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88k | Paul Henry Nitze was born in Amherst, Massachusetts on January 16, 1907. Paul H. Nitze graduated "Cum Laude" from Harvard University in 1928. He first entered government service in 1941. In 1942, he became the Chief of the Metals and Minerals Branch of the Board of Economic Warfare, until named Director, Foreign Procurement and Development Branch of the Foreign Economic Administration in 1943. During the period between 1944-1946, Nitze served as Director and then as Vice Chairman of the U.S. Strategic Bombing Survey for which President Truman awarded him the Medal of Merit. Over the next several years he served with the Department of State, beginning as the Deputy Director of the Office of International Trade Policy. In 1949, he was named Deputy to the Assistant Secretary of State for Economic Affairs. In August of that year he became Deputy Director of the State Department's policy planning staff, and was appointed Director the following year. As Director, Nitze was the principal author of a highly influential National Security Council document (NSC-68), which provided the strategic outline for increased U.S. expenditures to counter the threat of the Soviet armament. From 1953 to 1961, Nitze served as President of the Foreign Service Educational Foundation while concurrently serving as an Associate of the Washington Center of Foreign Policy Research and The School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) of Johns Hopkins University. His publications during this period include "U.S. Foreign Policy: 1945-1955." In 1961 President Kennedy appointed Nitze Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs and in 1963 he became the Secretary of the Navy, serving until 1967. Following his term as Secretary of the Navy, he served as Deputy Secretary of Defense from 1967 to 1969, as a member of the U.S. delegation to the Strategic Arms Limitation Talks (SALT) from 1969 to 1973 and as Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Affairs from 1973 to 1976. Later, fearing Soviet rearmament, he opposed the ratification of the SALT II treaty in 1979. He was President Reagan's chief negotiator of the Intermediate Range Nuclear Forces (INF) treaty between 1981 and 1984. In 1984, Nitze was named Ambassador-at-Large and Special Advisor to the President and Secretary of State on Arms Control. For more than forty years, Nitze was one of the chief architects of U.S. policy toward the Soviet Union. President Reagan awarded Nitze the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1985 for his contributions to the freedom and security of the United States. This is the nation's highest civilian honor. In 1989, he returned to his office at SAIS, now renamed the Paul H. Nitze School of International Studies. Paul H. Nitze told the story of his extraordinary life in the memoir Hiroshima to Glasnost, and shared his observations on a lifetime in public service in the book Tension Between Opposites: Reflections on the Practice and Theory of Politics. He died on October 19, 2004 at age 97. At his funeral service in Washington National Cathedral, his coffin was carried by eight crew members of the USS Nitze DDG-94, one of the very few ships in the U.S. Navy ever to be named for a living person. | Robert M. Cieri | |
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62k | Pentagon, Arlington, Va. (Jan. 10, 2001) -- Former Secretary of the Navy Paul H. Nitze (right) and Secretary of Defense William S. Cohen look at a model of an Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer at a Pentagon press conference, following the announcement that a destroyer will be named in honor of Nitze. USS Nitze (DDG 94), which is due to join the fleet in 2004, is a multi-mission ship equipped with the Navy's AEGIS combat weapons system, and operates in support of carrier battle groups, surface action groups, and amphibious groups. Guided missile destroyers primarily perform anti-submarine, anti-air and anti-surface warfare roles. DoD photo by R. D. Ward. | Fabio Peņa | |
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160k | An artist's rendering of USS Nitze DDG-94 underway. | Robert M. Cieri | |
| 117k | PCU Momsen DDG-92 (in the water), PCU Bainbridge DDG-96 (closest to Momsen) and PCU Nitze DDG-94 (on the right) at Bath Iron Works. | Rexford Dundon | |
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76k | Under construction, August 9 2003. | Chester O. Morris | |
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108k | Christening ceremony pamphlet. | Steven A. Cardali | |
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41k | Newspaper photo of Secretary Nitze at the Christening ceremony in Bath, Maine April 17, 2004. | Chester O. Morris | |
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98k | Newspaper photo of the Christening ceremony at Bath, Maine April 17, 2004. | Chester O. Morris | |
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97k | On Saturday, April 17, 2004 NITZE was christened by the ship's sponsor Elisabeth "Leezee" Scott Porter, when she smashed a bottle of champagne against the Bath Iron Works Hull #476. | Robert M. Cieri | |
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201k | The Nitze Family at the Christening Ceremony. Ambassador Nitze with his wife, "Leezee" Porter and the ship's matrons, daughters Erin Lee Porter and granddaughter Phyllis Thompson Reed. | Robert M. Cieri | |
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42k | In drydock April 2004. | Steven A. Cardali | |
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44k | In drydock April 2004. | Steven A. Cardali | |
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20k | Invitation to the Commissioning Ceremony at Norfolk, March 5 2005. | Wendell R McLaughlin Jr | |
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74k | The Commissioning Program of USS Nitze DDG-94, which took place at Norfolk Virginia on March 5, 2005. NITZE is the 44th Aegis Destroyer and the 16th of the Flight IIA variant. | Robert M. Cieri | |
