Kidd (DDG 993) - Naval Cruise Book

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Tht ' (kpluMneiii also providt-d mam pt ' ople with an opportunit) ' tor person- al achievement. Some took this oppor- tiuiity and channeled their efforts into the area of professional growtii and development. The deplovment saw sev- eral people attain their .Surtaie War- fare specialty qualification. fOr both officers and enlisted personiul. this significant professional milestone is of inmost imporlanic to a long lived, sin- ui ( areiT in liie Suilaie W.nfare Navv. 1 he lionor of sm li an achiive- mrul is not witii(iiil its sai rifii c. . n - MH 111 HiIdU I III ( ..l|ll. one wild has cariied liitir |)in will ( , , Ki ' 4lu: iln ( .nn.i allcM Id ihc long liouis of flic nine ' spcnl fulfilling llif re(|uii cnu-nls ol each line iliin ni llie l ' ( S Book. 1 lun when all llic sludving is done tlicic is ihf liiial i aniiii.il Ion : foi ollucis there was die oial hoaid Willi ihc (:.i|)- lain. llic ( ). and a h.nidlul ol ollici (|nalifk-d Sin face Waifaic olliins. Im the enlislcd |)ersoiiii(l. ilicic was llu walk.ihoni with Captain l.llisoii. , i ilu end iheif were hand shakes all aioiiiid and a lieailv ( ongi aliilalions hv ivciv one loi die iiewlv (jualified (leuiiuii her. «• I II

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(ciin-r I ' aiJc: N i tlii is flflinitrK in)i a ht-aliln Inokliin liall club bill lluvri- bapps! l.tll: Okav. wbo ' s iin luxi VK inn- Bt-lnw: ()n - ol main M,,s,|u s sr.Ti as ..u nd.- I., Uk- Ullop..lllaii HoK-l III Dubai B. .11. .Ill Wink- ..n a tUsri i sala.i , lllic)iii;li vi- wfic liiiiilcd on how mill li lilHil f s;iit In ihc i i i i o x-i lluK-. liriu- ci KIDD saildis did ; ) nil lihcilN llicv (cilainh made llic l)(sl (il u. (■ ( (I lainh hoped that i- would ..(I lo sec anollifi lilxTiv poll on the gp -s t ' «- ua home, hul. auaiii il did not li.ip- |Hii. Oh well, we luialh i;ot a t;ical lil)- 1 il |)oil al ihf end ol i iiisc .uul as ili - sa . 1 loiiic Sweet Home! i:?

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Irll: C.ipl.iiii Kllison (.mi;ialiilaus .SM ' J Cudd on Ills luw KS S )ualirK.uion. Below: Tlu- Chitf 1 riijiiKii, 11 Wilkin, puis 1)11 (.SM ' - ' CuddsiKw 1 S VS piri I. Ilk 11 oil Hood and hard, Cluiii; ' IVloK l.ll: 11 KLint K-rnlisis BMCS Riii lor 1 I ' fisoii.il ,i( liicsciiiciUs wti f nol lliii- ilfd lo just wart. ire (|u.ilil ' u alion, M.iin ol (lui sliipm.ius wcic [)i omolcfl iii rank (iuiiiit; Dcscit Siorni. A siUti lew who had shown ihtinsclxcs ])arluiilarl desening to their i hain ol (oniiuaiid were the roiinnaic i (■ ipicnis ol ih ' ( AP |)i()i,nain. Still ollici (icwnuni- hcis louiid that llu ciiioM-d tin- ii.i a so intuli lluA th( ii ' eniisled. A leeii- hstmcni Is a s|) ( ial tiiiie. It marks the siK cessliil ( oniplction of an iiidnidn- als ' s obligation to the iiaw and at the same time is a leatfnmallon ol one ' s devotion to seiNiie l) (ommillMiL; inoie nine to the ' o ei nment. Ph.,i..l vl.l tills, h 115