g i l a n t e , t h e Ravy 's h i g h e s t f l y i n g , f a s t e s t heavy a t t a c k bomber were aboard EhTERPBISE a s u n i t s o f C a r r i e r A i r Group SIX.

On 27 August ENTERPRISE v i s i t e d h e r f i r s t f o r e i g n p o r t o f c a l l -- Cannes, France. V i s i t i n g by i n v i t a t i o n was held on t h r e e of t h e e i g h t days and some 1,200 l o c a l c i t i z e n s took advan tage of the o p p o r t u n i t y t o s e e t h e w o r l d ' s l a r g e s t s h i p . Among them were Uing CROSBY and h i s w i f e , who were v a c a t i o n i n g a t t h e i r v i l l a on t h e French R i v i e r a .

ENTERPRISE g o t underway a g a i n on 4 September f o r s i x days of a i r o p e r a t i o n s . On 1 0 September s h e a r r i v e d i n Kap les , I t a l y f o r a n o t h e r e i g h t day v i s i t .

Again t h e s h i p h e l d v i s i t i n g by i n v i t a t i o n and over 1,200 N e a p o l i t a n s saw t h e s h i p a t f i r s t hand.

On t h e a f t e r n o o n o f 1 4 September, P r e s i d e n t Antonio SEGNI made a n i n s p e c t i o n of t h e s h i p and on t h e even ing o f t h e same day, C a p t a i n V. P. de BOIX, Commanding O f f i c e r o f ENTEKPRISE and Kear Admiral K . H. WEEKS, Commander C r u i s e r - G e s t r o y e r F l o t t i l a TEK h o s t e d a formal r e c e p t i o n aboard EKTERPRISE f o r approx imate ly 400 1iATO o f f i c e r s and I t a l i a n d i g n i t a r i e s and t h e i r l a d i e s .

ENTERPRISE l e f t Naples on 1 8 September and on t h e n e x t day racked up h e r 7 ,000th a r r e s t e d l and ing . E x a c t l y one week l a t e r a n A4D Skyhawk made t h e 8 ,000th l a n d i n g - 1,000 l a n d i n g s i n seven days.

ENTERPRISE p a r t i c i p a t e d i n h e r second NATO e x e r c i s e o f t h e c r u i s e , O p e r a t i o n FALLEX/FALL TRAP, from 1 8 September t o 27 September. I n a l l , some 13,000 men and 24 s h i p s o f t h e S i x t h F l e e t were invo lved i n t h e F&L TRAP e x e r c i s e a l o n g w i t h v a r i o u s m i l i t a r y u n i t s of t h e Uni ted Kingdom, Greece and Turkey. A l l were p a r t o f t h e f o r c e s a s s i g n e d t o t h e d e f e n s e of t h e s o u t h e r n r e g i o n of NATO. Des igna ted t o improve combat r e a d i n e s s and t o deve lop c o o r d i n a t i o n among t h e s e m i l i t a r y u n i t s , t h e e x e r c i s e i n c l u d e d t r a i n i n g i n amphibious l a n d i n g s , i n c l u d i n g c l o s e a i r s u p p o r t , an t i - submar ine and a i r de fense t a c t i c e s .

The ~ i g " turned o v e r t o t h e F.D.R. a t Souda Bay on 28 September and chopped o u t of t he iblediterranean on' 3 October heading f o r home p o r t .

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D I R E C T I O N S : Comple te i n d u p l i c a t e s e m i - a n n u a l l y f o r p e r i o d s . b l a n k s u s i n g "samen t o a v o i d r e p e a t i n g p r e v i o u s l y r e c o r d e d e n d i n g 31 March and 30 S e p t e m b e r , r e t a i n c o p y and f o r w a r d i n f o r m a t i o n . I f more s p a c e i s n e e d e d , a t t a c h e x t r a s h e e t s . o r i g i n a l t o t h e O f f i c e o f t h e C h i e f o f Naval O p e r a t i o n s , A m p l i f y i n g a n d / o r h i s t o r i c a l l y s i g n i f i c a n t documents , i n c l u d - Op-05A5G, Navy D e p a r t m e n t , Washington 25 , D. C . , w i t h i n 15 i n g p h o t o s , m a y b e appended w i t h p r o p e r n o t a t i o n u n d e r p a r t VI. d a y s a f t 8 r r e p o r t p e r i o d . No c o v e r i n g l e t t e r i s r e q u i r e d . S e c u r i t y c l a s s i f i c a t i o n may b e a t any l e v e l c o n s i s t e n t

~ 1 1 units complete p a r t I and o t h e r p a r t s as i n d i c a t e d . w i t h c o n t e n t . I d e n t i f y c l a s s i f i e d i t e m s w i t h i n t h e r e p o r t ,

F o l l o w i n s t r u c t i o n s f o r e a c h b l a n k ; f i l l i n a l l r e q u i r e d by a n a d d i t i o n a l s t a m p a t t h e i r p o s i t i o n i n t h e r e p o r t . "

Avoid o v e r - c l a s s i f i c a t i o n .

PART I - A L L U N I T S

1. Designation: Omit if same a s in previous period. If changed, enter previous designation, date of change and the authorizing directive. New units record date and place of commissioning. 1 2. Commanding O f f i c e r I C.O. r e l i e v e d i f command changed t h i s p e r i o d I Date o f change

4 . M i s s i o n o r f u n c t i o n ( I f changed o r s p e c i f i c a l l y assigned during the period, then en te r a b r ie f with da tes and i d e n t i t y of authorizing

V. P. de POIX, CAPT, USN

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Assigned with Air Group SIX t o both SECOND and SIXTH f l e e t s a s attack carrier. Flagship of CTF 135, CTF 60, CTF 25 (COMCARDIV TWO) from 12 Oct 62 ta 31 Mar 63.

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5 . Next s e n i o r o p e r a t i o n a l command ( G i v e s t a r t and end d a t e s i f changed d u r i n g t h i s r e p o r t i n g p e r i o d . ) I

/ 1 0 c t to 3 0 c t - CTF 60 (COMCARDIV FOUR) - 3 Oct t o 12 Oct" - COMSECONDFLT 17 O ~ t t M a r - C O I V TWO (CTF 135- CTF 78. CTF 2 5 - CTF 60)

6 . GEOGRAPHIC LOCATION: ( A i r S t a t i o n s o m i t ; s h i p s e n t e r i n p a r < 11. Wings land g r o u p s {hould n o t r e c o r d s q u a d r o n l o c a t i o n s ;

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7 . ~ a r t i c i p a t i o n i n s p e c i a l e x e r c i s e s , o p e r a t i o n s , and o p e r a t i o n a l t e s t s (Principally those of a major nature ra ther than what is normally a par t of routine operational training. Use o f f i c i a l code names o r descriptive t i t l e s , iden t i fy the overa l l comnand, and give 'ilates, a rea and br ie f sum- mary of own part icipation. Make reference t o repor t s and orders covering the operation.)

19 Oct 1962 to 6 Dee 1962 - Participated i n Cuban Quarantine Operations i n Caribbean under command of CTF 135.

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s h i p - b a s e d u n i t s g i v e name o f s h i p o n l y . E n t e r b e g i n n i n g and e n d d a t e s when p a r t o f p e r i o d i s i n v o l v e d . )

I9 to 21 Mar 1963 - MEDLANDEX. ENTERPRISE participated by providing close a i r support and AAW protection of amphibious landings exerc ise a t Timbakior

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OPNAV F O R M 5750-2 ( R E V . 4-60) PAGE 2 O F 4 8. Official or other reeogni tion of accorplirhrent - (Such as unit citations, comnendations and awards; decorations and awards to individuals, and records or events believed to be "f irstsn which may be fleet-wide or apply only within the unit. Give dates of awards and events; claims for - 1

"firsts" are meaningless without a date.)

1. F i r s t e a r r i e r t o steam more than 65,000 m i l e s du r ing f i r s t yea r of conmissioned - s e r v i c e , 25 November 1961 t o 25 November 1962.

2. F i r s t c a r r i e r t o record more than 10,000 a r r e s t e d l and ings du r ing f i r s t y e a r o f commissioned s e r v i c e s i n c e World War 11, 25 November 1961 t o 25 November 1962.

3. F i r s t c a r r i e r t o o p e r a t e w i t h over ' 100 a i r c r a f t aboard (21 October 1962).

4 . F i r s t c a r r i e r t o complete an o p e r a t i o n a l deployment w i t h a major f l e e t i n t he f i r s t y e a r of o p e r a t i o n (3 October 1962).

5. P a r t i c i p a t e d i n f i r s t rendezvous a t sea of n u c l e a r powered s h i p (7 February i962, ENTERPRISE ( cV~(N)65 ) and BAINBKIDGE ( D D G ( N ) ~ ~ ) .

9. ~ e n e r a l resure of activity - (Narrative statement of act iv i ty not otherwise covered, summarizing work, training, special cruises and visits. conversion, modification, overhaul, new equipment, and the l ike. Air Stations consider, in addition, such things as reorganization, new operational administrative and management procedures introduced; special programs initiated or completed, construction i n progress, expansion of f ac i l i t i e s , e tc . Use additional sheets as necessary. Documents appended should be identified in Part VI, page 4. )

1. ENTERPRISE concluded her f i r s t ove r sea s deployment w i t h h e r a r r i v a l i n Norfotk on, 1-1 October. During t he r a t h e r b r i e f Medi terranean t o u r t h e ENTERPRISE racked, up her f i f t h , s i x t h , seventh and 8,000 a r r e s t e d landings.

