Enterprise 1974

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USS BNTERPRISE ( CV4 6 5 )Fleet Post Office

San Francisco 96601

REGISTERED A IR MAIL 28 FEB 1975- (Un clas sif ied upon removal of enc losur e (1)1From: Commanding O f f i c e r , USS ENTERPRISE (CVAN 65)To: Chief of Naval O pe ra tio ns [OP-0502)Subj : 1974 Command H is to ry ; for wa rd ing ofRef: (a ) OPNAVINST 5750.12BEncl: (1)EiB ERPRISE Command His to ry f o r 19741. In accordance wi th reference (a), enclosures11) i s forwarded asUSS ENTERPRISE (CVAN 65) 1974 Command H is to ry .

ICopy t o : (w/o Annex A e n c l (1)D ir ec to r of Naval H is to ry (OP-09B9)CINBACFLTCOMNAVAIRPAC


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USS ENTERPRISE (CVAN-65)

COMMAND HISTORY

CLASSIFIED BY OPNAVINST 5750.12B.SUBJECT TO GENERAL DECLASSIFICATIONSCHEDULE OF EXECUTIVE ORDER 11652.DECLASSIFIED ON 21 FEBRUARY 1981


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ENTERPRISE 1974

How does an a i r c r a f t ca r r i e r and i t s crew make th e t:ransit~ .on from t h ehe ct ic tempo of a war t o th e le s s pressured environment: of a peacetimeNavy? This i s a ques tion which ha s concerned t he United S ta te s Navyper sonne l a t a l l l e ve l s o f au th o r i ty and command - b ot h e l l i s t e d a ndo f f i c e r a l i k e . Th i s h i s to ry answer s the q u e s ti o n , i n part , b l d e s c r i b i r qENTERPRISE'S ov erh au l, work-ups, and t he f i r s t po rt io n of her f i r s tpeacetime deployment i n e leven (11) year s . I t i l l u s t r a t e s how much ofth e work done l a s t year would have t o be done i n war or p2acetime. Theconstan t tu rnover of personnel , th e e te rn al need fo r main tenarce, newqq u i pe n t , and new add i t ion s t o 016 equipment a r e probl.ems Paced i npreceeding years by ENTERPI.ISE personnel.

The year was a year of pre pa ra ti on , of l ea rn in g and reLearr ing. Oncethe sea t r i a l s , "c a r r i e r qua l s" , and g raded exe rc i ses were conp le ted , wedep loyed on th e f i r s t peac t:time c r u i se i n e leven (11)ye ar s. The problemthen became one of a dj u s ti ~ igt o th e changes which had occiurrec i n th enav ies of o the r coun t r i e s E S we ll a s i n our own Navy.

Perhap s t h e most s i g n i f i c a n t development ENTERPRISE experienced wast h a t of th e int ro du ct io n of new weapons systems. Three! a i r c r z f t i npa r t i c u l a r necess i t a t ed changes in a number of ca r r i e r evo lu t ions . TheF-14, the EA-6B (EXCAP), and t he an t i -submarine warfare) ver s ic n of th eSH-3, required n ot on ly neh forms o t suppor t , bu t they necess i ta te d th edevelopment of new ta c t i c s I n ord er t o tak e f u l l adv3nt.age of kherec a p a b i l i t i e s . I t i s i n the f i e ld s of an ti -submar ine war fare , e l e c t r on i cwar fare , and long -range an t i - a i r war fare tha t innova tive t a c t i c s havebeen under development duri ng th e l a s t year. The jo3 has onll p begun,however, and much work ha s been l e f t to the future.


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CHRONOLOG' --I974

1-20 Jan21-24 Jan25 Jan - 1 Feb2-4 Feb3-11 Feb12-19 Feb20 Feb - 3 Mar4-8 Mar9-10 Mar11-15 Mar16-17 Mar18-22 Mar23-24 Mar25-28 Mar29 Mar - 5 Apr

6-17 Apr18-26 Apr27 Apr - 6 May7-15 May16 May - 3 June4-13 June14-20 June21-28 June29 June - 3 J u l y4-15 July

I n p o r t P u g e t : ound Naval ShipyarciS e a T r i a l ;I n p o r t Puget Sound Naval ShipyardTr an s i t t o Alameda, C a l i fo rn i aIn port AlamedaInd iv idua l S h ip ' s Exerc i s eIn port AlamedaIn div id ua l SF i p ' s Exerc i s eI n p o r t San I i egoInd iv idua l S t i p ' s Exerc i s eI n p o r t San DiegoRefresher Tra in ingI n port San DiegoRefresher Tra in ingA t ar-chor San Francisco Bay

I n p o r t AlamedaSocal AiropsIn pcrt AlamedaSocal AiropsI n p o r t AlamedaSocal Ai ropsI n port AlamedaSocal AiropsA t anchor San Francisco BayIn pol-t Alamed


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16- 25 J u l y26 July - 6 Aug7-16 Aug17-18 Aug19-26 Aug27 Aug - 16 Sep17-22 Sep23-23 Sep24-29 Sep30 Sep - 1 Oct2-17 Oct18-20 OctZlzOct - 1 NOV2-5 Nov6-7 Nov6-10 Nov11-17 Nov18-24 NOV2s Nov - 9 Dec13-22 Dec23-24 Dec25-31 Dec

Socal AiropsIn port AlamedSocal Airops/W PTRAEXIn p o r t San D i goSocal Airops/O EI n port Alamed,Tr an s it t o Haw'iiian O perating AreaIn p a r t P ea r l HarborHawaiian AiropsIn p o r t Pea r l Harbo rT r a n s i t t o W estern P a c i f i cI n po r t Cubi PT Naval A i r S t a t i o nPhi l ipp ine AiropsI n p a r t Cubi PT Naval A i r S t a t i o nTyphoon EvasionI n p o r t Cubi PT Naval A i r Statj .onMultiplex/Hong Kong TransitI n p or t Hong KongPh i l ip p in e Ai ro p sGult of Tonkin Special OperationsT r a n s i t t c Cubi PT Naval A i r S t a t i o nIn p o r t Cubi PT Naval A i r S t a t i o n


