Constellation (CV 64) - Naval Cruise Book

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Captain Donald P. Hepfer II Chief of Staff , Commander, Cruiser-Destroyer Group ONE ,t Captain Donald Hepfer was born in Lan- sing, Michigan in 1954. He received a Bach- elor of Science degree in Microbiology and Public Health from Michigan State University in 1976. In March 1977, he was commissioned after com- pleting Aviation Officer Candidate School (Class 26-76) at Naval Air Station, Pensacola, Florida. Upon completion of Naval Flight Officer training at VT-10 and VT-86, he received fleet replacement training for the S-3A aircraft with VS-41 at NAS, North Island. In December 1978 he reported to VS-33 at NAS, North Island, and completed two deployments to the Mediterra- nean and Arabian Sea aboard USS AMERICA (CV 66). In December 1981, he transferred to VS-41 as an S-3A Fleet Replacement Squadron instructor During this tour he also earned a ■ Master of Science degree in Systems Manage- ment at the University of Southern California. Captain Hepfer returned to sea duty in 1985 with Carrier Air Wing ONE (CVW 1) as the Anti-Submarine Warfare and Safety Officer, mak- ing a Mediterranean deployment and a North Atlantic NATO deployment aboard USS AMERICA (CV 66). Upon completion of that assignment in 1987, he transferred to Deputy Chief of Naval Operations (Naval Warfare OP-07), Washington, DC, where he served as the Electronic Counter- Counter Measures Officer for the Director, Electronic Warfare, C3I and Space Warfare (OP-76). After S-3A refresher training at VS-41, he was assigned to VS-37 from 1989 to 1990 as the Maintenance Officer With VS-37 he made one deployment aboard USS INDEPENDENCE (CV 62), participating in Operation Desert Shield following the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait. He then reported to Commander, Air Anti-Submarine Warfare Wing, U.S. Pacific Fleet and served as the VS VRC Readiness Officer from 1990 to 1992. In 1993, he joined the S-3B squadron, VS-35, Blue Wolves, where he served as Executive Officer and then as Commanding Officer until 1995, completing a deployment to the Per- sian Gulf aboard USS CARL VINSON (CVN 70). He then reported to the USS GEORGE WASHING- TON (CVN 73) as the Combat Direction Center Officer and Operations Officer, completing two deployments to the Mediterranean Sea and Persian Gulf From March 1998 to June 1999 he served on the staff of Commander in Chief, U.S. Atlantic Fleet, initially as the Director of Current Operations (N31) and then as the new Director of Anti-Terrorism and Force Protection (N34). Captain Hepfer took command of Sea Control Wing, U.S. Pacific Fleet on 16 July 1999. In January 2001, he assumed duties as Chief of Staff, COMCRUDESGRU ONE.

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on station in tiie Persian ISuiF June16,Eaai From left to right RADM Hart, VADM Moore and RADM Etnyre

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1 ' s ■f ■ - Rear Admiral Etnyre and I like our coffee a certain way . RADiM Etnyre ' s staff reporting for duty. CAPT CDR CDR CDR CDR Daniel Farson Lawrence Burt Jeffrey Canfield Curtis Pope Joe Stuyvesant LCDR Mark Andersen LCDR Michael Brookes LCDR David DiTaUo LCDR Matthew Dolan LCDR Winnie Huskey LCDR Kwan Lee LCDR Mike Neith LCDR Maureen Palmerino LCDR Craig Wevley LCDR Mario Herrera 21