O Brien (DD 975) - Naval Cruise Book

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uss o'BRiEN QDD-9751 ef ,x?i.',,, FAMIL YGRAM .Q :AQ-I..-, ,. X wig! F Ir. 22 ,. i'f'I'ft?-ijJ.4:? 'L' Commanding Otticer Executive Otticer ,,frI'f,l:vi.-1,ftjrrf J con. J, J. MULLEN Loon. R. L aimm Q-e4...,.'r,?f:g iii i , Z, , I ppp . is MAY 19.78 To The Families And Friends Of The United States Ship O'BRlEN: Ili the Strips lrrst f'.irrirIyi1r.urr I rrioritroriert the .irtrrrrratrori ttr.it I Itifltf for the Crew following .i very tiu.-e.y pre Colnrnrssrorirrig perrolt lri ttrr.-4 require I 1 rigiirri rrorriptrrrrerit ttie lrrew .rrrrt t.iAe this opportunity to .rdrt .ill ot you who have w.itr:tied us grow over ttie I.r,-it tr-w It riiorittis, to the Irs! ot tlttttlltv 5 ,,f, vu stiiprrmtes for ttit' ivrves .irrtt trrr-rrrt-4 ' g A who silw their Nrivyrrrerr oII very fairly on most Morittay rriorrirrrus, .rrirt w.rrti'lI T' lor .i Lite everrrrio returri .it ttie writ til .i tirrctrr: week ot trrirrrrrro, I pass on my sincere ttmrrks tor your support Without you I .irri .sure that the strip would not have eriroyed one ti.iIt ot ttrr- Successes .ictireved to date Uttlilf N has operated extremely well srrrre we departed Pasrragroirla on the fitti ot December 7977, Every mari orrtioard Cari belustly proud of .i rob wel! done We .ire looking Iorimiriltothel'ti.iIlr'rir1r'.rIie'.irI.uiiII.insirrrryoirthrllwe will inarntarn our tirgti levelot.1r7tm?vf?lIll'ltt rrr the futuri- ,QIl7t'l'lt'IV. .I .I Mills! FN CDH HSN CIOAIIAIANDINCS OFFICE H SINCE OUR LAST FAMIL YGRAM . .. This is the Second OBFZIEN Familygram, the first issue having been published on the ships riommissionmg dily. 3 December 1977, It is intended that these newsletters assist those ol you at home to better know what O'BRlEN is doing now, and what the future offers Since Commissioning the OBRIEN and her crew have met the demands of a rigorous operational schedule The crew has worked hard, at times slept little, and has emerged as a ready unit of the Fleet. Even before OBRIEN left her commissioning berth in Pascagoula. Mississippi, preparations were clearly Underway, aimed at readying the ship and her crew for participation in that ultimate training evolution f0'ma Y entitled Shakedown Training , scheduled for the month of February Many hard hours and a C0I'l.Siderable number of calories were spent pouring over. and complying with. pre-training checksheets designed to bring shipboard equipment and personnel to the proper degree of readiness that would allow maximum benefit to be derived from the scheduled training evolution. Once all was deemed to bein readiness.