Other Memories Subic Bay, Philippines 3rd Marine Division HQ 31st MAU Comm Plt, Oct. 1982 to April 1983, WestPac 82-83 on the USS Belleau Wood (LHA-3). Shellback crossing the equator at 119.05.2 deg on Oct. 16, 1982; Perth, Australia (Exercise Valiant Usher - Oct. 1982), the Pfc representative in the 1982 Marine Corps Ball in Freemantle, Australia; a practice beach landing for Berbera, Somalia in Diego Garcia, Indian Ocean (1st wave 3rd LCM - Nov. 10, 1982); Berbera, Somalia in Nov. 1982 for Operation Jade Tiger a USA presence in Somalia (1st wave 1st LCM); Wahabi Sands, Oman Dec. 1982 (Exercise Golden Lion aka Exercise Jade Tiger); Strait of Hormuz, Arabian Sea in Dec. 1982 including conducting surveillance off the coast of Iran during a battle in the Iran/Iraq war. Singapore and then returned to the Philippines on Dec. 31st 1982 during a time of heightened NPAguerrilla warfare. -- WestPac 1983 a cross-deck to the USS New Orleans (LPH-11), Korea in Feb. 1983 (Exercise Team Spirit 83), Hong Kong, Okinawa, Philippines and in April 1983 returned to 7th Comm Bn in Camp Hansen, Okinawa.
