Gridley (CG 21) - Naval Cruise Book

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COMMA DI G OFFICER CAPTAI R.T. REIMANN CAPTAIN ROBERT T. REIMANN. WAS BORN IN CAMBRIDGE. MASSACHUSETTS ON 17 AUGUST 1986. HE GRADUATED FROM BOSTON UNIVERSITY, COLLEGE OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION. IN 1958 AND WAS COMMISSIONED AN ENSIGN IN THE U.S. NAVAL RESERVE ON 1 MAY 1959 UPON GRADUATION OF OFFICERS CANDIDATE SCHOOL, NEWPORT. HIS FIRST ASSIGNMENT WAS AS COMMUNICATIONS OFFICER ABOARD USS GAINWALD QDD-7061. IN 1960 HE ATTENDED GUNNERY SCHOOL AND SUBSEQUENTLY SERVED AS WEAPONS OFFICER ON GAINWALD UNTIL AUGUST 1962 WHEN HE WAS INITIALLY ASSIGNED DUTIES AS AN INSTRUCTOR AT THE U.S. NAVY SCHOOL, COMMUNICATIONS. NEWPORT. RHODE ISLAND. HE CONCLUDED THIS TOUR AS ASSISTANT OFFICER-IN-CHARGE. CAPT. REIMANN WAS AUGMENTED INTO THE REGULAR NAVY IN 1963 AND IN JANUARY 1964, WAS ASSIGNED AS EXECUTIVE OFFICER OF USS VAN VOORI-IIS KDE-10282. IN AUGUST 1966, HE WAS ASSIGNED TO THE BUREAU OF NAVAL PERSONNEL, WASHINGTON, D.C. FOR DUTY IN THE OFFICER PERFORMANCE DIVISION. THIS TOUR WAS FOLLOWED BY A TWO-YEAR ASSIGNMENT TO USS CHARLES H. ROAN QDD- 853, AS EXECUTIVE OFFICER. FROM JULY 1970 TO JANUARY 1972. CAPTAIN REIMANN COMMANDED THE DESTROYER ESCORT, USS COURTNEY CDE-IOBIQ. COURTNEY WAS HOMEPORTED IN NA- PLES, ITALY, AND PARTICIPATED IN ANTI-SUBMARINE WARFARE EXERCISES WITH THE U.S. SIXTH FLEET IN THE MEDITERRA- NEAN. FROM JANUARY 1972 UNTIL AUGUST 1973, CAPT. REIMANN COMMANDED USS GARCIA QFF-10401 WHICH DEPLOYED TO THE MEDITERRANEAN. DURING THIS DEPLOYMENT GARCIA PARTICI- PATED AS A UNIT OF THE NATO NAVAL ON CALL FORCES. FOLLOWING COMMAND OF GRACIA, CAPTAIN REIMANN ATTEND- ED THE SENIOR COURSE AT U.S. NAVAL WAR COLLEGE. IN SEPTEMBER 1974 HE ESTABLISHED AND WAS THE FIRST OFFICER IN CHARGE OF THE SURFACE WARFARE OFFICERS SCHOOL COMMAND DETACHMENT IN CORONADO, CALIFORNIA AND RE- MAINED IN THIS ASSIGNMENT UNTIL AUGUST OF 1977 WHEN HE WAS ASSIGNED DUTIES AS EXECUTIVE OFFICER OF THE GUIDED MISSILE CRUISER. USS CHICAGO CCG-111. IN APRIL 1979. CAPTAIN REIMANN REPORTED FOR DUTY ASSIGNMENT AS DEPUTY DIRECTOR. SURFACE WARFARE MAN- POWER AND TRAINING REQUIREMENTS DIVISION lOP-391 IN THE OFFICE OF THE CHIEF OF NAVAL OPERATIONS. CAPTAIN REIM- ANN LEFT THIS DUTY IN MAY 1981 TO ASSUME DUTIES AS EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT TO THE DEPUTY CHIEF OF NAVAL OPERATIONS QSURFACE WARFARED. CAPTAIN REIMANN REPORTED ABOARD USS GRIDLEY QCG- 211 AS COMMANDING OFFICER ON 20 JANUARY 1982. CAPTAIN REIMANN IS MARRIED TO THE FORMER IRIS CLARE JOHNSON OF HOLBROOK, MASSACHUSETTS. THEY HAVE TWO CHILDREN: ROBERT, JR. AND LYNNE IRIS. CAPTAIN AND MRS REIMANN PRESENTLY RESIDE IN PACIFIC BEACH, CALIFORNIA. 4 -r 3'-F

