z M There is a couch of the romantic in most every sea-going man. To him the boundless sea represents freedom. This book has been created for the romantic in you, the Concord sailor, not so much as a souvenir but rather as a collection of two dimensional memories. The words have been kept to a minimum. Hopefully the photos will speak for themselves for they are your memories ■slices our of your life spent in the sun drenched, deep blue Mediterranean in 1982. Each photo represents l 60th to l 500th of a second out ot the 15,033,600 some seconds this six month cruise involved. Also, just as there are no milestones on the sea there are no page numbers in this book. Open to any page and enjoy. COMMANDING OFFICER Captain DONALD VAUX BOECKER United States Navy Captain Boecker grew up in Napersville, Illinois, where he was active in all sports, earned his Eagle Scout badge and learned to fly as an Air Scout. He attended Columbian Prep School in Washington, D.C. and through the reserves earned an appointment to the U.S. Naval Academy in 1956. He played both varsity golf and football at the academy and was graduated in 1960. He commenced flight training at Pensacola, Florida, and was designated a Naval Aviator in February 1962. After completing training in the A-4C aircraft, he was assigned to Attack Squadron SEVENTY-SIX where he deployed aboard the USS ENTERPRISE for her first two Mediterranean deployments and also participated in the Cuban Blockade. Capt. Boecker transferred to Attack Squadron SEVENTY-FIVE in September 1963 and served as Personnel Officer in the first A-6 squadron. He deployed to Southeast Asia and on 14 July 1965, while on a combat mission, was forced to eject over enemy territory where he successfully evaded the enemy and was rescued eighteen hours later. A second cruise aboard the USS INDEPENDENCE took him to the Mediterranean for the initial A-6A deployment with the Sixth Fleet. In September 1966, he attended the U.S. Naval Test Pilot School, graduating in June 1967. He served as team leader for a joint Navy Air Force preliminary evaluation of the A-7D E aircraft, completed the joint service evaluation, and later became Project Officer in charge of the Board of Inspection Survey Trials for the A-7E at NAS Patuxent River, Maryland. In October 1969 he reported to Attack Squadron FORTY-TWO, the A-6 readiness squadron at NAS Oceana, where he served as an A-6 instructor pilot and as Training Officer. In November of 1970 he reported to Attack Squadron SEVENTY-FIVE and served as Maintenance Officer during a Mediterranean CV deployment aboard the USS SARATOGA. In April 1972 he was assigned as Plans and Programs Officer on Commander Medium Attack Wing ONE Staff at NAS Oceana. In May of 1973 Capt. Boecker reported as Executive Officer of Attack Squadron EIGHTY-FIVE aboard the USS FORRESTAL in the Med. On July 1, 1974 he assumed command of Attack Squadron EIGHTY-FIVE aboard the USS FORRESTAL anchored off Palma, Spain and remained in command during another Mediterranean deploy- ment until November 1975. Capt. Boecker then served for three years in Washington at the Naval Air Systems Command as A-6 Class Desk Officer where he was in charge of all technical