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Capt. George D. O ' Brien Jr. Commanding Officer USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) Cxaptain George D. O ' Brien Jr. was born in Detroit, Mich. He was raised and attended schools in Michigan and in Washington, DC, including Gonzaga High School in Washington and the University of Detroit .Jesuit Academy in Michigan. He graduated from the Naval Academy in 1960 and was designated a naval aviator in November 1961. In 1962, he reported to Patrol Squadron Sixteen, where he completed deployments to Iceland, Bermuda and South Africa. During this tour he qualified as a patrol plane commander in both the P2 and the P.I aircraft. From January 1966 to June 1970 he attended the Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey, Calif., where in June 1970 he was awarded a PhD m Aeronautical Engineering. He is a member of Sigma Xi. Following completion of .let Transition Training in October 1970 and subsequent training in the A-6 Intruder, he reported to VA-34 in Oceana, Va. In VA-.W he made two Mediterranean deployments in USS John F. Kennedy (CV 67), serving as operations officer and subsequently as aircraft maintenance officer. After a tour in VX-5 as director of A-6 aircraft test projects and a brief tour as readiness officer on the staff of Commander Medium Attack Wing One, he joined VA-.15 as executive officer in January 1976. In March 1977 he assumed command of VA-.15. During this tour the squadron deployed in USS Nimit (CVN 68) for its first two Mediterranean deployments and won both the AI RLANT Battle Efficiency and the Aviation Safety Awards. Following this tour. Capt. O ' Brien served briefiy as director of engineering for the A-6 aircraft program with the Naval Air Systems Command. He completed nuclear power training in OHando, Fla., and Idaho Falls, Idaho, before reporting to USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) in September 1980 as executive officer. In the Ike, he completed deployments to the Indian Ocean and to the Mediterranean. In January 198. ' !, he a.ssumed command of USS Wabash (AOR 5) in Alameda, Calif. In Wabash, he deployed to the Western Pacific and the Indian Ocean with the USS Kitty Hawk Battle Group. From July 1984 to July 1985, he was a fellow of the Chief of Naval Operations ' Strategic Studies Group in Newport, R.I. In August 1985. he reported to the staff of Commander-in-Chief Atlantic and Commander- in-Chief Atlantic Fleet as assistant chief of staff for current operations. Capt. O ' Brien has been awarded the Defense Meritorious Service Medal, the Meritorious Service Medal and the Joint Service Commendation Medal! He has logged over 5,000 flight hours in various types of aircraft and has made over 6(X) carrier landings. Capt. O ' Brien is married to the former Elise Montilla Haeussler of Washington, DC. They have four children, Cieorgc III, Caroline. Kevin, who ' s a student at the Naval Academy Preparatory School, and Roseleen. They currently reside in Alameda. Calif.
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USS Carl Vinson Facts and Figures Builder — Newport News Shipbuilding and Drydock Company, Newport News, Virginia. Keel Laid — 11 October 1975 Launched — 15 March 1980 Commissioned — 13 March 1982 Total Cost — Approximately $1.3 Billion Propulsion — Nuclear, with enough fuel for 15 years of normal operations (the equivalent to 1 1 million barrels of propulsion fuel oil. Number of Reactors - 2 Speed — More than 30 knots. Length of Flight Deck — 1,092 feet Breadth of Flight Deck — 252 feet Area of Flight Deck — 4.5 acres Number of Aircraft Elevators — 4 Number of Aircraft Catapults — 4 Height, Keel to Mast Top — 244 feet (equal to a 24 story building.) Number of Compartments and Spaces — 3,360 Anchors — 2, 30-tons each Weight Links in Anchor Chain — 360 pounds each Combat Load Displacement - Approximately 95,000 tons
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