Joseph Strauss (DDG 16) - Naval Cruise Book

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r., , ,VIV . U . ,, T 1 ,S , T T LT SCHMITT LT C. A. SCHMIDT LT Cole Schmidt heads the Supply Department a group of service oriented divisions that support and feed the personnel onboard. With his leadership the phrase blame it on supply was never hard. He held the unenviable position of custodian of the snipes OPTAR dollars - trying to stretch them out over a full quarter while simultaneous. meeting the high repair parts usage caused by the ships operations. Thru it all. he maintained his sense of humor and he could often be singing in the rain . LT Schmidt is married to his wife Susan and they have three children, Kelly, Kim, and Mike. The Supply Department begins on page 80. LT HEDGES LT. MIKE HEDGESQ Supply Officer Born in Plentywood, Montana on 20 May, 1952 Lt. Hedges graduated from high school at Eureka, Montana. He received a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Management from the University of Idaho, and a regular commission in the Supply Corps in May, 1975. He served as the assistant Supply Officer for Naval Mobile Construction Battalion Forty which made deployments to Guam, Puerto Rico and Rota, Spain. His last tour of duty was at the Naval Supply Center, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii as the Customer Service Officer and the Quality Assurance Officer. LT. Hedges is married to the former Bobbi Mason of Eureka, Montana. They have two daughters Kami, 8 and Jaime, 4.

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LT LANGDELL LT. JOHN MARK LANGDELLQ Weapons Officer Born in Oakland, California on 9 Decembeer, 1951 Lt. Langdell was raised in Northern California. He graduated from San Francisco State College and was commissioned in December, 1974. He served as Main Propulsion Assistant and Damage Control Assistant aboard the USS Ouellet CFF- 1077J Followed by a tour as Communications Officer aboard the USS Austin CLPD-45. After attendiing Destroyer School in Newport, Rhode Island, Lt. Langdell reported aboard Joseph Strauss in January, 1980. Lt. Langdell is married to Lt. Jeanne Langdell, the former Jeanne Musil of Spencer, Iowa. LT CJGD BARBER LTJG M. BARBER LTJG Mark Barber served as Operations Officer until July of 1980. As our top ops chop he was fleeted up to his iob. He oversees all of the twidget types onboard and is responsible for ship's scheduling and training. His department also deals with communications, intelligence gathering, combat aircraft control and electronic warfare. His next assign- ment will be to the Navy Supply School in Athens, Georgia. The Operations Department begins on page 72.

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