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DECLASSIFIEDBASIC NARRATIVE

1. ( C ) COMMAND ORGANIZ AT IOEa . (U) Commanding C f f i ce r . Capta in Carol C. SMITH, U. S. Navy

b. ( C ) Mission and .'un ction of i:omrnand. The mission of ENTERPRISE,a s d e l i ne a t ed i n N W I P 11-20 ( 8 ), i s " t o s ~ p p o r tand op e ra te a i r c r a f t , t oengage i n a t ta ck s on t arg ets af lo at and # ishore which threa ten cu r cont ro lof the se a, and to engage i r sustained operat io ns in support of oth erforces". Delineated t a s k s a r e :(1 ) To op er at e of fe ns iv el y by means of a barkec a i rcraf t ,capable of del iv er in g nuclear and non-nuclear weapons, ac ai ns t tar g e tsa f l o a t and ashore which thre ate n our con trol of t he sea.(2 ) To ope ra te o ff en si ve ly by means of en barkec a i rcraf t ,capable of de liv er in g nuclea r and non-nuclear weapons, a c a i n s t t a r g e t s

af lo at and ashore i n suppor t of o th er forces .(3 ) To de fend aga ins t a i rbo rne, su r f ace ~ n dsul su rfa ceat ta ck by means of embarked a i r c r a f t a s pa rt of a coor dirate d cefensesystem.(4 ) To con trol air c ra t.( 5 ) To defend ag ai ns t airb orn2 at ta ck by means )f sh ip 'sarmament a s pa rt of a co ordinated a i r defense system.(6) To pro vid e commanc f a c i l i t i e s and accommoda:ions f o ra ta sk fo rc e commander and s t a f f .

c . (U) Composition of Command.(1)Personnel manning lev el s a t c r i t i c a l per iod ; of theyea r a r e shown below:

1 January 1974:-Off ice r s :Ship ' s Con,panyC i v i l i a n sEnl is ted:Ship' s Company


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31 December 1974:Of f ice r s :Ship ' s CompanyCVW-14COMCARGRU SEVENCi v i l i an sEnl is ted:Ship' s CompanyCVW-14COMCARGRU SEVEN

( 2 ) Por t ion s of At tack Ca rr ie r A i r Wing FOURTEEN wereon board from mid-March u n t i l Ju ly . The e n t i r e wing came aboard durin gJuly. It was comprised of VF-1 Wolfpak, VF-2 Bounty Hun te rs , VA-97War Hawks, VA-27 Royal Maces, VA-196 Main Battery , VAW-113 Black Eagles,VAQ-137 Rooks, HS-2 Golden Falcons, and RVAH-12 Spear t ips . VQ-1'sEA3B Sea Wing detachment was a ls o on board du ring t he 1974 phase oft h e c r u i se .d. (U ) Location of Homeport. ENTERPRISE was homeported a tPuget Sound Naval Shipyard a t the beginning of th e year. In February,ENTERPRISE was reassigned to her previous homeport of Alameda Naval A i rSta t ion , Ca l i fo rn ia .

2. (C ) EXTENDED SELECTED RESTRICTED AVAILAB IL ITYa . The Complete ESRA Overhaul (1-20 January ): ENTERPRISE completeda six month ESRA yard p er io d i n l a t e January . Extensive w r k was done

to many of t h e sh ip 's major spaces during th i s time. Much of it was aimeda t pr ep ari ng ENTERPRISE f o r th e F-14 Tomcat. Routine r ep a i r and re fu r-bishment were completed i n a l l o t he r a re a s.b. A ir c ra ft Inte rme dia te Maintenance Department: A I M . introducedmaintenance equi pnen t desi gned f o r th e F-14A Tomcat. Th is involved th enew Versatile Avionics Ship T e s t (VAST) #12, t h e new In e r t i a l Pla tfo rmTest St at i on , weapons equipnent storag e and handling fa c i l i t i e s , a newlymodified j e t engine t e s t f a c i l i ty and completely conver ted a i rborne f i re -co nt rol Avionics Ship #3.c. 0pbrnXianSbBepartment: ENTERPRISE completed i t s ESRA periodwith a complete modernization of t h e Combat In forma tion System. TheNavy's newest generation Naval Tactical Data System replaced ENTERPRISE'Sf i r s t generat ion system. The system included consoles, computers,programming and e q u i p e n t in terf ace . It provided ENTERPRISIZ with a newtwo-way da ta l i n k between Combat Inform ation C ente r (CIC) alld the F-14.


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A new MK-XI1 AIMS IFF system a l s o provided ENTERPRISE wi th a n incre aseda i r c r a f t i d en t if i ca t io n c a p a ~ i l i t yand the add i t io n of HS-2's ASWequipped h e los prov ide d ENTE.XPRISE with i t s f i r s t an t i- sulmar ine warfarecapab i l i ty . This capabil i ty was exploited with an interface between CIC! sa n t i - s u h a r i n e a i r c o n t r o l l e r s and t h e a n ti -su hn a ri ne c l a s s i f i c a t i o n andana lys i s cen te r .

The In te ll ig en c e Cente r completed making th e NavalIn te ll ig en ce Proces sing System Change 19 softwa re and hardware changest o i t s computerized in te ll ig en ce system. The El ec tro nic Evalu ations t a t io n acquire d a new softw are package which allo ws it t o processEA-6B a s wel l a s RA-5C i n t e l l igen ce t apes. The In te l l igen ce Cen te r ' sStorage and R etr iev al se ct io n received programming which allows itt o provide computer support for HS-2's anti-submarine e ff o r t. Inad dit ion , Storage and Ret r ieva l was ab le t o shorten processing t imewit h th e i n s t a l l a t i o n of a Random Access Memory (RAM) un i t .d. Weapons Department: The Weapons Department prepar t d t oacc ept the F-14's Phoenix air- to- air m i s s i l e . During ESRA, Wetpons

conducted Ships In st a l la t io n Acceptance Tests on a l l as pect s of th ePhoenix m is si le h andling and stowage equipment and spaces. Tvm magazineswere modified t o f a c i l i t a t e s t o ra g e f o r Phoenix.- e. Supply Department: A Supply Operational Assistance Program

was completed on both th e Aviatio n Allowance L i s t and CoordinatedShipboard Allowance L i s t m ate ria l. A s a re s u lt of the se programs,- ENTERPRHSE began 1974 w i t h an inventory accuracy ( r e a te r than 90% on

i t s ne arl y 50,000 shipboard and 14,000 onboard av:.ation re pa ir pa rt s.- 3 . (C) SUMMARY OF OPERATIONS

a. Tr ia l s : (16 January - 1 Febru ary): 1:NTERPRISE s a t i s f a c t o r i l ycompleted t w o days of "dock t r ia ls " i n la t e Janual -y . These t r i a l s were- designed t o determine i f the sh ip was i n mate r ia l condi t ion fo r seat r i a l s . The ship then conducted a " fa s t cruis e". I n t h i s e v o l u t i o n ,ENTERPRISE remained t i e d t o the p i er , but t he crerr was pr ac t ic a l ly

- sea led of f from the o ut si de world while they conducted some of th ed r i l l s they would sh or t ly be requi red t o execute z t sea. ENTERPRISEfi n a ll y conducted her s ea t r i a l s between 21-24 Jaraary.