improvements to the A-6E airplanes — most importantly, the Target Recognition Attack Multisen- sor (TRAM). In May 1978 he reported as Executive Officer of the USS SARATOGA in Mayport, Florida where he served until November 1979. In December 1979 he reported to the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense (Research and Engineering) where he was Staff Specialist in the Tactical Air Warfare Branch. He was responsible for monitoring the aircraft programs, preparing answers to Congressional questions and keeping the Under Secretary of Defense informed on Navy and Airforce fighter aircraft, particularly the F-14, F-15, F-16 and F-18 ' s. In August 1981 he attended the Senior Officer Ship Material Readiness Course in Idaho Falls, Idaho. Capt. Boecker has been awarded the Defense Meritorious Service Medal, six Air Medals, two Navy Commendation Medals with combat V , the Combat Action Ribbon, a Navy Unit Commendation, the Navy Expeditionary Medal, and several Viet Nam decora- tions. Capt. Boecker is married to the former Gay Lanier Scott of Winter Haven, Florida. They have six children: Michele, Stephanie, Danielle, Virginia, Dione and Scott. CDR Vtipil was born in Pittsburg, PA, graduated from Allegheny High School and was commissioned in 1968 after attending the U.S. Naval Academy. From 1968 to 1971 he served aboard the USS CLAUDE V. RICKETTS (DDC-5) as Electronics Material Officer and Combat Information Center Officer. From 1971 to 1973 he served as Executive Officer of the minesweeper USS ENHANCE (MSO-437) participating in Operation Endsweep clearing mines from Haiphong Harbor. CDR Vtipil attended the Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey, CA from 1974 to 1975 earning a Master of Science Degree in material management. After Department Head School in Newport, Rl, he served as Operations Officer aboard the USS HARRY E. YARNELL (CC-17) from 1976 to 1978 and from there to Washington serving as Assistant Director for Enlisted Policy for Commander, Navy Recruiting Command. CDR Vtipil relieved CDR D. H. Kreiger in February 1981 as Executive Officer of the USS CONCORD (AFS-5). EXECUTIVE OFFICER Commander DONALD S. VTIPIL United States Navy OFFICERS Clockwise: ENS. Collins; LTJG Norris, LCDR Hudgens, LT Steelman; CW03 Kolenda, ENS Miller. LCDR Bremer I Kneeling: CAPT Boecker. LTJG Childs, CDR Vtipii, LCDR Finefrock, ENS Cole, LT Pacheco, ENS Perez. LT Knowlon. LT Steelman. ENS Murukis. Standing: ENS Monti, CW03 Butler. LT Blakey, LCDR Hudgens, LTJG Maes, LT Kurzentiouser. ENS McKitty, LT Parente, LT Ruebens, LT Baun. LT Coss, LT Lewis, LCDR Siedschlog, CDR Chertock, LCDR Visage, LT Robie, LTJG Miller, LTJG Norris, LTJG Tibayan, ENS Weill, LCDR Gracia, 5 ■' I % DIVISIONS Ol Left: OS3 Ballard Below: OS3 Allen, OSSN Maddrey. OS3 McLaughlin, OSSN Ford, OS3 Ballard. OS3 Anderson OS2 Martin OSC Arnold, LT Baun oc Front: RMSN Bell, RM3 Twiggs, RMSN Ingram Mid: RMC Beverage, RM2 Bradshaw, RMC Morgan, RM3 Vickery, ENS Monti Rear RM2 Hoston, RM2 Wells, RMSN demons, RMSN Horlin, RM2 Myers, not pictured RM3 Eason RM3 Vickery, RM2 Wells, RM3 Twiggs, RM2 Myers, RMSN Bell OE ET3 Gibbons, ET3 Haynes, ET1 Focht. ETSN Roswold, ET2 Smith, ETSN Phillips, ET2 Wagstaff OS2 