Cushing (DD 985) - Naval Cruise Book

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The Battle E ' The Golden Lion ' s superb performance dur- ing the deployment typified the kind of spirit embodied by the Battle Efficiency Award she wears proudly on each bridge wing GUSH- ING was awarded her second consecutive Battle ' E ' ribbon by Gommander Destroyer Squadron SEVEN for the competitive period ending 31 December 1984. in addition to the Battle ' E ' , the ship was awarded excellence designations in eight individual departmental disciplines. These areas included GIG, Electronic warfare. Dam- age Gontrol, Engineering, Gunnery, Gommun- ications. Missiles, and Anti-submarine Warfare. In a message to the ship, Gaptain H. R. Jones. Gommander Destroyer Squadron SEVEN, praised GUSHING for its maintenance of superior standards of excellence. This most noteworthy achievement is only obtained by those ships who have developed a superb team of professionals who will accept nothing less than the best, he said.

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Executive LCDR M. W. Treeman, USN

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