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R 072240Z JUL 03 ZYB MIN PSN 061893J27
 
FM CNO WASHINGTON DC//N00//
 
TO NAVADMIN
 
UNCLAS //N01650//
NAVADMIN 182/03
 
MSGID/GENADMIN/CNO WASHINGTON DC/-/JUL//
 
SUBJ/CY01 AND CY02 USS ARIZONA MEMORIAL TROPHY AWARD//
 
REF/A/DOC/CNO/19APR1993//
 
AMPN/REF A IS OPNAVINST 3590.11E, THE ARLEIGH BURKE FLEET
TROPHY/MARJORIE STERRETT BATTLESHIP FUND AWARD/USS ARIZONA
MEMORIAL TROPHY//
POC/POTTS/LCDR/N311C/LOC:WASHINGTON DC
/EMAIL:JAMES.POTTS(AT)NAVY.MIL; TEL:  703-692-1851//
 
RMKS/1.  RECOGNIZING SUSTAINED SUPERIOR PERFORMANCE IN STRIKE
WARFARE, SURFACE FIRE SUPPORT, AND ANTI-SURFACE WARFARE, IT IS
A GREAT HONOR TO ANNOUNCE THE AWARDING OF THE CY 2001 AND 2002
USS ARIZONA MEMORIAL TROPHY TO USS JOHN PAUL JONES (DDG 3).
 
2.  SETTING A NEW BENCHMARK FOR COMBAT READINESS, THE CREW OF
USS JOHN PAUL JONES HAS STEADILY AND IMPRESSIVELY DEMONSTRATED
SUPERIOR PERFORMANCE BOTH WITH AN UNPARALLELED TRAINING RECORD
AND IN BATTLE.  JPJ EXEMPLIFIES THE HIGHEST CALIBER OF THE UNITED
STATES NAVY.  COMBAT-TESTED AND ALWAYS PREPARED, JPJ EMBODIES THE
FIGHTING SPIRIT OF USS ARIZONA.
 
3. CONGRATULATIONS TO THE CREW OF USS JOHN PAUL JONES.  YOUR
EXCEPTIONAL ACCOMPLISHMENTS ARE THE RESULT OF THE SUSTAINED
PROFESSIONALISM AND PERSISTENT DEDICATION OF ALL HANDS.
YOU HAVE RAISED THE BAR.
 
4.  ADMIRAL VERN CLARK SENDS.//
 
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