Martin i fe f - _ — v NAV Front: QMSN Kluck, QMSN Jenkins, QMSN Luton Rear: QMC Sinnmons, QM2 Dupont, SR Whitehead. QMSN Jen- QMS Miller. SN Over, QM1 Grindell. LT Parente kins D- Front: BM2 Busch. BM2 Brooks, BMSN Hamby. BM3 Adkins, BM3 Hambrick, SA Vee, SN Roberts Rear BMSN Goodyear, SN Eighmy, BM3 Richardson, SN Wilson, ENS Russell, BM3 Chambers, BMSN Beaudette, SN Delgcdo. BMSN Branson, SR Whitehead, FN Bynum. BM3 Dixon, CW03 Butler, LCDR Gracia, BM1 Kuhl, not pictured: BM2 Proegitzer f« Mm t i. « - , ' ■D-3 Front BMSN Krenik, BMSN Nance, BM3 Salisbury Mid SN Mclean, BM2 Ashe, BMSN Wood Rear: SN Smith, BM3 Thorpe, ENS McKltty STREAM Front SN Gates, FN Walczak, ENS McKitty, EMC Palencio Mid MM3 Collum, SN Nason. BM2 Wallace, EM3 Naugler Rear MM1 Starling, MM2 Gomez. MM3 Peltier D-2 Left BM2 Ratts, CW03 Kolenda Below front: SN Humphries, SA Ramos, BM3 Drew, BM3 Mansell, SN Higginbotham, SA Stevens, BM3 Brown. SN Lewis, LTJG Norris Rear: BMC Thrasher, SN Tuinstra, ENS Murukis, BMSN Blong, BM3 Salyer, BM2 Bigelow, BM2 Ratts, SN Aziz, CW03 Butler, SN McLeod, SN Wyatt, SN Phelps, BMSN Nelson, LCDR Gracia WEAPONS Front GMGSN Forney, GMGSA Bailey, SN ODeher- ty, GMGSN Brown, BM3 Smith, LCDR Gracia Rear GMG1 Barnum, GMGSN Wiggins, SN Ralston, SN Stamper, SN Gump, GMGC Brown, ENS Russell BOS ' N Front SA Piatt, SN Ralston, SN Stamper Mid: SN O ' Neal, SA Gol- den, SN Morrison Rear: CW03 Butler, BM3 Smith SKI Cantada S-1 Row 1 : DPSN Kukowski. SK2 Kearney. DP2 Berths, DPC Anderson, DPSN Rayos, DP3 Moss Row 2: ENS Collins, LCDR Bremer, DS1 Simonson Row 3: SN Scott, DPSA Phillips, AKAN Workman, DPSN Landphair, DP3 Johnson Row 4: LT Pacheco, DPSN King, SK1 Alberta, SK3 Jonnet, DP3 Barresi Row 5 SKCS Butler, SK2 Christopherson, DP2 Hansen, DP1 Jenness, AK1 Shaw, DP2 Ruppert Row 6: SK3 Lewis, SKSN Coleman, SK3 Merciel, SK2 Crittenden HOLD FIVE S-2 Front: SKI Comacho. SKI Cantada, SN Brown, SN Pilgrom, SKC Kerekes Standing: LT Robie, SKSN Talbot, SKSA McLaughlin, SKSA Schnltter, SK2 Mulhisen, SK3 Lazare, SK3 Rose, SK2 Hopkinson, SKSN Todhunter, SKSN Byrd, SK1 Higgins, SK3 Hay, SK2 Tozier, SK3 Posa, SKSN Chadwick, SN Jones, SK2 Kearney, SK3 Elkins, SK1 Watson, SK2 Ricketts, SK1 Stokes, not pictured: SKSA Robinson S-3 Front: SN Lemire, SMI Wallace, MS2 Poole, MS2 Hicks, LTJG Tibayan, DPSN Phillips, MS1 Mejia, SN Gates, SN Ortiz, SA Crump, MS Allen Mid: MS2 Hurst, QMSN Jenkins, MSSN Faircloth, SKSN Lopez, DPSN King, SA Choice, MSSA Hensley, SN Golden Rear: MS1 Mercadc MS1 Cherry, MSSN Vanderveer, MSSN Walsh, BTFA Williams, SN Ingraham, ICFN Smith, QMSN Luton, BTFN Chronic Below right: MS Cherry, MS2 Moss S-4 Front: SHSN Clayton, SH3 Clements, SH2 Smith Rear: SHSN Groziano. ENS Cole, SH2 Blaise, SH3 Holmes, SHSN Harris. SHSN Hamm S-5 Front: DKI Punongbayan, LTJG Tibayan Rear: DK3 Ransom, DK3 Larence EM3 Reader, EMC Coco, EM3 Monti A Front: MM3 Arttiur, MM3 Simidinger, MMFN Shoemaker, MMFA Stetcher, MMFA Harmon Rear: MM3 Watson, MM2 Coats MM1 Gorrnett. MM2 Joiner, MM3 Carson, Pilatowski, MMFN Stump, EN2 Maat, MM3 Hurst, EN1 Stackewicz A GAKfi BOAT SHOP Kneeling: IC2 Turner. EM3 Monti, EM3 Stubbe, EMFA Feydt, EMFN Reader Standing: ENS Childs. EMFN Bovier, ICFN Smitti, IC3 Caudle, EM3 Robinette, ICFA Porter, EM3 Palmer, EMFN Powlus, EM2 Martin, EM2 Roberts, EM3 Crane, EMFN Mclvor inset: EM3 Maxwell B Row ■BTFN Cohen. BT1 Webef Row 2: BT2 Anderson, BTFA Goodman. BTFA Mueller. BT1 Abbott. BT3 Harris, CW02 Maes Row 3: BTFA Shanks, BTCS Collins, BTFN Toft, BTFA Byrne, BTFA Johnston, BT1 Jeter, BT2 Landenberger. BT3 Conklin, BT3 Ainsworth BTCS Coins M ' . C ' l er VVFA 5: 2 M •■Z ' . CW02 ' . ' se; MM2 Myers N 7obirison Row : ■- ' .J Dawes. - a ' . .