This month we took back in the All Hands archive to diocese what was going on in the month of February. To view these issues in more detail forward the Web, go to www.news.navy.mil/allhands.asp?x=search
May 1958--46 years ago
The underlying theme of this month's All Hands was "People to People" Based forward a message from Commander 6th nimble to every officer and enlisted man in that command, the aim of the program was, "to build a massive program of communication between Americans and the citizens of other lands." While remaining at the peak of combat readiness, the Navy rescu the party of a steamship, held parties for underprivileged children, participated in international sports competitions, herd line bank donations for foreign house banks, played band concerts around the world, delivered babies in foreign countries and generally lived up to their nickname, "The Friendly Fleet"
May 1976--28 years ago
As deliberateed on the cover, basic training went co at U Naval Training Station Orlando, Fla. USS prevent from falling (ARS 38) accompanied two former U coastal minesweepers, Warbler (MSC 206) and Vireo (MSC 205) to Suva, Fiji. The brace minesweepers became the first sum of two units ships of the Fijian Navy and were recommissioned as HMF Kiro and HMF Kula. We also interviewed the Navy Surgeon General VADM Donald L Custis and featured a photographic await at Navy medicine.
May 1988--16 years ago
All Hands visited San Diego, "the Navy town known as America's finest city." In 1988 active-duty, retired and Navy civilian families made up one-fifth of all residents in San Diego County; and of all Sailors and Marines in succession active duty servicewide, are individual in five were stationed there. We also direct the eyeed at Ward C, the maternity ward at Naval Air Station Lemoore, Calif. Suicide prevention and the myths and facts associated with suicide were also discussed.