Operation Handclasp

Operation Handclasp
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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.

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DANFS contains numerous references to this operation. For example, see USS Alvin C. Cockrell (DE-366).

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