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NAVAL STATION EVERETT
FRIDAY, AUGUST 6, 2010 • NORTHWEST NAVIGATOR > KITSAP/EVERETT EDITION
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Kidd crew enjoys free food and games
MCSN Jacquelyn Childs
NAVSTA Everett
Public Affairs
People driving on to Naval
Station Everett the evening
of Aug. 2 were welcomed
by the overwhelming smell
of barbecue. The sounds of
the music and the chatter
and laughter from the crowd
can be heard as one walked
toward the baseball fields
outside the Commons.
NAVSTA Everett held a
barbecue for Sailors from
USS Kidd (DDG 100), local
Sea Cadets, and anyone on
base who wanted to join.
MCSN Jacquelyn Childs
Sailors from USS Kidd (DDG 100) play volleyball at the Fleet Week
Picnic at Naval Station Everett Aug. 2. Kidd pulled into NAVSTA
Everett the evening before picking up VIPs for a trip to Seattle for
Seafair’s Fleet Week.
USS Kidd takes
guests to sea
NAVSTA Everett
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Boy Scouts, Sea Cadets
and other guests boarded the
Arleigh Burke-class destroyer, USS Kidd (DDG 100) for
the ship’s one day voyage,
Aug. 3, to Seattle’s Fleet Week
festivities.
Kidd arrived at Naval
Station Everett the afternoon
before and the next morning welcomed 156 guests who
received a glimpse of what
life aboard a ship is all about.
The guest list included
members of the Navy Junior
Reserve Officer Training
Corps (NJROTC), future
Sailors of the Navy’s Delayed
Entry Program (DEP), two
Sea Cadet units, and a local
Boy Scouts troop.
“We are most excited about
meeting USS Kidd’s crew and
seeing what life is like out to
sea,” said Sea Cadet Charles
Motzer.
Kidd is currently homeported in San Diego. It is
the third Navy ship named
after Rear Adm. Isaac C.
Kidd, who was on board USS
Arizona (BB 39) during the
attack on Pearl Harbor, and
was the first American flag
officer to die in World War
II. Kidd deploys with Carrier
Strike Group 3.
For DEP Alex Van-tLeven,
the journey to Seattle was
his first ever aboard a naval
ship.
“I have toured destroyers
and carriers before, but have
never ridden one,” said VantLeven,
While aboard Kidd, guests
were able to tour spaces, talk
to Sailors, and learn more
about what life is like out
to sea.
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The Kidd pulled into
NAVSTA Everett Aug. 2.
They picked up Sea Cadets,
Boy Scouts, and other VIPs
for a trip to Seattle Aug.
3. They will be arriving in
Seattle as part of Seafair’s
Fleet Week Aug. 4-8.
The Sailors got the opportunity to relax in Everett
before making the trip to
Seattle.
“It is the fleet week picnic,”
said Julie Hollatz, Liberty
Recreation Assistant. “This
is an annual thing we do for
the ships that come in for
Sea Fair.”
At the barbecue they
enjoyed free food, music
and games. There were a few
inflatable games including
a Velcro wall, sports setup,
and bouncy jousting. Sailors
even enjoyed playing volleyball.
“At first I didn’t know what
to expect,” said Engineman
3rd Class Marvin Heinandez,
USS Kidd (DDG 100). “But
once you get out it’s actually
really fun.”
The event gave everyone
a chance to have a good
time but it also provided an
opportunity for the young
Sea Cadets to talk to Sailors
from the Kidd about life in
the Navy.
“It’s a great time,” said Gas
Turbine System Technician
(Mechanical) 2nd Class Rick
Hinkson, USS Kidd (DDG
100). “We’re having some
free barbecue and educating
some cadets.”
The annual event was
sponsored this year by
the Bremerton-Olympic
Peninsula, Lake Washington,
and Everett Navy League
councils.