Kidd (DDG 993) - Naval Cruise Book

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h m. I ' lifU-i tin- waU htiil eye and profes- sional i uidaiui- of EWC Morrison, Ot (li isi )n nu-t c cn challenge while the division olticer, LT Fritsch. spent a i.irge amount ol time TAD to tlie USS CAPE COD m Bahram. KWS Dordol Abovi- l.cfl; riu- KW ' s aic; KWl Sli.iw, V. • Mullins. E VS Merlin, KW:! M.iklc.M.ulo, EW ' - ' Nortliam. aiitl KWSN Appli-nian. AUnc K V:! DoiiUll also flicl a lol of pliotoj;raphv lor llic sl i|) Below: KVV.SN Merlin wlio is reallv a mem- ber o( ihe Nan is also a . losel l)e.i lHe,i l. 41

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Electronic Warfare is a specialized field in the na T in that it combines the highly technical training of modern electronics with the tactical skilh required to fight a battle. Frequently one would find the E V on watch engrossed in a cop of [ane ' s Fighting Ships. Equipment reliabilit during the deployment was extremely high thanks to the superior technical expertise of KIDD ' s EVVs. Apart from maintaining the SLQ-32, EWl Shaw and E V3 MuUins were also responsible for main- taining the Xerox machine in Radio Central. EW.S Dordell also had some special tasking. As the ship ' s Enlisted Intelligence .Assistant, he was more of an IS than a E V during the deploy- ment. An )ne who attended a T.AO OPS brief prior to watch turn over no doubl heard EW3 Dordell pre- sent the dailv intel brief and threat .summarv ' . Below left: E V. ' ? Mullins doing some light read- ing on a quiel dav. Below: EVV3 Maldonado works on the stbd. antenna, . bove: EWl Sh.nv catches a nap during a swept minefield transit while berthing was secured. Right: sonie (K humor courtes of EW3 Dordell. 40

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