Kinkaid (DD 965) - Naval Cruise Book

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CM DIVISION FC2 GONZALES GM3 MARTINEZ FC3 ROCHELLE GM2 COTTON CM DIVISION WAS THE GUARDIAN AND CARETAKER FOR KINKAID ' S VERTICAL LAUNCHING SYSTEM AND OUR EMBARKED TOMAHAWKS. DILIGENTLY TRAINING THROUGH NUMEROUS GRUELING EXERCISES KINKAIDS STRIKE TEAM WAS ALWAYS READY TO FULFILL MISSION REQUIREMENTS, SETTING THE EXAMPLE FOR THE BATTLE GROUP WITH THEIR EXPERTISE. WHEN NOT TENDING TO THE MIGHTY TOMAHAWKS, MEMBERS OF CM DIVISION COULD BE FOUND BOARDING FOREIGN VESSELS AS PART OF KINKAIDS VBSS TEAM, HELPING WITH VARIOUS COMMAND FUNCTIONS OR WARMING STEEL BEACH. GM2 WILSON 24

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FCl CROWDER FCKSW) WAJVODA CG DIVISION LPO CG DIVISION ONBOARD KINKAID IS COMPOSED OF TWO TEAMS WORKING TOGETHER TO FIRE .V PROJECTILES AGAINST BOTH AIR AND SURFACE TARGETS. FIRE CONTROLMEN MAKE UP THE FIRST HALF OF THE DIVISION, LED BY FCl CROWDER. A NATIVE OF INDIANA AND ONE HELL OF A 3M SYSTEM COORDINATOR. THE FCS STOOD WATCH ON AND MAINTAINED THE MK86 GUN FIRE CONTROL SYSTEM, WHICH INCLUDES THE SPG-60 RADAR, THE SPQ-9A RADAR. AND ALL KINDS OF DATA PROCESSING HARDWARE. THE FCS NEVER SUFFERED A MAJOR CASUALTY THROUGHOUT DEPLOYMENT • PRETTY AMAZING CONSIDERING THE SPG-60 ' S TEMPERMENT THE OTHER HALF OF THE DIVISION IS COMPOSED OF MEN FROM THE GUNNERS MATE RATING. THE MARAUDING PIRATES OF GMl FROST, A LOUISIANAN CAJUN BOY IF YOU EVER SAW ONE. THE GMG ' S WORKED TIRELESSLY THOUGHOUT DEPLOYMENT KEEPING THE 5V54 GUNS WORKING. MANNING BOTH 5 AND .50CAL 25MM GUN MOUNT WATCHES, AND COMPOSING THE LARGEST CONTIGENT OF THE SHIPS TWO MIO BOARDING TEAMS. THEY ALSO MADE THEIR 5 ' GUNS THE ENVY OF THE BATTLE GROUP WITH EXTRAORDINARY BRIGHTWORK AND PAINTED MURALS. CAUSING ANOTHER CO TO QUESTION HIS GMC WHY DON ' T OUR GUNS LOOK AS GOOD AS KINKAIDS THE DIVISION FIRED OVER 140 ROUNDS WORTH OF PAC- FIRES AS WELL AS SEVERAL HUNDRED ROUNDS OF .50 CAL AND :5MM IN TRAINING. AND IN ALL RESPECTS, CG WEATHERED THE TOUGHEST DAYS AND NEVER GAVE UP. 23

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COMBAT SYSTEMS AT PLAY 25