2. ENTERPRISE had been i n h e r home p o r t f o r b a r e l y a week when she was ordered t o s e a again. Th i s time she s e t h e r course f o r Caribbean wa te r s where she was t o become a p a r t of t he U.S. Naval f o r c e s involved i n t h e qua ran t i ne of Cuba'; ENTERPRISE ' \ - a r r i v e d on s t a t i o n on 21? October, and P rep iden t Kennedy fo rma l ly announced t h e qua ran t i ne on 22 October. ~ u r i n ' ~ t h i s 5 1 day per iod , h e r A i r Group averaged over 120 s o r t i e s a day.

3. P r e s iden t Kennedy l i f t e d t he qua ran t i ne on 21 November and ENTERPRISE pu l l ed i n t o Norfolk on 8 December 1962. The day before 2,000 o f f i c e r s and men were heloed t o the beach f o r leave and l i b e r t y due t o rough weather.

4. Out t o s ea aga in from 18 t o 21 December, ENTERPRISE conducted c a r r i e r s u i t a b i l i t y t r i a l s f o r t h e A6A and E2A p l u s c a r r i e r t r i a l s on new v e r s i o n s of p r e s e n t l y used f l e e t a i r c r a f t .

5. Af t e r spending Chris tmas, . l962 and New Year 's Day 1963 ber thed i n Norfolk, t he *

ENTERPRISE a g a i n p u t t o s e a on 28 January f o r an A i r Group Re f r e she r T ra in ing i n p r e p a r a t i o n f o r t h e E 1 s second Med. deployment. During t h i s four-day p e r i o d a t sea , she hos ted Senator B. Goldwater (&ARIZ), Sena to r M.L. Simpson (R-WYOM), Governor A.S. Harr i son of V i r g i n i a , p l u s a hos t of o t h e r m i l i t a r y and c i v i l i a n governmental r e p r e s e n t a t i v e s .

6;. On 6 February 1963, ENTERPRISE pu t t o s e a f o r h e r second deployment w i t h S i x t h F l e e t i n t h e Mediterranean and inchopped on 1 6 F e b r u a r y a s she swept passed G i b r a l t a r f o r t h e t h i r d time. Her f i r s t p o r t of c a l l was Cannes, ,France on 25 February where she aga in hosted v i s i t o r s on twu of t he t h r e e v i s i t i n g days w i t h approximately 3,000 l o c a l ci tqzens aboard.

7. During h e r s i x days a t sea , a f t e r weighing anchor i n Oannes on 4 March, she conducted t h e normal e x e r c i s e s w i th o t h e r s h i p s of t h e S i x t h F l ee t . Athens, Greece \ was t he scene of he r nex t p o r t of c a l l - - a r r i v i n g t h e r e on 11 March 1963.

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8. ENTERPRISE depar ted Athens on 18 March and dur ing t h e fo l lowing a t s e a pe r iod I lSN task f n r r ~ one.rations i n t he C r e t e s e a then anchored i n

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1 . GEOGRAPHICAL LOCATION: D a i l y l o c a t i o n p o s i t i o n s n o t r equ i r ed . Note d a t e s i n and o u t of U.S. p o r t s and gene ra l o p e r a t i n g a r e a i n between a s : Medi terranean, Car ibbean, Hawaiian, West Pac, e t c . For d a i l y o r f r e q u e n t o p e r a t i o n s o u t o f one p o r t , u se t h e term "Opera t ing o u t o f w .

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- 05002 19 Oct. 1 Chopped t o 7MD Fleet dep-arted f o r CAribbean 19 Oct. - 6 9 e c . Assigned t o TF 135 for Caribbciln 49 c-fve days

a t sea i n Cnribbean. 6 U e c - 6 Feb. 6 Feb. - 16 Feb. 16 Feb. - 31 Mar,

U p k ~ ~ p nrlt nf w f o l k , Proceeding eastward t o inchop t o GOMSIXTHFLT i n Mediterranean. Operatinn i n Mediterranean, assigned t o COMSIXTHFLT

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CVG-6 (M~nus VA - 64

39.958 1 NEUTRONS bps: 5.581.430 nal./Avnas 394.484 CARRIER LANDINGS AND CATAPULT LAUNCHINGS: Give d a t e upon which even thousands were reached, chmulat ive from o r i g i n a l commis- s i o n i n g when p o s s i b l e , but i f from o t h e r event a s recommissioning o r conve r s ion , should s o s t a t e . May inc lude a breakdown g a l & i 3 des red. For some numbers i t w i l l be o f i n t e r e s t t o n o t e , a l s o , t h e a i r u n i t , p l ane type , and p i l o t involved.

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VMA 225 USMC

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15 Nov. 62 - 10,000 - CDR LEE CAG-QA4C 29 Jan. 63 - 12,000 20 Mar. 63 - 14,000

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6. C a t a p u l t launching;

Attual a i r c r a f t launches 1 Oct 62 - 21 Mar CAT 1 - 1464 63 CAT 2 - 1517 Total s ince commissioning: CAT 3 - 1675 11,994 CAT 4 - 1337

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units complete p a r t I and other p a r i s as i n d i c a t e d . w i t h c o n t e n t . I d e n t i f y c l a s s i f i e d i t e m s w i t h i n t h e r e p o r t , . F o l l o w i n s t r u c t i o n s f o s e a c h b l a n k ; f i l l i n a l l r e q u i r e d

by a n a d d i t i o n a l s t a m p a t t h e i r p o s i t i o n i n t h e r e p o r t . Avoid o v e r - c l a s s i f i c a t i o n .

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directive. New units record date and place of commissioning. 2. Corrandzng O f f i c e r

F. Ii . 1 ICWELIS, CXFT., USN I V. F. de POI:', CAPT., USN 1 20 J u l y 1963

direc t ive . ) Ass igned w i t h A i r Group S I X t o bo th SECOND and SIXTK F l e e t s a s a t t a c k

c a r r i e r , F l a g s h i p of CTF 60, CTF ~~(COI~CAZ!OIV TW.O). 3 1 ?,larch-63 t o 1 i jc iober 1963.'

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7 . P a r t i c i p a t i o n i n s p e c i a l e x e r c i s e s , o p e r n t i o n t , and o p e r a t i o n a l t e s t s (Principally those of a major nature ra ther than what is normally a p a r t of routine operational training. Use o f f i c i a l code names or descriptive t i t l e s , iden t i fy the overa l l comnand, and give dates, a rea and b r i e f stan- mary of own par t ic ipa t ion . Make reference t o reports and orders covering the operation.

2 and 3 A p r i l 6 3 - KEG!IX. Et<TERFIlISE p a r t i c i p a t e d i n combined s t r i k e , :ZSCI, A i r Defense e x e r c i s e conducted i n s o u t h e r n Greece and Turkey under cormand CTF-60. 6 - 10 I'ay 63 - FAIR GAL%. ENTERPRISE w i t h SAFu!iTOGA and CLEl ZIU'CTAU p a r t i c i p a t e d i n NATO wide e x e r c i s e conducted i n s o u t h e r n France under CTF-60. 12 - 15 June 63 - 1,XDLANDEX 111. ENTERTRISE p a r t i c i p a t e d by p r o v i d i n g c l o s e a i r s u p p o r t and i l A W p r o t e c t i o n of amphibious l a n d i n g e x e r c i s e a t K a v a l l a , Greece. 23 - 26 J u l y 6 3 - POOPDXCK 11. EKTEKPKISE p a r t i c i p a t e d i n a s i m u l a t e d c o n v e n t i o n a l - and Nuclear s t r i k e a g a i n s t t a r g e t s i n l l e s t e r n h d i t e r r a n e a n . 11 - 1 4 August 63 - ?.EDLANEEX I V . ENTLRTRISE p a r t i c i p a t e d by p r o v i d i n g c l o s e a i r s u p p o r t and L A W p r o t e c t i o n of amphibious l a n d i n g e x e r c i s e i n S o u t h e r n S a r d i n i a .

-k, A V I A T I O N H I S T O R I C A L SUMMARY OPNAVREPORT5750*3 ,+. OPNAV FORM 5750-2 (REV. 4-60) . PAGE 2 OF rC 8. O f f i c i a l o r o t h e r r e c o g n i t i o n o f a c c o r p l i a h r e n t - (Such a s u n i t c i t a t i o n s , comnendations and awards; decorations and awards t o individuals, and records o r events believed t o be " f i r s t s " which may be fleet-wide o r apply only within the un i t . Give da tes of awards and events; claims for f i z s t s n are meaningless without a date. ) 1

w 1, 25 Pray 6 3 , Steamed 100,000 mi l e s i n l e s s t h a n 18 months s i n c e commissiorling 25

November 1961. Believed t o be a record. 2, 20 Ju ly ' 6 3 , Capt, V. :', de I 'CIX r e l i e v e d a s CO ElTI'ER:'i;ISE, F i r s t member o f

M1OOOO Trap Clubtk t o double t he q u a l i f y i n g mark i n one t o u r a s Conmanding O f f i c e r w i t h a t o t a l of more t han 21000 a r r e s t e d landings .