- Vice Admiral Baldwin, th e Commander of Naval A i r Force,Pa ci f i c , observed th at :

-- "Your thorough, profe ssio nal F as t Cruise and Sea Tr ia lsfollowing an Operational Reactor Safeguards exam, con duc ted i n d i f f i c u l tin du st r ia l atmosphere , ref lec ted the a t ta inment of h igh s tandards of

-- mater ia l and t ra in i ng readiness . The re su l ta nt ma ter ia l condi t ionand degree of completed work a t the end of t h i s lengthy av ai la bi l i tyhas s e t a goa l worthy of any ship in tne f le e t " .


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25 November Commander, B r i t i s h Force s, Hong Kong4 December Honorable W i l l i a m H. S ull iv an , U.S. Ambassadort o t h e P h i l i p pi n e s; RADM H. RuiiZ, Flag Officer

i n Command, Ph il ip p in e Navyb. Medical Department Activities:

1. In the pa st year th e Medical Department has increased i t soutpatient volume by 18%and i t ' s inpatient volume by 11%.2 . Ca pa bi l i t i e s fo r advanced pa t i en t car e have been increasedwi th t he add i t i on o f an In t ens ive Care Uni t , a t an ove r a l l co s t i n excessof $20,000. The Inte nsiv e Care Unit has proven l i f e saving f o r fou rcrew members including tw vi ct im s of Acute Di ab eti c Coma. The In te n si v eCare Unit i s among th e most modern and wel l equipped av ai la b le a f l o a tor ashore .3. The Rad iation H ealth Program has been re vis ed due t o t h ein i t ia t io n of thermo-luminescent dosimeters . The continued monitoringand cont ro l of personnel exposure to ioniz ing ra dia t io n has been gre a t l yupgraded. A g ra de of e x c e l l e n t f o r t h e p a s t ORSE Inspec t i on i s ev iden to f t h i s .

c . Dental Department Ac t iv i t i es : During th e year 1974, th eDental Department saw a t o t a l of 11, 664 pa ti en ts . There were 5,058 o r a lexaminations and 6,830 roentgenographic examinations admin istered.ENTERPRISE d en ta lo f fi ce rs in se rt ed 478 pr os th et ic ap plian ces, placed9,387 re st or at io ns , performed 1,460 su rg ica l procedures, 109 endondontict rea tments and 1 ,466 per iodo nta l procedures on th e i r pa t ien ts . Theden ta l tech nic ian s comple ted 3 ,211 s tannous f lu or i de ant i - car ies t rea tmentsand 1 ,960 plaque con t rol ins t r uc t io ns . By t h e end of th e year 41% of th epersonnel on board were class I, requ iring no de nta l t reatment . 399were class 11, which requ i re rou t i ne bu t no t ea r l y t rea tment . In add i t i ont o s h ip 's company and a i r wing person nel, many p at ie n ts from our e sc or tand supply ships received emergency treatment.d. Communications Department A ct iv it ie s:

1. August 1974: I n s t a l l e d two AN/FGC-100 te le ty p ew r it e rbanks i n the message center . These banks provide more ef f ic ie n t use ofav ai lab le working space, and al low fo r one-operator ope rat io n of up t oe igh t r ece ive t e l e ty pe channel s.

2 . August 1974: COMFLETRAGRU San Diego and NAVCOMMSTA SanFrancisco conducted t he f i r s t comrnunichtions LOADEX i nv o lv in g a n a i r c r a f tc a r r i e r . ENTERPRISE handled 2,700 messag es du r in g t h e 24 hours of th eexe rc i se.


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DECLASSIFIED-

Supply and Deck depart men:^ were requ ire d t o work extremely long hoursi n pre par ing f o r t he voyatre. For example, members of t h e Deck Depart-

-ment spent twelve hour days throughout most of t he in - por t per io d i nr e p ai n ti n g th e h u l l o f t h ~ :sh ip .

During t he 1a: ; t d a l s of the year sp ec ia l f l i g h t s f rom CONUSb r ou g ht i n c r i t i c a l a vi at :. on r e p a i r p a r t s . A d d it i on a l s u p p l i e s a ndm at er ia ls were prose ssed ! .ocal ly and onloaded.

ENTERPRISE took on a l a r g e qu an t i ty of av ia t i on f u e l i nadd i t i on t o t he l a rg e number o f supp l i e s .

-The ye ar ended wi th t h e crew of ENTERPRISE ac co mp lish ing t h e

t r a n s i t i o n t o a p ea ce ti me d ep lo ym en t w h i le a t t h e same t ime having developedi n t o a prof ess ion al , h igh ly t r a i ne d combat u n i t who looked forward t oth e ch al len ges of th e fo rt h coming 1975 India n Ocean deployment .4. (C ) STATISTICAL DATA

- - a . D i s ti n g ui s he d V i s i t o r s :1March FADM R . S. Smith, D ir e ct or Combat Systemsfjivision (OP-35)17-19 March E r . Henry Rowan, Chief of Naval Operations

Execut ive Panel9 Apr i l VADM R. Baldwin, Commander, Naval A i r Force ,

P a c i f i c18 Ap ri l Lieu tena nt Governor H. Boucher of Alaska

14 May V I P s from Inter-American Defense College16 May RADM E . F. Rectanus , Di rec tor of Naval In te l l i ge nc e10-13 June Nat ional Foo tba l l Lea.gue V is i t o rs31 J u l y Navy League V i s i t s bl* Commandant, Marine Corps;C h ie f Nava l Mate r i a l ; Ass i s t a n t S ec re t a ry o f

Commerce f o r Maritime A ff a ir s2 August Honorable J. Middendorf 111, Sec re t ary of th e Navy2 5 September VADM J . H. Doyle, Commander, Third F l e e t27 September ADM Weisner, Commander i n Chief , P ac if ic F le e t1 October ADM Noel Gay lor, Commander i n Ch ie f, P a c i f i c3 October Honorable J . Piddendorf 111, Se cre tar y of th e Navy


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DECLASSIFIEDb. Ope ra ti on Golden Ga te (2-4 Feb ru ar y) : On 30 Ja nu ar y, ENTERPRISEcrewmen began l oadin g pe rso nal e f f e c t s aboard fo r Opera tion Golden Gate.

