Kalamazoo (AOR 6) - Naval Cruise Book

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Captain Jeremy D. Taylor Commanding Officer 25 May 79 - 14 August 80 Captain Jeremy D. Taylor is from Baltimore. Maryland and attended the University of Maryland prior to entering the Navy as a Naval Aviation Cadet in 1955. He completed flight training in May 1957. Captain Taylor attended the U.S. Naval Post- graduate School, from March 1963 to March 1965 and received his B.A. degree in International Relations. He then served a tour as a Combat Flight Instructor with Attack Squadron ONE TWENTY- FIVE. In August 1966, he reported aboard the USS Enterprise, to the Gulf of Tonkin serving in the Operations and Maintenance Officer billets during his last year in the squadron. He is a River Rat and a member of the 200 Mission Club. Captain Taylor graduated from the Army War College June 1975 and served on the staff of the Commander Light Attack Wing ONE prior to commencing a period of training to prepare him for an assignment at Carrier Air Wing THREE. During his tenure as CAG. which commenced in May 1976. Air Wing THREE scored the highest Operational Readiness Evaluation grade in COMNAVAIRLANT history and became the first air wing on record to achieve an accident free year of operations. On a personal level, he recorded his 1000th carrier landing in June 1977 to become the 24th member of the elite Tailhook Association Grand Club. Captain Taylor reported for duty in the Office of the Chief of Naval Operations in August 1977 where he was Deputy of the Head of the Strike Warfare Branch of the Systems Analysis Division. In January 1979, he commenced training in preparation for assignment as CO. USS Kalamazoo. He served as Commanding Officer from 25 May 1979 until 14 August 1980. He and his wife Barbara, and two children, Debbie and Chris, reside in Annandale. Virginia.

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Captain Paul M. Feran Commanding Officer 14 August 80 . . . Present Captain Paul M. Feran entered the Navy in January 1957 under the Naval Aviation Cadet Program. He reported to Pensacola, Florida and was designated Naval Aviator upon completion of flight training in July 1958. Early duty included a flying tour with Guided Missile Group TWO at USNAS Chincoteague and USNS Roosevelt Roads, Puerto Rico. From September 1961 thru August 1963 he flew with Attack Squadron ONE HUNDRED SIX, serving as Maintenance Officer. From January 1966 to May 1969, Captain Feran served as a pilot with Attack Squadron ONE HUNDRED SIX and as Administrative Officer, Operations Officer and Executive Officer. During that period he made Western Pacific deployments with USS Forrestal and USS Intrepid during which he flew numerous missions over North Vietnam. In June 1969, Captain Feran attended the University of Minnesota where he earned a Bachelor of Arts Degree. One year later, he reported aboard the USS Forrestal, serving as Assistant Air Operations Officer and Air Operations Officer. Following a short tour with Attack Squadron ONE HUNDRED TWENTY SEVEN as a replacement pilot, he assumed the duties of Executive Officer and later Commanding Officer of Attack Squadron FIFTY FIVE, deploying to the Western Pacific and the Indian Ocean aboard USS Hancock. During 1974 and 75 he attended the Air War College and Auburn University, earning a Masters Degree in Political Science. He reported aboard USS John F. Kennedy in September 1975 where he served as Air Operations Officer, Operations Officer and Executive Officer. Captain Feran has been awarded eight Air Medals, the Navy Commendation Medal, Navy Unit Commendation, Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal, Vietnam Service Medal, National Defense Service Medal, and the Navy E Ribbon. A native of Duluth, Minnesota, Captain Feran is married to the former Louella J. Lokey of Pensacola, Florida. They have two children, a daughter, Elizabeth Ann, and a son, John Edward.