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USS Rodney M. Davis

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{{Short description|US Navy frigate}}
{{other ships|USS Davis}}
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|Ship country= United States
|Ship flag= {{USN flag|2015}}
|Ship name= ''Rodney M. Davis''
|Ship namesake= [[United States Marine Corps|USMC]] [[Sergeant#United States|Sergeant]] [[Rodney M. Davis]]
|Ship builder=[[Todd Pacific Shipyards, Los Angeles Division]], [[San Pedro, Los Angeles|San Pedro]], [[California]]
|Ship awarded= 28 October 1982
|Ship laid down= 8 February 1985
|Ship sponsor=Judy P. Davis
|Ship launched= 11 January 1986
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|Ship commissioned= 9 May 1987
|Ship decommissioned= 23 January 2015
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|Ship struck= 31 March 2015
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*[[International Code of Signals|Code letters]]: NRMD
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|Ship motto= "By Valor and Arms"
|Ship nickname=The RMD, "ROCKIN' RODNEY!"
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|Ship fate=[[Target ship|Sunk as target]], 12 July 2022
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|Ship badge= [[File:USS Rodney M. Davis FFG-60 Crest.png|150px]]
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'''USS ''Rodney M. Davis'' (FFG-60)''' was an {{sclass|Oliver Hazard Perry|frigate|0}} [[guided missile frigate]] of the [[United States Navy]] named for [[United States Marine Corps|Marine]] Sergeant [[Rodney Maxwell Davis]] (1942–1967), who was posthumously awarded the [[Medal of Honor]] for his heroism in the [[Vietnam War]].

''Rodney M. Davis'' was laid down on 8 February 1985 by the [[Todd Pacific Shipyards, Los Angeles Division]], [[San Pedro, Los Angeles|San Pedro]], [[California]]; [[Ship naming and launching|Launched]] on 11 January 1986; Christened by Mrs. Judy P. Davis, Widow of Sgt. Davis, and [[ship commissioning|commissioned]] on 9 May 1987.<ref name="DANFS">{{cite DANFS |last=Evans |first=Mark L. |title=Rodney M. Davis (FFG-60) |url=http://www.history.navy.mil/research/histories/ship-histories/danfs/r/rodney-m--davis--ffg-60-.html |date=8 July 2015 |access-date=12 January 2016}}</ref>

The ship was homeported at [[Yokosuka]], Japan for several years while assigned to [[Destroyer Squadron 15]]. ''Rodney M. Davis'' was decommissioned at NS Everett on 23 January 2015. She was sunk 12 July 2022 during RIMPAC 2022.

== History ==
On 28 April 2001 a [[United States Coast Guard|US Coast Guard]] [[Law Enforcement Detachments|Law Enforcement Detachment]] (LEDET) assigned to ''Rodney M. Davis'', with later assistance from the {{USCGC|Active|WMEC-618|6}} (based in Port Angeles, WA) made the largest [[cocaine]] seizure in maritime history when they boarded and seized the [[Belize]]an [[Fishing vessel|F/V]] ''Svesda Maru'' {{convert|1500|mi|km}} south of [[San Diego]]. The fishing vessel was carrying {{convert|26931|lb|kg}} of cocaine.

In the summer of 2005, ''Rodney M. Davis'' participated in the 11th annual [[Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training]] (CARAT) exercise. CARAT is an annual series of bilateral military training exercises designed to enhance cooperative working partnerships with several Southeast Asian nations. Ensuring freedom of the seas by increasing maritime security efforts in the region is a primary focus of the CARAT series.

In the summer of 2006, with the help of the crew from ''Rodney M. Davis'', 11 tons of [[creosote]] logs were removed from the beaches of [[Naval Magazine Indian Island#Naval Magazine|NAVMAG]], [[Indian Island, Washington|Indian Island]]. The project was completed with no labor cost, due to the support of ''Rodney M. Davis'' crew on this shoreline enhancement project. Removal of creosote contaminant source from the beaches enhances shoreline habitat and marine water quality.

== 2006–2007 deployment ==
''Rodney M. Davis'' departed Naval Station (NAVSTA) Everett for a deployment to the Southern Pacific, 28 November 2006.

On 3 March 2007, Sailors from ''Rodney M. Davis'' participated in two community relations (COMREL) projects during the ship's visit to [[Panama City, Panama]] in February. The ''Rodney M. Davis'' Sailors' COMREL efforts included visits to local orphanages and maintenance/improvements at a library in the Cinco de Mayo district of the city. Sailors spent their day cleaning, repairing, and painting chairs and cabinets at the Eusebio Morales Library. Five more ''Rodney M. Davis'' sailors visited a local orphanage, Hogar Divino Nino, to spend time with infants and toddler orphans to give them some much needed human contact. ''Rodney M. Davis'' sailors took diapers, formula, baby wipes and other child care supplies to aid the staff at the orphanage. The two groups reassembled at another orphanage, Nutre Hogar, to hand out Spanish-language Disney movies to the children, which were part of a generous donation made through the Jacksonville, Florida, area office of the [[United Service Organizations]] (USO).

''Rodney M. Davis'' completed her transit of the [[Panama Canal]] on 25 March 2007 from the Caribbean Sea to the Pacific Ocean.

The Sailors of ''Rodney M. Davis'' completed their third community relations (COMEL) project in Panama City, Panama on 3 April 2007. During the ship's three-day port visit, 21 members of the crew spent a day helping to improve Hogar Nuevo Pacto, a home for abused children in Panama City. The crew raised $1,100 in donations to pay for supplies and improvements for the home. ''Rodney M. Davis'' sailors bought equipment to repaint the inside of the house, as well as groceries, new shower curtains, bed sheets, and light fixtures for the children's living areas. The home, previously U.S. military housing, was greatly in need of some modernization and assistance from able hands. Despite rainy weather outside, the crew spent the day productively inside, painting hallways and bedrooms, installing conveniences like toilet paper dispensers and toothbrush holders in the bathrooms, and replacing lights and correcting electrical safety problems.

On the evening of 19 April 2007, ''Rodney M. Davis'' intercepted the fishing vessel ''Mariana de Jesus'' in international waters. The 33-foot vessel was overcrowded with 31 migrants. ''Rodney M. Davis'' gave the migrants food and water and they were all examined by the ship's medical personnel. Some were treated for mild dehydration and headaches, but overall they were found to be in good physical condition. The migrants were then transferred to the [[Navy of El Salvador|El Salvadoran Navy]].

On 23 April 2007, the [[Civil Guard (Costa Rica)#Coast Guard|Costa Rican Coast Guard]] vessel ''Juan Rafael Mora'' and ''Rodney M. Davis'' intercepted the fishing vessel ''Kuerubin'' with 61 Chinese migrants, all of whom were transferred to ''Juan Rafael Mora''. ''Rodney M. Davis'' was tasked to ensure their health and safety was maintained by providing food, water, and medical supplies. All were malnourished and dehydrated for they had been without food or water for four days.

The frigate returned to Everett naval base on 12 June 2007 after a six-month deployment in the [[war on drugs]].

The first maritime seizure of liquid cocaine occurred 25 April when the ''Rodney M. Davis'' located the fishing vessel ''Emperador'' from [[Ecuador]] in the Eastern Pacific. A Coast Guard [[Law Enforcement Detachments|Law Enforcement Detachment]] (LEDET) boarded ''Emperador'' and located 3,850 gallons of liquid cocaine. Each gallon of the liquid is the equivalent of 1.3 kilograms of processed cocaine. The Coast Guard boarding team detained the 17 crewmembers of the vessel. Sixteen of the crewmembers were from Ecuador, and one of the crewmembers was Colombian. The Coast Guard boarding team and crew of ''Rodney M. Davis'' transported the vessel to [[Guayaquil]], Ecuador, for further examination by officials from the Drug Enforcement Administration and Ecuadorian authorities. The majority of the liquid cocaine, 3,600 gallons, was turned over to Ecuadorian authorities for destruction.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.piersystem.com/go/doc/586/177337/&printerfriendly=1 |title=Coast Guard, Navy to Offload 9,000 Pounds of Cocaine; 250 Gallons of Liquid Cocaine |date=4 October 2007 |website=United States Coast Guard |access-date=23 February 2019 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080930212959/http://www.piersystem.com/go/doc/586/177337/&printerfriendly=1 |archive-date=30 September 2008}}</ref>
''Rodney M. Davis'' was again underway in late spring 2008. In the course of conducting workups for a fall deployment, ''Rodney M. Davis'' was ordered to participate in [[RIMPAC]] 2008 off Hawaii. While docked in Pearl Harbor prior to the exercise, an unusual helicopter detachment embarked ''Rodney M. Davis''. For the first time in 10 years, {{USS|Kitty Hawk|CV-63|2}} was in Hawaii. She had been the Navy's only forward deployed aircraft carrier until that spring, and she was on her way to San Diego to crossdeck [[Carrier Air Wing Five]] to {{USS|George Washington|CVN-73|2}} prior to her decommissioning. Onboard ''Kitty Hawk'' was a detachment from [[HS-14]] out of [[NAF Atsugi]], Japan. The detachment went underway with RMD for the entire exercise, providing a force multiplying ASW capability to a ship that was soon surrounded by "enemy" submarines during the exercise. The RMD/HS-14 Team performed very well, easily allowing her to claim the title of "most deadly" ASW ship in the exercise task group.