3 , 11 Aug 62, F i r s t EN'L'ZR?kISE "I)ouble Centur ian" L T ( j g ) S .T. TUCKER, VA-64. 4, 23 Aug 63, JJorlds two l a r g e s t nuc l ea r powered sl-riks, ENTEKW.ISE and LONG I jLl~Cti ,

rendezvous f o r f i r s t t i n e wfiile o r e r a t i n g i n Western l l ed i te r ranean . 5 , 22 Aug 6 3 , CNT?R?3.ISE announced a s winner of I A R J O R I Z STEE.!J'M' Award, 6, 11 S e p t 6 3 , EPJTXR?RISE awarded SATTLE EFFIC IZNCY and LXADILbXSS ''E". Zl<TZREZI:ISE wins

A i r Department ltZ1' o u t r i g h t and shares Yngineering and Weapons "?l fhwith FOPU?ZSTAL. ENTER-'RISE is f i r s t c a r r i e r t o win 'Yfl a f t e r one y e a r i n commission.

- - 9 . C e n e r a l , resume o f a c t i w i s t y - (Narrative statement of a c t i v i t y not otherwise covered,' sunnnarizing work, t ra in ing , spec ia l c ru ises and v i s i t s . conversion, modification, overhaul, new equipment, and the l i k e . Air S ta t ions consider, i n addit ion, such things a s reorganization, new operational administrat ive and management procedures introduced; spec ia l programs i n i t i a t e d o r completed, construction i n progress, expansion of f a c i l i t i e s , e t c . Use addit ional shee ts as necessary. tbcuments appended should be i d e n t i f i e d i n P a r t VI, page 4.)

I* 24 ::arch - 1 A p r i l - Palerrno, S i c i l y * - 8 .ipril 63 - Z;.;Tf<R?KISE tLos t sm hkTO Lefense Col lege oh one day c r u i s e ou t ' of i;.aples.

9 - 15 A p r i l 63 - Waples, I t a l y 21 - 29 A p r i l 63 - Cannes, FranCe 11 - 20 2ay 63 - Cannes, France 2 7 - 3 0 P a y 6 3 - C o r f u , G r e e c e - -'4

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I? - 11 June 63 - Rhodes, Greece 19 - 24 June 63 - B e i r u t , Lebanon 1 - -8 J u l y 63 - Genoa, I t a l y 14 - 32 J u l y 63 - Cannes, France 2 - 10 August 63 - Kaples, I t a l y 15 - 22 August 63 - Barcelona, Spa in 24 A U Z U S ~ 63 .. ~ o l e n s a Bay, Turnover w i t h USS IfiEZFEKfiEn'CE 4 Sept - 1 Oct 63 - S o r f o l k , Va, Upkeep.

2, During :.he p e r i o d of t h i s r e p o r t , EI.!T5I:F!?.ISE corrpleted i t s second ? . 'edi terranean deployment having Seen commissioned l e s s t h a n two yea r s ,

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31 I'ar - 26 Aug 631 O ~ e r a t i n g i n Mediterranean, ass igned t o CUt SIX'rhPLT, 26 August 1963 1 Chopped t o CO:SECGKDFLT, depar ted f o r COKUS.

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4 Sept - 1 Oct 63 I Upkeep. Norfolk BOB.

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2 . A I R U N I T S ON BOARD OR TENDED ( O m i t c o m p o n e n t s q u a d r o n s when a n A i r G r o u p i s o n b o a r d . )

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1 . GEOGRAPHICAL LOCATION: Dai ly l o c a t i o n p o s i t i o n s no t r equ i r ed . Note d a t e s i n and o u t of U.S. p o r t s and gene ra l o p e r a t i n g a rea i n between as : Medi terranean, Car ibbean, Hawaiian, West Pac, e t c . For d a i l y o r f r e q u e n t o p e r a t i o n s o u t o f one p o r t . u se t h e term "Operat ing o u t of" .

Enroute COPiUS, TF 26. Arr ived P i e r 12, Norfolk, KOB.

P E R UNIT ll PERIOD UNIT

31 t a r - 4 Sept 63 CVG-6

31 P!ar - 4 Sep t 63 VFP-62 Det 6 5

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31 Ear -. 4 Sept 63 3. M i l e s steamed

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85,751

VATJ-33 Det 65

Neutrons I JP-5 10 ,080,918/AvGas 606,885 4. Ship 'a fuel consumed Au io t ion fuel conrumed

CARRIER LANDINGS AND CATAPULT LAUNCHINGS: Give d a t e upon which even thousands were reached, cumulat ive from o r i g i n a l commis- s i o n i n g when p o s s i b l e , but i f from o t h e r even t a s recommissioning o r conve r s ion , should s o s t a t e . May i n c l u d e a breakdown gs des i r ed . For some numbers i t w i l l be o f i n t e r e s t t o no te . a l s o , t he a i r u n i t , p l ane type , and p i l o t i nvo lved . 5 . Car r te r landing.

19 Apr 63 16,000 2 4 b y 63 18,000 26 Jun 63 20,000 25 J u l 63 22,000 23 Aug 63 24,000

6. Catapult launching.

2 P%y 63 16,000 15 Jun 63 18,000 8 J u l 63 20,COO

3 1 J u l 63 22,000

PART I I I - WINGS AND GROUPS: L i s t u n i t s on board, i n c l u d i n g detachments ; g ive d a t e s when on ly p a r t o f r e p o r t pe r iod i s i n - volved, o the rwi se use " e n t i r e " o r " a l l " .

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DATE FIRST RECEIVED 3

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USS ENTERPRISE (CVA(N)65) w S i g n a t u r e o f Commandrng 0 o r a t h o r r z e d representative J-c-3

All units complete p a r t I and o ther p a r t s as i n d i c a t e d . w i t h c o n t e n t . I d e n t i f y c l a s s i f i e d i t e m s w i t h i n t h e r e p o r t ,

Fo l low i n s t r u c t i o n s f o r e a c h b l a n k ; f i l l i n a l l r e q u i r e d by an a d d i t i o n a l s t a m p a t t h e i r p o s i t i o n i n t h e r e p o r t . Avoid o v e r - c l a s s i f i c a t i o n .

1 O c t 63 t a 31 Mar 64 Date Forwarded

PART I - A L L UNITS - -

I . Designation: Omit if same a s in previous period. If changed. enter previous designation, date of change and the authorizing

F. Hm MICHAELIS, CAPT, USN 3. PERSONNEL ON BOARD OTHER TOTAL

directive. New units record date and place of commissioning. I

4. Miaaion o r f u n c t i o n (If changed o r s p e c i f i c a l l y assigned during the period, then en te r a b r ie f with da tes and i d e n t i t y of authorizing d i rec t ive . )

Asa,igned_with AIR WING SIX -an bear4 t a bath SECOND and SIXTH F l e e t s a s .an b t t a i k Car r i e r , Flagship a f CTF 60, CTF '25, CTF 69 (CCD-2).

2 . Commanding O f f i c e r

5 . N e r t r r n i o r o p r r h t i o n a l connond ( G i v e s t a r t and end d a t e s i f changed d u r i n g t h i s r e p o r t i n g p e r i o d . )

1 Oct 63 t a 8 Feb 64 - CCD-2 22 m b 64 t i 24 Feb 64 - CTF 69 8 Feb 64 t a 22 Feb 64 - CTF 25 24 Feb 64 t a 31 Mar 64 - CTF 60

6 . GEOGRAPHIC LOCATION: ( A i r S t a t i o n s o m i t ; s h i p s e n t e r i n P a r t 11. % i n g s and g r o u p s s h o u l d n o 6 r e c o r d s q u a d r o n legations; s h i p - b a s e d u n i t s g i v e name o f s h i p o n l y . E n t e r b e g i n n i n g and e n d d a t e s when p a r t o f p e r i o h i s i n v o l v e d . ) -

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7 . P a r t r c r p a t r o n rn r p e c i a l c z e r c r s e s , o p c r a t r o n a . and o p c r a t r o n a l t e s t a (Principally those o f a major nature ra ther than what i s normally a p a r t o f routine operational training. Use o f f i c i a l code names or descr ip t ive t i t l e s , iden t i fy the overa l l comnand, and give dates, area and b r i e f sum- mary of own part icipation. Make reference t o repor t s and orders covering the operation.)

4-6 Dec 63 - STRIKEX I. ENTERPRISS par t i c ipa ted wi th FORIBSTAL i n a combined St r ike , AS?, f i r Defense Exercise canducted i n Seutheastern United S t a t e s under C0biCARI)IV TWO. 24-26 Feb 64 - EARLY BIRD. ENTERPRISE furnished CAP and S t r i k e a i r c r a f t t a bath p r a t e c t and appose the t r a n s i t a f a NATO canvay under CTF-60. 11-14 Mar 64 - REGEX 1-64, ENTERPRISE pa r t i c ipa ted i n a combined St r ike , ASW,

i A i r Defense Exercise cenducted i n Turkey and I t a l y under CTF-60. ~r 26-27 Mar 64 - LAFAYETTE V. A b i l a t e r a l exerc ise wi th France, ENTERPRISE made s im-

u l a t ed canventianal s t r i k e s aga ins t graund and naval t a r g e t s i n Seuthern France,

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9. General reaure o f activity - (Narrative statement of a c t i v i t y not athenvise covered, summarizing work, training, special cruises and v i s i t s . conversion, modification, overhaul, new equipment, and the l ike . Air Stations consider, i n addition, such things as reorganization, new operational administrative and mana~ement procedures introduced; special programs i n i t i a t ed or completed, construction i n progress, expansion of f a c i l i t i e s , etc. Use additional sheets as necessary. Documents appended should be ident i f ied i n Par t VI, page 4.)

