Marvin Shields (FF 1066) - Naval Cruise Book

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LASSIFIED PRIORITY pm 00136 SMNO34625 F UNC OP 2217382 2210352 JAN 87 17382 T 3-1C2gZ?HOBB005g9 HOBB00589 19352 IAN 87 PSN 55096'7I'I32 P ZZCOMSEVENTHFLT FIFA USS MARVIN SHIELDS S55 UNCLAS 1 XNOOOOOX f 51131 FAREWELL MPLETE YOUR DEPLOYMENT MY BEST WISHES 1 AS YOU CO FOR A SAFE VOYAGE HOME YOU SUCCESSFULLY MET A CHALLENGING SCHEDULE AND DEMONSTRATED A HIGH DEGREE OF FLEXIBILITY IN REACTING TO SHORT FUZED OPERATIONAL TASRING YOUR READINESS HAS BEEN A TESTIMONY TO THOROUGH PREPARATION AND A DEDI YOUR VISIT TO BOMBAY WAS AN IMPOR CATED CREW NT MILESTONE FOR OUR NAVY PERFECTLY EXECUTED A T AROUND TOP NOTCH PERFORMANCE WE ARE AN ALL PROUD OF YOU WELL DONE AND ALL THE BEST VADM PAUL MILLER 00589 NNNN PRIORITY P 12.21462 FEB 87 PSN 011691518 FM CINCPACFLT PEARL HARBOR HI TO COMCARGRU THREE INFO COMNAVAIRPAC SAN DIEGO CA COMNAVSURFPAC SAN DIEGO CA USS IOUETT USS PAUL F FOSTER USS MARVIN SHIELDS USS GARY USS ROANOKE USS BRADLEY UNCLAS f fNO3000f f SUBJ: BATTLE GROUP CHARLIE OPERATIONAL PERFORMANCE 1. I WISH TO CONVEY MY C TTLE GROUP CHAR CIATION TO OFFICERS AND MEN OF BA - LIE FOR YOUR SUPERB PERFORMANCE AND MANY ACCOSQ- PLISHMENTS DURING YOUR RECENTLY COMPLETED PLOYMENT TO THE WESTERN PACIFIC AND INDIAN OCEAN. BATTLE GROUP CHARLIE CONTRIBUTED SIGNIFICANTLY TO INTERESTS PEACE AND STABILITY OF AREAS VITAL TO U.S. USED RESPONDING FLAWLESSLY TO NUMEROUS SHORT F REQUIREMENTS IN NORPAC WESTPAC AND THE INDIAN TY AND READINESS ONGRATULATIONS AND APPRE- R 0309552 FEB 87 PSN 6302661123 FM COMCARGRU THREE TO USS MARVIN SHIELDS S55 INFO COMDESRON NINE UNCLAS f fNooooof f SUBJ FAREWELL 1 AS MARVIN SHIELDS RETURNS TO HOMEPORT I WISH TO EXPRESS MY APPRECIATION TO THE OFFICERS AND MEN ASSIGNED FOR YOUR FINE PERFORMANCE WHILE OPERAT ING IN THE WESTERN PACIFIC FROM AUGUST 1986 THROUGH FEBRUARY 1987 2 THROUGHOUT THE DEPLOYMENT YOU PERFORMED EV ERY ASSIGNMENT WITH EFFICIENCY AND FLAIR FRE QUENTLY ASSIGNED AS THE LOCAL COMMANDER FOR ASW OPERATIONS YOU EXCELLED PARTICULARLY AS YOU LED THE HUI4 SAG ACROSS THE ROOF OF THE WORLD DURING THE WEST BOUND TRANSIT YOUR COMBAT SYSTEMS AND ENGINEERING MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL MAINTAINED AND EXCELLENT RECORD OF SELF SUFFICIENCY IN SUP PORTING A HIGH STATE OF MATERIAL READINESS THROUGHOUT THE DEPLOYMENT 3 YOUR INCIDENT FREE PERFORMANCE WHILE ON LIBERTY IS APPRECIATED ADDITIONALLY YOUR HIGHLY SUCCESS FUL BOMBAY PORT VISIT IMPROVED RELATIONS IN AN AREA OF THE WORLD VITALLY