01,erat ion Golden Gate was designed t o t ra ns po rt t h e c r e w a n d t h e i rf i m i l i e s back t o Alameda i n a novel wly--by ca rr ie r! Af te r t ak in g o n1091 ca rs , 90 motorcycles, 45 pickups and campers, 12 boa ts, and se ve ra lto ns of household goods, CVAN 65 sa i l ed on the second day of February.6.5 depen dents and some 100 p e t s made t h e tm day ENTERPRISE t r i p backt o San Francisco .

c. I n i t i a l Socal Operat ions (12-19 Febru ary): Aft er a week ofresettl ing i n San Fra nci sco , th e crew of th e ENTERPRISE pa rt ic ip at edi l l a t -s e a t r a i n i n g d e si gn e d t o p re p ar e' th em f o r t h e March ~ e f r e i h e rTI- ain ing (F?EFTRA) pe ri od . During th e 12-19 Fe bru ary at -s ea pe ri od ,nt!w ENTERPRISE crewmen le a rn ed Gen eral Q ua rt er s pr oc ed ur es , "DeepS l ~ e l t e r " ,and oth er emergency ac t i on s and st a t i o n s they would be requi redt o know and man. Shiphandling, communications, and ra da r proced ureswt ! re a ls o emphasized. In add i t io n , th e sh ip conducted a s imula tedmiderway rep le ni sh me nt (UNREP) t o pr ep ar e f o r t h e many UNREP's t h a tw ,u ld b e con du cted i n t h e n ear fu tu r e .

The Weapons Department s t a r t e d t ak in g on t h e ammunition t h esh ip would ev en tua l l y re qu i re dur ing i t s deployment. ENTERPRISE to ok ona~r,proximately1500 to ns o f ammunition b efo re t h e end of 1974.

d . REFTRA (4-28 March) : ENTERPRISE s e t s a i l f o r t h e w ;- ku ps a ndRE:FTRA a f t e r spe ndi ng a fo u rt een day i n - p or t p e ri o d. The f i r s t p a r tof t h e month w a s spent i n th e workups, with t he weekends being G e n ti n San Diego.

I n mid-March, ENTERPRISE was used by a number of differentsqu ad ro ns fo r th e i r ca r r i e r l an d ing q u a l i f i c a t i o n r eq ui remen t s. The sh i pw ~ sa l s o us ed a s a t e s t pla tfor m fo r th e F-14 and t h e S-3 Viking. TheF-14 made i t s maid en land ing on ENTERPRISE o n 18 March.

REFTRA obs erve rs began boarding th e f i r s t week of March. A l la c p e c ts of c a r r i e r o p e r a t io n s w e r e ev a lu a ted . Th e i r v i s i t cu lmina ted i na g r ad ed f i n a l b a t t l e p rob lem d es ig n ed t o t e s t o v e r a l l c o o l di n a t i on o ft k e s h i p ' s v a r i o u s o r g a n iz a t i on s .

Af te r fo ur weeks of op er at io ns , ENTERPRISE r e t t cned t o homeporta f t e r having suc ces sfu l ly passed the t e s t . Commander, F le t t Train ingGroup commented a s fo llo ws :

"Comple te p rof ess ion al ded ica t ion , h igh m o ~ a l eand hardwork, most ev ide nt i n outstandin g performance d uring today s f i n a l b a t t l eproblem. Scores of outstan ding i n eh ip co nt ro l and nav iga tion , communications,C I C , p e r s c a s u a l t y c o n t r o l and a i r coupled with tw o excellcmts and onegood a t t e s t t o yo ur h ig h s t a t e of read iness . Your achievem ent i nsa t i s f ac to r i ly se t t in g b o th ma te r i a l co n d i t io n Yoke and Ze l ra in d ica t iv eo f a t t e n t i o n t o d e t a i l a t a l l l e v e l s . Well Done."


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DECLASSIFIEDe . Car r ie r Qua l i f i ca t ions (Apr i l - June): ENTERPRLSE spent theremainder of March through mid-April i n po rt . Th is "Readin,sss Improve-ment Tra in ing Per iod n was used t o send many crewmen t o d i f f z r e n t NavyTraining Schools.

The next four at-sea periods were used to suppor t ca r r ie rq u al if ic at i o n requir ements of CVW-14 and vario us ot he r unatt achedsquadrons. These sh o rt op era tin g pe rio ds were q u it e busy. For example,there were 1,177 arrested landings during the seven day May period.VA-104, VA-122, VA-125, W..-127, VA-128, VF-101, VF-121,VMCJ-3, VX-4, VFP-63, and t h e t r a in ing cornanand took ad v a n t a ~ eof t heopportun it y f o r c a r r i e r qua l i f i c a t i on t r a in ing . In addition, VAQ-128conducted " l a s t minute" c a r r i e r qua l i f i c a t i on i n J u ly. Given such ad iv e r s i t y of squad rons, t h e ENTERPRISE f l i g h t deck became th e temporaryhome of every type of U.S. ca rr ie r ai rc r a f t except fo r the T-2 and T-28durin g t he months of May and June.ENTERPRISE received numer&as messages showing appreciationfo r such support. The professionalism and sa fe ty ~o ns ci ou sn es sof thecrew were often commented upon.The sh ip conducted a few unusual t ra in in g evo lut ion s i na dd i ti on t o t he r ou t i ne o f c a r r i e r q ua l i f i c a ti on . For example,ENTERPRISE t e s t e d i t s Basic Poi nt Defense Surface Missile during theJune at-sea period. The exer cise en tai led th e firing of four SeaSparrow M is s il e s a t maneuvering MQM-74A t a r g e t drone s.There were a ls o sev eral s i gn if ic an t events which occurred

during the four corresponding in-port periods. On 9 April , Captain" 7

C . C. Smith relieved Rear Admiral E. E. T is s o t a s Commanding Of fi ce r3 of ENTERPRISE. During th e same ceremony, Vice Adtniral Baldwin pr es en te d t h e

Navy Unit Commendation t o Rear Admiral Tissot for CVAN 65's "exceptionallymeritorious service from 3 October to 22 February 1973 while pa rt ic ip at in gi n i nterim combat operation s i n Southeast Asia i n suppo rt of U. S.National Policy".