1. ENTgRPRISE had her A d m i n i s t r a t i v e / ~ t e r i P l Inspectian en - i 2 m 1 3 D& 63.

2. ENTERPRISE participated i n her Operatienal Readiness Inspection 20-23 Jan 64,

. BNTERPRISE g e t underway fer her third cruise with the SIXTH Fleeg i n the Mediterranean Sea en 8 Feb 64. - - -

4. ENTERPRISE, as paf t of TF-60, participated i n the ~ G r u s Patr.1 frem 14-21 March 64,

5. Fereign Perts v i s i t e d during peried ef t h i s report:

22 Feb 64 a GOLF0 de PALMA, Sardenia. Turnever wi th USS IhQEPtNDENCE.

24 Feb 64 - SOUDA BAY, Crete* F lee t Conference.

5 Mar - 11 Mar 64 - ISTANBUL, Turkey*

28 Mar - 6 Apr 64 CAWNES, France.

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rrn i t 1 Period Covered I From - To)

8 Feb 64 -22 Feb 641 1; t r a n s i t t o Mediterranean &signed t o SECOPD ~ l c e t .

"... . USS ENTERPRISE (cV~(N)65) I l' O c t 63 ' t e 31 ~ a r 66

PART I I - SHIPS

1 . GEOGRAPHICAL LOCATION: D a i l y l o c a t i o n p o s i t i o n s n o t r e q u i r e d . Note d a t e s i n and o u t o f U . S . - p o r t s and g e n e r a l o p e r a t i n g a r e a i n between a s : M e d i t e r r a n e a n , C a r i b b e a n , H a w a i i a n , West P a c , e t c . For d a i l y o r f r e q u e n t o p e r a t i o n s o u t o f one p o r t , u s e t h e te rm " O p e r a t i n g o u t o f " .

22 Feb 64 - ---1-0 1 Operating i n Mediterranean assigned t o SIXTH Fleet.

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1 Oct 63 - 8 Feb 641 Ooeratine: out of Nerfolk assinned t o STCOND Fleet.

PART I l l - WINGS AND GROUPS: L i s t u n i t s on b o a r d , i n c l u d i n g d e t a c h m e n t s ; g i v e d a t e s when o n l y p a r t o f r e p o r t p e r i o d i s i n - v o l v e d , o t h e r w i s e u s e " e n t i r e " o r " a l l " .

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CARRIER LANDINGS AND CATAPULT LAUNCHINGS: Give d a t e upon which even t h o u s a n d s were r e a c h e d , c u m u l a t i v e from o r i g i n a l commis- s i o n i n g when p o s s i b l e , b u t i f from o t h e r e v e n t a s r e c o m m i s s i o n i n g o r c o n v e r s i o n , s h o u l d s o s t a t e . May i n c l u d e a breakdown

e d . For some numbers i t w i l l be o f i n t e r e s t t o n o t e , a l s o , t h e a i r u n i t , p l a n e t y p e , and p i l o t i n v o l v e d .

SUBORDINATE UNITS

5. Carrier londinrs

6 Dec 63 - 26,000 25 Feb 64 m 28,000 21 Mar 64 - 30,000

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JP-5 7,127,68@-/AVGAS 423,799 g a l s

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u s i n R "samen t_o a v o i d r e p e a t i n g p r e v i o u s l y r e c o r d e d

USS ENTERPRISE (CVA(N)65) I ~ i g n a t g O f f r c e r o r a u t h o r r r e d r e p r e r e n f a t r v c , I - - -

1 1 ~ ~ n d 30 S e p t e m b e i , r e t a i n c o p y and f o r w a r d . ' i n f i r m a t i o n . ; I f m o r e s p a c e i s n e e d e d , a t t a c h e x t r a s h e e t s . o r i g i n a l t o t h e O f f i c e o f t h e C h i e f o f Naval O p e r a t i o n s , A m p l i f y i n g a n d / o r h i s t o r i c a l l y s i g n i f i c a n t d o c u m e n t s , i n c l u d - Op-OSASG, Navy D e p a r t m e n t , Washington 25, D. C., w i t h i n 15 i n g p h o t o s , m a y b e appended w i t h p r o p e r n o t a t i o n u n d e r P a r t VI. +ays a f t e r r e p o r t p e r i o d . No c o v e r i n g - l e t t e r i s r e q u i r e d . S e c u r i t y c l a s s i f i c a t i o n may be a t a n y l e v e l c o n s i s t e n t

1 Apri l to 30 September 1964 D a t e Forwarded -

~ 1 1 units complete p a r t I aid other parks as i n d i c a t e d . w i t h c o n t e n t . I d e n t i f y c l a s s i f i e d i t e m s w i t h i n t h e r e p o r t ,

F o l l o w i n s t r u c t i o n s f o r e a c h b l a n k ; f i l l i n ' a l l r e q u i r e d by an r d d i t i o n a l s t a m p a t t h e i r p o s i t i o n i n t h e r e p o r t . Avoid o v e r - c l a s s i f i c a t i o n . -

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-. - a i r s t a t i o n s g i v e s t a t i o n p e r s o n n e l o n l y .

4 . M i r r i o n o r f u n c t i o n ( I f changed o r s p e c i f i c a l l y assigned during the period, then en te r a b r i e f with da tes and i d e n t i t y of authorizing d i rec t ive . )

Assigned with AIR WING.SIX on board to SIXTH Flee t a s Att ick Carr ier . ' :

1. Designation: Omit if same a s in previous period. If changed, enter previous'designation, date of change and the authorizing directive. New units record date and place of commissioning. .

: 2 . Commanding O f f i c e r

Flagship of CTF-60 and CINCLANTFLT a s Attack Cafr ier , : Flagship of CTF-1.

5 . N e x t s e n i o r o p e r a t i o n a l command (Giwc s t a r t and end d a t e * i f changed d q r i n g t h i s r e p o r t i n g p e r i o d . ) -

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PERIOD ( F r o n - TO) n P L A ~ E .

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5 May 1964 - ENTERPRISE a i rcraf t furnished close a i r support for a Major Italian ~ r k ~ exercise conducted in the P o River Valley.

13-22 ~a~ 64 - FAIRGAME I1 ENTERPRISE participated with France i n a s t r ike and amphibious exercise conducted in southern France and Corsica.

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31 July - operation Sea Orbit. ENTERPRI~E a s Flagship of TF-1 participated ' 3 Oct 1964 in, the f i r s t unreplenished world .cruise of nuclear surface ships.

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8 . O f f i c r a l o r o t h e r r e c o g n r t r o n o f a c c o r p l i r h m e n t - (Such a s uni t c i ta t ions , comnendations and awards; decorations and awards t o individuals , and records or-events believed .to be " f i r s t s " which may be f l let-wide or apply only within the w i t . / G i w dates 04 awards- and events; claims for " f i r s t s " are meaningless without a date:) - 1 - I /

7 Apr 64 - ENTERPRISE with USS RIGEL (AF-58) se t SIXTH Fleet replenishment record of 194 tons per hour.

13 May 64 - ENTERPRISE rendezvoused with USS LONG BEACH (CLG(N)9) and USS BAINBRIDGK (DLG(N)25) to form the.worldls first nuclear powered task group.

16 May 64 - ENTERPRISE with USS MISSISSINEWA (AO-144) se t SIXTH FleeLSP-5 transfer record of 437,000 gallons/hour.

22 May 64 - ENTERPRISE set a pumping record when her Aircraft were fueled with 309,612 gallons of JP- 5 in 24 hours.

31 July 64 - Task Force ONE formed and embarked on Operation Sea Orbit with USS ENTERPRISE as Flagship.

June 64 - ENTERPRISE and-Air Wing SIX flew a total of 6057 hours. . . (4401 jet; 1656 prop) and made 2921 arrested landings (2262 jet; 659 prop).

See attached ) These figures a r e believed to be a record for one month's flight operations. C "

9 . G e n e r a l r e s u r e o f a c t i v i t y - (Narrative statement o f a c t i v i t y not otherwise covered, sumnarizing work, training, special cruises and v i s i t s . conversion, modification, overhaul, new equipment, and the l i k e . Air Stations consider, i n addition, such things as reorganization, new operational administrative and manapement procedures introduced; spec ia l programs i n i t i a t e d or completed, construction i n progress, expansion o f f a c i l i t i e s , e t c . Use additional sheets as necessary. Documents appended should be ident i f i ed i n Part VI, page 4 . )

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w 16 May - Rade de Salins, France, Fledt confelence. - - , - 23-28 May - Cannes, France, port visit. 4 29 May - 3 June - Genoa, Italy, port visit. j 13-15 June - Naples, Italy, port visit. '

15-18 June - Palerrno, Sicily, port visit.'. 19-24 June - Taranto, Italy, port visit. ,, 3-8 July - Barcelona, Spain, port visit. ";

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SEA ORBIT PHASE: 20-22 Aug - Karachi, Pakistan, port visit. 4-7 Sep - Sydney, Australia, port visit. 23-25 Sep - Rio de Janeiro, port visit.

