"EEB3" wrote:
.. What I am trying to do have any cell that is in AA to become Black
if the cell in A does not contain "Ships" or "Personnel".

One way to get it going is to create a defined range for the 2 words,
then use it in a CF formula via SUMPRODUCT, like this:

Click Insert Name Define
Put under "Names in workbook:": MyList
Put in the "Refers to:" box: ={"Ships";"Personnel"}
Click OK

Then select AA3:AA6027 (AA3 active)
apply CF using Formula is:
=SUMPRODUCT(--ISNUMBER(SEARCH(MyList,A3)))=0
Format Fill color black OK out

Adapt/extend to suit ..
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Max
Singapore
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