Fanning (DE 1076) - Naval Cruise Book

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I4 1+- Ke J . 1 sv ' w Frede orris, CDR, USN

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USS FANNiNG QPF 10761 with Heiicopter Light Anti-Submarine Squadron THREE THREE Detatchment EiGl-IT embarked, is hereby nomi- nated for the Meritorious Unit Commendation for exemplary performance of duties while --deployed to the Arabian Gulf withgunited States .Naval Forces Central Commandifrom J'i7Septem- ber 1992 to 6 December 1992 in support of Operation SOUTHERN WATCH. FANNiNG'S per- formance was .consistently outstanding, reflect- ing combat readiness, dedication and profession- alism while conducting Bi-Lateral exercises, Sub- marine escort operations, routineipatrols, and two .sensitive diplomatic port visizsriinigrne United 4.Arab' Emirates, ,ifullyyfsupportingh thei'n1is,s,ion fobfectives. and ,goais of CONlUSNAVCIENTg1FAN-7 NAING crew members, proudly represented the United States and the Navy hwithftiie 'utmost ,integrity in a diverse and sensitive culture with zero libertyincidents throughout the entire ,deploymentg Specific accomplishments include: i and surfaced. FANNING was the first United States warship to visit Sharjah, U.A.E in over five years. After conducting an extremely successful and highly visible port visit during a time of political uneasi- ness between the U.A.Ei and Iran, FANNING was requestedyby name by the American Consul Gen- eral, Drjioseph LeBaron, tomake a port call at Umm Al Oiawain, U.A.E. A U.S. warship had never visited this Emirate before. Diplomatic calls were conducted on the ruler of the Emirate during each' visit with reciprocal calls and lun- cheonsheiid on board FANNING.. Ati events included exchanges of -melmentos with the Rulers,iyv,h'ich,.iwere teievised publicly to demon- strate -the -UQS.!U.A.E.f relationship. Consul Gener- ai cesarean and Ambassador Rugh sent their per- sonal appreciation in the ifoiiowing message: 'Fheis'ef yly F ANNiNGhvisits-have significantly enhanced fUQS.!U.A,Ey. reiations at a critical time in the fbiiaterai politicaflfrniiitary relationship. it 'fFfANNlNG ciienjionstrated -keen professional wasnft,gQiu'sQtfa 'iob well none: they FANNING jseamanship ysvkiilsf ,superb surface i warfare Skills exceeded jour ,highest f'lQQQSr fhQ' diplomatic ram? and the true Qspixiitjeff,,P2!!'CiCitpat6liy'iisecurity-dur- yificnlfionsif off FAN,liili5lG,'sietfF6ijt5 , in these ihiglgly the exercises iiii SENTRY'32,f!i,IQi'NAUQi'i: yisibielqpotit'visits hais'f,o,pye,n'edAthe ,doorsr forf gs,wtMMe1-zliiisggj -and ioutseig italy-Pane ,xv fume,,i.ties,rberweenithe use aridgneau.A4E. -withKuwaitiy'iiancLSaudi Arabian, Britihsng,,French, i fFANN,lN6 econducted- extensive flightflopera- fafnd Russian naivai 'forces ,FANNINTG fprovideci tions iwitli the embarked, HSk 33fDet 8 SH-2? invaluable, suppogritf training to Kuiwaitivhand Lamps yeii 1' ,helicopter in support of combined ,Sai:dijAraybiain 'forces-if during, presail ,conferences exercises, ,contingency j escort and battle: force trainingiperiodse Every ,opportunity to-cross surveifiancee operations. lri Thefflight missions were iifdeclitii ofiiicergf ang feniisted I Qggwi fwas conducted in .ciose ,vicinitygl contested airspace, to attendance professiofnai ,and lsensijgt-ivefareasf and in ternateional gstrfaits requiring iiinategjiaii iat of Ja!! Qshipsg The iiigiiiilghtjof Biercisieliof trantsit, gSassa1ge.Q'EacnAmission' was ,ii irnulti-natiionali efforts 'vverefT'tl3e',exer- compiereinr without ay mustard Vjcail -for airspace rises Conctucttedqwifthrthefirst ,Guiff iiti deployed violation, - yyvi 7 ' i j ' Russian Udaioyr crass destroyer,rgADMiRALvVINO- Q For threeitgdays FANiNlNGiconducted ASSURED igiiRAD'OViQ G'ULF.EX LXV e wa so an exerciseltoy VlC'l'0R,contingencyoperations ina covert watcn gacguaint the zRUfSsians rwithf Che rnttltli-national of aifysuspect' yessei, acternipting to depart iU.A.E-5 fntaritime iinterdictionleffortin support lll of opera-i V FAlNlNiiSiG' exercised bold tactics anticsurveiilance Jana, Q to the i vessel :did 'ffI'i0l2! idepart' undetecteciii- .exercfsfigrzsfii intein refnaribhailfright pA11 -departing YW f , fweff iisffvplffolsfiv Qgransitfpassalgeg 1F-'ANN,iNGiandf U3-Si ii Det? tracki3Qf?nd'monitdred, iiiii 'V , ' ' -ffiawiefssiy escorted the USS TOP-EK5 iyyi ISSNTISIIJ, iFAgNNiN,G's tourtin-the'Arabia'n Gulf was noth- 3231:-:Vt-irs-t 'u.s,l ,nucxeair powered submarine to ing less thanfoutstanding regardless of the task- -loperate in the Arabian Guif, thronghitne Strait ef l-lorrnuz and Western Traffic- Separation fgchemei to Bahrain. Challenged during the day gjand night by Oniani patrol craft andlranian sur- giiace vessels randi?-3?s,i FANNiNG.i tieconfiicted 'each' cihailengei ,perfectly and fuplleidifits fights ,under internationai iawand established 'prece- icienceffor the future. FANNiNG's, escort of 'TQPEKA was theiiprecursor for future submarine ,operations in the Arabian Gulf, both submerged ingt Every mission was completed, combat ready, with the pride and professionaiism which is FAN- NlNG's trademark. FANNING admirably conduct- ed operations which will Sdicf-350 the futureof the faiiied forces in the 'CENTCOM AOR. Diplo- rnatic 'ties between the United States and the Gui? nations have been reaffirmed and signifi- cantly strengthened by FANNiNG's efforts. FAN- NING is most strongly recommended for the Meritorious Unit Commendation. 3

