Concord (AFS 5) - Naval Cruise Book

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MASTER CHIEF THE COMMA SENIOR E LI Master Chief Chick was born and raised in Alfred, Maine Where he attended Sanford High School. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Marland Chick. In over 24 years of naval service he has served on all types of ships all over the World. While aboard the USS ESSEX CCVS-95 he participated in the Cuban Blockade of 1962. During the Vietnam era, Master Chief Chick worked the decks of the USS KEMPER COUNTY CLST-8549, USS BEXAR THE BEAR CAPA-2375 and the USS WESTCHESTER COUNTY CLST-11675. Prior to reporting aboard as Concord's Master Chief of the Command, Master Chief Chick was Senior Chief and later Master Chief of the Command onboard the USS MANITOWAC QLST-11805. From there he reported to the Naval Safety Center TED ADVISOR in Norfolk, Virginia and inspected over 300 ships for safety and deck-related systems. Master Chief Chick has earned two Navy Commendation Medals, Combat Action Ribbon, five Good Conduct Medals, four Battle Efficiency Ribbons, Navy Expeditionary Medal for Cuba and Lebanon, Vietnam Service Medal, Gallantry Cross Medal with Palm, Sea Service Ribbon with tvvo stars and has earned the crossed sabers of the Enlisted Surface Warfare Insignia. Master Chief Chick is married to the former Bonnie L. Ricker also of Alfred. They have tvvo daughters, Tammy and Kelly. The Master Chief, his wife and daughter Tammy now reside in Virginia Beach, Virginia. BM CM IS VW RONALD M. CHICK UNITED STATES NAVY 5

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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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