IMPORTANT TO U S INTER ESTS AND OPENED THE DOOR FOR FOLLOW ON VISITS 4 GOOD LUCK IN FUTURE ENDEAVORS WELL DONE RADM CLEXTON 01010 NNN OCEAN WITH UNPRECEDENTED SAFE - CARL VINSONS OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE INPLTDI-IKE CRUISE WAS A FITTING CONCLUSION TO A SUPERB DE MENT. 2. THE DEDICATION AND HARD WORK BY EVERY MAN IN TO US ALL. BATTLE GROUP CHARLIE IS AN INSPIRATION E LYONS. WELL DONE AND KEEP CHARGING. ADMIRAL AC BT COMTHIROFLT USS CARL VINSON USS LEAHY USS VINCENNES USS BREWTON USS FLINT USS BERKELEY

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PR1 03114 SMN009899 If UNCLASSIFIED RLILUEN TOR 2201482 TOP 2201402 152001E?OE Emqig VZCZCGOEE01968 004Z NOV 00 ZYB PSN 164427G24 EIVTSCTU SEVEN ZERO PT THREE PT FOUR TO USS MARVIN SHIELDS 222 INFO CTG SEVEN ZERO PT THREE 222 TG SEVEN ZERO PT THREE SSS BT UNCLAS f fNg:l510gKq 2 B 2 SPAR B ELIGHT DEBRIEFS INDICATE INVALUABLE AIRCREW TRAINING ACCOMPLISHED DURING SPAR BOMBING EXER- CISES 12 AND 14 NOV WITH USS MARVIN SHIELDS. VIGOR- OUSLY MANEUVERING SHIELDS PRESENTED HERSELP AS A DIEPICULT TARGET TO TRACKfHIT. SINCE PASSIVE, COOP- ERATIVE TARGETS ARE UNLIKELY TO BE ENCOUNTERED IN THE REAL WORLD , SHIELDS HAS PROVIDED AN OPPORTU- NITY FOR WOLFPACK AIRCREWS TO EXPERIENCE THE CHAL- LENGE OF PROSECUTING ATTACKS AGAINST IINKING SUR- FACE TARGETS. CVW-15 ATTACK SQUADRONS COMMEND THE AGGRESSIVE BRIDGE TEAMS ON MARVIN SHIELDS AND ENCOURAGE THEM TO CONTINUE THEIR OUTSTANDING SEAMANSHIP IN FUTURE SPAR BOMBING EXERCISES. BT 01968 NNNN PR1 03513 SMN032350 F UNCLASSIFIED ROUTINE TOR 2100577 TOR 2100577 2015202 JAN 87 VZCZCHMBBO4876 HMBBQ4876 R 201520Z IAN 87 ZYB PSN 537296I'I32 FM CTF SEVEN ZERO TO CTG SEVEN ZERO PT THREE 222 INFO COMSEVENTHFLT TG SEVEN ZERO PT THREE SSS is-DMDESRON SEVENTEEN UNCLAS f 70090007 7 SUBJ 1 SAYONARA 1. FOR FOUR MONTHS IN SEVENTH FLEET AOR BATTLE GROUP CHARLIE HAS DISTINGUISHED ITSELF THROUGH IN- NOVATION IN ALL WARFARE AREAS, PURSUIT OF PROVED COMBAT READINESS AND IM- LEVEL OF I , AN UNPRECEDENTED SHIPS MATERIAL READINESS. ADDITIONAL EACH OF YOU REPRESENTED OUR NATION'S AND NAVIYYS INTERESTS AND ENHANCED THEIR RE P THROUGH SPLENDID HOSTING OF NUMEROUS DS NEL AND EXEMPLARY CONDUCT ASHORE. YOU CAN BE IQRIXOLUD. NOW STAY ALERT, SAFE AND WARM AS YOU CON E TO PURSUE CHALLENGING GOALS I ' HAVE A WELL DESERVED, RICHLY REWARDIITIIGAAXIBTISFHTAITJIIJTY IIQIIIOMECOMING. BRAVO ZULU. RADM BROOKS, 04876 NNNN NNNN VIL Zi. I .L 7I..I.00.172 R 0-120121 NOV Bb PSN 00442026 I2 IM CIC. SiI..VI.N ZERO PT THREE TO USS MARVIN SIIlI..I.DS