== 2008–2009 deployment ==
{{stack|[[File:080713-N-7949W-084 - USS Rodney M. Davis (FFG-60).jpg|thumb|right|USS ''Rodney M. Davis'' after the removal of her foredeck [[Mk 13 missile launcher]], 13 July 2008.]]}}
While on patrol in the Eastern Pacific Ocean, units assigned to the U.S. Navy's [[United States Fourth Fleet|4th Fleet]] and the [[United States Coast Guard|U.S. Coast Guard]] intercepted a fishing vessel carrying more than 4 metric tons of cocaine, 5 December. The combined team of ''Rodney M. Davis'' (FFG 60), with embarked Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron Light (HSL-43) Det. 2, and U.S. Coast Guard [[Law Enforcement Detachments|Law Enforcement Detachment]] (LEDET) 106 intercepted the fishing vessel in an early morning interdiction, capturing nine suspected narcotics smugglers and the large cargo of cocaine with an estimated import value of $90 million. A search of the vessel revealed the large amount of cocaine. The narcotics were seized under the authority the Coast Guard LEDET. The coordinated actions of the U.S. Navy, U.S. Coast Guard and [[Joint Interagency Task Force South]] were instrumental to the successful interdiction of narcotics.

''Rodney M. Davis'', homeported in Everett, Washington, returned from its 6-month CNT deployment on 21 April 2009 during which it was operating in Latin America under the operational control of U.S. Naval Forces Southern Command (NAVSO) and U.S. 4th Fleet, conducting counter illicit trafficking operations in support of JIATF-South, U.S. law enforcement and U.S. and participating nations' drug control policy.

''Rodney M. Davis'' also supported the U.S. Maritime Strategy by conducting theater security cooperation (TSC) events in the Caribbean and Latin America. TSC encompasses a robust strategy that includes military-to-military exchanges, multi-national exercises and training, diplomatic port visits, community relations activities and Project Handclasp distributions.<ref name="Globalsec2010">{{cite web |url=https://www.globalsecurity.org/military/library/news/2010/10/mil-101007-nns01.htm |title=USS ''Rodney M. Davis'' Seizes Cocaine Shipment in Pacific Ocean |date=7 October 2010 |website=Globalsecurity.org |access-date=23 February 2019}}</ref>

== 2010 deployment ==
On 23 September 2010 while operating as part of the 4th Fleet, ''Rodney M. Davis'' captured a 46-foot fishing vessel that flew Ecuadorian colors. Aboard the Ecuadorian vessel the ''Rodney M. Davis''{{'}}s US Coast Guard Law enforcement detachment seized 1,562.5 kilos of cocaine in 62.5 bails.<ref name="Globalsec2010"/>

== 2014 deployment ==
[[File:USS Rodney M. Davis (FFG-60) InacShips PSNS 2.2017.jpg|thumb|left|USS Rodney M. Davis (FFG-60) awaits her fate PSNS InacShips 2.2017]]

The ship left Everett 12 June to join 48 ships from 22 countries for Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2014. Following RIMPAC, a U.S. Coast Guard Law Enforcement Team embarked the ship and performed compliant boarding operations and visit, board, search and seizures training with Sailors on board.

Subsequently, the ship conducted extensive theater security cooperation in the United States [[Seventh Fleet]] area of responsibility. A detachment from [[HSM-51]] embarked with the crew to provide reconnaissance and aerial support for the ship's 7th Fleet operations.

The ship visited ports including [[Yokosuka]], Japan; [[Sembawang]], Singapore; the [[Republic of the Maldives]]; [[Indonesia]] and [[Brunei]]. As the first U.S. Navy vessel to visit the [[Republic of the Maldives]] in four years, ''Rodney M. Davis'' hosted the [[Maldives National Defense Force]] Chief of Defense, conducted boarding exercises with the [[Maldivian Coast Guard]], and performed community service at a local orphanage.

During the ship's visit to [[Medan]], [[Indonesia]], the ship hosted [[Ray Mabus]], the [[Secretary of the Navy]], and ''Rodney M. Davis''{{'}}s sailors took part in cultural exchanges with more than 800 students at Medan universities and high schools.

While in [[Brunei]], the ship conducted training events with the [[Royal Brunei Armed Forces]] as a part of [[Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training]] (CARAT) 2014. Activities included training symposia and shipboard [[Damage control (maritime)|damage control]] training ashore, and cross-deck landings, medical evacuation drills and maneuvering exercises at sea. Visit, board, search and seizure teams from ''Rodney M. Davis'' and the [[Royal Brunei Navy]] [[Darussalam class offshore patrol vessel]] KDB ''Darulaman'' (P-08) conducted compliant boarding exercises with their partner nation's ship.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.navy.mil/submit/display.asp?story_id=84351 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150210040445/http://www.navy.mil/submit/display.asp?story_id=84351 |url-status=dead |archive-date=10 February 2015 |title=USS ''Rodney M. Davis'' Arrives in Brunei for CARAT Brunei 2014 |first=Derek A. |last=Harkins |website=U.S. Navy, USS Rodney M. Davis Public Affairs |access-date=23 February 2019}}</ref>

During the six-month deployment, the ship and crew of more than 200 Sailors, based at [[Naval Station Everett]] and assigned to Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 9, conducted presence operations and theater security cooperation with partner nations in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region. In total, the ship and its crew transited more than 37,000 [[nautical miles]], conducted 13 [[underway replenishment]] and performed nearly 300 hours of flight operations at sea.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.navy.mil/submit/display.asp?story_id=84992 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141226145411/http://www.navy.mil/submit/display.asp?story_id=84992 |url-status=dead |archive-date=26 December 2014 |title=USS ''Rodney M. Davis'' Returns from Final Deployment |website=U.S. Navy, USS Rodney M. Davis Public Affairs |access-date=23 February 2019}}</ref>

==Decommissioning and disposal as target==
''Rodney M. Davis'' was decommissioned on 23 January 2015 at Naval Station Everett and was scheduled to be transferred for dismantlement on 31 March.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.navy.mil/submit/display.asp?story_id=85327 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150129015349/http://www.navy.mil/submit/display.asp?story_id=85327 |url-status=dead |archive-date=29 January 2015 |title=USS ''Rodney M. Davis'' Decommissioned |first=Justin |last=Johndro |website=U.S. Navy, Public Affairs Support Element Det. Northwest |access-date=23 February 2019}}</ref>

The documentary titled ''The Last Frigate'' follows the crew during the deployment and decommissioning of the ship.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8SckMQ-yl_4 |first=Benny |last=Winslow |date=25 May 2015 |website=YouTube |title=The Last Frigate |access-date=24 June 2015}}</ref>
[[File:220712-N-N0842-1002 - RIMPAC 2022 SINKEX.jpg|thumb|USS Rodney M. Davis on fire during SINKEX at RIMPAC 2022.]]
On July 12, 2022, the frigate was sunk as a target ship by Australian, Canadian, Malaysian, and American ship and aircraft forces during the [[Exercise RIMPAC|RIMPAC 2022]] exercise.<ref>{{cite news |title=Partner Nation Ships and Aircraft Participate in Sinking Exercise |url=https://www.dvidshub.net/news/425026/partner-nation-ships-and-aircraft-participate-sinking-exercise |work=Defense Visual Information Distribution Service |date=July 15, 2022}}</ref>

== References ==
{{reflist}}
* {{Naval Vessel Register|hull=FFG-60}}
* {{DANFS|http://www.history.navy.mil/research/histories/ship-histories/danfs/r/rodney-m--davis--ffg-60-.html}}

== External links ==
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* {{Official website|http://www.public.navy.mil/surfor/ffg60|USS ''Rodney M. Davis'' official website}}
*{{navsource|07/0760|USS Rodney M. Davis (FFG-60)}}
*[http://www.navysite.de/ffg/FFG60.HTM USS ''Rodney M. Davis''] @ navysite.de
*[http://www.maritimequest.com/warship_directory/us_navy_pages/frigates/pages/rodney_m_davis_ffg60_page_1.htm USS Rodney M. Davis FFG-60] @ MaritimeQuest
*[https://www.navy.mil/Press-Office/News-Stories/Article/3095459/us-and-partner-nations-conduct-sinkex-as-part-of-rimpac-2022/ US Navy images and video of sinking]

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Distinguished service medal

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'''Distinguished Service Medal''' ('''DSM''') is a high award of a nation, state or country.

