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Philippines 1979 NAS Cubi Point

History of NAS Cubi Point

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"Another Day in Paradise"

The USS Ranger turned out to be a good duty station for us.  Lots of hardships along that 4 year tour of duty.  Checked onboard Apr 1975 as an AO2 (E-5) and departed Apr 1979 as an Ensign  (O-1).  Had to make a quick trip to NAS Pensacola for "Knife and Fork School", Traded my brother-in-law Benny my Ford Econoline van for his Buick Regal and began the trip West to NAS Cubi Pt. First officer assignment Advanced Underwater Weapons (AUW) officer. 


NAS Cubi Point, Here we come!

So, we shipped the car out of Los Angeles and headed up to Travis AFB  for our flight to  PI. We  took of from Travis and arrived at Clark AFB July 1979. As you can see from the boarding passes below it looks like we put Jessica in the smoking section with us.  She always hated smoke. Our aircraft was contracted DC9 from Tiger Airlines. One stop in Guam for refueling and then off to Clark.


The trip


First Navy Ball

Thing started moving pretty fast after we got to Cubi, learn the new job, negotiate the housing  obstacle, get Jessica set up in school, pick up the car (came over by slow boat) and get Ready for our first Navy Birthday celebration. Since we didn't have any of these uniforms or formal dresses, we had to Hire a full time seamstress named Pering and was she great. She stayed with us the entire tour and when we went back in 1989 we hired her again.


Navy Birthday


First Christmas

Looking back, there were so many things going on, I am not sure how we kept up. but it was all fun.  Jessica is now attending George Dewey High School, and she still keeps up with many of her friends she made there. Not sure where we got that tree, it must have ben the last one!



First Trip to Baguio City

Hailed as the Summer Capital of the Philippines, Baguio is the top destination to go to if you want to take a break from the tropical heat in the lowlands. With average temperatures ranging from 59-73°F, the city rarely experiences temperatures higher than 78°F even during the warmest parts of the year. Because of this climate, Baguio is also home to beautiful plants that wouldn’t usually survive elsewhere in the county. Also nicknamed the City of Pines, you’ll be in for a treat with all the beautiful flowers and lush vegetation as you enter the vicinity. It will truly feel as if you’re entering a different world.


We all go for the cool air, but also for the vacation style fun and shopping.  The place is covered with shops of all different types of had made crafts. I think today many of these types of stores no longer exist because of the absence of American military which all pulled out in 1992

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Jessica in the Philippines

Jessica was growing as an adult while we were there.  She has Many friends from that time that she still corresponds with.  Very tight knit group those high schoolers from George Dewey High School. The school closed with the bases, but there is a large following of students that went there on the internet and they even still have reunions. Jessica also got her braces while we were there.  Her and Linda would take an excursion to the city of Manila to have them and installed and adjusted.  About a 45 minute drive thru some pretty dense parts of the country to get there.  They have their own stories to tell of those adventures.

George Dewey High School

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Linda worked Security at the commissary

PI had a big problem with  black marketing, so the government created ration cards and a Merchandise Control Security System to make sure the right people and merchandise went out the door. I think there was more goofing off that work going on.

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The Commissary Crew


Houge Pouge of Photos

All in all, it was a great time and great experience .


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