Concord (AFS 5) - Naval Cruise Book

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o f f 1 C e r COMMANDER CHARLES S. ARRANTS Commander Arrants was commissioned in May of ' 73 from the University of Louisville with a degree in Political Science. After a short stay in Pensacola, Florida as a student pilot, he changed to Surface Warfare Officer and was assigned to USS DIRECT (MSO 430) and then to USS L.Y. SPEAR (AS 36) as Engineer Officer and attended Department Head School in 1980. Upon graduation, he was assigned to USS BARNEY (DDG 6) as Engineer Officer and later the USS KALAMAZOO (AOR 6) as Operations Officer. Commander Arrants was then assigned a shore billet as Flag Secretary for Commander Training Command U.S. Atlantic Fleet. Presently, he is serving as Executive Officer aboard USS CONCORD (AFS 5). Commander Arrants has been awarded the Navy Commendation Medal (1 Star), Navy Achievement Medal, Navy Unit Commendation, Meritorious Unit Commendation, Battle E , National Defense Service Ribbon and Sea Service Ribbon (3 Stars). He currently resides in Virginia Beach with his wife, the former Ms. Linda Hayles and his two year old son Jonathon.

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As an officer, Stephan has enjoyed duties as: Ship ' s Bos ' n on board USS WASP (CVS-18), as Company Officer, Instructor and the Naviga- tion section head at the Officer Candidate School in Newport, Rhode Island, as the Deck Department Head USS SAN JOSE (AFS-7), as Commanding Officer USS RECOVERY (ARS- 43), also as Commander Service Group TWO as ACOS for underway replenishment and Materi- al Maintenance Officer Naval Amphibious Base, Little Creek and the Base Operations Of- ficer, NAB, Little Creek, until August 1987. Af- ter completing the PXO course in Newport R.I., Commander Stephan reported to USS CON- CORD (AFS 5), November 1987. Executive Officer Commander HA Stephan Commander Herbert A. Stephan was born in Koln, Germany on 19 December 1939. Attended high school in Salina, Kansas. He entered the Navy in January 1958 and achieved his com- mission on 1 August 1969. During his enlisted tour, Stephan served as a Quartermaster on board USS GRAFFIAS (AF- 29), USS GUADALUPE (AO-32), USS GEORGE WASHINGTON (SSBN-598), USS TENCH (SS-417) and USS GROUPER (SS- 214). He served as Assistant Navigator for USS ANGLER (SS-249), USS CROAKER (SS-246), USS IREX (SS-482), USS SEA ROBIN (SS- 407), and USS BLENNY (SS-324). While stationed on shore, Stephan served se- curity and shore patrol for Naval Air Station Brunswick, Maine. He was also Patrol Officer of RIVSEC 541 and RIVDIV 591.

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Supply Officer R.D. Vroman, CDR, USN To my shipmates in the Supply Department. As I look back on the 1987-88 deployment I feel proud of what we accomplished. I think we were a great team. No single member of the Supply Department, (especially me) can take all the credit for the terrific job we did as on station AFS. We did it together as a team, and that is the only way any organization achieves any degree of success. The greater the team, the greater the success and vice versa. I sincerely hope the cruise was fun and rewarding for you. I know you worked hard, and I truly hope you learned some things, especially about yourself, that will be of use to you in the future. I will always re- member the deployment of 1987-88 and the officers and men of the Sup- ply Department as the best of my Naval career. Thank-you for your tremendous support.