Rear Adm David T. Hart, Jr., Deputy Commander of Naval Region Europe was the guest speaker at the decommissioning ceremony held for the Spruance class destroyer USS Kinkaid (DD 965)

Naval Station San Diego (Jan. 07, 2003) Rear Adm David T. Hart, Jr., Deputy Commander of Naval Region Europe was the guest speaker at the decommissioning ceremony held for the Spruance class destroyer USS Kinkaid (DD 965). Im especially proud that the spirit lives on in this crew today as they take on a challenging task such as Sea Swap, said Hart. The crew of the Kinkaid will relieve the crew of the USS Fletcher (DD 992) in the Navys new Sea Swap Initiative, which involves rotating three crews through a single ship to allow for more time on station in theater. U.S. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate 3rd Class Emmanuel Rios. File# 030107-N-3211R-005