Examples include:
*{{ribbon devices|number=0|type=oak|ribbon=DSM (Australia) ribbon.png|width=60}} [[Distinguished Service Medal (Australia)]] (established 1991), awarded to personnel of the Australian Defence Force for distinguished leadership in action
*{{ribbon devices|number=0|type=oak|ribbon=Indian Distinguished Service Medal Ribbon.gif|width=60}} [[Indian Distinguished Service Medal|Distinguished Service Medal (India)]] (established 1907), awarded by the British Empire to Indian citizens serving in the Indian armed forces and police
*{{ribbon devices|number=0|type=oak|ribbon=IRE Distinguished Service Medal with Honour ribbon bar.png|width=60}} [[Distinguished Service Medal (Ireland)]], a series of three decorations issued by the Irish Defence Forces
*{{ribbon devices|number=0|type=oak|ribbon=Medal of Distinguished Service.svg|width=60}} [[Medal of Distinguished Service|Medal of Distinguished Service (Israel)]] (established 1970), awarded for exemplary bravery in the line of duty
*{{ribbon devices|number=0|type=oak|ribbon=MEX Gafete de Condecoración a Servicios Distinguidos.png|width=60}} [[Military decorations of Mexico#Distinguished Service Medal|Distinguished Service Medal (Mexico)]], awarded to Army and Air Force personnel who demonstrate initiative and dedication throughout the course of their military career
*{{ribbon devices|number=0|type=oak|ribbon=Vishisht Seva Medal ribbon.svg|width=60}} [[Vishisht Seva Medal]] or Distinguished Service Medal (India) (established 1960), to recognize "distinguished service of a high order" to all ranks of the Indian Armed Forces
*{{ribbon devices|number=0|type=oak|ribbon=Vishista Seva Vibhushanaya medal bar.svg|width=60}} [[Vishista Seva Vibhushanaya]] or Distinguished Service Decoration (Sri Lanka) (established 1981), awarded for exceptional, distinguished, and loyal service over a 25-year period
*                [[State Medal of Distinguished Service|State Medal of Distinguished Service (Turkey)]] (established 1983), for distinguished service in contribution to the Turkish State through generous action, self-sacrifice, accomplishment or merit
*{{ribbon devices|number=0|type=oak|ribbon=Ribbon of Turkish Armed Forces Medal of Distinguished Service.svg|width=60}} [[Turkish Armed Forces Medal of Distinguished Service|Armed Forces Medal of Distinguished Service (Turkey)]] (established 1967), bestowed upon individuals whose contributions to the strengthening of the Turkish Armed Forces have been extraordinarily high
*{{ribbon devices|number=0|type=oak|ribbon=Distinguished Service Medal UK ribbon.png|width=60}} [[Distinguished Service Medal (United Kingdom)]] (1914–1993), awarded to non-commissioned officers of the Royal Navy and other Commonwealth navies for bravery and resourcefulness on active service

==United States==
*{{ribbon devices|number=0|type=oak|ribbon=Coast Guard Distinguished Service ribbon.svg|width=60}} [[Coast Guard Distinguished Service Medal]] (established 1949)
*{{ribbon devices|number=0|type=oak|ribbon=USA Coast & Geodetic Survey Distinguished Service Ribbon.png|width=60}} [[Coast and Geodetic Survey Distinguished Service Medal]] (established 1945)
*{{ribbon devices|number=0|type=oak|ribbon=Defense Distinguished Service Medal ribbon.svg|width=60}} [[Defense Distinguished Service Medal]] (established 1970)
*{{ribbon devices|number=0|type=oak|ribbon=Air Force Distinguished Service ribbon.svg|width=60}} [[Distinguished Service Medal (U.S. Air and Space Forces)]] (established 1960)
*{{ribbon devices|number=0|type=oak|ribbon=U.S. Army Distinguished Service Medal ribbon.svg|width=60}} [[Distinguished Service Medal (U.S. Army)]] (established 1918)
*{{ribbon devices|number=0|type=oak|ribbon=Homeland Security Distinguished Service Medal.jpg|width=60}} [[Homeland Security Distinguished Service Medal]] (established 2002)
*{{ribbon devices|number=0|type=oak|ribbon=Txlsdsa.jpg|width=60}} [[Lone Star Distinguished Service Medal]], Texas
*{{ribbon devices|number=0|type=oak|ribbon=Merchant Marine Distinguished Service ribbon.svg|width=60}} [[Merchant Marine Distinguished Service Medal]] (established 1943)
*{{ribbon devices|number=0|type=oak|ribbon=NasaDisRib.gif|width=60}} [[NASA Distinguished Service Medal]] (established 1959)
*{{ribbon devices|number=0|type=oak|ribbon=NIDRib.gif|width=60}} [[National Intelligence Distinguished Service Medal]] (established 1993)
*{{ribbon devices|number=0|type=oak|ribbon=Navy Distinguished Service Medal ribbon.svg|width=60}} [[Navy Distinguished Service Medal]] (established 1919; for both US Navy and US Marine Corps)
*{{ribbon devices|number=0|type=oak|ribbon=U.S. - Public Health Service Distinguished Service Medal ribbon.png|width=60}} [[Public Health Service Distinguished Service Medal]]
*{{ribbon devices|number=0|type=oak|ribbon=USA - DOT Distinguished Service Medal.png|width=60}} [[Transportation Distinguished Service Medal]] (established 1992)
*{{ribbon devices|number=0|type=oak|ribbon=Vt Distinguished Service Medal.JPG|width=60}} [[Vermont Distinguished Service Medal]] (established 1999)

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:Medals]]

{{SIA}}
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Non-Commissioned Officer Professional Development Ribbon

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{{short description|US Army, Air Force, and Space Force award}}
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|higher=[[Armed Forces Reserve Medal]]<ref name=armyorderwear>{{cite web|title=Ribbons - Order Of Precedence|url=http://www.tioh.hqda.pentagon.mil/Catalog/HeraldryList.aspx?CategoryId=5&grp=4&menu=Decorations%20and%20Medals|publisher=Institute of Heraldry|access-date=8 July 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160413043821/http://www.tioh.hqda.pentagon.mil/Catalog/HeraldryList.aspx?CategoryId=5&grp=4&menu=Decorations+and+Medals|archive-date=2016-04-13|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name=aforderofwear>{{cite web|title=Awards and Decorations|url=http://www.afpc.af.mil/library/awards/index.asp|website=Afpc.af.mil|access-date=14 January 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130123005510/http://www.afpc.af.mil/library/awards/index.asp|archive-date=23 January 2013}}</ref>
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A '''Noncommissioned Officer Professional Development Ribbon''' is an [[Awards and decorations of the United States military|award]] presented by the [[United States]] [[United States Army|Army]], [[United States Air Force|Air Force]], and [[United States Space Force|Space Force]] to recognize those [[non-commissioned officer|noncommissioned officer]]s (NCOs) who have completed a prescribed leadership course at an NCO training school. The [[United States Navy|Navy]], [[United States Marine Corps|Marine Corps]], and [[United States Coast Guard|Coast Guard]] have no equivalent to the Noncommissioned Officer Development Ribbon.

==Army==
The '''NCO Professional Development Ribbon''' (established in 1981) is issued by the U.S. Army for completion of any prescribed NCO development courses. The first award of the NCO Professional Development Ribbon is issued for completion of the [[Basic Leader Course]] (BLC [former titles of BLC include: the "Warrior Leader Course", "Primary NCO Course", "Combat Army Course", and the "Primary Leadership Development Course"]). When a soldier completes additional schooling such as the Advanced Leaders Course (ALC), Senior Leaders Course (SLC), and Master Leader Course (MLC), an [[award numeral]] is worn on the ribbon to denote subsequent satisfactory completion of those courses (2, 3, & 4 respectively). Currently, the numeral "5" is authorized for graduation from the US Army Sergeant Major Academy's 'Sergeants Major Course'. Graduates of the Battle Staff NCO Course, and the legacy First Sergeant Course, do not receive a numeral device for graduation from those courses. The highest numeral authorized for the NCO Professional Development Ribbon is "6" for graduates of the Nominative Leaders Course (NLC). NLC is a two-week strategic leader development course designed to prepare nominative Command Sergeants Major (CSM) and Sergeants Major (SGM) for their duties as CSMs for commanders of 1-2 star Army commands, and Staff Section SGMs at HQDA level of responsibilities.

