WELCOME ABOARD!

CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR ORDERS TO USS FORREST SHERMAN. FORREST SHERMAN IS THE 48TH AEGIS DESTROYER BUILT AND THE 19TH OF THE FLIGHT IIA VARIANT. YOU WILL BECOME A MEMBER OF THE FORREST SHERMAN, ONE OF THE GREATEST SHIPS OUR NAVY EVER PRODUCED.

PLEASE CONTACT YOUR SPONSOR, LS2 WANG. THEY WILL PROVIDE YOU ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. LS2 WANG CAN BE CONTACTED VIA EMAIL: HANYI.WANG(AT)DDG98.NAVY.MIL. IF YOU DO NOT HEAR FROM YOUR SPONSOR, CONTACT THE COMMAND MASTER CHIEF AT CMC(AT)DDG98.NAVY.MIL 
OR COMMAND CAREER COUNSELOR AT CCC(AT)DDG98.NAVY.MIL. USS FORREST SHERMAN INPORT TELEPHONE NUMBER IS COMM: 757-444-4541.

I RECOMMEND THAT YOU ACCESS OUR COMMAND WEBSITE AT HTTPS://WWW.PUBLIC.NAVY.MIL/SURFLANT/DDG98/PAGES/DEFAULT.ASPX WHERE YOU WILL FIND BIOGRAPHIES ON OUR COMMAND LEADERSHIP, OUR COMMAND PHILOSOPHY, AND IMPORTANT INFORMATION REGARDING OUR SHIPS NAMESAKE AND HERITAGE.

IN THE EVENT THE SHIP IS UNDERWAY UPON YOUR ARRIVAL, IT IS IMPORTANT THAT YOU CONTACT THE TRANSIENT PERSONNEL UNIT, NORFOLK, VA AT COMM: 757-444-1640, REGARDING FURTHER TRANSFER PROCEDURES.

PLEASE LET YOUR SPONSOR KNOW YOUR TRAVEL PLANS TO INCLUDE YOUR PLANNED ARRIVAL DATES INTO THE NORFOLK AREA, YOUR INTENDED REPORTING DATE AND ANY SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS YOU MAY HAVE.

COMMANDER DAVID ZIEROTH, COMMANDING OFFICER SENDS. RELENTLESS