2. The period of this report saw ENTERPRISE complete her third Mediterranean deployment. From -the beginning of this cruise a t Norfolk, on 8 February 1964 until its end in the Straits of Gibraltar -0n.31 July 1964, ENTERPRISE- steamed 43,928 nautical miles in fleet operations; - During this same period her- pilots flew 28,425 hours, made nearly I4 tho&sand car r ie r fandings and shot 11,211 Carrier Controlled Approaches. Her planes dropped 12,131 actual and practice bombs, fired 8,158 rockets and expended 87,461 rounds 6f 20mm ammunition. To-support this operation, 15,979,500 gals - of Aviation Fuels were burned, - 24,771,570 gallons of ' -W

water were distilled and 2,500,000 meals were served. (See attached sheet)

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4 Aug 64 - ENTERPRISE was awarded the 1964 Battle Efficiency and Readiness I1Elt by COMNAVAIRLANT for the second consecutive year. Air, Engineering, Reactor, and Weapons Departments won individual I1E"'s.

9-17 Sept - ENTERPRISE a s Flagship of TF-1, se t a possible speed record by steaming from Wellington, New Zealand to Cape Horn - 5,223 miles - in eight days, nine hours and 52 minutes for an average speed of 25.67 knots.

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3. With the formation of the f i rs t Nuclear Task Group on 13 May 1964, ENTERPRISE and LONG BEACH, both equipped with Navy Tactical Data System (NTDS) and the only two ships so equipped in the Atlantic Fleet, began a ser ies of evaluations and tests with their systems working together. These evaluations, which ended on 22 July, demonstrated the value and operational capabilities of NTDS.

4. July 31, 1964 marked the beginning of Operations Sea Orbit; the f i r s t unreplenished around the world cruise of nuclear powered surface ships. While passing through the Straits of Gibraltar, the USS ENTERPRISE, USS LONG BEACH, and USS BAINBRIDGE chopped to GINCLANTFLT and became Task Force ONE. Under the flag of RADM Bernard M. STREAN, CCD-2, this group demonstrated the unique capabilities of a nuclear powered force, that of operating a t sea for sustained periods completely without r e supplying o r refueling; and showed the flagt1 to friendly nations in both hemispheres. To accomplish this, ENTERPRISE steamed 30,565 unsupported miles, hosted VIP's from 15 countries, conducted 19 F i r e Power Demonstrations, crossed the Equator four times, and made port visits to three continents.

In addition, ENTERPRISE aircraft flew 1590 sorties for a total of 2332 hours, dropped 240 bombs, launched 2766 rockets, and fired 12,500 rounds of 2Omm ammunition. These figures represented less than 10% of the ordnance on board the ship and, coupled with the substantial amount of stores, parts, and aviation fuel that remained, furnished ample proof of ENTERPRLSEts ability to conduct extensive operations for months and still retain a capability to fight anywhere in the world.

After transiting the Straits of Gibraltar on July 31st, an Air F i re Power Demonstration was conducted for visitors from Morocco. Continuing south along the West Coast of Africa, ENTERPRISE hosted similar visits on the 3rd, 4th and 5th of August for dignitaries from Senegal, S ie r ra Leone, Liberia and the Ivory Coast. In addition, on 5 August, Air Wing SIX cbnducted a beach flyover of Abidjan, Ivory Coast,

On 6 August, ENTERPRISE crossed the Equator for the f i r s t time and after appropriate ceremonies, over 4300 men were elevated from the rank of Pollywog to that of Shellback.

August loth, TF-1 rendezvoused off the Cape of Good Hope with elements of the South African Navy. Honors were exchanged and an Air Demonstration performed.

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Proceeding north in the Indian Ocean, the ship hosted dignitaries from Kenya on the 15th of August. On the 20th, ENTERPRISE conducted an Air F i r e Power Demonstration for Pakistan guests and was escorted into Karachi harbor by three destroyers of the Pakistan Navy.

After a two day stay in Karachi, TF-ONE got underway on the 22nd and proceeded down the West Coast of India. On the 28th of August, while south of Indonesia, the Force conducted an a i r defense exercise with the HMS VICTORIOUS and hosted several Royal Navy Officers who viewed an Air F i re Power Demonstration.

The last day of August saw ENTERPRISE west of Australia where a beach flyover was made of Perth and Freemantle and an Air F i r e Power Demonstration was conducted on board ENTERPRISE for dignitaries from these cities. Three days later this operation was repeated while steaming south of Melbourne.

On the 4th of September, ENTERPRISE was visited by dignitaries from Sydney and later in the day the ship anchored in Sydney harbor for a three day visit. During this stay, ENTERPRISE was privileged to have on board the Rt. Hon. Sir Robert Menzies, Pr ime Minister of Australia.

Getting underway on the 7th, the ship proceeded to New Zealand waters where two days later, a flyover of that country was made and guests came aboard to witness and Air F i r e Power Demonstration. The ranking visitor of this group was the Prime minister of New Zealand, Rt. Hon. Keith J. Holyoake.

F rom 9 through 17 September, the men of TF-1 did not see land as they transited the South Pacific to Cape Horn, crossing the International Dateline on the 10th.

The next underway visit by foreign dignitaries was on the 21st when two Air F i re Power Demonstrations were conducted for groups from Argentina and Uruguay. Then on the 23rd, the force did a repeat performance for VIP's from Sao Paulo, Brazil before proceeding to Rio de Janeiro for a two day visit.

Underway from Rio on the 25th, guests came aboard for an Air F i r e Power Demonstration and a beach flyover was conducted. Two days later, while passing Recife, Brazil, the same performance was repeated for the people of that city.

At the end of the period of this report, the ENTERPRISE was homeward bound with a scheduled arr ival in Norfolk, Virginia on 3 October 1964.

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DIRECTIONS: Comple te i n d u p l i c a t e s e m i - a n n u a l l y f o r p e r i o d s b l a n k s u s i n a "samen t o a v o i d r e p e a t i n g p r e v i o u s l y r e c o r d e d e n d i n g 3 1 March and 30 S e p t e m b e r , r e t a i n copy and f o r w a r d i n f o r m a t i o n . I f more s p a c e i s n e e d e d , a t t a c h e x t r a s h e e t s . o r i g i n a l t o t h e O f f i c e o f t h e C h i e f o f N a v a l O p e r a t i o n s , A m p l i f y i n g a n d / o r h i s t o r i c a l l y s i g n i f i c a n t d o c u m e n t s , i n c l u d - Op-05A5G, Navy ' D e p a r t m e n t , Washington 25 , D. C . , w i t h i n 15 i n g p h o t o s , m a y b e appended w i t h p r o p e r n o t a t i o n u n d e r p a r t VI. d a y s a f t e r r e p o r t p e r i o d . No c o v e r i n g l e t t e r i s r e q u i r e d . S e c u r i t y c l a s s i f i c a t i o n h a y be a t a n y l e v e l c o n s i s t e n t

~ 1 1 units complete p a r t I and o ther p a r t s i n d i c a t e d , w i t h c o n t e n t . I d e n t i f y c l a s s i f i e d i t e m s w i t h i n t h e r e p o r t ,

Fo l low i n s t r u c t i o n s f o r e a c h b l a n k ; f i l l i n a l l r e q u i r e d by a n a d d i t i o n a l s t a m p a t t h e i r p o s i t i o n i n t h e r e p o r t . Avoid o v e r - c l a s s i f i c a t i o n .

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P e r i o d C o v e r e d (From - T o )

P A R T ' I - ALL UNITS -

1 April t o 5 July 1965 - Newport News Shipyard and Dryi)ock

I . Desfgnation: Omit if same a s in previous period. If changed, enter previous designation, date of change and the authorizing directive. New units record date and place of commissioning. 2. Commanding O f f i c e r

5 July t o 30 September 1965 - Train ing and upkeep in preparat ion f o r deployment

C . O . r e l i e v e d i f command changed t h i s p e r i o d 1 D a t e o f change

5 . N e x t s e n i o r o p e r a t i o n a l command ( G i v e s t a r t and end d a t e s a f changed d u r i n g t h i s r e p o r t i n g p e r ' i o d . )

1 April t o 5 July 1965 - COXNAVAIRLAVi' (Owing overhaul p v i o d ) w 5 July t o 30 September 1965 - CO~4SSCOmFLT

6 . GEOGRAPHIC LOCATION: ( A i r S t a t i o n s o m i t ; s h i p s e n t e r i n P a r t 11. Wings and g r o u p s s h o u l d n o t r e c o r d s q l s h i p - b a s e d u n i t s g i v e name o f s h i p o n l y . E n t e r b e g i n n i n g and e n d d a t e s when p a r t o f p e r i o d i s i n v o l v e d . )

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7 . P a r t i c i p a t i o n i n s p e c i a l e x e r c i s e s , o p e r a t i o n s , and o p e r a t i o n a l t e a t s (Principally those of a major nature rather than what is normally a p a r t o f routine operational training. IJse o f f i c i a l code names o r descr ip t ive t i t l e s , iden t i fy the overa l l cornand, and give da tes , area and b r i e f sum- mary of own par t ic ipa t ion . Make reference t o repor t s and orders covering the operation.)

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OPNAV FORM 5750-2 (REV. 4-60) PAGE 2 OF 4 8. Offieto1 or other recognz tron of accorplirhrent - (Such a s u n i t c i t a t i o n s , comnendations and awards; decorat ions and awards t o ind iv idua ls , and records o r events believedeto he " f i r s t s " which may be f leet-wide o r apply only within the u n i t . Give da tes of awards and events; claims f o r " f i r s t s n a r e meaningless without a date. )

25 June - The Navy Commendation Medal was awarded t o Commander , Reactor Officer . The comrnenda.tion, signed by Secre tary oJ' t h e i@vy Paul H. Nitze, noted Commander 's meri torious achievement i n the f i e l d of naval r e a c t o r operations.

