Certainly agree that parallel bearings were an issue. Not related to that, one of my best memories of CVB was getting to talk virtually real time with a P3. There was a dynamic and quickly changing event taking place and as I recall our secure
voice got connected to the ASWOC, who were on a secure system with the plane. We would share what was taking place and they immediately passed it on the P3. It was actually pretty effective. (I guess it helped that we had plenty of experience having new Ensigns talking to to planes and submarines through the DAC center, lol).

Randy:

Thank you for a wonderful story.

The date of that event wasn't Jan 1968 (X-5) was it?

Best,

Bruce

That probably would have been fall 1978.
I hesitate to give specifics but it involved a C2.
Lit us up pretty good!