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lk The period 23 J anuary-141 une 1985 was indeed memorable for the Minutemen of the USS CONCORD. What was sche- duled as a typical routine Mediterranean Deployment proved to be unique and exciting in several respects. We relearned the meaning of flexibility as the dynamic situation in the Med created numerous schedule changes and we watched our sche- duled inport time shrink from 50 to 33 percent. However, that was more than compensated for by the exceptionally interest- ing tasking and the excellent fun-filled ports we visited. In addition to our primary mission of conducting the monthly logistics resupply of the ships of the Sixth Fleet, which we did with a record-setting supply effectiveness rate, we also participated in several noteworthy events. The first of these was being assigned on scene commander of Eastern Mediterranean presence operations and as helo support unit for the American Embassy in Beirut, Lebanon. It was during this period that we had a CH-53 helo make an emergency landing on our flight deck and we also participated in the rescue of a small Turkish fishing boat with two fishermen aboard who had been adrift for over a week. Next came a very successful 10-day maintenance upkeep period in Cartagena, Spain, where several crew members had their wives join them. Observing the Easter week festivities there was truly enjoy- able. Following our departure from Cartagena, the Concord orchestrated the single largest-at-sea replenishment in the Mediterranean in over three years. This replenishment in- volved the carrier Nimitz and 18 other ships and was conducted flawlessly and I was extremely proud of the entire crew for such a fine team effort. Our next major evolution was playing the key role in Mediterranean Logistic Exercise 85 which con- sisted of the download of a previously inactive ship. Concord successfully completed the download of 1300 pallets of material from the Southern Cross during one inport and five underway evolutions. It was during this same period of time that Concord was called on to assist another large ship that had suffered a casualty and was adrift dead in the water. We undertook the difficult task of taking this ship in-tow at the approach of a storm. Once in tow, the ship completed repairs and Concord was able to cast her off. I was delighted at the professional way the ship responded to this emergency. The Deck Department certainly proved their capability to respond to any contingency. Interspersed with all of these key events of our deployment were port visits to Barcelona, Cartagena, Rota and Malaga, Palma De Mallorca, Spain and Naples, Italy fseveral times? and Villefranche and St. Raphael, France. It was at Villefranche on 19 February 1985 that I relieved Captain Bud Dougherty as commanding officer. Later in the deployment, while at St. Raphael, the ship participated in joint American!French Memorial Day ceremonies at the U.S. cemetery in Draguignan, France. The performance of the Minutemen of Concord through- out the cruise, both in the operation of the ship and as good will ambassadors for the Navy and our country while ashore in foreign ports, was absolutely superb. They made me extremely proud to be the commanding officer of the finest support ship afloat. The fine officers and men, who are the very spirit of Concord, more than lived up to our motto First Then, First Now. 3 l l l V
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E EC U TI VE OFFICER E COMMANDER j OHN f SCH ULER UNITED STATES NAVY Commander Schuler was born in Allentown Pennsylva nia graduated NROTC University of Louisville Kentucky in 1971 and was commissioned May of 1971 From 1971 to 1972 he served aboard the USS MILWAUKEE CAOR 25 as Assistant First Lieutenant and the 3M Coordinator While serving onboard the USS GRASP CARS 245 from 1973 to 1974 as the Executive Officer Operations Officer and Naviga tor he participated in Operation End Sweep mine clearance in Haiphong Harbor North Vietnam From 1974 to 1977 Com mander Schuler served on the Harbor Clearance Unit Two as the ship Salvage Operations Officer and Training Off1CGT From 1977 to 1978 he served as First Lieutenant aboard the USS CHICAGO CCG 115 He then attended the SWOS Depart ment Head course from 1978 to 1979 In March of 1979 he 4 reported to the Operations Department onboard the USS AINSWORTH CFF 10905 where he participated in the MID- EASTFORCE Deployment to the Persian Gulf during the Iran- ian Hostage Crisis ln March of 1981 he worked at COMNAV' SURFLANT as Cru1ser!Destroyer Scheduler until December of 1983 In March of 1984 he reported aboard the USS CON- CORD as the Executive Officer. Commander Schuler has been awarded the Navy Com- mendation Medal National Defense Medal, Navy Expedition- ary Medal Pistol Qualification Medal, Vietnam Service Medal and the Sea Service Ribbon with two stars. Commander Schuler is married to the former Marylou Ruyak also of Allentown. He and his wife currently reside irl Virginia Beach where she is a school teacher. 0 , . y 1 y . , 1 v ' ' y 1 in
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