INIO LUMIDI5 ON NINI. USDAO NIW DI.,I..HI IN BT UNCLAS ,f !NO1o50f X SU BJ: PERFORMANCE DURING BOMBAY PORT VISIT A. USDAO NLW DELHI IN 0312192 NOV 86 1. REF A IS NOTIQD WITH PLEASURE. IT IS CLEAR THAT THE POSITIVE REACTION OF THE INDIAN NAVY WAS DUE IN LARGE PART TO THE ABILITY OF THE OFFICERS AND CREW OF MARVIN SHIELDS TO DEAL CORRECTLY WITH A SENSI- TIVE SITUATION. FURTHER, THE OPENESS AND CONCE- NIALITY THAT CHARACTERIZED THE ONE ON ONE RELA- TIONSHIPS WAS A REFLECTION OF YOUR PROFESSIONALISM AND THE ENTHUSIASTIC MANNER IN WHICH YOU AP- PROACHED THIS VISIT. 2. PLEASE CONVEY MY APPRECIATION TO EVERYONE CON- CERNED FOR THEIR CONTRIBUTION TO RELATIONS BE- TWEEN THE UNITED STATES AND INDIA. WELL DONE! 3. RADM CLEXTON SENDS. BT 1100372 PR1 03124 SMN015002 E UNCLASSIFIED PRIORITY TOR 0005502 TOP 0005502 0520402 FEB 57 VZCZCHMBB01010 HMBB01916 P 0520402 FEB 87 PSN 650421I I18 FM COMDESRON NINE TO USS MARVIN SHIELDS SSS INFO COMCRUDESGRU ONE COMCARGRU THREE COMCRUDESGRU FIVE BT UNCLAS f !N010S0f X SUBJ: PERFORMANCE KNOW 1. AS WE RETURN TO HOMEPORT, I WANT YOU TO ANCE HOW PLEASED AND PROUD I AM OF YOUR PERFORMIE OP- OVER THE PAST SIX MONTHS. BATTLE GROUP CHART. WAY ERATIONS HAVE TAKEN YOU MORE THAN HALETASK- AROUND THE WORLD AND TO THE BERING SEA. TH Dim ING HAS BEEN DEMANDING, THE ENVIRONMENJARV CULT AND STANDARDS HIGHQ THE MEN OF E SHIELDS HAVE BEEN EQUAL TO EVERY CHALLENGfHE 2. YOU SHOULD BE PARTICULARLY PROUD OF To B0 SOUNDING DIPLOMATIC SUCCESS OF YOUR VISITAL Sl BAY INDIA. YOU HANDLED A SENSITIVE POLITICCED TION SUPERBLY AND SIGNIHCANTLY ENHAIQIOUR SUS PROSPECTS FOR BETTER US-INDIA RELATIONS. SML 'TAINED SUPERIOR MATERIAL READINESS WAS TEAM DISTINGUISHED AND WAS THE ENVY OF YOUR3v VEN CONTEMPORARIES. FINALLY, YOUR A5 FACTOR MANCE STILADLY IMPROVED AND WAS A KEY THE SUCCESS WE ENIOYED. WITH 2. WELL DONE. HAVE A WELL DESERVED REST AND LOVED ONES BUT PLEASE DO SO IN ME DON'T LET SIX MONTHS OF TRIUMPH BECON A DUE TO TOO MUCH ALCOHOL OR SPEED l MOBII.,IpQ. COMMODORE PERKINS SENDS. BT 01016 NNNN

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EDITORS NOTE 5 i , , Thanks to the following individuals who stuck it out from start to completion on their assigned tasks: i Photography EN1 Campbell l ETZ Shultz SK3 Herbstreith I l Business Management M GMC-2. Williams i Sales MR2 Joseph l MM1 Simon SM1 Mashatt HM3 Swanson SI-I3 Schumann I It must be noted that the above individuals' duties occasionally over-lapped. My appreciation to all others who contributed to the production of this book. LTIG Williams X50 ' Y'