Kidd (DDG 993) - Naval Cruise Book

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Be-low; Fk-iuIi Mh.ihi- 1-1 .nui.ili m,-,lli,v ihr KIDD. RiKlil: Ki.iuh Ail.iiiiii|ii lu.iMtiiii, p.uiol aiixialt llus In iIk- ship m , In , k us ..iii H I. .u righl: A Mii.iK - ' . ' 000 mm.iUs p.iM ih. sliip ,ii maMlu-.id li ii;hi. Bi n,,ni S, ., 1 ns lulu , ,pi.-, hrciiglil ,1 s,nl..r Ficn.l, ..lluii ..vri I,, I he- KIDDIc, .iMsii. I ' hcih. h E V3 Dordcll S ? ' SliDiiK alifi ciUi-riTit ilu ' Mcditfi- raman Sia, the KIDD had an t)pp()i tu- nity to do a Httle work with the French Air Force. On the 26th of JaniiaiT up in the ( .iilf De Leon several Mirage F-i and Mirage 2()()0 fighter aircraft came out and flew tracking iiins at tiie slii|). A visiting senior Freiu h (ilfui i was on board for the oclinIoh Io ohsene the (AC. wal( listanders dcitci, iraik and sinmlalc eng.iging llic Ficiuh airirah. The (XCK isf u.is |)aiti( iilai K useful loi KIDD iu that the Freni li Pilots ( anie ni face of attempts In tin- Freni h pilots to .i )id tieing tr.ii ked. Hie visiting Fri-nc h offuei flew out to KIDD iu a Sea l.viix lu-li( o|)ter. Mau III ilic ( lew had iu ci seen a Sea l ii up (lose before and it bei ailie |uilc llie louiisi allr.Ktioii as it sal on our fligiit del k. It was soiiiewlial small- er tiian th ' SH-2 Sea S|)rile lulic oplei s low aud last. ladKs wliu li we expec led KIDD normalh eml)aiks, iioi did il seem as si uk Is as il s Amei i au ouulei- I he 1 1 a(p pilots to use should I li allempi to allai k aii ol ihe ships ui Ihc I ' cisian ( .ull. I he low |)iorile llic Milage lighleis Hew |)i(sejile(l a ( lial lenge lo iiol ouh ihc d U( lion and tracking skills of ihc ( )Ss, but also ol the ( apabililies ol llie Sl ' S-lSK a i SI ' S-1 .) ladais Koih ihe opeialois a tli - ladais |)eiloimcd llawlcssK ni llie 1 1. Bui llieii a ' ' , mi, iiellhei do llieii ni..l,.bvfU lllnl.llll 14

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V 1 aiul 1)S [)(i sDiiiicI (li illcd wiiliui llif sliiK liiif of ( ioinlial S stcms I. nil 1(11. nil (■ ( ' ciUrr .iiid pi.HlKcd llllllKS (..ISU.lltX ( DlUllll I ' lcuc- ci |)ci sdii on ho, 11 (1 liad some s|)t( lal |ol) to do diuin;,; (.riici.il (.hiailcis, 1)111 al one liiiic or anotlici .ill luiiids practiced a coiiiiiioii Ci(.2 ' ' ' ' - CliR protection. The Iraqi militar h.id used ( hemic.il sta|) )ns in the |),ist .iikI wcie llii e.ilenini; to use iheni in the (.nil W ' .ii . Detense against a chenii- ( ,il .iU.uk ,nid conducting sustained o|)t ' i .iiioiis in .1 ( ' BR enxironment took on .1 luw iiu ' .ining and siiddeni line moll- th.in just sfiniething one piaduedat RKFTRA. lull ' wfic ni.iin things to jji.ictiie iiid uline in the .iic.i ot ( BR w.iit.iie. Iiisi ,111(1 loicinosi. .ill h.uids h.id to he(onie skilled al using their pi-rsonal piote(ti e equipment. The replace- Mieni oi the old MK ' gas iii.isk with ilic ne s M(T 2P mask w.is .in .idded .i(l .inl.igc. I he iK ' u mask w.is niiu h iiioic ( oinloi l.ihle ,ind niiu h e.isiei to |)iii on. licsi ol .ill, one could a tuall he he, lid ,iu(l understood when talking on the |-(li,il Ol sound ])ovvered phones while wearing the MC;U2P. .Ml hands receixed intensive training in the use of the personal decontamination kits as well .IS how to properh put on the giei ' U CPO suits. The crew w.is .ilso tr.iined in the proper use ot the aulo- injector antidotes 2-P. M chloride and Atropine. ' arious watchstanders also received training in the proper place- ment and interpretation of M-«S .ind M- ' ,) (liemi(,il detection paper. Al... c l.ll lu.. (T.uiiKiiilxiwhcik r.iih ..llui loi |)M)|)(r b.iiilc (luss .111(1 H.is in.isk In (himif; CliR u. lining. .Above: Mr. Flanif (Ltjg Pocllniu) attacks ihc rncrighling tt-am during the drill in .VMR 2. 1 ill: ( ' .SM ' 2 C.l.isKi .idvaiKcs on ilic f ' lic and pins ii oin Willi .Mil- ls

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Also oiii lUmi; aroimtl iic.ii tlic ship til. II (l,i was .1 Dassault-Bi(t;uil Ail.iii- ii(liu- iiiaiiiinic patrol aii(ialt. I he Atlanliqiic ami alt wnc the Inst loiii- hat aiitiall to l)c drsioiicd and htiilt as a ( (iiii|)ltlcl multi-national iiiojcct. Siiiiilai to the Anici i( an l ' -:U;. llit- AllaiitititK- was designed to limit sub- niaiiiies, hut is i a|)ahle ot inan other iiiissioiis. 1 his |)artHiilai aiicialt was ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ailiiii; as a saleU ohseixei. eiisiniiii; that thii e wci e no otiiei ail ( i .ill oi iiiii. aH.i ilu surlad- essels in the area to inleileie Mii..i;i ' joiKi ,||]| iii . |,,|, t iiig t-xercise. iVi.ldo sh.mli ' l itli die ti.uking exercise behind us ilu (.uli and oiii 111 111 stoj) in Augusta Ba coiii- |ilete, we made a last transil across the lest ol die Meditenaiiean and headed siraiulit loi the Sue (anal. 13