8 July - Captain R. H. Fennett, USYC, rel ieved Captain C. ITacFarlan, ULlfC, dur ing the fTarine Detachment change of commnd.

17 J u l y - Captain James L. Hollo!.ray III re l ieved Captain Frederick H. Michaelis dur inc change of command ceremonies held on board t h e USS ZIITERPRISE.

9. General resume o f act i v i ty - (Narrat ive statement of a c t i v i t y not othenvise covered, summarizing work, t ra in ing , spec ia l c ru i ses and v i s i t s . conversion, modificat ion, overhaul, new equipment, and the l i k e . Air S ta t ions consider, i n addit ion, such things a s reorganization, new operat ional administrat ive and management procedures introduced; spec ia l programs i n i t i a t e d o r completed, construction i n progress, expansion o f f a c i l i t i e s , e t c . Use add i t iona l shee t s as necessary. Documents appended should be i d e n t i f i e d i n P a r t VI, page 4.)

Durinp t h e period of 1 April t o 23 June 1965 the USS ENTLRPRISE was undergoing a complete overhaul a t TJewport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company. Compartments were b u i l t t o s u i t new needs, and her fi,gj-di-ng c a p a b i l i t y was increased by various innovations. The e ight nuclear r eac to r s of cT~I'ERPR~SE were refueled For the f i r s t time during the yard period. *

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her f i r s t general overhaul and refuel ing. The t r i a l s which began on 22 June were conducted t o determine the s t a t e of resdiness of the sh ip and her crew a f t e r the overhaul. The t r i a l s were conducted under t h e personal d i r e c t i o n of Vice Admiral E m G. Rickover, USM. The propulsion t r i a l s included steaming a t f u l l PO!-er and emergency reversa l t e s t . The t e s t included a i r c r a f t launching and recovery a s well a s check out of a l l systems and equipment in t h e ship.

From the period of 12 Iq.ugust t o 3 September t h e USS ENTEEPRISE pa r t i c ipa ted i n a t r a i n i n g period a t Guantanamo Fay, Cuba under the d i r e c t i o n of t h e Commander, F lee t Training Group. li;'RT&RPRISE simulated full b a t t l e condit ions and part icipa. ted i n exerc ises des imed t o increase the proficiency of a l l hands.

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USS KN'ERPPLISF, ( CVA (~)65) 11 A ~ r i l - 30 September 1965 ?I, PART I I - SH l PS

1 . GEOGRAPHICAL LOCATION: D a i l y l o c a t i o n p o s i t i o n s n o t r e q u i r e d . Note d a t e s i n and o u t o f U.S. p o r t s and g e n e r a l o p e r a t i n g a r e a i n between a s : Med i t e r r anean , Ca r ibbean , Hawaiian, West Pac , e t c . For d a i l y o r f r e q u e n t o p e r a t i o n s o u t o f one p o r t , u se t h e term "Opera t i ng o u t o f n .

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1. M i a a i o n o r f u n c t i o n ( I f changed o r s p e c i f i c a l l y assigned during the period, then en te r a b r ie f with da tes and i d e n t i t y o f authorizing d i rec t ive . )

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I CTG 77.7 a s o f 2 1 NOV 65 (Inchop t o Seven th F l e e t )

6 . GEOGRAPHIC LOCATION: ( A i r S t a t i o n s o m i t ; s h i p s e n t e r i n P a r t 11. Wings and g r o u p s s h o u l d n o t r e c o r d s q u a d r o n l o c a t i o n s : s h i p - b a s e d u n i t s g i v e name o f s h i p o n l y . E n t e r b e g i n n i n g and e n d d a t e s when p a r t o f p e r i o d i s i n v o l v e d . )

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O p e r a t i o n a l Readiness I n s p e c t i o n , S t . Thomas, V.I . , 30 OCT - 1 NOV 65. Grade r e c e i v e d 88.6 - ~ x c e l l e n t .

Combat A i r S t r i k e s on North and South Vietnam, 2 DEC t o end o f r e p o r t - i n g per iod. - - -

S p e c i a l Exerc i se w i t h N a t i o n a l i s t Chinese armed f o r c e s , 13 - 15 MAK L 6 6 . Axerc i se cu lmina ted i n a review o f U.S. f o r c e s by Genera l i s s imo khiang Kai-Shek.

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8. Official or other recognition o f accoaplithment - (Such as uni t c i ta t ions , c m n d a t i o n s and awards; decorations and awards t o individuals, and records or events be l ieved- to be nJirstsn which may be fleet-wide or apply only within the unit . Give dates o f awards and events; claims for " f i r s t s " are meaningless without a date . ) '. \

surface 21 NOV 65 - ENTERPRISE f i r s t n u c l e a r / s h i p t o s e r v e i n St

'1,' 2 DEC 65 - ENTcKPRISE f i r s t n u c l e a r / s h i p t o s e r v e i n cc F l e e t . f l y i n g 125

s t r i k e s o r t i e s i n t o s o u t h Vietnam. 1 DiSC 65 - EWTiRYdISE f l i e s 165 s t r i k e s o r t i e s i n t o Sou th Vietnam. + 7 FEB 66 - ELJTfiRPkISE f l i e s 156 s t r i k e s o r t i e s i n t o North Vietnam.

2 DEC 65 - 3 1 LLWR 66 ZNTEKPKISE f l i e s 7,598 s t r i k e s o r t i e s i n t o North and i C - South Vietnam. d

9. General retune o f activity - (Narrative statement of a c t i v i t y not athenvise covered, summarizing work, training, special cruises and v i s i t s . conversion, modification, overhaul, new equipment, and the l i k e . Air Stations consider, i n addition, such things as reorganization, new operational administrative and management procedures introduced; spec ia l programs in i t ia ted or completed, construction i n progress, expansion o f f a c i l i t i e s , e t c . Use additional sheets as necessary. Documents appended should be ident i f i ed in Part VI, page 4.)

On 1 JUN 65 ENTiiKPKISE was f o r m a l l y n o t i f i e d of h e r t r a n s f e r t o t h e Pac i f i i c F l e e t , and t h a t a s of 1 OCT, h e r homepsrt would be o f f i c i a l l y changeii from Norfolk , Va., t o Alameda, C a l i f . I n i t i a l p l a n n i n g p rov ided f o r i2NTEKFRISE's t r a n s i t t o t h e West Coast around South America i n a l e i s u r e l y t r i p t h a t would p u t h e r i n -

t o s e v e r a l p o r t s . Upon a r r i v a l i n t h e P a c i f i c t h e !'Big Ew was schedu led t o proceed t o Alameda, e s t a b l i s h he r r e s i d e n c y f o r s e v e r a l months, w i t h e v e n t u a l '1

i deployment t o Vietnam i n A p r i l . b i t h e x p e c t a t i o n s of be ing i n Alameda by Nov- ember, o f f i c e r s and men began f r a n t i c e f f o r t s t o move f a m i l i e s from t h e Tide-

w a t e r Area t o t h e Bay Area.

I n l a t e August , word was r e c e i v e d t h a t because o f t h e b u i l d u p i n t h e U.S. committment i n Vietnam, t h e s h i p would t a k e t h e f a s t e r r o u t e around A f r i c a and

r e p o r t d i r e c t l y t o Seventh F l e e t a s C a r r i e r Task Unit 77.7.1 under C a r r i e r Divi- s i o n Tl-EEE, CTG 77.7. Depar ture from Korfolk was r e s c h e d u l e d f o r l a t e October , and EKTiiKPL-iISd i n c r e a s e d t h e i n t e n s e pace t h a t was n o t t o r e l a x u n t i 1 t h e s h i p

l e f t t h e l i n e t h e f o l l o w i n g y e a r .

On 1 8 OCT, iUDM Henry Lo M i l l e r , r e p o r t e d aboard a s COMCARDIV THREE. E i g h t days l a t e r ENTEKPKISE c a s t o f f t h e mooring l i n e s and p u t t o sea . Enroute s h e underwent a r i g o r o u s Operat iona 1 Readiness I n s p e c t i o n i n t h e V i r g i n Is lands , r e - c e i v i n g a g r a d e of ~ x c e l l e n t . She t h e n proceeded t o t h e P h i l i p p i n e s , c r o s s i n g t h e e q u a t o r on 7 NOV.

The "Big Evt exchanged honors on 21 NOV w i t h KNDEPLNDETdCE i n t h e I n d i a n Ocean, f o r m a l l y r e l i e v i n g h e r i n t h e Seven th F l e e t , and becoming a p a r t o f t h e P a c i f i c F l e e t f o r t h e f i r s t @ t ime i n h e r h i s t o r y . S i x days l a t e r s h e a r r i v e d i n S u b i c Bay f o r a l a s t b r e a t h e r b e f o r e go ing "on t h e l ine ." '

On 2 DEC ENTERPRISE made h i s t o r y a s 125 s t r i k e s were flown on Communist p o s i t i o n s i n Sou th Vietnam--a r en ing d- The r e a l s i g n i f i c a n c e , how- e v e r , was t h a t it marked t h e f ~ ~ h a t L ~ u c l e a r - p ~ e r e d s h i p s had t aken 1 p a r t i n combat o p e r a t i o n s . On 11 DEC t h e r e c o r d of s t r i k e s f lown i n a s i n g l e

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w 1. GEOGRAPHICAL LOCATION: D a i l y l o c a t i o n p o s i t i o n s n o t r e q u i r e d . Note d a t e s i n and o u t o f U.S. p o r t s and g e n e r a l o p e r a t i n g a r e a i n be tween a s : M e d i t e r r a n e a n , C a r i b b e a n , H a w a i i a n , West P a c , e t c . F o r d a i l y o r f r e q u e n t o p e r a t i o n s o u t o f o n e p o r t , u s e t h e t e r m " O p e r a t i n g o u t o f " .

