Decatur (DDG 73) - Naval Cruise Book

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ROUTINE R 300601Z MAY 00 PSN 482600H20 FM COMCARGRU FIVE TO USS DECATUR INFO COMSEVENTHFLT COMTHIRDFLT ZEN COMDESRON FIFTEEN COMDESRON TWO THREE UNCLAS N04740 MSGID GENADMIN COMCARGRU FIVE SUBJ BRAVO ZULU RMKS 1. AS DECATUR SAILS HOME TO A JOYOUS REUNION WITH FAMILY AND LOVED ONES, I COMMEND THE WARDROOM AND CREW FOR AN OUTSTANDING DEPLOYMENT IN THE SEVENTH FLEET AREAS OF OPERATION. 2. DECATUR ' S PARTICIPATION IN EXERCISES AND ROUTINE OPERATIONS WAS PARTICULARLY NOTEWORTHY. YOUR STELLAR PERFORMANCE ASHORE IN NUMEROUS PORT VISITS MAINTAINED THE STANDARD OF SEVENTH FLEET. 3. CONGRATULATIONS ON A JOB EXCEPTIONALLY WELL DONE. SMOOTH SAILING HOME! 4. RADM TIM KEATING SENDS. BT NNNN 45

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ROUTINE R 291810Z MAY 00 PSN 480797H35 FM COMSEVENTHFLT TO USS DECATUR INFO CINCPACFLT PEARL HARBOR HI N3 CINCPACFLT PEARL HARBOR HI N3 COMTHIRDFLT COMNAVSURFPAC SAN DIEGO CA 00 01 CTF 7 COMCARGRU SEVEN COMDESRON FIFTEEN COMDESRON TWO THREE COMSEVENTHFLT UNCLAS N03120 MSGID GENADMIN COMSEVENTHFLT SUB J S AYONARA DECATUR REF A MSG CDS15 2 60001ZMAY00 - NOTAL AMPN COMDESRON FIFTEEN FAREWELL AND BZ RMKS 1. REF A NOTED WITH PLEASURE. CONGRATULATIONS TO THE ENTIRE CREW FOR A JOB WELL DONE! 2. I WOULD LIKE TO EXPRESS MY SINCERE APPRECIATION FOR THE OUTSTANDING CONDUCT AND PROFESSIONALISM THE SAILORS OF THE USS DECATUR HAVE DEMONSTRATED OVER THE PAST FEW MONTHS. THROUGHOUT THIS DEPLOYMENT, YOU RESPONDED TO EVERY CHALLENGE - DEMONSTRATING THE HIGHEST LEVELS OF PROFESSIONALISM, SEAMANSHIP, AND AN UNFAILING CAN- DO ATTITUDE. ADDITIONALLY, ON LIBERTY, YOU PROJECTED A POSITIVE IMAGE OF OUR COUNTRY WITH OUR HOST NATIONS. 3. IN ADDITION TO THE ACHIEVEMENTS NOTED BY COMDESRON FIFTEEN, YOU SET THE STAGE AS THE INITIAL U.S. NAVAL SHIP TO CONDUCT NGFS OPERATIONS ON JERVIS BAY RANGE, AS WELL AS, BEING THE FIRST U.S. SURFACE COMBANTANT TO WORK WITH A COLLINS CLASS SUBMARINE. YOU CAN BE JUSTIFIABLY PROUD OF THE EXCELLENT REPUTATION YOU HAVE ACHIEVED. 4. AS DECATUR DEPARTS SEVENTH FLEET ENROUTE SAN DIEGO, MY BEST WISHES GO TO YOU FOR A SAFE HOMECOMING AND A JOYFUL REUNION WITH FAMILY AND FRIENDS. PLEASE PASS ON TO YOUR CREWS MY APPRECIATION FOR A JOB WELL DONE, BRAVO ZULU! VADM DORAN SENDS. BT NNNN 44

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ROUTINE R 260001Z MAY 00 PSN 468973H37 FM COMDESRON FIFTEEN TO USS DECATUR INFO COMSEVENTHFLT COMTHIRDFLT COMNAVSURFPAC SAN DIEGO CA 00 01 ZEN COMCARGRU FIVE COMDESRON TWO THREE UNCLAS N03120 MSGID GENADMIN COMDESRON FIFTEEN - MAY SUBJ FAREWELL AND WELL DONE RMKS 1. AS DECATUR PREPARES TO OUTCHOP AND CONCLUDES A SUPERB DEPLOYMENT TO THE WESTERN PACIFIC, WE IN DESTROYER SQUADRON FIFTEEN SALUTE ALL HANDS FOR YOUR EXEMPLARY PROFESSIONAL PERFORMANCE AND EXCEPTIONAL SUPPORT OF OUR FORWARD DEPLOYED MISSION. 2. YOUR CONTRIBUTION TO NATIONAL INTERESTS WAS SECOND TO NONE. AT SEA, THE DECATUR TEAM IMPROVED INTEROPERABILITY WITH ALLIED FORCES, PARTICIPATING IN SHAREM 132 WITH THE REPUBLIC OF KOREA NAVY, EXERCISE BALIKATAN WITH THE REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES NAVY, AND A PASSEX WITH THE ROYAL AUSTRALIAN NAVY. DECATUR ' S IMPRESSIVE LIST OF DIPLOMATIC ENGAGEMENTS AND INCIDENT FREE PORT VISITS SERVED TO STRENGTHEN RELATIONS WITHIN THE AOR. CITIZENS OF THE REPUBLIC OF KOREA, HONG KONG, JAPAN, AUSTRALIA, MALAYSIA, FIJI, AMERICAN SAMOA, AND ESPECIALLY GUAM WILL NOT SOON FORGET THE GOOD WILL AND SUPERB HOSPITALITY EXHIBITED BY DECATUR SAILORS. EACH OF YOU CAN TAKE PERSONAL PRIDE IN KNOWING YOU MADE A SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTION TOWARD MAINTAINING A STRONG AND POSITIVE PRESENCE AND COMMITMENT TO PEACE AND SECURITY IN THIS VITAL REGION. 3 . IT HAS BEEN OUR DISTINCT PLEASURE TO HAVE DECATUR SAIL WITH DESRON FIFTEEN. AS YOU RETURN TO A WELL DESERVED REUNION WITH FAMILY AND FRIENDS, PLEASE TAKE WITH YOU OUR BEST WISHES AND SINCERE THANKS FOR A JOB EXCEPTIONALLY WELL DONE. COMMODORE STEVENSON SENDS. BT NNNN 46