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SHIP ' S CREST The otTicial crest of USSKINKAIDis highly symboheof the ship ' s namesake. Admiral Thomas C Kinkaid. one of America ' s great Na al Officers. The globe ith a seven pointed star w ilhin represents the seven oceans o ' the world in which the ship is prepared to ser e, and also alludes to Admiral Kinkaid ' s Seventh Fleet Command. The fixe rays of the sunburst denote the five major battles in which Kinkaid participated in the Pacific: Coral .Sea. Midway, Guadacanal. the Aleutians, and Leyte Gulf. The four stars and the three points refer to the numerical designation of the Seventh Meet, vv hich Admiral Kinkaid commanded in support i)f (icneral MacArlhur ' s major operations in toiu aieas: Hollandia. the Philippines, the Admiralties, atid Borneo. The stars also reler to Admiral Kinkaid ' s promotion to lull Atlmiral. The base of the shield alludes to Admual Kinkaid ' s role as Commander of the North Pacific Fleet in the Aleutians where he directed the operations that ended the only enemy occupation of American soil, and is also sv mbolic of courage and the heat and action of battle. The Ship ' s Motto Steadfast and True. comes from two letters from and about Admiral Kinkaitl. Steadfast was the word used by Fleet Admiral Ernest King to describe Admiral Kinkaid in a letter v ritlen to Mrs. Kinkaid in l ' -M2. True is from a letter the Admiral wrote to his wife in I ' M.S. in which he said that above all else, he wanted to be remembered for having been true to his mission.
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COMMANDING OFFICER Commander Marks. Woolley is a Surface Warfare Oftlcer w ho has served on ships in botii the Atlantic and Pacific tieels and made numerous deployments to the Meditenanean. Western Pacific and the Arabian Gulf Commander Mark S. Woolley was born in 1 958 and grew up in the Philadelphia area. Following graduation from VillanoN ' a University in 1 9(S() and commissioning through the Na al Reserve Officer Training Coips (NROTC) program he was assigned to USS 0UELLET(FF1()77). homepoiled in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. He served as the Main Propulsion Assistant and the Navigator, completing two deployments to the Western Pacific and the Northern Arabian Sea. In iyS3 Lieutenant Woolley was assigned as a student at the Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey, California. He graduated in 1985, earning a masters degree in Systems Technology. He subsequently served as Operations Officer on USS DOYLE (FFG 39) and USS RICHMOND K. TURNER (CG 20). During these assignments he deployed io the Meditenanean Sea and Arabian Gulf, in 1 989 he lepoited as Flag Secretary on the staff of Amphibious Force LI.S. Seventh Fleet, in Okinawa, Japan. Lieutenant Commander WooUey ' s next assignment was as a student at the Naval War College. He graduated with Distinction in 1 992, receiving a masters degree in hiternational and Strategic Studies. He then reported as Executive Officer. USS WORDEN(C(i 18). While deployed to the Arabian Gulf WORDl ' N took part in strikes on Iraq for violations of the United Nations No Fly Zone restrictions. In No ember 1993 Ciimmander Woolley reported to the Joint Staff and sen ed as Executive Assistant to the Director for Logistics. During his tour on the Joint St aff, he participated as a fellow in the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Foieign Politics, international Relations, and international Interest Seminai Program. From 1996-1997, he served as Assistant Commander Detailer, Suiface Wartare Assignments Division. Bureau of Naval Personnel. Commander Woolley ' s personal decorations include the Defense Superior Service Medal, the Meriti rious Service Medal, three Navy Commendation Medals, and the Na y Achievement Medal. Commander Woolley is mamed to the former Jeanmarie Indelicatoof Deer Park. New York. They have three children, Travis ( 16), Pai!ze(12),anil Austin(8).
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