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Nguyen Ky, and Chairman of t h e N a t i o n a l Leadersh ip Counc i l , LTGEN Nguyen Van Thieu, aboard t o v iew o p e r a t i o n s .

On 17 DLC LNTERPKISE began s t r i k e s on North Vietnam, c o n c e n t r a t i n g on Red supp ly r o u t e s , b r i d g e s , and muni t ions depots . F i v e days l a t e r , A i r Wing NINE p a r t i c i p a t e d i n t h e d e s t r u c t i o n o f t h e Uong B i power p l a n t , d i s r u p t i n g t w o - t h i r d s o f t h e power t o Hanoi and Haiphong. On Chris tmas Eve, t h e s h i p and

t h e r e s t of t h e U.S. f o r c e s h a l t e d s t r i k e o p e r a t i o n s t o o t s e r v e t h e Holy Day, and a shaky c e a s e - f i r e w i t h t h e enemy.

O n 15 JAN, a f t e r 45 con t inuous days o f combat, LNTEKPRISE and a weary crew p u l l e d o f f t h e l i n e and headed t o Subic . A f t e r a week of r e s t and recupera- t i o n f o r t h e crew, t h e s h i p steamed t o Hong Kong f o r a s ix -day v i s i t . Hong Kong was t h e on ly f o r e i g n p o r t b e s i d e S u b i c t o r e c e i v e ENTERPIiISE.

BNTEKPRISE r e t u r n e d t o Dix ie S t a t i o n on 4 F'EB and f o r a week h e r Phantoms and Skyhawks hammered V i e t Cong p o s i t i o n s . On t h e 11 t h , t h e s h i p moved up t o Yankee S t a t i o n , and f o u r days l a t e r , KADM Thomas J. Walker r e l i e v e d KADM M i l l e r a s COMCARDIV THRLE.

Upon r e t u r n t o S u b i c on 24 FEB, t h e s h i p was honored by t h e v i s i t of F e r d i - nand Marcos, newly e l e c t e d P r e s i d e n t of t h e P h i l i p p i n e Republ ic . On 1 2 MAR ENTER- PRISE steamed n o r t h and r e c e i v e d Genera l i s s imo Chiang Kai-Shek a t s e a two days 18ter.

On 15 MAR t h e s h i p r e t u r n e d t o Yankee S t a t i o n and c o n t i n u e d s t r i k e s on VCet- nam.

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4 . Mir4 i .n o r f u n c t i o n ( I f changed or s p e c i f i c a l l y assigned during the period, then en te r a b r ie f with d a t e s and i d e n t i t y of authorizing d i rec t ive . )

To c a r r y o u t s p e c i a l o p e r a t i o n s w i t h t h e Seven th F l e e t i n s u p p o r t o f U.S. and A l l i e d f o r c e s i n Vietnam. In June, E n t e r p r i s e r e p o r t e d t o COMNAV+IKPi\C t o undergo r o u t i n e maintenance a t t h e San F r a n c i s c o Bay Naval Sh ipyard , Hunters P o i n t D i v i s i o n , and t o e s t a b l i s h a b a s e o f opera - f 5 . N e s t a e n i r o p r t i a1 comnand end d a t i f e a gad u i n g t h i s r e p o r t i n g p e r i o d . )

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F i r s t n u c l e a r powered a i r c r a f t c a r r i e r t o s e r v e i n F i r s t F l e e t as of 1 4 J U N 66.

While i n combat E n t e r p r i s e and t h e A i r Wing: f l ew 13,020 combat s o r t i e s from (2 , ) 2 DEC 65 t o 5 JUN 66; f l e w t h e h i g h e s t number of combat s o r t i e s i n a s i n g l e

day9177 on 11 DEC; f l ew h i g h e s t number of s o r t i e s i n a s i n g l e day, 211 on 11 .- 3cC; a r r e s t e d 18,142 a i r c r a f t ; dropped 8,96b t o n s of ordnance; performed s i x

h e l o r e s c u e s ; s p e n t 50 c o n s e c u t i v e days a t s e a ; and s p e n t a t o t a l of 130 days on t h e l i n e .

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9 . ~ e n r r d l r c i v n c of a c t i v i t y - (Narra~ive statement of act iv i ty not otherwise covered, summarizing work, training, special cruises rnd v is i t s . conversion, modification, overhaul, new equipment, and the l ike . Air Stations consider, i n addition, such things as reorganization, new operational administrative and rnanapement procedures introduced; special programs initiated or cmpleted, construction i n progress, expansion o f f a c i l i t i e s , e t c . Use additional sheets as necessary. Docurrents appended should be identified i n Part VI, page 4 . )

I n December, 1965, E n t e r p r i s e became t h e f i r s t - n u c l e a r powered s u r f a c e s h i p t o s e r v e i n combat. For most o f t h e crew, i t was t h e f i r s t t ime t h a t t h e command " F l i g h t u a r t e r s l ' was n o t a d r i l l o r a p r a c t i c e f o r p i l o t s . In t h e e n s u i n g months, a green crew aged and became . p a r t of a n e f f i c i e n t war machine p l a y i n g a l e a d r o l e i n - Vietnam.

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8,000 s t r i k e s o r t i e s , a r e c o r d f o r c a r r i e r s . On t h e 1st of t h a t month, t r agedy s t r u c k when a n A3B1s nose s t r u t col lapadd~add LCDR W.K. Grayson, commanding o f f i c e r o f Heavy Four , h i s c o p i l o t and crewman were l o s t over t h e ' d d e . Two days l a t e r , t h e crew took a b r i e f r e s p i t e i n s t r i k e o p e r a t i o n s t o be e n t e r t a i n e d by comedian Danny Kaye and s o n g s t r e s s Vikki Carr.

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At dawn on t h e 4 t h , squadrons of t h e A i r !bring f l ew i n t o t h e haze over North Vietnam t o t h e hub c i t y o f Vinh. During t h e f o l l o w i n g week, t h e in - c e s s a n t pounding of t h i s impor tan t supp ly c e n t e r by Skyhawks and Phantoms smashed V i n h l s c a p a b i l i t i e s and l e f t t h e n j i l i t a r y a r e a i n smoking rubble .

The week was a l s o busy f o r s ideboys , a s t h e s h i p r e c i e v e d v i s i t s by t h e Deputy B e c r e t a r y of Defense Cyrus u'ance, b i x congressmen and t h e s h i p ' s f i r s t commanding o f f i c e r RADM V.P. de Poix.

A f t e r f o u r weeks of i n t e n s e e f f o r t s , a weary crew p u l l e d o f f t h e l i n e on t h e 1 3 t h f o r a , r e s t i n Subic . In t r a n s i t , t h e d n t e r p r i s e r e c e i v e d word t h a t a CIA from t h e tlancock had l o s t f o u r crewmembers i n a s to rm n e a r China. For 24 hours , 90 s e a r c h m i s s i o n s were s e n t o u t from t h e Big E b u t t o no a v a i l . Cont inuing on t o Sub ic , t h e s h i p s p e n t a week i n p o r t .

On t h e 1 4 t h , KADM D.C. d ichardson and h i s C a r r i e r D i v i s i o n Seven s t a f f r e l i e v e d lSiDb1 T.J. Walker and h i s C a r r i e r Div i s ion Three s t a f f a s Commander CTG 77.7. CDR I.!/. Linder r e p o r t e d aboard t h e same day t o e v e n t u a l l y r e l i e v e CAPT F.S. P e t e r s e n a s t h e s h i p I s e x e c u t i v e o f f i c e r . 7

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The Big E r e t u r n e d t o t h e l i n e on A p r i l 20 t o c o n c e n t r a t e on Communist , / s u p p l y a r t e r i e s f e e d i n g muni t ions t o t h e V i e t Cong i n t h e South. AS U.S.

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g r a d u a l l y reduced North Vietnam's highway sys tem t o r u b b l e , t h e Commies began t o r e l y more h e a v i l y on t h e s e a l a n e s and r i v e r s t o move s u p p l i e s southward. The A i r Wing found i t s e l f w i t h a n i n c r e a s i n g r e s p o n s i b i l i t y a g a i n s t junk, sam- pan, and ba rge t r a f f i c th roughout Vietnam's complex waterway system.

Newsmen from England, A u s t r a l i a and Japan came aboard 24 A p r i l t o ob- s e r v e o p e r a t i o n s . ' h o days l a t e r , t h e a i r wing launched a mass ive r a l d on t h e r a i l r o a d s c o n n e c t i n g Thanh Hoa w i t h Vinh, c a u s i n g v i r t u a l d i s r u p t i o n of t h e s e l i n e s of communication.

