Worden (CG 18) - Naval Cruise Book

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C ' LSE' 's If .5 'Q 7 S s Q, I I, + I .Q l ir ,I 'WWORVY' 1' H l5s.s,o' THE SHIP'S INSIGNIA THE HERALDIC COMPOSITION HAS FOUR COMPLEMENTING QUADRANTS. SEA POWER, AS AN ESSENTIAL ELEMENT OF NATIONAL POWER, IS SYMBOLIZED BY THE SILHOUETTE OF USS WORDEN IN THE CENTER PROJECTING ITS DUAL MISSION OF ANTIAIR AND ANTISUBMARINE WARFARE. THE SILHOUETTE OF USS MONITOR SYMBOLIZES AN HISTORIC EVENT IN THE LIFE OF REAR ADMIRAL JOHN L. WORDEN, FOR WHOM THE SHIP IS NAMED. ADMIRAL WORDEN WAS THE COMMANDING OFFICER OF MONITOR DURING ITS FAMED ENGAGEMENT WITH CSS VIRGINIA IMERRIMACII IN HAMPTON ROADS, VIRGINIA. THE FOUR STYLIZED STARS INDICATE THAT THE CG-18 IS THE FOURTH SHIP SO NAMED. THE COLORS OF THE INSIGNE ARE BLUE AND GOLD. IN ADDITION TO THE ASSOCIATIONS THEY CONNOTE FOR NAVAL PERSONNEL, EACH HAS A COGENT MEANING TO STUDENTS OF HERALDRY. GOLD . . . BETOKENS WISDOM, JUSTICE, RICHES AND ELEVATION OF MIND, WHEN JOINED WITH AZURE ITHEY REPRESENTI A DISPOSITION TO KEEP WHAT ONE GETS . THE SHIP'S MOTTO ID FIAT WORDEN SI! TRANSLATES FREELY TO MEAN LET WORDEN DO IT! AND IS INDICATIVE OF THE SPIRIT IN WHICH WORDEN WILL UNDERTAKE ALL TASKS.

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'f 4 If' . -it COMMITTEE MEMBERS: ISTANDINGI CHAPLAIN WORDEN COMMUNITY RELATIONS COUNCIL THE WORDEN COMMUNITY RELATIONS COUNCIL IWCRCI WAS THE FORUM OF DISCUSSION FOR INTERNAL RELATIONS AND PROBLEM SOLVING. OPEN INTERCHANGE ACROSS ALL LEVELS OF THE COMMAND MADE LIFE BETTER AND DUTY IN WORDEN MORE ENJOYABLE. .f is SAYONARA WE BID FAREWELL IN SUBIC BAY, PHILIPPINES, TO SHIPMATES WHO WERE FINISHING THEIR TOUR ON BOARD AT THE CONCLUSION OF THE INDIAN OCEAN CRUISE. PICTURED AT RIGHT IS SKSN QUIRANTE, SN HOWARD, SN MARTIN SMITH, LC3 MOREY, MM3 SALONGA, AND DEPARTING ON LEAVE PC3 RAGLIN. RAMMING, MM3 BOWMAN, CDR FERRIER, MMCM SHARPE, CAPT BAUMGARDNER, DS2 RUMENAPP - VICE CHAIRMAN, OS2 VILLASENOR - CHAIRMAN, RM1 JOHNSON - SECRETARY ISEATEDI SN MARLOW, MM1 DELANEY, MS2 BLAZO, GM3 MCLESKEY, ETN3 WHITE, FTM1 TRAIL MASTER-AT-ARMS FORCE THE MASTER-AT-ARMS FORCE IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE MAINTENANCE OF GOOD ORDER WITHIN THE SHIP. PROFESSIONALISM MARKED THE MANNER IN WHICH THEY EXECUTED THEIR DUTIES. PICTURED AT LEFT IS MAC WHITTEKER, SK1 CARPIO, GMM1 BOHANNON, GMM1 JOHNSON AND GMT2 PIERCE.

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I P I f DO IT RIGHT - THE FIRST TIME! DO IT RIGHT - THE FIRST TIME! IS WORDEN'S MOTTO FOR EXCELLENCE. THE DIVERSITY OF A MODERN SHIP AND HER SYSTEMS REQUIRES THE UTMOST IN PROFESSIONALISM, DEDICATION AND TEAMWORK FROM THE MEN WHO SERVE IN HER THE TITLE OF BEST IN THE WEST WAS EARNED THROUGH HARDWORK AND ATTENTION TO DUTY AND DETAIL BY ALL HANDS. -:aff i7 ,rx J