Dwight Eisenhower (CVN 69) - Naval Cruise Book

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, . r. 7 .aster Chief William D. J ' - ,Johnson was born and 1 raised in Emporia, Vir- ginia until he enlisted in the United States Navy in 1961. He attended basic training in Great Lakes, Illi- nois and in July of 1961 reported to the USS INTREPID QCVA 115, where he began his distinguished career in the shipserviceman rating. During his seven years aboard USS INTREPID, 'Master Chief .John- son completed three rMediterra- nean 'cruises and two combat opera- tions in Southeast Asia. From 1967 to 1969 Master Chief Johnson was stationed at the Naval Security Group Activity, Edzell, Scotland. 'In 1969,ras a first class petty officer, he received orders to Recruit Training Command, Great Lakes, as a recruit company com- mander. Master Chief Johnson de- parted Recruit Training command in 1972 to serve aboard USS JOHN I F. KENNEDY QCV 675 until 1975 when he departed as a Senior Chief Petty Officer. 7 Master Chief Johnson then re- ported to the Naval Weapons Sta- tion, Yorktown, Virginia where he served on independent duty as the officer in charge of the navy com- missary store. During this tour he, was advanced to Master Chief and was selected as the Command Mas- ter Chief for all enlisted personnel assigned to the six commissary stores' supported by the Navy Re- sale System Office, Norfolk. Master Chief Johnson served aboard USS INDEPENDENCE QCV Gllas the Supply Department Leading Chief from 1979 until June 1982 when he reported to the Navy Exchange, