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	The US Navy -- Fact File
		Despite this, the FFG 7 class is a robust platform, capable of withstanding considerable damage.
		This "toughness" was aptly demonstrated when USS Samuel B. Roberts struck a mine and USS Stark was hit by two Exocet cruise missiles.
		FFG 17, 18, 35, & 44 were built for Australia.
	www.navy.mil /navydata/fact_display.asp?cid=4200&tid=1300&ct=4 (392 words)

	John Thach
		Thach spent the next decade serving as a test pilot and instructor and establishing a reputation as an expert in aerial gunnery.
		Lieutenant Commander Thach and Fighting Squadron Three flew off of USS Lexington (CV-2) in the early part of World War II and was assigned to USS Yorktown (CV-5) during the Battle of Midway in June of 1942.
		Thach was present at the formal Japanese Surrender on 2 September 1945 in Tokyo Bay.
	www.teachersparadise.com /ency/en/wikipedia/j/jo/john_thach.html (397 words)

	Science Fair Projects - USS Thach (FFG-43)
		USS Thach (FFG-43), an Oliver Hazard Perry-class frigate, is a ship of the United States Navy named for Admiral John Thach (1905–1981), a naval aviator during World War II, who invented the Thach Weave dog fighting tactic.
		Thach was laid down on 6 March 1981 by the Todd Pacific Shipyards Co., Los Angeles Division, San Pedro, Ca.
		Thach mission is to provide anti-air, anti-surface, and anti-submarine protection for carrier battle groups, naval expeditionary forces, replenishment groups, convoys, and other military and merchant shipping.
	www.all-science-fair-projects.com /science_fair_projects_encyclopedia/USS_Thach_%28FFG-43%29 (587 words)

	4ArmedForces.com Ships/Subs
		roosevelt cvb-42, uss coral sea cvb-43, uss valley forge cv-45, uss philippine sea cv-47, uss saipan cvl-48, uss wright cvl-49, uss forrestal cva-59, uss saratoga cva-60, uss ranger cva-61, uss independence cv-62, uss constellation cv-64, uss enterprise cvn-65, uss enterprise cvn-65, uss america cv-66, uss joh f.
		churchill ddg-81, uss lassen ddg-82, uss howard ddg-83, uss bulkeley ddg-84, uss mccampbell ddg-85, uss shoup ddg-86, uss mason ddg-87, uss preble ddg-88, uss mustin ddg-89, uss chafee ddg-90, uss pinckney ddg-91.
		wssp class, uss wasp lhd-1, uss exxex lhd-2, uss kearsarge lhd-3, uss boxer lhd-4, uss bataan lhd-5, uss bonhomme richard lhd-5, uss iwo jima lhd-7, tarawa class, uss tarawa lha-1, uss saipan lha-2, uss belleau wood lha-3, uss nassau lha-4, uss peleliu lha-5.
	www.4armedforces.com /category/4xshipssubs (545 words)

	Kids.Net.Au - Encyclopedia > USS Dolphin (AGSS-555)
		USS Dolphin (AGSS-555) is the United States Navy's only operational diesel-electric, deep-diving, research and development submarine.
		Her keel was laid down on 19 December 1964 at the Portsmouth Navy Yard, Kittery, Maine[?].
		USS Thach (FFG-43)[?] came alongside Dolphin to assess the submarine's status, but the seas were too rough for recovery or towing operations.
	www.kids.net.au /encyclopedia-wiki/us/USS_Dolphin_(AGSS-555)?title=Daniel_K._Inouye (877 words)

	Oliver Hazard Perry class frigate Information
		FFG 8, 29, 32, and 33 were built as short-hull ships but later modified into long-hull ships.
		The FFGs are also to be fitted with the Mk53 DLS Nulka missile decoy system, which will be better than the chaff and flares at guarding against anti-ship missiles.
		The Persian Gulf was a dangerous place to be during the Iran-Iraq War, and on 17 May 1987, USS Stark (FFG-31) was attacked, apparently accidentally, by an Iraqi warplane.
	www.bookrags.com /wiki/Oliver_Hazard_Perry_class_frigate (1149 words)

	Welcome to USS Thach - FFG 43
		USS Thach (FFG 43) is the 37th of the Oliver Hazard Perry class of guided missile frigates.
		Thach's mission is to provide anti-air, anti-surface, and anti-submarine protection for carrier battle groups, naval expeditionary forces, replenishment groups, convoys, and other military and merchant shipping.
		Thach is a part of Destroyer Squadron Two-Three and homeported in San Diego, Calif. Whether steaming with a carrier battle group, protecting an amphibious ready group or operating in the littoral, this ship can deliver.
	www.military.com /HomePage/UnitPageFullText/0,13476,201100,00.html (168 words)

	Frigates - FFG Factsheet
		Despite this, the FFG 7 class is a robust platform, capable of withstanding considerable damage.
		USS Stephen W. Groves (FFG 29), Pascagoula, Miss.
		USS Robert G. Bradley (FFG 49), Mayport, Fla.
	www.gruntsmilitary.com /ffg.shtml (407 words)

	USS Thach Hosts Reception in Bahamas (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Attending the reception were Arthur D. Hannah, governor-general of the Bahamas and Dr. Brent Hardt, charge daffaires at the U.S. Embassy in Nassau, as well as both the Chinese and Haitian ambassadors to the Bahamas.
		Thach has been conducting counter-narcotics operations in the eastern Pacific since June, working closely with several countries in the NAVSO area of responsibility, assisting the law enforcement mission to intercept and detain drug traffickers on the high seas.
		It is a pleasure to have USS Thach in Nassau, Hardt said.
	www.isria.info /FILES/2006/OCTOBER/10042006__46.htm (346 words)

	USS Thach (FFG 43)
		John Smith Thach was born in Pine Bluffs, Arkansas, on April 19, 1905.
		Later in the war, Admiral Thach was assigned to the Fast Carrier Task Force as Air Operations Officer, where he developed the system of blanketing enemy airfields with a continuous patrol of carrier-based fighters.
		Admiral Thach continued his distinguished career after the war, commanding the aircraft carrier USS SICILY in the Korean conflict, and later, the carrier USS FRANKLIN D. He was promoted to the rank of Rear Admiral in November of 1955, Vice Admiral in January of 1960, and to Admiral in March of 1960.
	navysite.de /ffg/FFG43.HTM (669 words)

	USS Thach (FFG 43)
		John Smith Thach was born in Pine Bluffs, Arkansas, on April 19, 1905.
		Later in the war, Admiral Thach was assigned to the Fast Carrier Task Force as Air Operations Officer, where he developed the system of blanketing enemy airfields with a continuous patrol of carrier-based fighters.
		Admiral Thach continued his distinguished career after the war, commanding the aircraft carrier USS SICILY in the Korean conflict, and later, the carrier USS FRANKLIN D. He was promoted to the rank of Rear Admiral in November of 1955, Vice Admiral in January of 1960, and to Admiral in March of 1960.
	www.navysite.de /ffg/FFG43.HTM (655 words)

	USN Ships--USS Thach (FFG-43)
		USS Thach, a 4100-ton Oliver Hazard Perry class guided missile frigate, was built at San Pedro, California.
		On 8 October 1987, Thach was involved in combat action between U.S. helicopters and Iranian small craft.
		USS Thach (FFG-43) was named in honor of the distinguished Naval Aviator Admiral John Smith Thach (1905-1981).
	www.history.navy.mil /photos/sh-usn/usnsh-t/ffg43.htm (176 words)

	USS Thach (FFG-43) Mission
		USS THACH (FFG-43), homeported in San Diego, California, is the 37th ship of the Oliver Hazard Perry class of guided missile frigates.
		THACH's mission is to provide anti-air, anti-surface, and anti-submarine protection for carrier strike groups, expeditionary strike groups and other military and merchant shipping.
		The concept of "minimum manning" means, simply, that with professional Sailors, THACH can meet the challenges of modern naval warfare with approximately half the crew found on other ships comparable size and capability.
	www.thach.navy.mil /mission.htm (366 words)

	FFG-43 USS Thach, 1:700 Pit-Road - Modellversium Galeriex
		Die Fregatte FFG-43 USS Thach ist ein typischer Vertreter der 54 Schiffe umfassenden Oliver Hazard Perry Klasse.
		Als erste Einheit stellte das Typschiff FFG-7 USS Oliver Hazard Perry 1977 in Dienst.
		Thach entwickelte die nach ihm benannte Thach Wave.
	www.modellversium.de /galerie/artikel.php?id=2131 (577 words)

	USS Thach Sailor Has Sky-High Reenlistment
		A Sailor aboard USS Thach (FFG 43) reenlisted recently while flying at 6,000 ft. in a SH-60B from Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron (Light) 43 Det. 2.
		ABOARD USS THACH, At Sea (NNS) -- For most Sailors, reenlisting in the Navy is a memorable experience.
		USS Thach’s (FFG 43) Fire Controlman 2nd Class Carlos Santiagoguzman took this memorable experience to new heights — literally - as he reenlisted for six years while 6,000 ft. in the air
	www.news.navy.mil /search/display.asp?story_id=4693 (238 words)

	Program Executive Office Ships News
		USS BATAAN, At Sea (NNS) -- The multipurpose amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD 5) and the Sailors and Marines of the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) successfully transited the Suez Canal on Jan. 30 and entered the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations.
		USS DONALD COOK, At Sea (NNS) -- A test of a U.S. Navy Tomahawk Block IV cruise missile was conducted Jan. 17 from USS Donald Cook (DDG-75), underway in the Gulf of Mexico.
		ABOARD USS BATAAN, At Sea (NNS) -- The Bataan Expeditionary Strike Group (ESG) entered U.S. 6th Fleet’s area of operations Jan. 10 in support of Commander, U.S. Naval Forces Europe’s initiative to strengthen emerging and enduring partnerships with the nations and navies of Greece, France, Morocco, Italy, Spain, Turkey and Malta.
	peoships.crane.navy.mil /news/jan07.htm (1893 words)

	U.S. Navy - A Brief History of Aircraft Carriers - USS Constellation (CV 64)
		USS Enterprise rejoined Constellation on Yankee Station on 18 January 1972 following her tour in the Indian Ocean in December 1971.
		USS Milius (DDG 65), also transiting home with the Constellation Strike Group, was in a position to assist, and was tasked by Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 7, embarked on Constellation, to investigate and render assistance to the vessel.
		USS Bunker Hill was one of the first warships to conduct Tomahawk strikes against leadership targets in Iraq.
	www.chinfo.navy.mil /navpalib/ships/carriers/histories/cv64-constellation/cv64-constellation.html (7298 words)

	Lieutenant Commander Wesley S (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Commander Gregory Claibourn enlisted in the Navy on September 5, 1975 and upon completion of boot camp in San Diego, he was assigned to the Pre-commissioning Crew of USS PETERSON (DD 969), home ported in Norfolk as a deck seaman.
		In January 1989, he reported to USS THACH (FFG 43) as First Lieutenant, where he participated in the ship's homeport shift from San Diego to Yokosuka, Japan.
		In March 2002, CDR Claibourn’s next assignment was to USS NIMITZ (CVN 68) homeported in San Diego as First Lieutenant then he went on to Naval Submarine Base Kings Bay Georgia as the Port Operations Officer.
	www.nwschs.navy.mil /xo_bio.htm (323 words)

	David D. Bruhn Contact Page
		Between 1977 and 2001, Commander David D. Bruhn, U.S. Navy (Retired) served twenty-two years on active duty and two in the Naval Reserve, as both an enlisted man and as an officer.
		He then served in USS Thach (FFG 43) as Chief Engineer and Destroyer Squadron 13 as Material Officer.
		Following graduation from the Naval Postgraduate School with an MS in Management, Bruhn was assigned to the Secretary of the Navy and CNO staffs as a budget analyst and a (Future Years Defense Plan) resources planner.
	www.davidbruhn.com /contact.htm (274 words)

	USS Thach wins Green 'H' for 1998 (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Yokosuka, Japan-- For the second year in a row USS Thach (FFG-43) has won the prestigious Force Commander Wellness Unit award, which Sailors call the 'Green H.' Comprising outstanding achievement in a wide variety of health related issues, it is a award that is not easily earned.
		"Thach's nutritional Program enabled me to serve a wide variety of healthy foods which included a salad bar that was a big hit," remarked Chief Mess Management Specialist Levy Randolph, 40, of Galveston, Texas.
		With a proud sense of accomplishment and a renewed dedication toward the future, Thach will continue to be a leader in the field of health.
	www.c7f.navy.mil /news2/7frel477.htm (308 words)

	Fleet Week 2000 (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Muni Pier was a good vantage point for the Navy parade of ships and practice flights on Friday while the deck of the massive USS Constellation made up for a very limited view of the flying on Saturday with an impressive static display.
		With nearly two thirds of her air wing aboard, this ship had more aircraft and in a much smaller space than a typical airshow.
		USS Coronado AGF 11 docked at Pier 35.
	gaia.ecs.csus.edu /~louiek/airshow/air00f.html (189 words)

	Frigate Photo Index FFG-43 USS THACH
		During the early 1940s, while commanding Fighting Squadron Three, Thach developed the fighter combat technique that came to be known as the "Thach Weave", a tactic that enabled the generally mediocre performing U.S. fighters to hold their own against the Japanese "Zero".
		Thach is part of the Constellation Battle Group which is currently on a regularly scheduled six-month deployment conducting combat missions in support of Operation Enduring Freedom.
		Thach is in the Central Command Area of Responsibility on a regularly scheduled six-month deployment in support of UN Sanctions against Iraq.
	www.navsource.org /archives/07/0743.htm (2295 words)

	Navy Diesel powered research Submarine DOLPHIN, reported fire and flooding
		The USS Dolphin is a U.S. Navy diesel research submarine which holds the world's deep-diving record.
		The Dolphin, stationed in San Diego, is the Navy's lone diesel-electric research submarine.
		USS THACH (FFG 43) is currently alongside DOLPHIN assessing the submarine's status and possible recovery/ towing operations.
	diodon349.com /US_Subs/navy_diesel_powered_research_sub_Dolphin_fire.htm (276 words)