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USS GRIDLEY ICG-217, THE THIRD MAN-OF-WAR NAMED FOR A ,CAPTAIN CHARLES V. GRIDLEY, HAS A SUPERB REPUTATION TO A UPHOLD. TI-IE NAME OF GRIDLEY IS NOTED FOR BOTH CAPTAIN A GRIDLEIFS HONOR. ERAVERY AND DEVOTION TO DUTY AND FOR THE ' ' DISTINGUISHED RECO OF TWO PREVIOUS SHIPS WHICH RORE THE , NAME. I A THE PRQENT GRIDLEY ICG-my WAS COMMISSIONED oN MAY 29. 1999 AT THE PUGET SOUND NAVAL SHIPYARD, RREMERTON, WASH- F INGTON, AND WAS ASSIGNED To THE WESTERN PACIFIC AS A UNIT OF THE U.S. PACIFIC FLEET. IN MARCH OF 1994, GRIDLET DEPLOYED To THE WESTRN PACIFIC AS A UNIT OF THE U.S. SEVENTH FLEET AND 'WAS AWARDED THE ARMED FORCE EXPEDITIONARY MEDAL AND ' A ' THE NAVY UNIT COMMENDATION. A . I Q AS A . UNIT OF THE U.S. PACIFIC, FLEET, GRIDLEY AGAIN I HDEPLOYED TO TI-IE WES PACIFIC IN 1995, 1996 AND was WHERE SHE SERVED IN THE SOUTH CHINA SEA AND THE TONKIN GULF, ' ON JULY 22, 1999, GRIDLEY WAS DECOMMISSIONED PRIOR TO W UNDERGOING AN SIVE ANTI-AIR WARFARE MODERNIZATION WITH THE NAVAL TACTICAL DATA SYSTE INTDSI . , AFTER COMMISSIONING oN JANUARY I1 1970. GRIDLEY RE- , 'I P TURNED To HER HOMEPORT OF LONG REACH, CALIFORNIA FROM NOVEMBER 1970 TO MAY 1911 AND AGAIN DURING 1972, GRIDLEY A SERVED IN JAPANESE AND VIETNAMESE wATERS. IN FEBRUARY 1979, GRIDLEY ENTERED HUNTERS POINT NAVAL I , SHIPYARD, SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA, FOR OVERHAUL. DURING . THIS PERIOD SHE RECEIVED AN ANTI-MISSILE DEFENSE SYSTEM. 11.4 A GRIDLEY SAILED 'IO HER NEW HOMEPORT. SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA, IN D MRER OF 1919. If A . DURING THIS SEVEN AND CNE HALF MONTH DEPLOYMENT, GRIDLEY M - A PROVIDED AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL AND ON STATION SUPPORT DURING EE ' T O ERATION FREQUENT WIND THE EVACUATION CFP ONS FROM I A 9 - SOUTH VIETNAM. ' A AFTER A SHORT Io MONTHS RACK IN HEP. HOMEFORT, GRIDLEY ' A I I ' I RETURNEDTO THE WESTERN PACIFIC IN JULY OF 1979. IN MARCH OF I . I A . 1919, GEIDLEY ENTERED LONG REACH NAVAL SHIPYARD FOR UPDATE I . AND REPAIRS To HER MISSILE FIRE CONTROL SYSTEM AND INSTAL- P A , LATION OFTHE CRUISE MISSILE. HER ELECTRONIC AND J 1 . COMMUNICATIONS ISUITESWERE ALSO UPDATED AND REPAIRED. I ' - ,UPON COMPLETION OF THE YARD PERIOD, GRIDLEY RETURNED To g, A, SAN DIEGO ANDAUNDER WENT RE R R NING IN PREPARATION .,', 4 FORQTIIE NEXT WESTPAC DEPLOYMENT. ' A ' .m,1979.-THEGRIDLEY DEPLOYEDTO THE FAR EAST AND AS A 'q 'RESULT' OF THE IRANIAN CRISIS PARTICIPATED IN INDIAN OCEAN Ii Q , wjCONfI'INGENCY.oFERATIONs UNTIL MID 1990, GRIDLEY RETURNED TO W 1' A A I SAN DIEGO' IN JULY 1990 AND PARTICIPATED IN VARIOUS SOUTHERN 7 gf 'J QCALIFORNIA TRAINING OPERATIONS UNTIL ALMOST 1981 WHEN SHE Q- A . -AZFA , RETURNED AGAIN TO WESTPAC. L P A A Q, DURINGTI-IE NEIIT SEVEN MONTHS GRIDLEY PERFORMED AAW Q j . ,PICIIETAND AAW COMMANDER. DUTIES WHILE ASSIGNED To THE I SEAEATTLE GROUP. SHE AGAIN OPERATED IN THE INDIAN A AND WAS CALLED UPON To PERFORM VARIOUS TASIIINGS IN -,V, + '3f'EHEgNOETmRN. SEA OF JAPAN. I .I.'I EETURNING To SANDIEGO IN MARCH 1992, GRIDLEY WAS Q ONCE OPERATINGIN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA WATERS. UNTIL A P , To LONG REACH. NAVAL SI-IIPYARD OF ALL FIRE CONTROL AND SEARCH IIQTALLATION OF NEW ANTI-MISSILE CLOSE IN WEAPONS . ,... WARFARE AND'00MMUN1CA'1'I0NING'SUI'1'B. Q., ..., THE MIGINEEEINGP MACHINERY. MP1-0 FOR 'PHE TH ,.A,'I ' QPIA 1' A A I, I Q P+ iiggilllfl:f'1'?4fl'Q',,,i:Q-33II?:5fi'5sI: .,S T'gf5Qj,g'l:f1' ' .,', ff: Q 1' ' 4 , A f g: . -' , ' . fi I 1 L1 , i , Q. ' A I we ' 1 'L 5. S I 3 +- 1 3 . E tvs: I. I I 5- , f I .A .1 fi Y 4 Y' . 