Alaska's Lieutenant Governor Henry A.-Kucher visited on18 Apri l dur ing opera t ions off th e Cal i forn ia coas t . M r . Boucherse rv ed on t h e ENTERPRISE'S World War Two predece sso r, th e U 3 S ENTERPRISE(CV-6) . Pr io r t o dep artu re, he presented th e Captain with 3n ensignwhich was flown from th e CV-6 during World War 11.

The Dire cto r of Naval I nt el li ge nc e, RADM E. F. R e c ta us ,spent th e morning of 16 May tourin g t he Shi p's Int ell ige nc e Center,and speaking to i t s inte l l ig ence personnel.

Representatives of the National Football League spent 10-13June touring the ship. The group included M r . Joseph Robbie, owner ofthe M i a m i Dolphins; M r . Gene Klein, owner of the San Diego ChargersfM r . Bud Grant, coach of t h e Minnesota Vikin gs; and M r . Dan Devine,coach of t h e Green Bay Packers.


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f . Socal Air ops (17-25 J u l y ) : ENTERPRISE bSgan pr ep ar in g f o r-th e Oper ation al Feadiness Exe rcise i n mid-July. The 17-25 Ju ly at-seaperio d was des igr ed to complete sh i p /a i r wing in te gra t ion i t h exerc isesof inc rea sin g complexity. Spec ialize d exe rc is es such a s "Komarexes" wereheld. A Komarex p i t s the as se t s of the ship-and a i r wirlg againstsimulated lbmar su r f ace t o su r f ace mis s i l e boat s.ENTERPRISE a l s o launch ed tw o "mini-Alfa" s t r i k e s and donducted

two Readiexes during t h i s per iod. A "Readiex" i s a nuclear weaponsloading exercise which requires the close c o o r d i d t i o n o f m D s t of theship 's departments. It ex erc ise s command and co nt ro l, in te ll ig en ce ,opera t ions , a i r opera t ions , and weapons i n add i t ion t o o the r funct ions .The chip went t o an actual "General Quarters" ' the nightbefore it re turned to Alameda when a f i r e broke ou t i n the sh i p ' s newly-

i n s t a l l e d VAST slates. Although the f i r e was se r ious , it was extinguishedw it h no i n j ur y . Th i s f a c t a t t e s t e d t o t h e s k i l l and p r of i ci e n cy ofthe damage can t rc l p ar t ie s .

When t h e s hi p ente re d po rt , major VAST space r ? p a i r s hadto be unde rtake n. There was ex te ns iv e damage to se n s it iv e VASTe l e c tr o n i c e q u i p e n t . A cr as h program invol ving many age nci es andship's company personnel was completed with the system again becomingoperat ional wi th jn two weeks of the t ime of the f ire.

Durir g th e same (26 Ju ly - 6 August) in-port per iod , th e crewlearn ed t h a t t he) had ea rned COMNAVA1RPACmsBat t le Ef f ic iency pennantfo r th e 1973-74 competi t ive cycle. This was th e f i f t h time the sh ip- . won th e Ba tt le Ef fic ie nc y award s in ce commissioning.

Two c f ENTERPRISE'S dep artme nts won f i r s t pl ac e departme nta lCOMNAVAIRPAC awards. The Engineeringneactor and Aircraf t IntermediateMaintenance Departments came i n f i r s t place for ship departmental awards.Combat Inform ation Cente r and Communications rec ei ve d runner-up awards.V i c e ~ d m i r a lBaldwin gave an indication of what it i s l i k e

f o r t h e c a r r i e r i n a peacetime environment when he announced th e awards:"The rec en t competitive cy cl e was a time of va stt r a n s i t i o n f o r NAVAIRPAC u n i t s . During a period of retrenchment fromyea rs of r ig orous combat ac t i vi ty , you have had to adap t t o new modesof op era tio n, confro nt new problems, and ge ne ral ly overcome th e s t r a i n swhich th es e years have had on our eq uip ten t and personnel. With

inc reasing ly l imi t ed asse t s , t h i s t r an s i t io n has r equ i red innova tivemanagement and aggressive leadership a t a l l l eve ls . NAVAIRPAC u n i t shave made si gn if ic an t pro gre ss toward meeting t h e new go al s we have s e tand I am p a r t i c u l a r l y p r o ~ dof these ships, departments and squadronsnamed i n t h i s message. The competition was extremely cl os e, and shouldbe. Congratu la t ims" .


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DECLASSIFIEDENTERPRISE had a number of dis tin cju ish ed v i s i t o r s t o to.2

of f the in -por t p er iod . On 31 Ju ly , Genera l Rober t E. Cushrnan, J r . ,t h e Commandant o f th e b ar in e Corps, spoke a t :he Navy League c e r e m o ~ i e sh el d i n t h e h ang er ba y of ENTERPRISE. H e was accompanied by AdmiralI s a a c C. Kidd, t h e Chief of Naval Mat eri al ant i th e Honorable R. Blackwell ,th e A ss is ta nt Se cre tar y of Commerce f o r Mari t 'm e A ff ai rs . The HonorableJ. Middendorf 111, Se cr et ar y of th e Navy, a l s o vi s i t e d ENTERPRISE i nco nj uc tio n with th e Navy League Ccmvention.

g. WEPTRAEX, NOREX, FLEETEX, ORE (7-26 Augu st): On 7 Augu st,ENTERPRISE began her l a s t two at- se a pe ri od s be fo re he r Western P a c if i cdeployment. The f i r s t per iod was used i n a Weapons Train ing E xerc i se ,i n pre pa ra ti on f o r t h e ORE. A ft er a weekend In San Diego, ENTERPRISEbegan he r O perat ion al Readiness Exerc i se wi th an opposed t r a n s i t '&omSan Diego Bay on t h e morning o f 1 9 August. The Operat ion evolved in toa graded READIEX.