The Army NCO Professional Development Ribbon is a green ribbon {{convert|1+3/8|in|mm|0}} wide. It has a center strip of {{convert|1/4|in|mm|0}} of Flag Blue, bordered by {{convert|1/16|in|mm|0}} stripes of yellow. Equidistant from the edge and center stripes on each side are {{convert|1/8|in|mm|0}} stripes of yellow. The green and yellow of the ribbon represent the [[Chevron (insignia)#Rank insignia|chevron]]s worn by NCOs. The central stripe of blue represents support of the United States.<ref>{{cite web|title=NCO Professional Development Ribbon|url=http://www.tioh.hqda.pentagon.mil/Catalog/Heraldry.aspx?HeraldryId=15460&CategoryId=5&grp=4&menu=Decorations%20and%20Medals&ps=24&p=0|publisher=The Institute of Heraldry|access-date=8 July 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714222822/http://www.tioh.hqda.pentagon.mil/Catalog/Heraldry.aspx?HeraldryId=15460&CategoryId=5&grp=4&menu=Decorations%20and%20Medals&ps=24&p=0|archive-date=14 July 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref>

==Air Force and Space Force==
The '''NCO Professional Military Education Graduate Ribbon''' was established by the Secretary of the Air Force on 28 August 1962. The ribbon is awarded to NCOs of the US Air Force and US Space Force for completion of prescribed NCO professional development programs. Approved programs are the NCO Preparatory Course, Airman Leadership School, NCO Leadership School, NCO Academy, and Senior NCO Academy. Select professional development programs of other services may also be counted for award of the ribbon. Eligible courses are the [[United States Army Sergeants Major Academy|Army Sergeants Major Academy]], [[U.S. Navy Senior Enlisted Academy|Navy Senior Enlisted Academy]], and [[Training Center Petaluma#Chief Petty Officer Academy|Coast Guard Chief Petty Officer Academy]]. Additional awards of the NCO Professional Military Education Graduate Ribbon are denoted by [[oak leaf clusters]].<ref>{{cite web|title=USAF NCO PME Graduate Ribbon|url= https://www.afpc.af.mil/About/Fact-Sheets/Display/Article/421908/usaf-nco-pme-graduate-ribbon/|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20171217202601/http://www.afpc.af.mil/About/Fact-Sheets/Display/Article/421908/usaf-nco-pme-graduate-ribbon/|url-status= dead|archive-date= December 17, 2017}}</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{USAF decorations}}
{{USArmy decorations}}

[[Category:Awards and decorations of the United States Army]]
[[Category:Awards and decorations of the United States Air Force]]
[[Category:Awards and decorations of the United States Space Force]]
[[Category:US Army NCO training]]
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Service star

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A '''service star''' is a miniature bronze or silver [[five-pointed star]] {{convert|3/16|in|mm}} in diameter that is authorized to be worn by members of the eight [[uniformed services of the United States]] on medals and ribbons to denote an additional award or service period.<ref name=DODM1348.33V3-SS/> The service star may also be referred to as a '''campaign star''' or '''battle star''' depending on which award the star is authorized for and the manner in which the device is used for the award.<ref name=DODM1348.33V3-CS/> "Battle star" is also the term used to refer to [[Service star#Earlier service stars and battle stars|decorations]] issued by the [[United States Navy]] during [[World War II]] and the [[Korean War]] to individual ships, recognizing a vessel's participation in a particular battle or operation.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Navy and Coast Guard (Battle/Efficiency) E Display Recognition Form |url=https://www.amervets.com/replacement/bate.htm#hst |access-date=2023-09-15 |website=www.amervets.com}}</ref>

[[File:Service stars on ribbons.jpg|thumb|upright=1.3|Stars on service ribbons]]
Service stars, campaign stars, and battle stars are worn with one point of the star pointing up on the suspension ribbon of a medal or [[service ribbon]]. A silver star is worn instead of five bronze stars.<ref name=DODM1348.33V3-SS/> A service star is sometimes mistaken for a [[Bronze Star Medal|Bronze Star]] (Bronze Star Medal) or [[Silver Star]] (Silver Star Medal). The service star is also similar to the gold and silver [[5/16 inch star|{{frac|5|16}} -inch star]]s that may be authorized to be worn on specific [[5/16 inch star#Decorations and awards|individual decorations]] of certain services to denote additional decorations.

==Service stars==
===Expeditionary medals===
Service stars are authorized for these United States expeditionary medals:

* [[Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal]]
* [[Navy Expeditionary Medal]]
* [[Marine Corps Expeditionary Medal]]
* [[Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal]] (GWOT-EM) effective February 9, 2015, retroactive to September 11, 2001.<ref name=GWOTEM-SS>{{cite web|title=DoD Authorizes Service Stars on Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal|url=https://www.defense.gov/News/Releases/Release/Article/605375/department-of-defense-authorizes-service-stars-on-the-global-war-on-terrorism-e/|publisher=U.S. Department of Defense|access-date=9 February 2015}}</ref> Each star represents a deployment in support of an approved GWOT operation. Four bronze service stars are authorized for five approved deployment operations (only one GWOT-EM is awarded for each operation). The five GWOT-EM-approved operations by inclusive dates are:<ref name=GWOTEM-SS/>
** [[Operation Enduring Freedom|Enduring Freedom]]: Sep. 11, 2001 – to be determined (TBD)
** [[Operation Iraqi Freedom|Iraqi Freedom]]: Mar. 19, 2003 – Aug. 31, 2010
** [[Nomad Shadow]]: Nov. 05, 2007 – TBD
** [[Operation New Dawn (Iraq, 2010–2011)|New Dawn]]: Sep. 01, 2010 – Dec. 31, 2011
** [[Operation Inherent Resolve|Inherent Resolve]]: Jun. 15, 2014 – TBD

===Service medals===
Service stars are authorized to denoted additional awards for these United States [[service medals]]:
* [[Prisoner of War Medal]]
* [[National Defense Service Medal]]
* [[Humanitarian Service Medal]]
* [[Air and Space Campaign Medal]]
* [[Armed Forces Service Medal]]
* [[Sea Service Ribbon|Army Sea Duty Ribbon]]
* [[Military Outstanding Volunteer Service Medal]]<ref name=DODM1348.33V3-SS/>

For the National Defense Service Medal, the addition of bronze service stars to denote participation in four of the designated wartime conflicts would be shown as (the time span from the end of the Korean War era in 1954 to the beginning of the Global War on Terrorism era in 2001 is 47 years, so it is highly improbable that any individual qualified for all four National Defense Service Medals in each of the four eras):<ref>[http://www.afpc.af.mil/library/factsheets/factsheet.asp?id=7803 Air Force Personnel Center National Defense Service Presidential Unit Citation (Navy, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard) Medal] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140719221637/http://www.afpc.af.mil/library/factsheets/factsheet.asp?id=7803 |date=2014-07-19 }}</ref>
: [[Korean War]]
: [[Vietnam War]]
: [[Gulf War]]
: [[War on Terrorism]]

{| class="wikitable"
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| {{ribbon devices|number=0|type=service-star|ribbon=National Defense Service Medal ribbon.svg|width=106}} First award: any one of four conflicts
|-
| {{ribbon devices|number=0|type=service-star|ribbon=National Defense Service Medal ribbon, 2nd award.svg|width=106}} Second award: two of the four conflicts
|-
| {{ribbon devices|number=2|type=service-star|ribbon=National Defense Service Medal ribbon.svg|width=106}} Third award: three of the four conflicts
|-
| {{ribbon devices|number=3|type=service-star|ribbon=National Defense Service Medal ribbon.svg|width=106}} Fourth award: all four conflicts
|-
|}

===Unit awards===
Service stars are authorized for certain unit awards (The service ribbon itself indicates the first award, with a bronze service star being added to indicate the second and subsequent awards. If ever applicable, a silver service star is worn instead of five bronze stars.) such as the:
* [[Presidential Unit Citation (United States)|Presidential Unit Citation]] (Navy and Marine Corps)
* [[Navy Unit Commendation]] (Navy and Marine Corps)