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117k | Crew goes aboard during Commissioning Ceremony at Norfolk, March 5 2005. | USN | |
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100k | Another view of the Commissioning Ceremony at Norfolk, March 5 2005. | Jack Treutle | |
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100k | Another view of the Commissioning Ceremony at Norfolk, March 5 2005. | Wendell R McLaughlin Jr | |
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97k | Another view of the Commissioning Ceremony at Norfolk, March 5 2005. | Wendell R McLaughlin Jr | |
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123k | Guided missile destroyers USS Paul Nitze (DDG-94) and USS Stout (DDG-55) moored pierside on the Elizabeth River, Norfolk, Virginia. Photo taken in 2006 by DeeAnne. | Bill Gonyo | |
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102k | 060524-N-4936C-001. New York Harbor, May 24 2006, the guided-missile destroyer USS Nitze (DDG 94) sails pass the Statue of Liberty in New York Harbor, headed for a Manhattan pier to participate in the 19th Annual Fleet Week New York City. Fleet Week has been sponsored by New York City since 1984 in celebration of the United States sea service. The annual event also provides an opportunity for citizens of New York City and the surrounding Tri-State area to meet Sailors, and Marines, as well as witness first hand the latest capabilities of today's Navy and Marine Corps team. Fleet week includes dozens of military demonstrations and displays, including public tours of many of the participating ships. U.S. Navy photo by Journalist Second Class David P. Coleman. | Robert M. Cieri | |
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104k | 060524-N-9640H-007. New York Harbor, May 24 2006, a New York City fireboat escorts the guided-missile destroyer USS Nitze (DDG 94) as it sails up the Hudson River during Fleet Week New York 2006, parade of ships. Fleet Week has been sponsored by New York City since 1984 in celebration of the United States sea service. The annual event also provides an opportunity for citizens of New York City and the surrounding Tri-State area to meet Sailors, and Marines, as well as witness first hand the latest capabilities of todayUs Navy and Marine Corps team. Fleet week includes dozens of military demonstrations and displays, including public tours of many of the participating ships. U.S. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate 2nd Class Gabriela Hurtado. | Robert M. Cieri | |
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103k | 061029-N-8154G-192. Atlantic Ocean, October 29 2006, the guided-missile destroyer USS Nitze (DDG 94) steams through the Atlantic Ocean. Nitze is underway to assist the USS Bataan Expeditionary Strike Group (ESG) during their Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX). The Bataan ESG is off the coast with the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit, based out of Camp Lejeune, N.C., prior to an upcoming regularly scheduled deployment. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Jeremy L. Grisham. | Robert M. Cieri | |
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112k | USS Nitze (DDG-94) at Valletta Port, Malta for a short visit January 18 2007. | Anthony Vella | |
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116k | As above. | Anthony Vella | |
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103k | 070703-N-6403R-002. Norfolk, Va., July 3 2007 the guided-missile destroyer USS Nitze (DDG 94) pulls into port at Naval Station Norfolk after a six-month deployment as part of Bataan Expeditionary Strike Group (ESG). The ESG supported maritime operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the 5th and 6th Fleet areas of operation. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Joshua T. Rodriguez. | Robert M. Cieri | |
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108k | 080328-N-2838C-020. Atlantic Ocean, March 28 2008, the guided-missile destroyer USS Nitze (DDG 94) steams off the coast of Florida. Nitze is conducting group sail operations. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Michael D. Cole. | Robert M. Cieri | |
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121k | USNS Supply (AOE-6) steams between USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN-71) and the guided-missile destroyer USS Nitze (DDG-94) while conducting a replenishment at sea (RAS) in the Atlantic Ocean, 28 March 2008. US Navy photo # 080328-N-2838C-032, Atlantic Ocean by MC2 Michael D. Cole. | Lee Wahler | |
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56k | 080502-N-7571S-002. Pacific Ocean, May 2 2008, the guided-missile destroyer USS Nitze (DDG 94) maneuvers to come along side the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) to conduct a refueling-at-sea during a composite training unit exercise. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Jonathan Snyder. | Robert M. Cieri | |
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151k | 080521-N-3088S-003. New York Harbor, May 21 2008, the guided-missile destroyer USS Nitze (DDG 94) passes by the Statue of Liberty during the parade of ships on opening day of Fleet Week 2008 in New York. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Todd A. Stafford. | Robert M. Cieri | |
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165k | 080523-N-8907D-011, Staten Island, NY, May 23 2008, the guided-missile cruiser USS Monterey (CG 61), and the guided-missile destroyers USS Nitze (DDG 94) and USS The Sullivans (DDG 68) are moored beside the museum and display ship USS Intrepid, which is undergoing repairs at Staten Island for Fleet Week 2008. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class David Danals. | Robert M. Cieri | |
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7k | Ship's patch. | Steven A. Cardali | |
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21k | Ship's patch. | Mike Smolinski | |
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