During th e ne xt th re e days , ENTERPRISE pa r t ic .p at ed i n F l ee tE xerc is e BELLCAM. Th ere were numerous "a tt a c k s" by sirn ulilt ed "enemysh ip s" , in cl ud in g t h e Hyd ro fo ils FLAGSTAFF and H IGH POINT an d, i nad di ti on , CVW-14 a i r c r a f t op er ate d along with U.S. Marine Corps Harrierv e r t i c a l ta k eo f f a i r c r a f t .

The Opera t iona l Readiness E xerc ise completed t h e week.ENTERPRISE a g a in m e t COMNAVAIRPAC's h . g h per fo rm an ce s tand ards .ENTERPRISE th en r e tu r n e d to Alameda oil 27 August f o r he r P re pa ra ti onf o r O ver sea s Movement Per io d (POM). '.'he command enjoyed a 50% lea vepo l ic y whi le s imul taneous ly accompli sh ing th e many pre pa ra t io ns tht had 't o be made fo r th e imminent Western Pa c if ic deployment. The six mc~nthsp r i o r t o d ep loy men t saw a c o n t i n u a l i n f l u x o f a v i a t i o n r e p a i r p a r t :;u n t i l app rox imate ly 45 ,000 l i n e items o f a v i a t i o n m a t e r i a l were a h ) a r d .During j u s t t h e f i n a l t h r e e weeks pr io r t o deployment, ENTERPRISE :.oadedapproximate ly 300 to ns of ma ter ia l and 360 ton s of pro vis io ns in c l ~t d i ngi n i t i a l support fo r t h e F-14 and EA-6B a i r c ra f t .

h. WESTPAC T r a n s i t (17 Septer lber - 17 October) : 17 September- was a s a d day f o r t h e many ENTERPRISE crewmen be ca us e t h e s h i p was embarking

on a deployment of un ce r ta in dur a t ion . This would be th e n i n t h c ru i s e ofCVAN 6 5 ' s t h i r t e e n y e a r h i s t o r y .

-- T h e t r a n s i t was l i t e r a l l y qu ie t. ENTERPRISE remained undere l e c t r o n i c e m i ss io n s i l e n c e f o r much o f t h e t r a n s i t .

-. A i r Wing t r a in in g was no t com plet ely abandoned however. Forexample, t h e ENTERPRISE co nd uc te d a "BEAREX" on t h e 22nd o f Sep tember . I nt h i s e x e r c is e , a P-3B Orion s imula ted a Sov ie t Bear bomber i n order t ot e s t t h e s h ip ' s a b i l i t y t o d e t e c t and i n t e r ce p t h o s t i l e a i r c r a f t .-

Throughout t h e t r a n s i t , th e Combat Infor ma tion Ce nte r ,issumedt h e f u n c ti o n o f a n t i - a i r , s u rf a ce / su b -s u rf a ce , a nd e l e c t r o n i c w a r f i r ec o or d in a to r f o r t h e e n t i r e f o r c e.


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The ENTERPRISE ar r ived a t Pear l Harbor on the 23rd for a f u l l dayof meetings, resupp ly opera t ions, and rec rea t ion . It then conducted aweek of graded f l i g h t operat ions (COMTUEX 8-74) . On th e 25th , t h e SeaSparrow was fired for the second time of 1974.On 27 September, Admiral M. Weisner, t he Commander-in-Chief,Pac i f i c F lee t , f l ew ou t f o r a t e s t hop i n the F-14. He had th e honorof hel pin g t o make t he 147,000th a r r e s t e d la nd in g on board ENTERPRISE.ENTERPRISE re turned to P ea r l Harbor on 29 September. Many crewmembers had an opportunity t o enjoy Hawaii durin g th e two-day sta y.The s h ip arranged f r e e bus s er vi ce t o downtown Honolulu and off er edsp ec ia l se rvi ce t ou rs of Honolulu and Oahu.During the same period, Admiral Noel Gay lor, t h e Commander-in-Chief,Pac i f ic , came aboard for a sho r t v is i t .

The sh i p resumed i t s WESTPAC t r a n s i t on th e second 6f October. Itwas a l o n g t r a n s i t , but the time was well used to prepare f ~ rimminentSouth China Sea operations.There were al so a number of re cr ea t io na l ac t i v i t ie s . For example,there was a cookout and musical show held on t he f l ig h t deck a f ew daysa f t e r t h e c a r r i e r l e f t Pe ar l. A boxing smoker held on the hanger b.g~

was al so popular . In add it io n, a Capta in 's Cup spo rts tournament wasa l so held. It included a wide va ri et y of ev ents ranging from bridg e t o a narduous thre e mi le run on a very hot f l ig h t deck.

The crew f i n a l l y saw land on th e 16th. The Phi lip pin e gr ee tin g too u r a r r i v a l was l i t e r a l l y s t o r m y . The ship had t o t r a n s i t t h e n arrowMindor0 St r a i t s while b a tt li n g heavy s ea s from Typhoon Carmen. CVAN 65f i n a l l y docked a t Cubi Point Naval A i r Sta t ion ' s Leyte P ie r on theevening of th e 17th.

i. Phi l ipp ine Operat ions ( 2 1 October - 10 December): Althoughmost of th e crew received a th re e day res pi te i n Cubi, th e a i r wing conductedfl ight operat ions from Cubi Point Naval A i r Stdrtion. ENTERPRISE pul ledout on 21 October f o r cy cli c op erat ion s i n t h e Subic Oparea. This periodwas necessary i n order to bu i ld a ir c r ew p ro f ic i ency a f t e r a long t r an s i twhich offered few flying hours.