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7.71,-ii-11.211 f'1-I-lf,:i1.'i1T.-1 'zz'-L-'G'..3.'f. . 1.4 - --,5:1gT'..?i '- . I--fr . . :Y Commander Gorris, a native of Pasadena, Cali- fornia, graduated from the United States Naval Academy, Annapolis, Maryland and received his commission in June of 1972. His initial sea tour was as Anti-Submarine Warfare QASW1 Officer aboard USS THEODORE E. CHANDLER QDD 10971, fol- lowed by a tour as commissioning ASW Officer aboard USS MOINESTER QFF 10971. Completing Naval Destroyer School in July 1976, he served as commissioning Weapons Officer aboard USS OLENDORF QDD 9721 and Chief Engi- meer aboard USS CAYUGA QLST 1 1861. ln June 19811, Commander Gorris graduated from :Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey, California :with a Master's Degree in Financial Management. lHe then returned to sea as Executive Officer, USS iMEYERKORD IFF 10581 followed by a tour as Chief iStaff Officer to Commander Destroyer Squadron .Twenty-One. ln July 1988, Commander Gorris was assigned to the Assistant Chief of Naval Operations for Surface Warfare, Surface Programs and Budget Office, IOP-301 where he served as the Operations and Maintenance, Navy iO6zMN1 and Other Procure- ment, Navy QOPN1 Surface Warfare Account Man- ager and was assigned a subspeciality in Financial Management. Commander Gorris's awards include the Merito- iious Service Medal with Gold Star, the Navy Com- mendation Medal with Gold Star, the Navy Achieve- nent Medal, and various unit and service awards. Commander Gorris and his wife Martha, have two laughters, Kimberly Suzanne and Megan Christina. .Alf ' ' v Command At Sea Only a seaman realizes to what great extent an entire ship reflects the personality and ability of one individual, her Commanding Officer. To a lands- man this is not understandable and sometimes even difficult for us to comprehend, but it is so! A ship at sea is a different world in herself and in considera- tion of the protracted and distant operations of the fleet units the Navy must place great power, responsibility, and trust in the hands of those lead- ers chosen for command. ln each ship there is one man who, in the hour of emergency or peril at sea can turn to no other man. There is one who alone is ultimately responsible for the safe navigation, engi- neering performance, accurate gunfire and morale of his ship. He is the Commanding Officer. He is the ship! This is the most difficult and demanding assignment in the Navy. There is not an instant dur- ing his tour as Commanding Officer that he,can escape the grasp of command responsibility. His privileges in view of his obligations are almost ludi- crously smallg nevertheless Command is the spur which has given the Navy its great leaders. It is the duty which most richly deserves the highest, time- honored title of the seafaring world CAPTAIN. - JOSEPH CONRAD