E n t e r p r i s e moved southward 2 8 A p r i l t o Dix ie S t a t i o n , c o n c e n t ~ a t i n g on t h e h e a v i l y i n f e s t e d Mekong Del ta . The n e x t day marked t h e 1 0 0 t h combat

day f o r t h e Eig E. On t h e 3 0 t h , LCDR f l e w t h e s h i p ' s 10 ,000 th s t r i k e .

May 8 t h , a s t h e s h i p steamed t o Yankee S t a t i o n , p e t i t e Mary P e t t i t alolgg w i t h t h e Tiny L i t t l e Show e n t e r t a i n e d t h e crew i n t h e hangar bay,

The bank o f haze t h a t had hampered a i r o p e r a t i o n s s i n c e March, l ay l i k e a t h i c k c u r t a i n o v e r North Vietham from Vinh t o t h e Chinese b o r d e r and l i t t l e c o u l d be accomplished. On t h e 1 5 t h , t h e s h i p headed f o r Subic. Upon a r r i v a l , however, Typhoon Irma t h r e a t e n e d and t h e s h i p moved o u t a g a i n . A f t e r t h r e e days of e v a s i o n , Rig L p u l l e d i n t o Manila, On t h e 2 1 s t , t h e s h i p s topped by S u b i c t o p i c k up a l m o s t 300 s t r a n d e d crewmembers and t h e n went back on t h e l i n e .

On May 23, dNS of VA-36 was f o r c e d t o e j e c t from h i s f l a k damaged Skyhawk. An a l e r t crew from HC1 had him o u t o f t h e w a t e r a n d - o n ~ t h e f l i g h t deck i n l e s s than two minutes . On t h e 2 8 t h , t h e a i r wing launched a l a r g e a i r armada on t h e Ben Thuy p o r t f a c i l i t i e s , which had t a k e n o v e r a g r e a t d e a l o f Vinh t r a f f i c . The r a i d was termed a l a r g e success .

Three days l a t e r , t h e a i r wing launched one of t h e major s t r i k e s o f t h e war on t h e m i l i t a r y complex a t Nam Dinh which l i e s o n l y 30 m i l e s f rom Hanoi and Haiphong. I n s i x s u c c e s s i v e m i s s i o n s , t h e Skyhawks and Phantoms caused mass ive d e s t r u c t i o n bo i t s supp ly c a p a b i l i t i e s .

Arch ie Moore, former boxing champion, came aboard on June 2 t o show t h e crew movies of some of h i s famous f i g h t s . The n e x t day M r . Michael Demarest o f T I N Magazine obse rved o p e r a t i o n s .

June 5 t h , t h e e n t i r e crew watched w i t h r e l i e f a s t h e l a s t l aunch nosed o n t o t h e a n g l e deck. The s h i p p u l l e d o f f t h e l i n e and went i n t o Subic . On t h e 9 t h , & n t e r p r i s e headed f o r San F r a n c i s c o Bay.

The Big J i inchopped t o F i r s t F l e e t on t h e 14 th . I n t e r c e p t i n g f o u r S o v i e t Bear p l a n e s , i i n t e r p r i s e a i r c r a f t e s c o r t e d them o v e r t h e s h i p .

Newscasters began t o a r r i v e June 19 th . Two days l a t e r , t h e Golden Ga te b r i d g e appeared through t h e morning haze and t h e b i g ii s teamed under i t t o t h e c h e e r s of thousands of people . She p u l l e d i n t o t h e bay and t w a r d Alameda where wives , s w e e t h e a r t s and p a r e n t s cou ld be s e e n w a i t i n g . b n t e r - p r i s e was home a f t e r a n e ight-month deployment.

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A s soon a s t i le brow went down, more t h a n a t h i r d of t h e crew went on s h o r e l eave , The r e s t o f t h e crew took advantage o f t h e tremendously warm welcome t h a t t h e a r e a extended t o them. San E'rancisco, Oakland and klameda procla imed June 21 a s "Big ii Day",

For the n e x t n i n e days , E n t e r p r i s e r e c e i v e d a s t e a d y s t r e a m of v i s i t o r s , i n c l u d i n g t h e C o n ~ u l Genera l of I n d i a , who came aboard on June 28 w i t h h i s p a r t y .

The s h i p e n t e r e d t h e San Franc i sco Bay Naval Sh ipyard , Hunters P o i n t , June 30 f o r r o u t i n e maintenance and some major m o d i f i a a t i o n s . P u t t i n g i n e x c e s s of 60,000 man days i n l e s s t h a n two months, t h e s h i p y a r d made a tremen- dous e f f o r t t o r e c o n d i t i o n t h e s h i p f o r s e a ,

The y a r d was concerned w i t h f i v e p r o j e c t s : major r e p a i r s t o a l l f o u r c a t a p u l t s ; i n s t a l l a t i o n of a Sea Sparrow m i s s i l e l auncher on t h e p o r t q u a r t e r f o r a n t i - a i r de fense ; m o d i f i c a t i o n of a l l t h e a v i a t i o n e l e c t r o n i c shops t o handle t h e e l c t r o n i c g e a r on t h e a i r wing 's new p l a n e s , t h e i2A Hawkeye and t h e A 6 I n t r u d e r ; m o d i f i c a t i o n of t h e Communicationts spaces ; and s h i p p a i n t - i n g and c lean ing ,

During che y a r d p e r i o d , t h e s h i p r e c e i v e d many d i s t i n g u i s h e d v i s i t o r s , i n c l u d i n g VAUkl Hyman k ickover , one of t h e p i o n e e r s of n u c l e a r p r o p u l s i o n ; h a y o r John S h e l l e y of San Franc i sco ; and former w o r l d ' s l i g h t - heavyweight boxing champion ~ r c h i e Moore, The s h i p was opened August 27 t o more t h a n 2,400 s h i p y a r d workers and t h e i r dependents,

The s h i p h e l d f a s t c r u i s e f o r a day and a h a l f checking o u t t h e new systems and g i v i n g t h e crew a chance t o become r e a c q u a i n t e d w i t h t h e shdp b e f o r e s h e moved t o h e r homeport a t Alameda,

Four teen prominent bus inessmen and c i v i c l e a d e r s , g u e s t s of t h e S e c r e t a r y o f t h e Navy, came aboard S e p t , 5 f o r a f ive -day c r u i s e .

For t h i s c r u i s e and t h e one t h e f o l l o w i n g week, t h e s h i p was t o q u a l i f y p i l o t s i n c a r r i e r landings and launchings .

Over t h e weekend, t h e s h i p r e c e i v e d one o f t h e Navy's o u t s t a n d i n g l e a d e r s ADkl James l i u s s e l l ( r e t . ) . From t h e 1 2 t h through t h e 1 6 t h t h e s h i p was a g a i n o f f t h e s o u t h e r n c o a s t of C a l i f o r n i a f o r c a r r i e r q u a l i f i c a t i o n s .

During 10 days of minor touch ing up a t Hunters P o i n t , u n i t s o f A i r Wing Nine, under CDi: J.L. Shipman, - r e p o r t e d aboard. The \ l ing I s makeup had changed a g r e a t d e a l s i n c e June when t h e s h i p had o n l y Skyhawks, Phantoms and V i g i l a n t e s and T r e r s . I n t r u d e r s and Hawkeyes have now been added t o t h e Wing,

On t h e 26 th , Big E passed under t h e Golden Gate b r i d g e and down t h e c o a s t f o r s e a and a i r o p e r a t i o n s which inc luded f i r i n g t h e n e w l y - i n s t a l l e d Sea Sparrow m i s s i l e s ,

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The s h i p re turned f o r two days e a r l y on t h e 28th t o check o u t h e r a r r e s t i n g gear . She anchored f o r t h e n igh t and then t i e d up a t Hunters Po in t the next day.

A s t h i s r epo r t i ng per iod enddd, En te rp r i s e cont inued t o conduct l o c a l s e a and a i r ope ra t i ons i n p repa ra t i on f o r deployment t o t h e Seventh F l e e t i n November.

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1 . GEOGRAPHICAL LOCATION: D a i l y l o c a t i o n p o s i t i o n s n o t r e q u i r e d . Note d a t e s i n and o u t o f U.S. p o r t s and g e n e r a l o p e r a t i n g a r e a i n be tween a s : M e d i t e r r a n e a n , C a r i b b e a n , H a w a i i a n , West P a c , e t c . F o r d a i l y o r f r e q u e n t o p e r a t i o n s o u t o f o n e p o r t , u s e t h e t e r m " O p e r a t i n g o u t o f " .

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NAS, Alameda, C a l i f . San Franc i sco Bay Nava 1 Shipyard , Hunters P o i n t D i v i s i o n NAS, Alameda, Calif.

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A1.a W I N G MINE 4. S h i p ' s f u e l consumed I A v i a t i o n f u e l consumed 239 472 ga 1. qv. gas

37,800 I n u c l e a r 112,712,173 g a l . JP-5 CARRIER LANDINGS AND CATAPULT LAUNCHINGS: Give d a t e upon which e v e n t h o u s a n d s were r e a c h e d , c u m u l a t i v e from o r i g i n a l commis- s i o n i n g when p o s s i b l e , b u t i f from o t h e r e v e n t a s r e c o m m i s s i o n i n g o r c o n v e r s i o n , s h o u l d s o s t a t e . F a y i n c l u d e a breakdown p d e s i r e d . F o r some numbers i t w i l l b e o f i n t e r e s t t o n o t e , a l s o , t h e a i r u n i t , p l a n e t y p e , and p i l o t i n v o l v e d .

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