==Campaign stars==
Campaign stars are authorized for these United States [[campaign medal]]s (bronze and silver campaign stars are worn to denote participation in a designated campaign or campaign phase or period):<ref name=DODM1348.33V3-CS>{{cite web|title=Manual of Military Decorations and Awards, Volume 3|url=http://www.dtic.mil/whs/directives/corres/pdf/134833vol3.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110322212501/http://www.dtic.mil/whs/directives/corres/pdf/134833vol3.pdf|url-status=dead|archive-date=March 22, 2011|publisher=Department of Defense|access-date=March 13, 2015|at=Paragraph 15f-g (Page 67-68)}}</ref>

* [[World War I Victory Medal (United States)|World War I Victory Medal]]
* [[American Defense Service Medal]]
* [[American Campaign Medal]]
* [[Asiatic–Pacific Campaign Medal]]
* [[European–African–Middle Eastern Campaign Medal]]
* [[Korean Service Medal]]
* [[Vietnam Service Medal]]
* [[Southwest Asia Service Medal]]
* [[Kosovo Campaign Medal]]
* [[Afghanistan Campaign Medal]]
* [[Iraq Campaign Medal]]
* [[Inherent Resolve Campaign Medal]]

For each designated campaign participated in, one star is worn on the ribbon. For example, when a member is authorized to wear the Iraq Campaign Medal, the potential addition of bronze and silver service stars for the seven designated Iraq Campaign phases would be:<ref name=medalfaq>{{cite web|title=Afghanistan Campaign Medal or Iraq Campaign Medal|url=https://www.hrc.army.mil/TAGD/Afghanistan%20Campaign%20Medal%20or%20Iraq%20Campaign%20Medal|work=Awards and Decorations Branch Article|publisher=[[Army Human Resource Command]]|access-date=3 December 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150911070806/https://www.hrc.army.mil/TAGD/Afghanistan%20Campaign%20Medal%20or%20Iraq%20Campaign%20Medal|archive-date=11 September 2015}}</ref><ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20100529200003/http://www.defense.gov/releases/release.aspx?releaseid=13366 Additional Phases Identified for Iraq Campaign Medal]</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.defense.gov/releases/release.aspx?releaseid=14619 |title=News Release: Additional Phases Identified for Iraq and Afghanistan Campaign Medals |publisher=Defense.gov |access-date=2012-05-31}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable"
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| {{ribbon devices|number=0|type=service-star|ribbon=Iraq Campaign Medal ribbon, 1st award.svg|width=106}} Any one of the seven phases
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| {{ribbon devices|number=0|type=service-star|ribbon=Iraq Campaign Medal ribbon, 2nd award.svg|width=106}} Two of the seven phases
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| {{ribbon devices|number=0|type=service-star|ribbon=Iraq Campaign Medal ribbon, 3rd award.svg|width=106}} Three of the seven phases
|-
| {{ribbon devices|number=0|type=service-star|ribbon=Iraq Campaign Medal ribbon, 4th award.svg|width=106}} Four of the seven phases
|-
| {{ribbon devices|number=0|type=service-star|ribbon=Iraq Campaign Medal ribbon, 5th award.svg|width=106}} Five of the seven phases
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| {{ribbon devices|number=6|type=service-star|ribbon=Iraq Campaign Medal ribbon.svg|width=106}} Six of the seven phases
|-
| {{ribbon devices|number=7|type=service-star|ribbon=Iraq Campaign Medal ribbon.svg|width=106}} All seven campaign phases
|}

For many of these awards, service stars are earned by participation in ''campaign phases'' and all eligible periods for the award fall within those defined phases. In these cases, the campaign medal cannot be earned alone, and is always to be worn with at least one campaign star.

==Battle stars==
Since February 26, 2004, the Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal and the [[Global War on Terrorism Service Medal|Global War on Terrorism Service Medal (GWOT-SM)]] are authorized to be awarded with bronze and silver battle stars for personnel who were engaged in specific battles in combat under circumstances involving grave danger of death or serious bodily injury from enemy action.<ref name=DODM1348.33V3-BtS>{{cite web|title=Manual of Military Decorations and Awards, Volume 3|url=http://www.dtic.mil/whs/directives/corres/pdf/134833vol3.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110322212501/http://www.dtic.mil/whs/directives/corres/pdf/134833vol3.pdf|url-status=dead|archive-date=March 22, 2011|publisher=Department of Defense|access-date=March 13, 2015|at=Paragraph 15g (Page 68)}}</ref><ref name=GWOTMs-BS>{{cite web|title=DoD Announces Criteria for Global War on Terrorism Medals|url=http://www.defense.gov/releases/release.aspx?releaseid=7092|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130409223239/http://www.defense.gov/releases/release.aspx?releaseid=7092|url-status=dead|archive-date=April 9, 2013|publisher=U.S. Department of Defense|access-date=26 February 2004}}</ref> However, though authorized for wear, no battle stars have been approved for wear. Only a [[combatant commander]] can initiate a request for a battle star, and the Chairman of the [[Joint Chiefs of Staff]] is the approving authority,<ref name=GWOTMs-BS/> which since January 2016 has been eliminated by the Department of Defense for the GWOT-SM.<ref>item #29, [https://web.archive.org/web/20160126081702/http://www.defense.gov/Portals/1/Documents/Military-Decorations-and-Awards-Review-Results.pdf Military Decorations and Awards Review Results], [[Department of Defense (United States)|Department of Defense]], January 2016</ref>

Only one award of the Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal and one award of the Global War on Terrorism Service Medal may be authorized for any individual. No service stars were authorized for the Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary or Service Medal<ref name=GWOTMs-BS/> until February 9, 2015, when the Department of Defense authorized service stars for the Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal retroactive to September 11, 2001.<ref name=GWOTEM-SS/>

== Earlier service stars and battle stars==
Service stars (were sometimes referred to as campaign stars or battle stars) were also authorized for the [[World War I Victory Medal (United States)|World War I Victory Medal]], [[American Defense Service Medal]], [[American Campaign Medal]], [[European–African–Middle Eastern Campaign Medal]], and [[Asiatic–Pacific Campaign Medal]]. The specific manner of wear and symbolism of the stars varied from medal to medal. For example, an American Campaign Medal with a bronze service star indicated the service member had participated in an antisubmarine campaign. On other medals, bronze service stars were used on the medal's service ribbon for those recipients of medals in possession of authorized campaign clasps for those medals.

===Navy warships===
Historically, during [[Most decorated US ships of World War II|World War II]] and the [[Korean War]], commendations called "battle stars" were issued to United States Navy warships for meritorious participation in battle, or for having suffered damage during battle conditions. As an example, the [[USS Enterprise (CV-6)#Awards and commendations|USS ''Enterprise'' (CV-6)]] received 20 battle stars for her combat service in World War II, more than any other U.S. vessel during World War II. Similarly, during the [[Vietnam War]] and afterwards, the [[Battle Effectiveness Award]] ("Battle E") took the place of receiving "battle stars" for superior battle efficiency in place of combat operations.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Navy and Coast Guard (Battle/Efficiency) E Display Recognition Form |url=https://www.amervets.com/replacement/bate.htm#hst |access-date=2023-09-15 |website=www.amervets.com}}</ref>

==See also==
*[[5/16 inch star]]
*[[Awards and decorations of the United States military]]
*[[United States military award devices]]
*[[Oak leaf cluster]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://www.ibiblio.org/hyperwar/USN/ships/dafs/BattleStars.html United States award regulations for World War II (Navy)]

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[[Category:Star symbols]]

USS Curts

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{{Short description|1982 Oliver Hazard Perry-class frigate}}
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'''USS ''Curts'' (FFG-38) '''was the twenty-ninth ship of the {{sclass|Oliver Hazard Perry|frigate|0}} of guided-missile [[frigate]]s. She was named for [[Admiral (United States)|Admiral]] [[Maurice Curts]] (1898–1976). ''Curts'' is the first ship of that name in the US Navy.

Ordered from [[Todd Pacific Shipyards, Los Angeles Division]], [[San Pedro, Los Angeles|San Pedro]], [[California]] on 27 April 1979 as part of the FY79 program, ''Curts'' was laid down on 1 July 1981, launched on 6 March 1982, and commissioned on 8 October 1983. She was decommissioned on 25 January 2013.

== Service history ==

=== 1980s ===
''Curts''{{'}}s early years in commission were focused on [[anti-submarine warfare]] (ASW) operations and ''Curts'' was the first Pacific Fleet unit with the complete SQQ-89 ASW suite. The ship received the meritorious unit commendation for tactical proficiency in the tracking of [[Soviet]] submarines in 1987.

