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'''{{hms|Vixen|DD-174|hcn}}''' is a [[Chanson-class]] [[Destroyer]] based in the Greater Chicago Metropolitan Area, including Northwest Indiana, and assigned to [[Second Fleet]]. Commanded by [[CDR]] Lisa Wiedemann, QCB, GCE, MC, KR, SC, DGC, OG, ''Vixen'' claims [[wikipedia:Chicago, IL|Chicago, IL]] as her charter city, and is the flagship of the [[Second Expeditionary Force]].
'''HMS Vixen (DD-174)''' was a [[Chanson-class]] [[Destroyer]] of the [[Royal Manticoran Navy]], based in the greater Chicago area and assigned to [[Second Fleet]]. Among the most decorated chapters of her era, ''Vixen'' earned all three Royal Manticoran Navy unit citations and was named to the [[List of Honor]] in consecutive years, and her crew founded the Gryphon's Wings program to aid members during the COVID-19 pandemic.


==History==
==History==
HMS ''Vixen'' was first brought into commission in February of 2016 under the command of [[Lieutenant Commander]] Matthew Lindquist as an upgrade from {{gsnlac|Green Knight|LAC-011|hcn}}<ref name="2FO1509A">[[Orders:Second Fleet Order 1509-A]]</ref>. When she entered commission in [[Second Fleet]], her primary area of operations was based out of [[wikipedia:Willmar, MN|Willmar, MN]].<ref name="BSD160210">[[Orders:BuShips Directive 1602-10]]</ref> ''Vixen'' was home to this crew for just over a year and a half, when in September her crew returned her to the [[Royal Manticoran Reserve Fleet|Active Reserve]] in exchange for the ''Valiant''-class {{hms|Samurai|CL-356}}.<ref name="BSD170906">[[Orders:BuShips Directive 1709-06]]</ref>
HMS ''Vixen'' was commissioned on 22 February 2016 under the command of [[LCDR]] Matthew Lindquist, an upgrade from the Grayson light attack craft {{gsnlac|Green Knight|LAC-011}}.<ref name="2FO1509A">[[Orders:Second Fleet Order 1509-A]]</ref><ref name="BSD1602-10">[[Orders:BuShips Directive 1602-10]]</ref> Assigned to [[Second Fleet]] and operating out of [[wikipedia:Willmar, Minnesota|Willmar, Minnesota]], she served this crew until 26 September 2017, when they recommissioned the [[Valiant-class]] {{hms|Samurai|CL-356}} and ''Vixen'' returned to the reserve.<ref name="BSD1709-06">[[Orders:BuShips Directive 1709-06]]</ref>


However, as of 0001 Hours on 05 August 2020, a new crew recommissioned the ''Vixen'', this time under command of then-LCDR Lisa Wiedemann.<ref name="BSD200802">[[Orders:BuShips Directive 2008-02]]</ref> Not ones to rest upon laurels, the ''Vixen'''s crew quickly began establishing a history and a name for themselves: in just over six months, they had recruited enough to stand up a Marine Detatchment of Platoon-strength, MARDET Vixen. <ref name="FCO2103B">[https://forums.trmn.org/viewtopic.php?f=493&t=15310&p=40057&hilit=vixen#p40057 FORCECOM Order 2103-B]</ref> This was followed in July by the movement from independent patrol to an assignment to the newly-activated Task Group 22.4, alongside {{hms|Demon|CLAC-62}}, {{hms|Hexapuma|CA-412}} and {{hms|Havoc|DD-01}}.<ref name="ND21JU02">[[Orders:Naval Directive 21JU-02]]</ref>
''Vixen'' was recommissioned on 5 August 2020 under [[LCDR]] Lisa Wiedemann.<ref name="BSD2008-02">[[Orders:BuShips Directive 2008-02]]</ref> The new crew raised a platoon-strength Marine detachment and, in mid-2021, was assigned to the newly activated Task Group 22.4 alongside {{hms|Demon|CLAC-62}}, {{hms|Hexapuma|CA-412}}, and {{hms|Havoc|DD-01}}.<ref name="ND21JU02">[[Orders:Naval Directive 21JU-02]]</ref> During the COVID-19 pandemic the crew founded the Gryphon's Wings program to support fellow members, work for which the chapter was repeatedly recognized.


''Vixen'''s most well known accomlpishment is the foundation of the Gryphon's Wings program in 2020, to aid fellow TRMN members throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. For their unending support of this program, they have been recognized several times.
Command passed to [[LCDR]] Yrica Butt on 13 January 2024,<ref name="BSD2401-02">[[Orders:BuShips Directive 2401-02]]</ref> and to [[CAPTSG]] David Kling on 21 December 2024.<ref name="BSD2412-03">[[Orders:BuShips Directive 2412-03]]</ref> ''Vixen'' was subsequently decommissioned; the corresponding [[Bureau of Ships]] directive was not published to the forum.{{Citation needed}}
 
Of special note, the ''Vixen'' is one of the very few hulls in TRMN to have achieved the hat-trick of all three Unit awards available to an RMN hull; the details of which can be seen below, under [[HMS_Vixen_(DD-174)#Decorations|Ship's Honors]].


===Commanding Officers===
===Commanding Officers===
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| 1 || [[LCDR]] Matthew Lindquest, [[KCR]], [[KCE]] || 22 February 2016 || 28 September 2017
| 1 || [[LCDR]] Matthew Lindquist, [[KCR]], [[KCE]] || 22 February 2016 || 26 September 2017
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| 2 || [[LCDR]] Lisa Wiedemann, [[QCB]], [[GCE]], [[MC]] || 05 August 2020 || 13 January 2024
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| 3 || [[LCDR]] Yrica Butt || 13 January 2024 || 21 December 2024
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| 2 || [[CDR]] Lisa Wiedemann, [[QCB]], [[GCE]], [[MC]] || 05 August 2020 || ''Incumbent''
| 4 || [[CAPTSG]] David Kling || 21 December 2024 || Unknown
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===Crew Lineage===
===Crew Lineage===
* 05 Aug 2020: Launched as {{hms|Vixen|DD-174|hcn}} and assigned to [[Second Fleet]] on detatched patrol.
* This space held for subsequent crew lineage upon recommissioning.
* 30 Jun 2021: Reassigned permanently to Task Group 22.4.


==Command Staff==
==Command Staff==
* Commanding Officer: [[CDR]] Lisa Wiedemann, [[QCB]], [[GCE]], [[MC]], [[RMN]]
* Commanding Officer: N/A
* Executive Officer: [[LCDR]] Yrica Butt, [[RHN]]
* Executive Officer: N/A
* Ship's Bosun: [[CPO]] Buzz Ryan, [[KE]], [[RMN]]
* Ship's Bosun: N/A


==Ship's Honors==
==Ship's Honors==
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