[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 63 (Wednesday, April 18, 2018)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E503]
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                  IN REMEMBRANCE OF EDWARD W. GOHRING

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                         HON. ROBERT J. WITTMAN

                              of virginia

                    in the house of representatives

                       Wednesday, April 18, 2018

  Mr. WITTMAN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in remembrance of Lieutenant 
Edward W. Gohring, USN Retired. Ed selflessly served the nation and 
Virginia's First District for 40 years through the United States Navy.
  Ed began his career in service by enlisting in the United States Navy 
in 1976. He served aboard the USS Francis Hammond, in the STAR program 
for AEGIS, and was critical in the development of the Combat System 
Operational Sequencing System. Ed served as lead instructor for the 
SPY-1 and AEGIS Weapon System courses before returning to Dahlgren to 
serve as an instructor for AEGIS Training and Readiness Center.
  After retiring from the Navy, Ed served as the Director of Special 
Projects and AEGIS Training and Readiness Center from 1998 to 2002. 
During this time, he focused on Ballistic Missile Defense and littoral 
air warfare capabilities. Ed was transferred to the Center for Surface 
Combat Systems and assumed the role of Functional Integration, 
responsible for training of personnel for effective employment of 
surface Navy combat capability at sea. He later assumed duties as the 
Executive Director responsible for 15 training sites and detachments 
both domestically and abroad.
  In recognition of his contribution to Navy, Ed was awarded the Navy 
Distinguished Civilian Service Award, the highest honor awarded by the 
Secretary of the Navy to a civilian employee. Ed is survived by his 
wife, Doris; son, Michael; and numerous family and friends across the 
Navy. I am honored to have known Ed and serve as witness to the 
countless lives he touched through his selfless service and leadership.

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