In 1988, ''Curts'' received the armed forces expeditionary medal for serving with the {{USS|Missouri|BB-63|6}} battle group during [[Operation Earnest Will]] in the north [[Arabian Sea]] and the [[Gulf of Oman]]. Additionally, ''Curts'' changed homeport to [[Yokosuka]], Japan, becoming one of the first two guided-missile frigates to join the Forward Deployed Naval Force (FDNF). ''Curts'' was first to bring SH-60B [[LAMPS]] MK III helicopters to [[Naval Air Facility Atsugi]].

=== Operation Desert Storm ===
On 24 January 1991, during [[Operation Desert Storm]], the ship and her embarked navy and army helicopters captured an Iraqi garrison on [[Qaruh Island]] in the northern [[Persian Gulf]], taking the island and custody of 51 Iraqi prisoners. ''Curts'' destroyed two mines, sank an Iraqi minelayer and provided support to combat helicopter operations during the battle of [[Bubiyan Island]]. The ship received the navy unit commendation for her exceptional operational performance.

=== 1990s ===
Upon return from combat operations in June 1991, the ship became an important part of [[Operation Fiery Vigil]] rescuing numerous refugees to safety when Mount Pinatubo erupted near Subic Bay, Republic of The Philippines.

In 1993, ''Curts'' was upgraded with the 4100-ton class modification, extending her stern another {{convert|8|ft|m}} and enhancing her combat capabilities. [The information about extending her stern by 8 feet was probably sourced from the DANFS history, which is not always 100% accurate. ''Curts'' was built as a long-hull FFG-7, which were 8 feet longer than the short hull versions, so this is unlikely]. ''Curts'' joined the {{USS|Independence|CV-62|2}} Battle Group in 1993 to participate with the [[Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force]] in joint anti-submarine warfare exercise MAREX. Later that year, the ship deployed to the Persian Gulf conducting 89 boardings of merchant vessels in the [[Red Sea]] as part of [[United Nations]] sanctions enforcement against Iraq. ''Curts'' material and operational readiness was rewarded with the battle efficiency award for 1994.

In 1994, ''Curts'' participated in the RIMPAC 94 exercise and sailed from its homeport in Yokosuka, Japan to Honolulu, Hawaii to participate with International Navies from around the Pacific, including Japan, Korea, Canada and more.

In 1995, ''Curts'' participated in major joint exercises with units of the U.S. Navy and Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF), and later with the navies of Singapore, Malaysia, and Thailand for 1996 cooperation afloat for readiness and training (CARAT 96).

In 1997, after nine years of forward presence as part of the seventh fleet, ''Curts'' departed Yokosuka, Japan for a homeport change to [[San Diego]], California and in October 1998 ''Curts'' joined the Naval Reserve Force (NRF).

In 1998, ''Curts'' deployed to the multi-lateral exercise Teamwork South, where she participated in exercises with navies from the United Kingdom, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and Chile. Upon completion of Teamwork South, ''Curts'' steamed to Hawaii to participate in multi-lateral exercise RIMPAC 98. ''Curts'' made national headlines when a [[Salinas, Ecuador]] hotel security guard died from injuries he received during a scuffle with a LTJG (pilot) and Senior Chief Petty Officer assigned to [[HSM-73|helicopter squadron HSL-43]] embarked on ''Curts'' for the deployment. Both men were removed from the ship and returned to the U.S. to face a court martial.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Navy Officer Demoted, Reprimanded |url=https://apnews.com/article/a0ba5b0cdb0987fa91f2bce686082167 |access-date=2023-06-21 |website=AP NEWS |language=en}}</ref>

In 1999, ''Curts'' deployed to counter-narco-terrorism deployment under the direction of Joint Inter-agency Task Force East (now named Joint Interagency Task Force South). In addition to seizing approximately 5 metric tons of cocaine, ''Curts'' conducted rare bi-lateral counter-narcotics exercises with the Colombian Navy. After departing a short visit to [[Aruba]] ''Curts'' responded to a distress call from M/V ''Olga'', north of the [[Guajira Peninsula]]. ''Curts'' crew were awarded the Humanitarian Service Medal for joint rescue efforts that saved the lives of several ''Olga'' crew members. The half-way point of this deployment found ''Curts'' celebrating Halloween in [[Key West]], Christmas in [[Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands|St. Thomas]] and New Years again in Key West, Florida. The timing of this deployment also caused ''Curts'' to be the last U.S. warship to transit the [[Panama Canal]] under U.S. control in 1999 (ex-{{USS|New Jersey|BB-62|6}} was towed through just before ''Curts'' transit) and the first to transit it under Panamanian control in 2000.

=== 2000s ===
During [[Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training|CARAT]] cruises in 2001 and 2003, ''Curts'' conducted multilateral exercises with the navies of Singapore, Thailand, Brunei, and the Philippines to continue promoting international training and cooperation.

In 2004 ''Curts'' again deployed to southern command on a six-month counter-narcotics deployment with [[United States Coast Guard|Coast Guard]] [[Law Enforcement Detachments|Law Enforcement Detachment]] (LEDET) 105 and received national notoriety for the largest maritime seizure of cocaine (12 tons) in history.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.uscg.mil/history/Chronology_Sep.asp |title=USCG Daily Chronology: 17 September |publisher=US Coast Guard |access-date=28 April 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080519093611/http://www.uscg.mil/history/Chronology_Sep.asp |archive-date=19 May 2008 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The ship received the U.S. Coast Guard Meritorious Unit Commendation for her outstanding performance during deployment.

''Curts'' deployed again in 2006 to counter-narco-terrorism deployment. Although less successful than the 2004 deployment, ''Curts'' interdicted three cocaine shipments, totalling in excess of 10 metric tons of cocaine and apprehension and transport of over 50 smugglers.

On 16 February 2007, ''Curts'' was awarded the 2006 [[Battle E|Battle "E"]] award.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.navy.mil/search/display.asp?story_id=27895 |title=Surface Force Ships, Crews Earn Battle "E" |publisher=US Navy |date=19 February 2007 |access-date=29 May 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120206142601/http://www.navy.mil/search/display.asp?story_id=27895 |archive-date=6 February 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

In 2007 ''Curts'' was transferred from Commander Destroyer Squadron One to Commander Destroyer Squadron Nine and incorporated into Carrier Strike Group Nine. In March USS ''Abraham Lincoln'' Strike Group (CSG-9) departed for deployment to the [[United States 5th Fleet|5th Fleet]] area of operations (Persian Gulf). This marked ''Curts'' first Strike Group deployment since transfer to the U.S. Naval Reserve. ''Curts'' primarily performed a Critical Infrastructure Protection role by acting as Scene of Action Commander for Oil Platform protection efforts at the Khawar al Amaya and al Basrah oil terminals in the northern Persian Gulf. ''Curts'' also conducted bi-lateral exercises with the Malaysian and Pakistani navies during her transit to the Gulf.

''Curts'' was commanded by [[Yvette M. Davids]] from April 2007 to November 2008, making Davids the first Hispanic American woman to command a navy ship.<ref name=first>{{cite web|url=http://www.navy.mil/submit/display.asp?story_id=40114|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170510022314/http://www.navy.mil/submit/display.asp?story_id=40114|url-status=dead|archive-date=10 May 2017|title="Las Primera" Latina to Command a Navy Ship Honored at Gala|author=Zimmerman, Elizabeth|date=1 October 2008|website=U.S. Navy|access-date=2017-10-12}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.navsource.net/archives/07/0738.htm|title=USS Curts (FFG 38)|website=NavSource|access-date=2017-10-12}}</ref>

''Curts'' was decommissioned on 25 January 2013, and was transferred to the inactive reserves on 27 February.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.navytimes.com/news/2012/03/navy-11-ships-to-be-decommissioned-in-fiscal-2013-031412w/ |title=11 ships to be decommissioned in fiscal 2013 |work=NavyTimes |last=Klimas |first=Jacqueline |date=14 March 2012 |access-date=29 May 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.military.com/daily-news/2013/01/29/uss-curts-decommissioned-after-29-years-of-service.html |title=USS Curts Decommissioned After 29 Years of Service |publisher=Military.com |last=Behnke |first=Jason |date=29 January 2013 |access-date=29 May 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160107231028/http://www.military.com/daily-news/2013/01/29/uss-curts-decommissioned-after-29-years-of-service.html |archive-date=7 January 2016 |url-status=live }}</ref>

[[File:USS Curts (FFG-38) as a target ship on 19 September 2020 (200919-N-ZZ999-0007).jpg|thumb|left|''Curts'' being sunk, in September 2020.]]

