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Change of Command PROGRAM ARRIVAL HONORS THE NATIONAL ANTHEMS of GREAT BRITAIN and the UNITED STATES INVOCATION Captain Charles R. Parker, CHC, USN GUEST SPEAKER VADM Paul F. McCarthy, Jr., USN Commander Seventh Fleet REMARKS and READING of ORDERS Captain Thomas D. Paulsen, USN READING of ORDERS and RELIEVING as Commanding Officer, USS Blue Ridge (LCC-19) Captain John H. Heidt, USN BENEDICTION Captain Charles R. Parker, CHC, USN RETIRE THE COLORS Captain Paulsen receives the Legion of Merit from Vice Admiral McCarthy during the change of command ceremonies. Command of Blue Ridge changes hands. Captain Heid t relieves Captain Paulsen as commanding officer. Crew members in formation on the forecastle during the ceremonies. 13
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Change of Command CHANGE OF COMMAND Captain John H. Heidt, USN relieved Captain Thomas D. Paulsen, USN as Commanding Officer of the USS Blue Ridgeon November 19, 1985 in shipboard ceremonies while the Flagship was moored at HMS Tamar, the British naval base in Hong Kong. Captain Heidt reported for duty to the Seventh Fleet Flagship from assignment as Head, Education Plans and Policy Branch, Office of the Chief of Naval Operations, Washington, D.C. Captain Paulsen, who had been Commanding Officer since January 1984, subsequently reported for duty as Executive Assistant to the Commander In Chief, Atlantic Fleet, Norfolk, Virginia. Vice Admiral Paul F. McCarthy Jr., USN, Commander Seventh Fleet, was the guest speaker. British, Chinese and Australian military and civilian dignitaries also attended the shipboard ceremonies. Vice Admiral Paul F. McCarthy, Commander Seventh Fleet, was guest speaker at the change of command ceremonies. Rear Admiral H. L. Webster, Task Force 75 Surface Combatant Force, Seventh Fleet arrives for the ceremonies. Mrs. Webster accompanied Admiral Webster to the ceremonies. 12 ll ! ' I
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r ChaniiC of Command FORMER COMMANDING OFFICERS Captain K.J. Carroll, USN September 1970 - July 1972 Captain P.H. Speer, USN July 1972 - March 1973 Captain J, D. Butler, USN March 1973 - September 1974 Captain W.D. Hart, USN September 1974 - July 1976 Captain J.G. Mdntyre, USN July 1976 - June 1978 Captain D.L. Carlson, USN June 1978 - July 1980 Captain J.D. Chamberlain, USN July 1980 - July 1982 Captain W.C. Francis, USN July 1982 - January 1984 Captain T.D. Paulsen, USN January 1984 - November 1985 Captain Paulsen receives the Blue Ridge Commissioning Pennant from his Command Master Chief, MMCIVI(SW) Buzz Schwark. II Paulsen la With HMS Tamar and Hong Kong in the background, Captain Paulsen makes his final address to the crew of the Blue Ridge. Captain Heidt and Captain Paulsen cut the change of command cake in the crew ' s mess following the change of command. lie reft. 14
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