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till the today for air- Operations Sharp Guard Deny Flight stbrook. ip Each hen the SKSW) » New. In addition to Redcrown, ARLEIGH BURKE was also a key player in operations SHARP GUARD and DENY FLIGHT. SHARP GUARD duties included upholding U.N. sanc- tions by deterring merchant vessels away from the former Yugoslavia, challenging them if necessary, and boarding potential violators. ARLEIGH BURKE ' S DENY FLIGHT contri- bution was Redcrown (pg. 40). Both operations were a major part of our Mediterranean de- ployment. 41
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In support of the NO-FLY-ZONE over Bosnia. NATO established an air traffic controller in the Adriatic region. A U.S. Naval ship, assigned to Op-area Maverick, is designated to fulfill the duty known as Redcrown. The duties included the positive identification of friendly aircraft, data link management, decon- flietion of the air picture (sorting out who the had guys are), and ensuring safety of flight for air- craft. ARLEIGH BURKE spent most of her underway time in the Adriatic Sea as Redcrown. Pictured below are the seven destroyermen who stood the watch, not pictured is OS2 (SW) Westbrook. They are displaying the box containing the Red Crown, which is passed from ship to ship. Each ship has affixed a brass engraving on the box. signifying the dates spent as Redcrown. When the box is opened, the crown inside is illuminated. The destroyermen. from left to right, are OS1 (SW) Daryl Trent. OS2 Tom Fabre. OS2 (SW) Jeffrey Johnson. OS2 Mike Mehl. OS2 (SW) Chazz New- land, and OS2 John Reed. Thev are Redcrown. REDCROWN cTAe (oyeb c£ the t chuvdc 40
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K ( E P E A K A I P A A 2 42 Following 3 and l h weeks at sea. which included Red- crown duties in the Adriatic Sea, Arleigh Burke once again dropped her anchor, this time in the harbor of beautiful Corfu. Greece. The food, gifts, and prices were very close to those in Rhodos. The highlight of this port was just prior to pulling back out to sea Arleigh Burke hosted WWII veterans for a big Victory over Europe (VE Day) 50 year celebration. The vets had chartered a cruise ship, the S.S. Song of Norway, and met us in Corfu for a tour of Arleigh Burke. After getting underway that eve- ning, the S.S. Song of Norway rendezvoused with Arleigh Burke for a Sea Power Demonstration. A surprise cancellation of Venice. Italy, enabled Arleigh Burke to visit Corfu a second time in mid August. The crew was able to relax on the beach at Ipsos, and both times the Greek Night tour was available. With all you can eat Greek food, and Greek wine. A good time was had by all. Shark was In there ... 17-20 MAY 14-18 AUG CORFU KERKYRA, GREECE
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