DEPARTME T OF THE NAVY COMMA DING OFFICER

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1 i DEPARTME T OF THE NAVY COMMA DING OFFICER uss elu RIDGE (LCC-10) FPO P From: lzommanding Officer, US BLUE RIDGE (LCC 19) To: Didector, Naval Histor'cal Center, Washington Navy Yard, 05 Kidder Breese SE, Was~hington DC Ser 00/ FEB 00 Subj: C O ~ HISTORY D (OPNAV REPORT ) Ref: (a) OPNAVINST G 1 Encl: (1) Photograph of CAPT Ziemba, USN (2) Official Biography David Ziemba, USN (3) USS BLUE Brochure, 18 June 1999 (4) Copies of Family Year 1999 (5) Chronological (6) Command 1. Per reference (a), the co and history for calendar year 1999 is submitted as (1) through (6).

2 CHRONOLOGICAL LIST OF SIGNI January ICANT EVENTS, CALENDER YEAR 1999 keep and inport training, Japan January 18 January -Un Sattahip, Thailand -celebrated Martin Luther King. Jr's Blirthday Jaauary -viisit Sattahip, Thailand January 30 January - 02 February -qisit Singapore 31 January - 02 February -Command Assessment Readiness for Training I 03 February -UL ~lort Kelang, Malaysia February -visit Port Kelang, Malaysia 07 February Feqruary February 1 -Un Bali, Indonesia -Crossing the Line Ceremony, Wog Day isit it Bali, Indonesia -Un Perth, Australia February -Yisit Perth, Australia M February -Underway for training,,enroute to elbourne, Australia 27 February - 02 March isit Melbourne, Australia b Match -U Sydney, Australia Ma$ch -Visit Sydney, Australia Encl (5)

3 09-10 March Ma$ch Match 1 -U Brisbane, Australia -V'sit I Brisbane, Australia -phrticipated in Tandem Thrust 99 C~PX March -Visit Guam -uh ~bam 26 March - 04 April -Participated in Tandem Thrust 99 F h X 04 April -Conducted Brief Stop for Personnel in Guam. Underway for training, enroute to Saipan April -visit Saipan I for training, enroute to okosuka, Japan 12 April -4rrive Yokosuka, Japan April -P/OS~ Deployment Stand-down 21 April - 18 June 18 June June June 24 June - 06 July July July -SRA-32 -USS BLUE RIDGE Change of Command -ypkeep Yokosuka, Japan -ynderway for Sea Trails -qpkeep Yokosuka, Japan - i ommand Assessment Readiness for raining I1 nderway for Command Assessment for Training I1 2 Encl (5)

4 11-16 July -U b keep Yokosuka, Japan nila, Philippines Manila, Philippines 31 July - 02 August August kosuka, Japan -I port Yokosuka, Japan P ilorsed Ship's Training August derway for Tailor Ship's Training August August 11 August Japan -U F derway for training, enroute 0 inawa, Japan Brief Stop for Personnel Okinawa, Japan. Underway for enroute to Chinhae, 12 August August August 15 August August inhae, Korea -P h rticipated in Ulchi Focus Lens Chinhae, Korea Picnic in Chinhae, Korea F -U P san, Korea -V'sit Pusan, Korea I inhale, Korea 3 Encl (5)

5 E CHRONOLOGICAL LIST OF SIGN1 ICANT EVENTS, CALENDER YEAR 1999 k August -C nducted Damage Control and E gineering LTT. 27 August -V' sit Chinhae, Korea h August Japan 30 August i -C nduct Brief Stop for Personnel in 0 inawa, Japan. Underway for T aining, enroute to Yokosuka, J pan 30 August - 01 September ilored Ship's Training 30 August - 01 September September September Serptember Serptember September September derway for Training, enroute to kosuka, Japan port Yokosuka, Japan -T la ilored Ship's Training Assessment nducted sister ship cruise with SD Sharani -U F M roran, Japan isit it Muroran, Japan -Un Yokosuka, Japan September -In port Yokosuka Japan September Ship's Training ssessment -Underway for training, conducting Year r Two Thousand testing -I port Yokosuka, Japan Encl (5)

6 1 CHRONOLOGICAL LIST OF SIGN1 ICANT EVENTS, CALENDER YEAR September 30 September nderway for Engineering ertification -4rrive Yokosuka, Japan 01 October - 02 December 05 October November December December December December December December - LUE RIDGE/SEVENTH Fleet Command Iicnic -qnderway for Sea Trials n ong Kong, China onducted Damage Control and ogistics LTT -dnport Hong Kong, China -1 onducted Damage Control and ogistics LTT n okosuka, Japan pkeep and inport training, okosuka, Japan LUE RIDGE/SEVENTH Fleet Adult's hristmas Party LUE RIDGE/SEVENTH Fleet Children's hristmas Party Encl (5)