News From ServicemenON RECOVERY SHIPUSS HORNET — Storekeeper Ihird Class Van L. Nowak, l)SN, son of Mr. and Mrs. Van L. Nowak of Riverdale, Kan., is serving aboard the USS Hornet, the primary recovery ship for the Apollo 12 moon mission.The 44,(100 tlt;m aircraft carrier is positioned near the splashdown point 365 miles east of American Samoa. The crew of the Hornet is no stranger to the job of astronaut recovery. The Hornet was the primary recovery vessel for Apollo 8, 10 and 11.