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Originally Posted by BK911
I was stationed on the Kidd 86-89.
Thought she was decommissioned a few years ago?
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I think we talked about this before - I was on FFG-37 during Earnest Will and landed on the Kidd a few times in 1987. The H-2 Det OinC on that Kidd deployment is still a friend of mine.
Concerning the chase, this was a probably a test shot of new software, etc. in the TH and it is standard procedure on certain test ranges to have a chase aircraft. I got to chase a Penguin missile shot off of Rosey Roads in the back seat of an A-4. Lots of fun.
I was the Operational Test Director for the integration of Penguin on the SH-60B. The picture below is from the first Penguin Warhead shoot the day before. I am in the left seat.
