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“Rimpac ’78”
Navy Aviation Ordnanceman Airman William R. Deal, son of Mr. and Mrs. Lester W. Deal of Sperryville, recently participated in the major allied exercise "Rimpac ’78.”
Deal is assigned to Attack Squadron 27 (VA-27), based at Naval Air Station, Lemoore, Calif. His squadron is embarked aboard the aircraft carrier USS Enterprise, operating as a unit of the U. S. Seventh Fleet in the Western Pacific.
Conducted in the midPacific Ocean area adjacent to Hawaii, “Rimpac ’78” involved approximately 22,000 men, 42 ships and 225 aircraft from the United States, Canada, Australia and New Zealand. This marked the sixth annual, joint maneuvers conducted by naval forces from “rim of the Pacific” nations.
“Rimpac ’78” tested and evaluated the combat readiness of participating units. Areas covered included antisubmarine warfare, air defense and carrier operations, at-sea rearming and replenishment, plus missile firings at Pacific Missile Range Facility Barking Sands, Hawaii.
Deal joined the Navy in September 1975.
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