In December 2012 during the 112th Session of Congress, a transfer-by-grant was proposed. The recipient would be The [[Navy of Mexico]], who may receive ''Curts'', along with {{USS|McClusky|FFG-41|2}}. Both vessels were not transferred. The act of approving the transfer of vessels by the United States does not guarantee that the vessels will actually be transferred.<ref name=status1>{{cite web|url=http://www.defensenews.com/article/20130106/DEFREG02/301060002/Congressional-Chaos-Costs-U-S-Navy-Millions-Leaves-Ships-Limbo |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130628235000/http://www.defensenews.com/article/20130106/DEFREG02/301060002/Congressional-Chaos-Costs-U-S-Navy-Millions-Leaves-Ships-Limbo |url-status=dead |archive-date=28 June 2013 |title=Congressional Chaos Costs U.S. Navy Millions, Leaves Ships in Limbo |work=DefenseNews |last=Cavas |first=Christopher P. |date=6 January 2013 |access-date=29 May 2015}}</ref> As of September 2016, both ships were in reserve at Pearl Harbor and slated to be disposed of as targets.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.navsea.navy.mil/Portals/103/Documents/TeamShips/SEA21/InactiveShips/InactiveShipInventory-27Sep16(3).pdf |title= Inactive ship inventory |publisher= NAVSEA, US Navy |date= 27 September 2016 |access-date= 9 October 2016 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20161012093639/http://www.navsea.navy.mil/Portals/103/Documents/TeamShips/SEA21/InactiveShips/InactiveShipInventory-27Sep16(3).pdf |archive-date= 12 October 2016 |url-status= dead }}</ref>

On 19 September 2020, ''Curts'' was sunk during a [[sinking exercise]] (SINKEX) in the Pacific Ocean. The SINKEX was part of [[Exercise Valiant Shield|Exercise Valiant Shield 2020]]. She was targeted with live ordnance including air-launched ordnance from fixed and rotary wing of [[Carrier Air Wing Five]], embarked aboard the aircraft carrier {{USS|Ronald Reagan|CVN-76}}, [[Harpoon missile|RGM-84 ''Harpoon'']] missiles from the cruisers {{USS|Antietam|CG-54}} and {{USS|Shiloh|CG-67}}, a subsurface launched missile from the submarine {{USS|Chicago|SSN-721}}, as well as various supporting U.S. Navy and [[United States Air Force]] aircraft.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cpf.navy.mil/news.aspx/130733|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200927141710/https://www.cpf.navy.mil/news.aspx/130733|url-status=dead|archive-date=27 September 2020|title=Valiant Shield 2020: Joint force training to protect the Indo-Pacific |work=Commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet|last=U.S. Air Force 1st Lt. Kelly-Herard |first=Amber R. |date=25 September 2020 |access-date=28 September 2020}}</ref>

== References ==
{{Reflist}}
{{Naval Vessel Register|hull=FFG-38}}
[http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/112/hr6649/text Text of the Naval Vessels Transfer Act of 2012]

== External links ==
{{Commons category|USS Curts (FFG-38)}}
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20101015165639/http://www.public.navy.mil/surfor/ffg38/Pages/default.aspx Official page]
*[http://www.maritimequest.com/warship_directory/us_navy_pages/frigates/pages/curts_ffg_38_page_1.htm MaritimeQuest USS Curts FFG-38 pages]
*[http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/agency/navy/ffg-38.htm GlobalSecurity.org FFG-38]
*[http://thechristisens.com/wp-content/uploads/media/USSCurts/SouthernSwing97.pdf Southern Swing 1997 Cruise Book (Courtesy of Matt Christisen)]
*[http://navysite.de/cruisebooks/ffg38com/index.html USS Curts Commissioning Booklet (Contributed by DeWayne Gibson)]

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USS McClusky

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'''USS ''McClusky'' (FFG-41)''' was a {{sclass|Oliver Hazard Perry|frigate}} of the [[United States Navy]]. She was named for [[Rear admiral (United States)|Rear Admiral]] [[C. Wade McClusky]] (1902–1976) who as a [[Lieutenant commander (United States)|lieutenant commander]] led the [[air group]] of {{USS|Enterprise|CV-6}}, which sank the [[Empire of Japan|Japan]]ese [[Aircraft carrier|carriers]] {{ship|Japanese aircraft carrier|Kaga||2}} and {{ship|Japanese aircraft carrier|Akagi||2}} during the [[Battle of Midway]]. ''McClusky'' later served as part of [[Destroyer Squadron 1]], and after 31 years of service, was decommissioned on 14 January 2015.<ref name=NVR>{{cite web |url={{Naval Vessel Register URL|FFG-41}} |title=McClusky (FFG 41) |website=Naval Vessel Register}}</ref>

== Construction ==
''McClusky'' was laid down on 21 October 1981 by the [[Todd Pacific Shipyards, Los Angeles Division]], [[San Pedro, Los Angeles|San Pedro]], [[California]]; [[Ship naming and launching|launched]] on 18 September 1982; sponsored by Mrs. Ruth Mundy McClusky; and [[ship commissioning|commissioned]] on 10 December 1983 in [[Long Beach, California]].

== Service ==
In 1986 ''McClusky'' was part of [[Destroyer Squadron 23]] under Captain Todd Barthold.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.history.navy.mil/content/dam/nhhc/research/archives/command-operation-reports/ship-command-operation-reports/m/mcclusky-ffg-41-i/pdf/1986.pdf |title=McClusky Command History 1986 |date=13 September 1988 |website=Naval History and Heritage Command |access-date=23 February 2019}}</ref> ''McClusky'' embarked on her first deployment on 15 January 1986. She was a part of Battle Group Foxtrot, headed by the aircraft carrier {{USS|Enterprise|CVN-65}}, and included the cruisers {{USS|Truxtun|CGN-35|2}} and {{USS|Arkansas|CGN-41|2}}, the destroyers {{USS|O'Brien|DD-975|2}} and {{USS|David R. Ray|DD-971|2}} and the frigates {{USS|Reasoner|FF-1063|2}} and {{USS|Lewis B. Puller|FFG-23|2}}. The battle group sailed directly for the Indian Ocean, with stops in Hawaii, [[Naval Station Subic Bay]], and Singapore.

In 1988 ''McClusky'' began the year as part of [[Joint Task Force Middle East]] carrying out [[Operation Earnest Will]] missions. She participated in [[Exercise RIMPAC]] that year as part of the Orange Force.

In 1990 ''McClusky'' was part of [[Destroyer Squadron 13]]. She began the year at [[Mina Sulman]], [[Bahrain]], on a [[Middle East Force]] deployment. On 3 January, she was underway for a Northern Persian Gulf patrol, which included a refueling stop at anchorage in [[Kuwait]] on 10 January. Upon returning to Mina Sulman on 13 January for the final time, the mast-mounted sight was removed. After a short patrol of Northern Persian Gulf, ''McClusky'' headed south towards the [[Straits of Hormuz]], completing a successful three-month assignment to the Middle East Force. On 30 January, ''McClusky'' anchored alongside the frigate {{USS|Rodney M. Davis|FFG-60|2}} in [[Fujayrah]] for a Middle East Force turnover before meeting up with the frigate {{USS|Gary|FFG-51|2}} and transiting to the Western Pacific.

From 31 August to 4 September 1990, ''McClusky'' had the privilege of hosting the Soviet oiler ''Argun'', visiting San Diego with two Soviet combatants. The arrival of the destroyers {{ship|Russian destroyer|Admiral Vinogradov||2}}, {{ship|Soviet destroyer|Boyevoy|1984|2}}, and ''Argun'' at San Diego on 31 July 1990 was followed by a ceremony with Admiral [[Charles R. Larson]] (Commander-in-Chief, [[United States Pacific Fleet|Pacific Fleet]]) Mayor [[Maureen O'Connor (California politician)|Maureen O'Connor]], and Admiral {{ill|Gennady Khvatov|ru|Хватов, Геннадий Александрович}}, the Commander of the Soviet Pacific Fleet, as speakers.

In 1991 ''McClusky'' shifted homeports to [[Yokosuka (city)|Yokosuka]], Japan and joined [[Destroyer Squadron 15]]. She assisted in [[Operation Fiery Vigil]], the evacuation of civilians from the Philippines during the [[1991 eruption of Mount Pinatubo|eruption of Mount Pinatubo]].

