Operation Handclasp
Operation Handclasp was a 1958 joint Air Force-Navy operation conducted with the U.S. Navy's U.S. 7th Fleet to demonstrate military weapons for Asian political and military leaders.
Example of use
[edit]DANFS contains numerous references to this operation. For example, see USS Alvin C. Cockrell (DE-366).
Operation Handclasp is not to be confused with Project Handclasp an official U.S. Navy program that distributes materials donated in the U.S. to less economically well-off residents of foreign countries on behalf of American citizens.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-07-24. Retrieved 2014-11-09.
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This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships.
