Breakaway music

Breakaway music is a modern U.S. Naval tradition used to motivate sailors upon the conclusion of underway replenishment UNREP, although using breakaway music is at the discretion of the Captain, and not all commands use it. When the two ships involved in the UNREP conclude their transfer of fuels and stores and commence their breakaway, a song (usually selected by the Captain, but sometimes picked by the OOD or Navigation Officer) is played over the 1MC. Also, prior to fuel (JP-5, mo-gas) being transferred, the smoking lamp is extinguished only to see long lines after the evolution is completed.

Popular Breakaway Songs

*"On the Road Again" by Willie Nelson
*"Cheeseburger in Paradise" by Jimmy Buffett
*"Rock and Roll" by Led Zeppelin
*"Hells Bells" by AC/DC
*"Takin' Care of Business" by Bachman-Turner Overdrive
*"Life in the Fast Lane" by The Eagles
*"Little Deuce Coupe" by The Beach Boys
*"Eye of the Tiger" by Survivor
*"Crazy Train" by Ozzy Osbourne
*"I Feel Good" by James Brown
*"Yo Ho (A Pirate's Life for Me)"
*"Ride of the Valkyries" by Richard Wagner
*The William Tell Overture
*"Panama" by Van Halen
*"Roam" by the B-52's"
*"Hot Rod Lincoln" by Commander Cody and His Lost Planet Airmen
*"Born to Be Wild" by Steppenwolf
*"Top Gun Anthem" by Harold Faltermeyer
*"Bad Company" by Bad Company (USS Forrestal)
*"Theme from movie The Final Countdown" (USS Nimitz)