== Fate ==
''McClusky'' was to be sold to the [[Mexican Navy]] under the [[Foreign Military Sales]] program as of 2014.<ref>{{Cite magazine |url=http://seapowermagazine.org/stories/20140703-ship-retirements.html |title=U.S. Navy to retire 17 ships in 2015 |first=Richard R. |last=Burgess |date=3 July 2014 |magazine=Sea Power |access-date=13 August 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714183017/http://seapowermagazine.org/stories/20140703-ship-retirements.html |archive-date=14 July 2014 }}</ref> However, as of September 2016, the ship was in reserve at Pearl Harbor and was slated to be disposed of as a target. In January 2018 it was announced that ''McClusky'' would be used as a target during RIMPAC 2018.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.navsea.navy.mil/Portals/103/Documents/TeamShips/SEA21/InactiveShips/InactiveShipInventory-27Sep16(3).pdf |title=Inactive ship inventory |website=[[NAVSEA]], U.S. Navy |date=27 September 2016 |access-date=9 October 2016 |archive-date=12 October 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161012093639/http://www.navsea.navy.mil/Portals/103/Documents/TeamShips/SEA21/InactiveShips/InactiveShipInventory-27Sep16(3).pdf }}</ref> On 19 July 2018 she was sunk in waters {{convert|55|nmi}} north of [[Kauai]], Hawaii.

== Important events ==
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* 1986 – Involved in the patrolling of [[Taiwan]] international waters during large-scale Chinese [[People's Liberation Army Navy]] exercises in the region.
* 1986 – January–July first Pacific deployment
* 1987 – 1988 Persian Gulf deployment, Operation Earnest Will
* 1988 – Pacific Rim exercise
* 1989 – 1990 Persian Gulf deployment
* 1992 – The ship visited [[Vladivostok]] in the [[Russian Federation]], the first ship to do so after the breakup of the [[Soviet Union]].
* 1996 – After three [[Persian Gulf]] deployments, 15 bilateral exercises and over 40 port visits, ''McClusky'' departs Yokosuka for homeport shift back to [[San Diego]].
* 2000 – First counter-narcotics operations – numerous busts and drug seizures
* 2002 – Counter-drug operations, and rescue of [[Richard Van Pham]], shift ISIC from [[Destroyer Squadron 7]] (DesRon 7) to [[Destroyer Squadron 1]]
* 2003 – [[INSURV]] and [[Navy E Ribbon|Battle "E" Winner]] – Counter-drug ops
* 2011 – [[Navy E Ribbon|Battle "E" Winner]](6th award) and [[NAVSTA San Diego Energy Efficiency Award (FFG Class)]] winner, commanded by Commander Darren Glaser.
* December 2012 – As of 2012, ''McClusky'' was commanded by Commander Murz Morris, and in the later half of the year deployed with [[Carrier Strike Group One]]. During the 112th session of Congress, a proposal was made to grant the transfers of the USS ''McClusky'' and the {{USS|Curts|FFG-38|6}} to the [[Mexican Navy]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/112/hr6649/text |title=Text of H.R. 6649 (112th): Naval Vessels Transfer Act of 2012 (Received by the Senate version) |website=GovTrack.us |access-date=8 November 2013}}</ref>
* ''McClusky'' ended a three-month restricted-availability period in January 2013.<ref name=FFG41History2013>{{cite web |url=http://www.uscarriers.net/ffg41history.htm |title=USS McClusky FFG-41 History |date=15 March 2013 |website=US Carrier.net |access-date=15 March 2013}}</ref>
* 2013 – Scored above class average during [[INSURV]] and 2013 [[Navy E Ribbon|Battle "E" Winner]], commanded by Commander Murz Morris.
* 2014 – 10 April the final deployment/voyage of the USS ''McClusky''.
* 2015 – 14 January, decommissioned in San Diego.
* 2018 – 19 July, sunk as a target during RIMPAC 2018.

== References ==
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* {{DANFS|http://www.history.navy.mil/research/histories/ship-histories/danfs/m/mcclusky--ffg-41-.html}}
* {{Naval Vessel Register|hull=FFG-41}}

== External links ==
{{Commons category|USS McClusky (FFG-41)}}
* {{Official website|http://www.public.navy.mil/surfor/ffg41|USS ''McClusky'' official website}}{{dead link|date=July 2021}}
* {{navsource|07/0741|USS McClusky (FFG-41)}}
* [https://www.navysite.de/ffg/FFG41.HTM USS ''McClusky''] @ navysite.de
* [http://www.maritimequest.com/warship_directory/us_navy_pages/frigates/pages/mcclusky_ffg41_page_1.htm USS McClusky FFG-41] @ MaritimeQuest
* {{hlist|USS ''McClusky'' (FFG-41) command histories – [[Naval History & Heritage Command]]
* [https://www.history.navy.mil/content/dam/nhhc/research/archives/command-operation-reports/ship-command-operation-reports/m/mcclusky-ffg-41-i/pdf/1983.pdf 1983]
* [https://www.history.navy.mil/content/dam/nhhc/research/archives/command-operation-reports/ship-command-operation-reports/m/mcclusky-ffg-41-i/pdf/1984.pdf 1984]
* [https://www.history.navy.mil/content/dam/nhhc/research/archives/command-operation-reports/ship-command-operation-reports/m/mcclusky-ffg-41-i/pdf/1985.pdf 1985]
* [https://www.history.navy.mil/content/dam/nhhc/research/archives/command-operation-reports/ship-command-operation-reports/m/mcclusky-ffg-41-i/pdf/1986.pdf 1986]
* [https://www.history.navy.mil/content/dam/nhhc/research/archives/command-operation-reports/ship-command-operation-reports/m/mcclusky-ffg-41-i/pdf/1988.pdf 1988]
* [https://www.history.navy.mil/content/dam/nhhc/research/archives/command-operation-reports/ship-command-operation-reports/m/mcclusky-ffg-41-i/pdf/1989.pdf 1989]
* [https://www.history.navy.mil/content/dam/nhhc/research/archives/command-operation-reports/ship-command-operation-reports/m/mcclusky-ffg-41-i/pdf/1990.pdf 1990]
* [https://www.history.navy.mil/content/dam/nhhc/research/archives/command-operation-reports/ship-command-operation-reports/m/mcclusky-ffg-41-i/pdf/1991.pdf 1991]
* [https://www.history.navy.mil/content/dam/nhhc/research/archives/command-operation-reports/ship-command-operation-reports/m/mcclusky-ffg-41-i/pdf/1992.pdf 1992]
* [https://www.history.navy.mil/content/dam/nhhc/research/archives/command-operation-reports/ship-command-operation-reports/m/mcclusky-ffg-41-i/pdf/1993.pdf 1993]
* [https://www.history.navy.mil/content/dam/nhhc/research/archives/command-operation-reports/ship-command-operation-reports/m/mcclusky-ffg-41-i/pdf/1994.pdf 1994]
* [https://www.history.navy.mil/content/dam/nhhc/research/archives/command-operation-reports/ship-command-operation-reports/m/mcclusky-ffg-41-i/pdf/1995.pdf 1995]
* [https://www.history.navy.mil/content/dam/nhhc/research/archives/command-operation-reports/ship-command-operation-reports/m/mcclusky-ffg-41-i/pdf/1996.pdf 1996]
* [https://www.history.navy.mil/content/dam/nhhc/research/archives/command-operation-reports/ship-command-operation-reports/m/mcclusky-ffg-41-i/pdf/1998.pdf 1998]
* [https://www.history.navy.mil/content/dam/nhhc/research/archives/command-operation-reports/ship-command-operation-reports/m/mcclusky-ffg-41-i/pdf/1999.pdf 1999]
* [https://www.history.navy.mil/content/dam/nhhc/research/archives/command-operation-reports/ship-command-operation-reports/m/mcclusky-ffg-41-i/pdf/2000.pdf 2000]
* [https://www.history.navy.mil/content/dam/nhhc/research/archives/command-operation-reports/ship-command-operation-reports/m/mcclusky-ffg-41-i/pdf/2001.pdf 2001]
* [https://www.history.navy.mil/content/dam/nhhc/research/archives/command-operation-reports/ship-command-operation-reports/m/mcclusky-ffg-41-i/pdf/2002.pdf 2002]
* [https://www.history.navy.mil/content/dam/nhhc/research/archives/command-operation-reports/ship-command-operation-reports/m/mcclusky-ffg-41-i/pdf/2003.pdf 2003]
* [https://www.history.navy.mil/content/dam/nhhc/research/archives/command-operation-reports/ship-command-operation-reports/m/mcclusky-ffg-41-i/pdf/2004.pdf 2004]
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