Conolly (DD 979) - Naval Cruise Book

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25 Jun Debark COMDESRON TWO ZERO 25 Jun Cheer Ship w HMCS Restigouche 26 Jun - 02 Jul Red Sea to Bahrain Transit 26 Jun Steel Beach Picnic- OS Jul - 1 5 Jul Restricted Availability (RAV) and Tender Availability (TAV): Bahrain with Surface Repair Unit Bahrain and USS ACADIA 04 Jul - 1 1 Jul Midshipman Cruise (MEDTRAMID II) 1 6 Jul - 1 2 Jul PVST: Abu Dhabi 20 Jul 21 Jul Ship ' s Picnic: Le Meridian Hotel, Abu Dhabi 2 1 Jul CHANGE OF COMMAND; Guest Speaker, Commodore Richard Robbins, Commander, Destroyer Squadron FIFTEEN 22 Jul - 1 5 Aug UDW Y: Arabian Gulf Patrol 23 Jul Embark COMDESRON THIRTY FIVE 24 Jul -27 Jul GULFEXXIII 01 Aug - 05 Aug Nautical Swimmer Exercise w Royal Saudi Naval Force 01 Aug - 02 Aug PVST: Jabail, Saudi Arabia 02 Aug VIP Dinner w RSNF 1 6 Aug - 1 8 Aug PVST: Bahrain 22 Aug Steel Beach Picnic 24 Aug - 26 Aug PVST: Hurghada, Egypt 26 Aug - 28 Aug Transit to Rhodes, Greece 27 Aug Transit Suez Canal 28 Aug - 03 Sep PVST: Rhodes, Greece 02 Sep - 07 Sep Engineering Mobile Training Team (EMTT) Visit 03 Sep - 07 Sep Transit to Benidorm, Spain 07 Sep - 1 1 Sep PVST: Benidorm, Spain 12 Sep BSE: Rota, Spain 1 3 Sep - 23 Sep Med To CONUS Transit 22 Sep - 24 Sep Return and Reunion Team onboard 24 Sep Arrive Norfolk

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USS CONOLLY (DD 979) MEFEX 2-92 SYNOPSIS Schedule: 24 Mar - 24 Sep 24 Mar 01 Apr 06 Apr 08 - 1 2 Apr 10 Apr 1 2 Apr 12Apr- 14 Apr 14 Apr 15Apr- 20 Apr 21 Apr - 26 Apr 27 Apr - 09 May 09 May 09 May - 12 May UDWY Deployment: MEF 2-92 INPT NWS, Yorktown: Weapons Change Out Refuel Ponta Delgado, Azores Burial At Sea Ceremony for Retired BMC Port Visit (PVST) Athens, Greece Commanding Officer ' s (CO) Call on Senior Naval Officer Aegean, Commodore Athanasiou. Hellenic Navy. Awards Ceremony UDWY, Enroute: Suez Canal Suez Canal Transit UDWY: Maritime Interception Operations (MIF OPS), North Red Sea PVST Hurghada, Egypt UDWY: MIF OPS Embark COMDESRON TWO ZERO: Hurghada UDWY: MIF OPS 12 May - 15 May PVST: Hurghada, Egypt 1 5 May - 27 May UDWY: MIF OPS 19 May MIE CO ' s Luncheon onboard, RADM Katz, USN COMCRUDESGRU TWO and Commodore Christie, RAN, Commander, Flotillas Command in attendance. 21 May Ammo Vertical Replenishment ( VERTREP) u ith USS SURIBACHI 27 May - 31 May PVST: Hurghada, Egypt 27 May - 14 Jun Midshipman Cruise (MEDTRAMID 1 ) 29 May Ship ' s Picnic: Arabia Hotel, Hurghada 01 Jun - 25 Jun UDWY: MIF OPS 09 Jun 100th Boarding, CONOLLY JOINS CENTURION CLUB ' - 1 8 Jun Visit by RADM R. A. K. Taylor, USN, Commander, US Naval Forces Central Command

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THE DEPLOYMENT HISTORY USS CONOLLY (DD-979) departed Norfolk for MEF 2-92 deployment on 24 March and reported on-station for duty in the North Red Sea to conduct Maritime hiterception Operations (MIF ops) on 15 April. CONOLLY spent the first half of her MEF deployment conducting MIF OPS which included broardings of merchant vessels transiting to and from the Gulf of Aqaba in support of United Nations Sanctions against Iraq. During her transit, CONOLLY conducted a change out of all eight TOMAHAWK weapons on 24 March at NWS. Yorktown. and a brief stop for fuel in Ponta Delgada, Azores on I April. The transatlantic crossing was conducted with USS ROBERT G BRADLEY and HMCS RESTIGOUCHE. CONOLLY also enjoyed a four day port visit in Athens. Greece. During this visit the Commanding Officer and Executive Officer attended a luncheon hosted by the Senior Naval Officer Aegean, Commodore Athanesiou, Hellenic Navy. Also during the port visit. CONOLLY conducted a main engine power turbine change out. Technicians from Naval Sea Systems, Atlantic in Portsmouth. VA and USS SIERRA, deployed to the Sixth Fleet and home- ported in Charleston, SC assisted in the change out. Following the Athens port visit. CONOLLY held an awards ceremony honoring some outstanding performers. The awards were presented by the Commanding Officer. After a very quick start in the Red Sea. CONOLLY conducted twenty- six boardings in the first two weeks. Merchant traffic to and from the Gulf of Aqaba slowed and during the ten week period of MIF OPS in the North Red Sea, CONOLLY conducted 1 IK motor vessel boardings. On 9 May, CONOLLY embarked COMDESRON TWO ZERO and became Com- mander, Task Group (CTG) 152.1 Flagship. CONOLLY hosted the MIF Commanders Luncheon on 19 May. In attendance in addition lo the Commanding Officers were RADM Katz. USN. Commander. Crui.ser Destroyer Group TWO and Commodore Christie RAN . On I 1 .liiiic. CONOLLY joined the coveted Centurion Club by conducting her lOOih motor vessel boarding. RADM Taylor. USN, Commander United States Naval Forces Central Command visited CONOLLY on iS.lunc. CONOLLY debarked COMDESRON TWO ZERO on 25 June and commenced a ten day transit to the Arabian Gulf arri ine in Bahrain on } .lul 1992.