Navy Secretary J. Middendorf I11 paid a second 1974 v i s i t toENTERPRISE on 31 October - 1 November. H e al so presented th ree medals t oCDR Gordon Nakagawa of VA-196 f o r th e Cammander's "Hero ic en deavo rs, excep-t ion a l s k i l l , and devot ion to du ty . . . Iv while a POW i n Vietnam. CDR

- Nakagawa received a Bronze Star i n Lieu of a second Navy Conmendation Medal.~ovemberwas s ign i f i ca nt f or the a i r wing i n another way. I tmarked their end of a year o f acc iden t f r ee f ly ing . This i s a r ecord tha tfew a i r wings match.


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DECLASSIFIEDj . . MULTIPLEX and Hong Kong (11-24 November): The ENTERPRISEp a r t i c i p a t e d i n MULTIPLEX 2-75 dur ing i t s next a t -s ea per io d. MULTIPLEX

was an e f f o r t t o t e s t o ur a b i l i t y t o r espo nd t o d i f f e r e n t l e v e l s ofc o n f l i c t - counterinsurgency, genera l naval war, and all-out nuclear war.During the conventional war ph ase , ENTERPRISE a i r c r a f t made re pe at ed"rai ds" ag ain s t a wide va r ie ty of s imulated Soviet combatants. Sucht r a i n i n g w i l l undoubtedly become a r o u t i n e p a r t of f u tu r e n av a l t r a i n in g .I n c r ea s in g e f f o r t i s b ei ng p la ce d i n t o r e a l i s t i c a l l y s im u la ti ng t h e t h r e a t sa c a r r i e r i s l i k e ly t o en co un te r.

With t h e conclusion o f MULTIPLEX, ENTERPRISE pr oceeded t oHong Kong and anchor ed o u t on th e morning of t h e 1 8th. A s it has ono th e r o ccas ion s , t h e s h ip ' s p u b l ic a f f a i r s o f f i c e r p ro vided l a r g e amountsof s ightbeeing information about th e area. The tou rs of f i ce r againarranged fo r many to urs of th e area.CVW-14 r eceived a new Commander on t h e 21 s t. Commander J. R.

Wilson r e l iev ed "CAG" F ur long i n a Change-of-Command ceremony he ld o nthe hanger deck.Af te r an ex tremely s hor t , a l be i t expensive , week i n Hong Kong,

CVAN 65 s e t s a i l f o r w hat deve lo ped i n to a month long l i n e period .The Commander of B r i t i s h Forc es i n Hong Kong v i s i t e d ENTERPRISEa s she l e f t Hong Kong. The a i r wing gave a br i ef f l i g h t demonstrat ioni n h i s h on or.

k. Bayanihan and Gulf of Tonkin Specops (24 November - 24 December):CVAN 65 r e, tu rned t o the Ph i l ipp ine Oparea and par t i c ipa t ed i n Opera t ionMABLEX/Bayanihan ("working toge ther" ) on 4-6 December. Bayanihan was aj o i n t Philippine-U.S. amphibious la nd in g op er at io n i n which ENTERPRISEa i r c r a f t p ro vid ed a i r cover for the invading force.

ENTERPRISE had some dis ti ag ui sh ed v i s i t o r s i n con jun cti on wi thBayanihan. U.S. Ambassador t o t h e Ph il ip pi ne s, th e Honorable W i l l i a mH. Sull ivan , was joined by the Chief , J o i n t U.S. Mi l i t ar y Ass is tanceGroup, and the Deputy Commanding General. of t h e P h i l i p p in e A i r Force,Navy, and th e Flag Of fi ce r i n Command o f th e P hil ip pin e Navy.

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With Bayanihan completed, ENTERPRISE crewmen began lookingforward t o an in-por t hol iday per iod. Their p lans changed when the Jo in tChi efs of St af f di re ct ed ENTERPRISE t o proceed t o t h e Gulf of Tonkin andconduct c yc l ic a i r ope ra t ions o f f the coa s t o f Sou th Vietnam. A i rop er ati on s, o ft en hampered by th e very poor weather conditions, wereconducted under a v er y c l o s e a i r c o n t r o l .1. Indian Ocean Preparations (25-30 December): ENTERPRISE "made

it" back t o Cubi Poin t i n t ime fo r Chr is tmas ar r iv ing on th e evening of24 December. De sp it e t h e ho li da y seas on , ENTERPRISE had t o p r ep a re f o r along-term In di an Ocean deployment and a po ssi bl e round-the-world cr ui se .


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DECLASSIFIED-T r a f f i c t o t a l s f o r 1 974:Month Send Re ce iv eJznFebMarAprM;yJ u nJ u ~AugSepOctNovDec

e. Deck Departm ent Unreps:1. D u ri ng t h e p e r i o d 1 March 1974 t o 31 December 1 974 , Deck

Depar tment conducted 30 underway rep len ishm ents , t r an s f e r r in g 2731 to nsof bombs, bomb componen ts , mi ss i l es , ammunit ions , f l e e t f r e i g h t ands t o r e s . A ls o t r a n s f e r r e d d u ri n g t h i s p e r i o d w ere 7,0 48 ,0 00 g a l l o n s o fJP -5 and 3 6 6, 87 5 g a l l o n s o f Nava l D i s t i l l a t e . Deck Department alsode l iv er ed 611 ,000 ga l l on s o f Naval Di s t a l l a te t o ENTERPRISE es co r t s .

2. Underway Re ple nis hm ent s:1 9 Apr 197420 Apr 197423 Apr 197413 May 197 4

8 Jun 19 7424 Jun 19741 8 J u l 1 9741 9 J u l 1 97 413 Aug 197423 Aug 197423 Aug 197423 Sep 1974

9 Oct 19749 Oct 197414 Oct 19741 4 Oct 1974

USS SHASTA (AE-33)USS SHASTA (AE-33)USS NAVASOTA (AO-106)USS NAVASOTA (AO-106)USS STEIN (DE-1065) d e l i v e rUSS NAVASOTA (AO-106)USS MOUNT HOOD (AE-29)USS NAVASOTA (AO-106)USS NAVASOTA (AO-106)USS NAVASOTA (AO-106)USS KISKA (AE-35)USS CAMDEN (AOE-2)

USS STEIN (DE-1065) d e l i v e rUSS AGERHOLM (DD-826) d e l i v e rUSS STEIN (DE-1065) d e l i v e rUSS AGERHOT,M (DD-8 26) d e l i v e r

