Kidd (DDG 993) - Naval Cruise Book

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l.lt ,Mul lll•l. : N:( (,r.. .liul l ' ,SN ( ,ul .i s.i wh.ii ilu i.-.ilK ilimk .il)(.u( li - mail. For llw.sr sciMir iiuinbiis s rviiit in ( | ( ' i.itinii Dtstii Shield SiDim. in.iil st-iAirc hack lo tlii- liiitcd Slaus was free IVlim UH; llu- yuarUrmaMc is air: SN (linalc. QM:f Will. SN N - sl) . OM ' i Can. QMl R..imi raiul i:V](. I ' l.rlliui I ' ldh.ihh dlU ' (il llif niosl Miui llI safe na igaii(in nt tlit- ship. Tlie safctv c)l llu- ciiluc ship M i (it ' w was tlcpcn- (Iciii i])oii llu- ])rulfssi()nalisiii and aiciiia( 1)1 ihf Quarifi iiiasicrs. Togftlu ' i with the OS ' s in (..K... thcv tiisiiicd liiat the ship stayed out ol tei- , ' ,„nnd,ti,s .. , th.- ship was mail ■ • ' ! • ' ■• - ' •i ' ' ' ' • - ■• ' ■ .1 . 1 . . . : 1. ..I .11 alK I I hiiiiic. The sDiind it mail lall (111 llu- l.MCaltci an IN ' RFP was await- ed l all. .Something as simple as a let- ter Irom a loved one could become the highlight ol the d.is. ' :? (aow and I ' CSN Cuba uoiked li.iicl to bung us (lui m.iil .ts List as tlie could sort it. Down in the- lu-wh c re.Ued Peison- nel Otfire. there is probably the laigest administratis e task on the ship. PNl Wheatlev together with his crew are responsible for maintaining the accu- 1 ac ol the service records lor the entile (lew which can be as manv as 400 jH-ople. Ihiiigs ic.ilh gel bus lor the . dniin Warfare officer when the ship is iinder- wav. Then l.T Cariker and later LTJCi Poellnit had to put on their navigator hats and become responsible for the the iD.ist. ,ind most iiii|}i)i tanlK of all. within the- bmmd.ii us of the swept channel as we transited tiuough known mine lields. Behind the sc c-iies there was M. l Millb.uigh and l.itei on M. CS Saun- ders to maiulain law and order abo.iid KIDD

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The A ' -ADMINS deparliiu-nt has the most number of different rates and the fewest number of people of any ot the (Jther departments on KIDD. Like the Supply department. NA -AnMI performs many diverse jobs and pro- vides many different services for the crew. The workload is tieinendoiis aiifl the demands are great. The Ship ' s Office, now home to just the veomen, is responsible for all out- going execiiti e (orrespondciu e as well as maintaining an up to date lihiar ' of shi]) and licet institK lions. rin ' ie is also the |)hm of the d.i and ol (ouisc. all legal paperwoik is li.mdlcd 1) the shi[) ' s ollicf as well. Aside lioiii the.se less ajjjjtet i.ited ilciiis. the Shi]) ' s Office with ' 1 Moic.iu in (li.iige w.is responsible lor the a((uiaie submis- sion of all the unit .md peisoiial avvaid wi ' ich we .ill i((ci ed as a icsult ol oui pari!c ipation ni Desert Shield Stoiiii. lM,..luln ITF.i . bo i- lell: .A casu.illv of the .Vliniii War. . .Now lei ' s see. the sun comes up in the east .i ... Below: Topside gunner ' ' N ' l is the Battle V man. Below right: MAI Millbauf;h at one pi (luring the cruise got an all expcusis paid iri]: ( .ermanv for several weeks. , )(i

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Ab.iM-; I ' M. ' , utii- Mill napiimi; .n ni .ksk- BeKm lett: MA( :S S.uiiiili-i s m.ikIik is a ih..i.mi;h personnel inspection In llu- ilisnia i l llu- N.W- ADMIN pers.iniu-1. Bel.nv: ..u ,ani loiiir ,.ui until nii i;i e us some mail ' Hn ■ li n- ■ m m ' . )«