1 I A B1 I W, I K I 3 .. ,L-Vg, i W .I 4. , J, A f ff- I . ,V Q F' I I 1 I V f ' , ' , . 3 I Li, N Y! -' I Y YI r I I-Y 5. I I I Q A ' Iyikai I ' I' !2,fi,: f, A I -. f' -I L Qi. i rfb.. EI, . l K - I 4 A N. 1 U' HQ- f-I 1:3515 A rl VS F? .QF I . i . W iv ' .T-,I If? 'IJ :V .25 , Qifczf. ik 5 ff 'I I :I 3 If ,I 2 . X qt C I QQ: F4 .gg V In 'gi 1 f I. I if 3'T '4-T'll'-wll ,A If If 'Y --Ai 9 5 . 1 .xi I 1 A f IVA , 'E its ,' ,L f, 'A I 4 , 2 A Q, 'ri

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W COMMA DING GFFICER CAPTAI C.P. METZLER CAPTAIN CHARLES P. METZLER WAS BORN IN PHILADEL- PHIA, PENNSYLVANIA ON 21 DECEMBER 1936, THE SON QF MR. AND MRS. CHARLES P. METZLER, SR. I-IE GRADUATED FROM RANCOCAS VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL, MT. HOLLY, NEW JERSEY IN 1955, AND ENLISTED IN TI-IE U.S. NAVY. IN 1957 HE ENTERED THE U.S. NAVAL ACADEMY, ANNAPOLIS, MARYLAND, AND WAS GRADU- ATED A COMMISSIONED ENSIGN ON 1 JUNE 1961. HIS FIRST DUTY ASSIGNMENT WAS ON USS CARPENTER QDD- 8251, WHERE HE SERVED AS FIRST LIEUTENANT, WEAPONS OFFICER AND ENGINEER OFFICER. SUBSEQUENT TOURS OF SEA DUTY HAVE INCLUDED ENGINEER OFFICER IN USS TALBOT QFFG-4, AND EXECUTIVE OFFICER IN USS JOSEPH STRAUSS QDDGAISI. ADDITIONALLY, CAPTAIN METZLER SERVED A8 COM- MANDING OFFICER OF RIVER DIVISION 594 IN VIETNAM, USS JOHN R. PERRY QDE-IOS-Ip AND USS PHARRIS QFF-10941. DUTIES ASI-IORE HAVE INCLUDED FLAG SECRETARY T0 THE SUPERINTENDENT OF THE U.S. NAVAL ACADEMYg EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT AND AIDE TO THE DEPUTY AND CHIEF OF STAFF, COMMANDER IN CHIEF, U.s. PACIFIC FLEET: NAVY WEAPONS APPROPRIATIONS MANAGER AND SPECIAL ASSISTANT T0 THE DIRECTOR, NAVY PROGRAM PLANNING IN THE OFFICE OF THE CHIEF OF NAVAL OPERATIONS. , CAPTAIN METZLER IS A GRADUATE OF TI-IE U.S. NAVAL WAR. COLLEGE COMMAND AND STAFF COURSE. , A HE HOLDS THE ACADEMIC DEGREES OF BACHELOR OF NAVAL SCIENCE, AND MASTER OF SCIENCE IN INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS FROM GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY. CAPTAIN METzLER'S DECORATIONS AND AWARDS INCLUDE THE BRONZE STAR QWITH GOLD STAR A COMBAT -'V y, THE MERITORIOUS SERVICE MEDAL QVVITH GOLD STARJ. THE NAVY COMMENDATION MEDAL CWITH GOLD STAR AND COMBAT vw, COMBAT ACTION RIBBON, VIETNAM GALLANTRY CROSS CWITH GOLD STARQ, PRESIDENTIAL UNIT CITATION CWITH BRONZE STARJ AND THE NAVY UNIT COMMENDATION. ADDITIONALLY, HE HOLDS THE VIETNAM PRESIDENTIAL UNIT CITATION, TI-IE VIETNAM SERVICE MEDAL AND THE NATIONAL DEFENSE SER- VICE MEDAL. CAPTAIN METZLER IS MARRIED TO THE FORMER MARGARET PIERCE OF ANNAPOLIS, MARYLAND. THE METzLER'S HAVE Two SONS, CHARLES AND JOHN.