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re: Old friend of mine from my Childhood is going to Command the USS Kidd. (Updated with link)

Posted on 7/16/19 at 8:08 pm to
Posted by heatom2
At the plant, baw.
Member since Nov 2010
13107 posts
Posted on 7/16/19 at 8:08 pm to
The USS Kidd is an Arleigh Burke class destroyer in the USS John C. Stennis carrier group. According to Wikipedia.

LINK
Posted by Bedhog
Denham Springs
Member since Apr 2019
3741 posts
Posted on 7/16/19 at 8:12 pm to
Yep. He's been deployed to Washington State for command of it.
Posted by flyingtexastiger
Southlake, TX
Member since Oct 2005
1790 posts
Posted on 7/16/19 at 8:27 pm to
So......couldn't get Aviation, Amiright?? ;-) Geaux Blackshoes!!
Posted by heatom2
At the plant, baw.
Member since Nov 2010
13107 posts
Posted on 7/16/19 at 8:31 pm to
That's fricking cool man.
Posted by chinese58
NELA. after 30 years in Dallas.
Member since Jun 2004
33956 posts
Posted on 7/16/19 at 8:35 pm to
Congrats to him!



Hope he's picked out someone special to be his personal cook.
Posted by northshorebamaman
Mackinac Island
Member since Jul 2009
38566 posts
Posted on 7/16/19 at 8:36 pm to
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I cleared a half a gram dab hit in 1 pull this norning.
Posted by Ace Midnight
Between sanity and madness
Member since Dec 2006
96240 posts
Posted on 7/16/19 at 8:37 pm to
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There are 3 USS Kidds.




Well, 2, right? Isn't one of them renamed Admiral Tso or something like that, with Taiwan?

And, for the (pardon the pun) kids out there, who might not know:

quote:

For conspicuous devotion to duty, extraordinary courage, and complete disregard of his own life, during the attack on the Fleet in Pearl Harbor, Territory of Hawaii, by Japanese Forces on December 7, 1941. He (RADM Isaac C. Kidd) immediately went to the bridge and as Commander Battleship Division ONE, courageously discharged his duties as Senior Officer Present Afloat until the USS Arizona, his Flagship, blew up from magazine explosions and a direct bomb hit on the bridge, which resulted in the loss of his life.

Posted by Corkfather
Dallas
Member since Sep 2007
19756 posts
Posted on 7/16/19 at 8:49 pm to
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Well, 2, right? Isn't one of them renamed Admiral Tso or something like that, with Taiwan?


Three.

There’s the one in BR (DD-661), the one currently serving in Taiwan as ROCS Tso Ying (DDG-993), and the current Arleigh-Burke guided missile destroyer (DDG-100).
Posted by HoustonGumbeauxGuy
Member since Jul 2011
33741 posts
Posted on 7/16/19 at 8:50 pm to
Is he working the gift shop?
Posted by SEClint
New Orleans, LA/Portland, OR
Member since Nov 2006
49487 posts
Posted on 7/16/19 at 8:59 pm to
Come smoke with me, I have an extra ticket for Ozzy tonight lol
This post was edited on 7/16/19 at 9:06 pm
Posted by northshorebamaman
Mackinac Island
Member since Jul 2009
38566 posts
Posted on 7/16/19 at 9:17 pm to
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Come smoke with me, I have an extra ticket for Ozzy tonight lol
Ozzy on a Tuesday? I'm in.
Posted by DustyDinkleman
Here
Member since Feb 2012
20362 posts
Posted on 7/16/19 at 9:23 pm to
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These people dont realize how much seat time I've had in planes. You either.



Not do we care
Posted by soccerfüt
Location: A Series of Tubes
Member since May 2013
76148 posts
Posted on 7/16/19 at 9:24 pm to
Congrats

He’s Kidd-ing
Posted by 6R12
Louisiana
Member since Feb 2005
12267 posts
Posted on 7/16/19 at 11:20 pm to
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Tell him don’t run it aground


uuuuh what about hitting the Sunshine Bridge, any advice there???????
Posted by navy
Parts Unknown, LA
Member since Sep 2010
32533 posts
Posted on 7/16/19 at 11:25 pm to
frick, man...I feel old. I got my SWO pin on DDG 59, USS RUSSELL.
Posted by TennesseeFan25
Honolulu
Member since May 2016
8391 posts
Posted on 7/17/19 at 1:21 am to
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He's been in the Navy for a very long time and deserves this duty. Talk about feeling like I haven't accomplished anything in life

He's an amazing guy and I couldn't be more proud


I mean, the only real qualification at this point is to stop running our ships into shite, so is it really that high of an honor? You have 2 working eyes, congratulations you have the job!
Posted by Bedhog
Denham Springs
Member since Apr 2019
3741 posts
Posted on 7/28/19 at 3:49 pm to
Update with Advocate article
Posted by cypresstiger
The South
Member since Aug 2008
14472 posts
Posted on 7/28/19 at 4:06 pm to
I hate the Advocrap website
Posted by dallastigers
Member since Dec 2003
10976 posts
Posted on 7/28/19 at 4:56 pm to
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The USS Kidd is an Arleigh Burke class destroyer in the USS John C. Stennis carrier group. According to Wikipedia. LINK


I didn’t know there was an actively serving ship named Kidd, and at first I was wondering if OP was making a joke about someone getting a “special” job on the one in Baton Rouge like Dwight on the Booze Cruise.
Posted by N2cars
Member since Feb 2008
40311 posts
Posted on 7/28/19 at 6:29 pm to
That's an impressive deal.
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