•; ogefS, CW02 Maes, BTI Abbott, MMFN Johnston, BTCS Collins, BT2 Choriond. BT3 Carlo R HT2 Dewey, ENS Perez, HT1 Stevens, HTC Robinson I MIH ' IIMIII IIIMMIMII ,t4tll) IIMIII i| IMIDIIIIII fllMMIIlllilH ' « lilMliniM MtlMUIIIII •illMIIIII •HUM •MM «M tl tl I) • I ENS Perez, HTFN Ingram, HT3 Robinson, MRFN Rose, HT3 Love, HTFN Scott Kneeling HTFN Kluge, HTFN Wolczenski. HT2 Dewey. HTFN Bullard X HV ' =esei eve ' , 0C3 Papi. PNSN Lockwood, PN3 Stover i?o 1 SK2 Smith. LT SteefrTxyt Row 2: YN 1 Brown. MAC Znchuk. J03 Mobee. PCSN SN l toore. YNSN Dickey, NC1 WBoms, YN2 Beagle Gannon Row 4: YNSN Hayes, PN3 Stover not pictued: PC1 Hogon (th, LT SteefrTxan Row 2: YN 1 Brown. MAC Znchuk, J03 IV irTNl A I HM3 Dombrowski, HM1 Thomas, LT Spiman, PN1 LuthRow 3 :BT1 Speer. T 4SNLockwood. l |l )( A I Knowkn, HM2 Watson. HVI2 PkJ- W Dickey, NC1 WBams, YN2 Beagle. BM2 O ' Shea, YN3 I V II_L_ ' In L_ geon HELICOPTER DET-5 I - 6 OEV v. ' M i -I t ■S r% Vv . Top BM2 Achorn, AD3 Furr. AD3 Allen Mid AT2 Moses, AE3 Ferrier. AK3 Rhodes, AZ3 Summers Standing LT Kurzenhauzer, LT Lewis, AMMAN Schwers, AD2 Nolff, AMH3 Robacker, ADC Gerhardt, LT Ruebens, LCDR Siedschlag Kneeling: AE3 Ronnenberg, AE3 Boyer, AMS3 Downs, AE1 Griffin not pictured: AD1 Smith UNDER WA Y REPLENISHMENT The mission of the USS CONCORD is, simply stated, to supply Mediterranean deployed. Sixth Fleet ships with food, general and technical supplies. The process prior to and during each hit involves many hours of paper work and physical labor to make sure each customer of this general store of the Med gets what they need to carry out their missions successfully. In the following pages, you will see what goes on during an actual manuver. In the beginning one ship moves up along side of the other. Shot lines are then passed to connect the ships with high tension cargo cables and phone lines. Cargo is brought up from the holds, put into position by fork trucks, and hoisted up and across the sea in rope slings. This process is called horizontal or connected replenishment, it requires very accurate handling of the ships and cargo to maintain safety. CONCORD also carries two helicopters and air crew to man them. These are employed for a process called verticle replenishment. Prior to a vert-rep , the flight deck is loaded with cargo wrapped in cargo nets. During the hit the helos alternately hover over the cargo, are hooked up to it, lift it over to the customer ship, and gently set it down on their flight deck. Many more hours go into the preparation for a hit than go into the hit itself. Together, the men that work in the holds and on the decks make CONCORD 1. ' - w J il ■k ' .H m y M ' - ' ;V;t:,!. ?; , . i-. 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