167 t o n s ammo348 t o n s ammo312,000 g c l lo ns JP-5323 ,000 ga l lons JP-5

8 5 , 0 0 0 g c l l o n s ND343,000 gc l l o n s JP-5350 t o n s i m o569 ,000 ga l l on s JP-5774,000 g a l lo ns JP-5216 ,000 ga l lons ND883,000 g a l lo ns JP-5

91 t o n s ammo8 75 g a l l o n s ND

126 ,000 ga l lons JP-520 t o n s s t o r e s

1 0 0 , 0 0 0 g a l l o n s ND9 0 , 0 0 0 g a l l o n s ND1 1 4 , 0 0 0 g a l l o n s ND1 0 6 , 0 0 0 g a l l o n s ND


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DECLASSIFIED,17 O c t 1974

24 Oct 197430 O c t 197430 Oct 1974

12 Nov 1974

15 Nov 197 41 6 Nov 197429 Nov 1974

3 Dec 19743 Dec 197412 Dec 19741 5 Dec 1974

20 Dec 197423 Dec 1974

USS ?EN (AOE-2) 302 t o n s s u p p l i e s1 13 t o n s p r o v i s i o n s

23 t o n s s h i p s storesUSS ENGLAND (DLG-22) d e l i v e r 11 6,000 g a l l o n s N13USS TOLOVANA (AO-64) 8!i3,000 g a l l o n s JP-5

l ! ;0 ,000 ga l lons NDUSS SAN JOSE (AFS-7) :8 t o n s s u p p l i e sr 4 t o n s p r o v i s i o n s1 2 t o n s s h i p storesUSS MARS (AFS-1) @ o t o n s am10

1 2 1 t o n s p r o v i s i o n s1 3 t o n s sh ip storesuss KANSAS CITY (AOR-3) 450,000 g a l l o n s JP-5USS PYRO (AE-24) 232 t o n s ammouss MARS (AFS-1) 199 t o n s anma

1 7 t o n s storesUSS KANSAS CITY (AOR-3) 1,180,000 g a l l o n s JP-5USS KANSAS CITY (AOR-3) 1 2 t o n s storesUSS GUADALUPE (AO-32) 415,0 00 g a l l o n s JP-5USS WHITE PLAINS(AFS-4) 207 t o n s s u p p l i e s

6 1 t o n s p r o v i s i o n s44 t o n s s h i p storesUSNS TALUGA (T-AO-62) 820 ,000 ga l lons JP-5USS SAN JOSE (AFS-7) 32 t o n s s u p p l i e s

1 50 t o n s p r o v i s i o n s6 1 to n s s h i p s stores

f . A i r Operations Summarx:To ta l nwnber o f a r r e s t e d l a nd i ngs i n 1974 10,168T ot al number of a r r e s t e d l an di ng s i n ENTERFRISE 150,441His to r y .

g . A i r Department Summary:1. C a t a pu l t ope r a t ion s du r ing de ployme nt ( 17 Sep - 31 Dec)

C a t 1 C a t 2 C a t 3 Cat. 4 -No Loa ds 132 15 5 15 7 146Airc ra f t 1099- 843- 920- 804-T ot al 1231 998 1077 950


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2 . ~ r r e s t i n gg e a r or)t .rat-ions d u r i n g deployment (17 Sep -31 Dec) :Engine Number Ar re stm en ts

1234

T o t a lh. En gin ee rin g Depa rtment summary: I n 1974 , t he Eng inee r ing

Department proved i t s e l f inva luable i r suppor t o f the s h i p , accompl i sh ingmany ta sk s i n a e f f i c i en t and p ro fes s iona l manner .

M D iv is io n had a bu sy y ea r ov er ha ul in g many pumps i n ENTERPRISE'Sfour Main Machinery rooms and two Auxiliary Machinery rooms. Maincondensatepumps overhauled included l A , 2A, 3A, and B. Three mainfeed boo ste r pumps were ove rhau led. Main fee d pumps ove rhau led to ta le dth re e. Moreover, two tu rb in e r o t o r s were re pl ac ed on t h e 2B and 2C mainfe ed pumps. F i r e pump numbers 6, 8, 10 , and 12 were ove rh aul ed . Numbero ne f u e l o i l t r a n s f e r pump was r e b u i l t .

The con ti nued a b i l i t y o f t h e s h i p s d i s t i l l i n g p l a n t a nd w at ert r e a t m e n t s ys te m t o p r o v id e s u f f i c i e n t w a te r t o s a t i s f y a l l demands wasdemons tra ted by t h e t r an s fe r o f 12 ,500 g a l s o f feed water upon re que s tt o a des t roy er whi le inp or t Subic Bay. Approximate ly 600,000 ga l s ofnavy d i s t i l l a t e f u e l was t r a n s f e r r e d t o e s c o r t s h i p s from t h e c a r gofu e l s t o r age and t r an s f e r sy st em.

A Div i s ion r epa i re d a compressor and a c h i l l wa t e r a i rcondi t ion ing p lan t . The speed inc rea ser and compressor imp el l ers wererep la ced on number 5 E l l i o t low press ure a i r compressor. The in te rn alo i l pump on number f i v e 175 t on c en t r i fu ga l ch i l l ed wa t e r a i r cond i t i on ingplant was overhauled. A sheared piston connecting rod damaged number t mch i l l e d d r i nk ing wa t e r compressor hous ing . F o reign p a r t i c l e ca r ryovercau sed t h e damage and a new compressor i s s t i l l on o rde r . A Div i s ionimplemented a methan reduction program for l iquid oxygen which provedsuaces s fu l .

R Divis ion d i s t r i bu te d th e new Surv ival Suppor t Device (SSD)and in s t a l le d a charg ing system fo r same. A Head Habitabili ty Shop wase s t a b li s h e d t o ma in ta i n s a n i t a r y d r a i n l i n e s a nd h ead f i x t u r e s .

E ~ i v i s i o nin s t a l l e d s i x 2000 pound r oa s t ovens on t he sh ip .Moreover, a l l 7 of ENTERPRISE'S s c u l l a r y machine s were ov erh aul ed. Thes h i p s TV system underwent changes t h i s year. A new antenna system wasi n s t a l l e d . Moreover, t .he sh ip s enterta inme nt system was incor pora tedi n t o t-he TV c i r c u i t r y .

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