Steinaker (DD 863) - Naval Cruise Book

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XX.. X.O. COMMANIII-R IANII-S A IBAII l,NI'III-ID SIA IIS NAVY I XI lIlIII IVIf OI'I'ILII R 25 SEPTIfMI'IIiR 80 TO 24 I-'IQIIRI IAR Y HQ? COMINIANDER DAII. l?NI.IS'I'IiD IN 'I'IIIi NAVY IN 1962 AND, FOIIOWING A FLEET APPOINTMENT, RECEIVED IIIS COMMISSION AFTER GRADUATING FROM THE U. S. NAVAL ACADEMY IN 1967. SEA TOURS HAVE INCLUDED BILLETS AS MISSILE OFFICER ON USS BAINBRIDGE QCGN-255, WEAPONS OFFICER ON USS TALBOT IFFG-43 AND OPERATIONS OFFICER ON USS SHREVEPORT ILPD-125. HIS SHORE TOURS INCLUDE DUTY AS EXCHANGE OFFICER TO THE JAPANESE MARITIME SELF DEFENSE FORCE, INSTRUCTOR DUTY AT THE NROTC UNIT, RICE UNIVERSITY IN HOUSTON, TEXAS AND A SHORT TOUR AS A STUDENT AT ARMED FORCES STAFF COLLEGE IN NORFOLK, VIRGINIA. HIS DECORATION AND SIERNICI- MEDALS INCLLfDIi TIII' NAXY Tifkg COMMENDATION NIEDAI. IXAVITII GOLD STAR IN LIEL' OF SECOND AXKARDI. THE NAVY ACIIIEYEXIFNT NIFDAI.. NATIONAL DEFENSE SIQRYICI5. X1IfD'xI.. VIETNAM SERVICE NIFDAI XND SLA SERVICE RIBBON. NBR

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.O. COMMANDER RICHARD SEAMAN UNITED STATES NAVAL RESERVE COMMANDING OFFICER 29 DECEMBER 80 TO 24 FEBRUARY 82 COMMANDER SEAMAN WAS COMMISSIONED FROM OFFICER CANDIDATE SCHOOL, NEW- PORT, RI, IN JUNE 1964. AFTER COMMISSION- ING, HE SERVED SUCCESSIVE SEA DUTY TOURS ABOARD USS GUARDIAN IAGRII, USS INTERCEPTOR IAGRSJ AND USS MONTROSE CAPAZIZJ AS CICXAIC OFFICER. WHILE ABOARD THE USS MONTROSE, HE PARTICIPATED IN AMPHIBIOUS COMBAT OPERATIONS IN VIET- NAM. HIS FIRST TOUR ASHORE WAS AS ELECTRONIC WARFARE INSTRUCTOR AT FLEET ANTI-AIR WARFARE TRAINING CENTER, SAN DIEGO, FROM APRIL 1967 TO JANUARY 1969. FOLLOW- ING SHORE DUTY, HE WAS ASSIGNED TO THE USS MCKEAN CDD-7843, HOMEPORTED IN LONG BEACH, CA AS OPERATIONS OFFICER AND PARTICIPATED IN COMBAT ACTION IN VIET- NAM FOR WHICH HE WAS AWARDED THE NAVY COMMENDATION MEDAL. AFTER BEING RELIEVED IN OCTOBER 1971, COMMANDER SEAMAN ASSUMED COMMAND OF THE NAVAL RESERVE CENTER, PENSACO- LA, FL. UPON GRADUATION WITH AN MBA AND SPECIALITY IN PERSONNEL MANAGE- MENT FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF WEST FLOR- IDA AFTER HIS PENSACOLA TOUR, IIE RE- PORTED TO THE USS WILTSIE IDD-7161 IN SAN FRANCISCO AS EXECUTIVE OFFICER. PRIOR TO THE DECOMMISSIONING OF WILTSIE, HE WAS ASSIGNED TO THE OTHER SAN FRAN- CISCO BASED DESTROYER, USS CARPENTER QDD-8251, AS EXECUTIVE OFFICER FROM DE- CEMBER 1975 TO MARCH 1977. FROM APRIL 1977 TO FEBRUARY 1980, COMMANDER SEAMAN SERVED IN OPNAV AS THE HEAD, RESERVE ENLISTED PLANS SECTION. HE THEN AS- SUMED COMMAND OF THE USS ROGERS IDD- 876J UNTIL DECEMBER 1980. ON 29 DECEMBER 1980, COMMANDER SEAMAN ASSUMED COM- MAND OIf TIIE USS STEINAKER IDD-8631. IIIS DECORATIONS AND SERVICE MEDALS IN- CLUDE: NAVY COMMENDATION MEDAL, NAVY HE RIBBON, NATIONAL DEFENSE SER- VICE MEDAL, ARMED I-'ORCES EXPEDITION- ARY MEDAL, VIETNAM SERVICE MEDAL WITH FOUR STARS. SEA SIQRVIVI-f, RIBBON, REPUBLIC OF VIETNAM CAMPAIGN MEDAL WITH 1960 DEVICfE, REPUBLIC' OI' VIIITNAM GALLANTRY CROSS, AND MII ITARY UNIT COMMENDA- TION IARMY1. ,.,.,.,,.s

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,M 3 of Yfwfyv, fx ,yy ' 215 t w :fy ff-ffafrf, duff? f f '1 4 fn, V- ww., , ..M,, ,1,,,..A,. . ,v.,, E GI EERI DEPT THE ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE OPERATION, CARE, AND MAINTENANCE OF THE SHIP'S MAIN PROPULSION PLANT, AUXILIARY MACHINERY, ELECTRIC POWER GENERATORY AND DISTRI- BUTION SYSTEMS, DAMAGE CON- TROL, REPAIRS TO THE SHIPIS HULL, AND ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT OF OTHER DEPARTMENTS. LCDR BOB MIEAIJOWCROII RAM U N DERWAY, SH I FT RACKS