Caron (DD 970) - Naval Cruise Book

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The Captain Commander STEVEN W. NERHEIM United States Navy PRESS ON DESTROYERMEN Commander Steven W. Nerheim was born in Ludington, Michigan and attended schools in Muskegon, Michigan prior to joining the U. S. Navy in 1968. After enlisted service in USS HARWOOD (DD-861) and USS STRONG (DD-758), he attended the University ot Washington under the Naval Enlisted Scientific Education Program (NESEP). He was commissioned an Ensign aker taking a Bachelor ot Science in Oceanography in December 1975. Commander Nerheim holds a Master ol Business Administration degree from Golden Gate University and is a distinguished honor graduate oi the Marine Corps War College, Quantico, Virginia. His initial assignments at sea 2 ♦ USSCARON were Communications Officer and First Lieutenant in USS JULIUS A. PURER (FFG-6) and Boilers Officer in USS AMERICA (CV-66). Following Department Head School he served as Operations Officer in USS BRISCOE (DD-977), and Operations Officer to Commander, Destroyer Squadron Thirry-Two. He has commanded USS ENHANCE (MSO-437), USS IMPLICIT (MSO- 455), and USS CONQUEST (MSO- 488), and participated in Mine Countermeasures operations during two tours in the Arabian Gulf. Commander Nerheim has served ashore as a Tactical Warfare Instructor at Fleet Combat Training Center, Atlantic and on the staff of Commander Naval Surface Force, U. S. Atlantic Fleet. His personal and campaign awards include the Meritorious Service Medal with two gold stars, the Navy Commendationi Medal, the Nav) ' Achievement Medal with one gold star, two; Navy Expeditionar} ' Medals, and five Armed Force Expeditionary Medals. Other awards include the Battle E Award in USS CONQUEST, the Human- itarian Service Medal, and various Nav) ' and Meritorious Unit commendations. Commander Nerheim is married to the former Christine Marie Jacobs, of Muskegon, Michigan. They have three children. Steven Jr is a student at the University of Virginia. Andrea and Peter reside with the famih ' in Virginia Beach.

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Welcome Aboard USS CARON SS CARON has been the leader amongst destroyers since her commissioning on 1 October, 1977. CARON has maintained a proud history of accomplishments and firsts, having been involved in nearly every major U.S. naval operation since her commissioning. Her involvement ranges fi ' om providing fire support during Operation Urgent Fury in Grenada to firing over 590 five inch rounds in support oi the multi-national peace- keeping force in Lebanon . She was one of the first ships to cross Mumamar Quadaffi ' s Line of Death in the GuU of Sidra, was rammed by a Soviet patrol boat in the Black Sea during Freedom of Navigation operations, and is the only ship to fire Tomahawk missiles twice in battle. CARON has always served our nation in as proud a manner as her namesake, and can proudly claim the title of the finest strike destroyer in the fleet. USS CARON ♦ 1

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THE CMC GSCM WALTER BOSSLER United States Navy GSCM Bossier was born in Birdsboro, Pennsylvania jiiil attended Twin Valley High School before entering the N.iw on 14 November 1977. He attended Recruit Training ,u R rC, Great Lakes before attending Gas Turbine School. He then cross-rated to the newly created GSE rate. His initial assignment was to the commissioning crew of USS JOHN RODGERS (DD 983), serving aboard from February 1979 until Januar) ' 1982. He then transferred to USS YELLOWSTONE (AD 41) in January 1982 where he developed an onboard gas turbine repair facilit) ' . In November 1982 he was transferred to NTC, Great Lakes for instructor durs ' where he advanced to Chief Pett} ' Officer. In December 1986, GSCM Bossier was assigned to ASSAULT CRAFT UNIT FOUR (ACU 4) in Litde Creek, VA, where he served for four years as maintenance chief for Landing Crah Air Cushion (LCAC) vehicles. He was then assigned to shore dut) ' at ACU 4 in July 1991, and advanced to Master Chief in April 1994. In September 1994, he attended the Senior Enlisted Propulsion Engineering Course at NTC, Great Lakes before reporting to USS CARON (DD 970) in November 1994. GSCMBossler and his wife Diane have three children, Phillip, Megan and Katie. THEXO Lieutenant Commander HOWARD R. LIND United States Navy Lieutenant Commander Howard R. Lind was born in tireenwich, Connecticut and attended Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State Universit) ' , graduating in 1980 with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Statistics. He entered the Nav) ' Officer Candidate School and received a commission in November 1980. He earned a Master of Science Degree in Information Systems at the Naval Postgraduate School in 1988, and completed the Naval War College Non-resident course, College of Naval Command and Staff, in Washington, DC, in 1994. Lieutenant Commander Lind has served at sea aboard USS YORKTOWN (CG-48) as Operations Officer, USS VALDEZ (FF-1096) as Weapons Officer, USS DEWEY (DDG- 45) as Terrier Missile Fire Control Officer, and USS STEIN (FF- 1065) as Communications Officer. He has also served in Washington, DC, on the staft of the Assistant Secretary of the Nav) ' for Research, Development, and Acquisition. During this tour at the Naval Information Systems Management Center, he earned the subspecialty code for Command and Control (C2) and Operations Systems Technology. Lieutenant Commander Lind has been awarded the Navy Commendation Medal with gold star and the Navy Achievement Medal. He is married to the former Jackie Conner of McLean and have four daughters: Shelley, Ashley, Melody, and Holly. Lieutenant Commander Lind and his family reside in McLean, Virginia. USS CARON ♦ 3