and Front Burner Report
investigation of (see Command investigation; FBI/NCIS criminal investigation; USS Cole Commission investigation)
and kamikaze terrorists
and OPREP-3, Pinnacle, Front Burner Report
and rapid response security team
and refueling (see Refueling in Aden, Yemen)
and rules of engagement
U.S. government response to
See also Damage; Damage assessment; Damage control efforts
USS Cole Commission investigation (aka Defense Department investigation)
and Lippold’s nomination for promotion
See also Command investigation; FBI/NCIS criminal investigation
USS Cole Commission Report
release of
See also Command Investigation Report
USS Cole crew members
and awards ceremony
and convalescent leave
and crew retirements
duties of
and farewell ceremony
interview with
and port visits
and stress (see Stress recovery)
and Veterans Day reception at White House
See also Killed in action; Missing; Wounded
USS Cole crew members, and return voyage
aboard USS Tarawa
and Germany, flight to
and the media
at Norfolk Naval Air Station
and “steel beach” picnic
USS Cole Fund
USS Cole Memorial
USS Cole, reconstruction of
and damage assessment, completion of
and dry docking at Ingalls Shipbuilding
and offload plan
and repair period and manning decision
USS Cole, and transport to U.S.
and commander’s return with crew
and departure date
and emergency destruction plan
and offload plan
and return route
and tow to Motor Vessel Blue Marlin (see also Motor Vessel Blue Marlin)
USS Coral Sea
USS Donald Cook
assistance of
and command investigation
and damage control efforts
and USS Cole crew members awards ceremony
USS Duluth
USS Enterprise Battle Group
USS Fairfax County
USS George Washington
and command investigation
and USS Cole crew members awards ceremony
USS Gettysburg
USS Hawes
assistance of
and command investigation
and damage control efforts
and Navy birthday celebration, cake for
and USS Cole crew members awards ceremony
USS Indianapolis
USS Laffey
USS Liberty
USS Normandy
USS Pittsburgh
USS Pueblo
USS Saratoga
USS Seattle
USS Shiloh
USS Simpson
USS Tarawa
and follow-on attack, warning of
and food delivery, problem with
and patches, theft of
and USS Cole crew members return voyage
USS Underhill
USS Yorktown
Van Foeken, Jason
Van Hook, Gordon
Veterans Day reception, at White House
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Vial-Mir, François
Walker, Jonathan
Wall, Bob
Walsh, Richard F. “Dick,”
Warner, John
and letter to Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Myers
and Lippold’s nomination for promotion
and McVay’s nomination for promotion
and U.S. Constitution
Webb, Andrew
Wheeler, Kristen
White House Commission on Remembrance
White House Military Office
Whitworth, Mark
Wibberley, Craig
Wibberley, Tom
Winnefeld, James “Sandy,”
Winter, Donald
Wolfowitz, Paul
Woodfin, Denise
World War II
and kamikazee attacks
Wounded (USS Cole crew members)
and blood donors
and boats to take wounded to shore
and Bouffard French military hospital (Djibouti)
and Critical Care Air Transport Teams (CCATTs)
and discharge from hospital
and family members, notification of
and Landstuhl Regional Medical Center (Germany)
medical evacuation of
and medical treatment area, damage to
and muster report
and Ramstein Air Base, Germany
and U.S. Air Force
and Yemeni hospitals
See also Killed in action; Missing
Yemeni customs authorities, and diplomatic clearance
Yemeni government
and al Qaeda operatives, capture and conviction of
Yemeni government (continued)
and cooperation, lack of
and crew safety, lack of commitment to
and criminal investigation
and terrorists, attitude regarding
Yemeni hospitals
Zinni, Anthony C.
Commander Kirk S. Lippold was the commanding officer of the USS Cole during Al Qaeda’s attack in October 2000. Lippold’s personal awards include the Defense Superior Service Medal, Legion of Merit, Meritorious Service Medal, and Combat Action Ribbon, among others. He retired from the Navy in 2007, and serves as president of Base to Peak, LLC, a strategic planning and leadership development firm.
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