Francis Hammond (FF 1067) - Naval Cruise Book

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26 MAR 86 KUDOS SUBJ: FAREWELL I FRANCIS HAMMOND READILY ADAPTED II) [ HI HIGHLY VOLATILE AND CHALLENGING OPERATING ENV1ROW1I I l I HE GULF OF OMAN Willi I I I I I TIVELY DEMONSTRATING RESOURCEFULNESS WD FLEXIBILITY IN A FREQUENTLY DEMANDING AND DYNAMIC TACTK Al ENVIRONMENT. YOUR Ql l K REACTION TO CONTINGENCY ASSIGNMENT AND CAN-DO SPIRI I IS NOTED Wl I II PI I ASIRI 2. AS YOU RETLIRN HOME YOU CAN REELECT UPON A JOB WELL DONE WE WISH Not A SAFI AND ( Al l VOYAGE AND MAY YOUR REUNION WITH FAMILY AND FRIENDS BE HAPP RADM J I ADDAMS 04 APR 86 SUBJ: GOWPA STATION AWARDS CEREMONY 1. BZ ON ANOTHER COMMITMENT COMPLETED IN LINE FRANCIS HAMMOND FASHION I MONITORED YOI R PROGRESS DAILY AND WAS PLEASED THAT YOU ACCOMPLISHED EVERY MISSION WITHOUT FAIL AS YOU HEAD BACK TO YOKO FOR A WELL DESERVED BREAK DO SO KNOWING THAT YOU SET THE STANDARD BY WHICH SUCCEEDING SHIPS WILL BE JUDGED. 2. PLEASE CONVEY MY WELL DONE TO YOUR CREW RADM WEBSTER 26 J UN 86 SUBJ: BRAVO ZULU I THE PERFORMANCE OF USS FRANCIS HAMMOND DURING RECENTLY COMPLETED KENNEL FREELANCE AND CVHG MINSK SURVEILLANCE OPERATIONS WAS UNIFORMLY OUTSTANDING FROM THE POINT OF INITIAL PREPARATION. THROUGH ONE OF THE MOST EVENTFUL KENNEL FREELANCE EVOLUTIONS TO DATE, FRANCIS HAMMOND ' S CREM WAS OBVIOUSLY PROFESSIONALLY TRAINED AND PREPARED FOR WHATEVER CHALLENGE CAME HER WAY. YOUR WORK IN COMPANY WITH THE MINSK AS WELL AS YOUR BENCHMARK SURVEILLANCE OF THE AKULA SSN WERE PARTICULARLY NOTEWORTHY THROUGHOUT, THE READINESS. TENACITY AND OPERATIONAL FLEXIBILITY OF USS FRANCIS HAMMOND WERE WELL DEMON- STRATED. NICELY DONE CAPT MANESS. 01 JUL 86 SUBJ: SOVIET SPRINGEX SURVEILLANCE 1 THE PROFESSIONALISM DISPLAYED BY THE OFFICERS AND MEN OF USS FRANCIS HAMMOND. REEVES. AND OLDENDORF DURING RECENT SOVIET SPRINGEX SURVEILLANCE OPERATIONS IS NOTED WITH PLEASI RI ADVANCE PLANNING. EFFECTIVE PREPOS1TIONING OF FORCES. AND SLIPERIOR SEAMANSHIP WERE INSTRU- MENTAL IN PROVIDING VALUABLE INSIGHTS INTO SOVIET NAVAL OPERATIONS YOUR FLAWLESS EXECU- TION OF THIS SHORT NOTICE OPERATION UNDER EXACTING CONDITIONS WAS IMPRESSIVE. 2. PLEASE CONVEY MY PERSONAL CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL HANDS FOR A JOB WELL DONE. ADM ACE I YONS. 03 OCT 86 SUBJ: COMNAVSURFPAC ANTI-SURFACE WARFARE AWARD 1. CONGRATULATIONS ON BEING SELECTED RliNNER-UP LOR THIS AWARD THE COMPETITION WAS RUGGED AND YOUR SUSTAINED PERFORMANCE IS NOTEWORTHY 2. KEEP LP THE GOOD WORK RADM H. L. WEBSTER 17 FEB 87 SUBJ: COMSEVENTHFLT ASW EXCELLENCE AWARD I YOUR SELECTION BY REE A AS RUNNER-UP LOR THE 1986 COMSEVENTHFLT ASW EXCELLENCE AWARD IS NOTED WITH PLEASURE. YOUR TACTICAL INNOVATION AND SMOOTH COORDINATION OF ASW SENSORS WD ASSETS WHILE OPERATING AGAINST ONE OF THE SOVIET UNION ' S FRONT LINE SUBMARINES HAS PROVEN ONCE AGAIN THAT OERP SHIPS REMAIN THE FLEETS RESIDENT ASW PROFESSIONALS 2. WELLDONE. RADM D. C. RICHARDSON. 30 MAR 87 SUBJ: SOVIET SURVEILLANCE OPERATIONS I I WISH TO CONVEY MY CONGRATULATIONS AND APPRECIATION TO THE OFFICERS ND MEN Ol EHE USS FRANCIS HAMMOND FOR YOUR SHORT NOTICE RESPONSE AND SUPERB PERFORMANCE DURING YOI R RECENT SOVIET SURVEILLANCE OPERATIONS TRUE PROFESSIONALS ALWAYS MAKE THE VER DII I [CULT APPEAR VERY EASY. YOU DID JUST THAT THE RESULTS OF THIS HIGHLY SUCCESSI I I SURVI II I W( I OPERATION REFLECTED SUPERB TRAINING ND DEDICATION OI 1111 ENTIRI FRANCIS HAMMOND CREW WELL DOM : KEEP CHARGING, ADM ACE LYONS. 05 APR 87 SUBJ: BRAVO ZULU I FRANCIS HAMMOND ' S PEFORMANCE DURING RECENT SOVIET SI KM II I W 1 OPERATIONS l III! NORTHWEST PACINI WD SEA OF JAPAN HAS BEEN OUTSTANDING YOI R RAPID RI ( HON lo SIIORI NOTICE TASKING AND EXCEPTIONAL ON STATION PERFORMANCE I NDER ARDUOl S ENV1RONMEN1 l CONDITIONS REFLECT HIGH SI Ml Ol COMBA1 READINESS AND SUPERB TRAINING GOING SEVEN FOR I IGHT ON FRONT LINE SOX IET WARSHIPS IS AN I SIM ( I ALL NOTEWOR I H ( llll I Ml I Will DONE K) THE ENTIRE FRANCIS HAMMOND CREW FOR AN Ol rSTANDING MISSION I ROM STAR! lo FINISH KEEP ( II RG1NG AND ALL THE BEST VADM PAUI MILLER 41

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