	FFG-7 OLIVER HAZARD PERRY-class - Navy Ships
		Following the Iraqi air-launched Exocet attack on the USS Stark (FFG-31) on 17 May 1987 it was decided to upgrade the (V)2 installation by adding a jammer codenamed "Sidekick".
		These ships have a full load displacement of that ranges from 3,658 tons to 4,100 tons, are either 445 or 453 feet in overall length, have a 45 foot beam and a draft of 22 feet.
		In 1996 one FFG 7 supported Baltic Sea operations, two served in the Western Pacific for Carat 96, and three others patroled the Caribbean in counter-narcotics operations.
	www.fas.org /man/dod-101/sys/ship/ffg-7.htm (1534 words)

	Welcome to Navy Recruiting District Chicago
		His first assignment was in USS THACH (FFG 43), home ported in San Diego, CA, where he served as Main Propulsion Assistant and Combat Information Center Officer.
		During this period THACH deployed to the Arabian Gulf twice, first in support of Operation EARNEST WILL and second in support of Operations DESERT STORM and SOUTHERN WATCH and shifted homeports to Yokosuka, Japan as part of the Overseas Family Residency Program.
		Commander Klain next served on the Chief of Naval Operations’ staff in Washington, DC where he was a Policy and Joint Doctrine Officer and Administrative Assistant to the Director, Strategy and Policy.
	www.cnrc.navy.mil /chicago/htm/co.htm (322 words)

	MaritimeQuest - USS Thach FFG-43 Page 3
		December 19, 2002: USS Thach FFG-43 in the Arabian Gulf as part of Operation Enduring Freedom.
		March 6, 2002: USS Thach FFG-43 in the Arabian Gulf as part of Operation Iraqi Freedom.
		March 23, 2005: USS Thach FFG-43 in the Persian Gulf during Exercise Arabian Gauntlet.
	www.maritimequest.com /warship_directory/us_navy_pages/frigates/pages/thach_ffg_43_page_3.htm (71 words)

	USS Thach returns following gulf deployment
		On Thursday Nov. 19, 1998, USS Thach (FFG-43) returned to Yokusuka, Japan following a nearly six month deployment to the Arabian Gulf.
		Thach's sonar technicians and torpedomen did have an opportunity to demonstrate their skills during a week long torpedo evaluation exercise.
		In total, Thach and its embarked helicopter detachment from hsl-51 launched six surface fired and air dropped mk-46 and mk-50 torpedoes.
	www.c7f.navy.mil /news/7frel308.html (475 words)

	combatindex.com - US Sea Systems: FFG 43 (USS THACH)
		John Smith Thach was born in Pine Bluffs, Arkansas, on April 19, 1905.
		From the beginning, Admiral Thach proved himself a highly capable pilot, becoming recognized as one of the Navy's aerial gunnery experts, repeatedly shooting top scores in every type of combat aircraft he flew.
		The result, which he worked out with match sticks on his kitchen table, was the famous "Thach Weave" still used today by modern jets fighters.
	www.combatindex.com /hardware/detail/sea/ffg43_detail.html (567 words)

	Program Executive Office Ships - Frigates
		The Surface Combatant Force Requirement Study does not define any need for a single mission ship such as the frigate and there are no frigates planned in the Navy's five-year shipbuilding plan.
		(FFG 49) - USS Taylor (FFG 50) - USS Gary (FFG 51) - USS Carr (FFG 52) - USS Hawes (FFG 53) - USS Ford (FFG 54) - USS Elrod (FFG 55) - USS Simpson (FFG 56) - USS Reuben James (FFG 57) - USS Samuel B. Roberts
		(FFG 58) -USS Kauffman (FFG 59) - USS Rodney M. Davis
	peoships.crane.navy.mil /ffg (234 words)

	Tsunami Victims Aided by Sikorsky Naval Helicopters (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Meanwhile, more Navy MH-60S and U.S. Marine Corps CH-53E SUPER STALLION helicopters were headed to the stricken area aboard the multi-purpose amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6), which cut short its port visit to Guam Dec. 28 and set sail for South Asia to provide humanitarian assistance to the region.
		A U.S. 7th Fleet spokesman said the Navy is determined to alleviate the humanitarian catastrophe resulting from the recent natural disaster, and that forward deployed units of the U.S. 7th Fleet train for humanitarian assistance missions to rapidly respond to support relief efforts.
		Along with the USS Bonhomme Richard, other elements include the USS Duluth (LPD 6), USS Milius (DDG 69), USS Rushmore (LSD 47), USS Bunker Hill (CG 52), USS Thach (FFG 43), and USCGC Munro (WHEC 724).
	www.sikorsky.com /details_printable/1,9590,CLI1_DIV69_ETI435_PID5986,00.html (451 words)

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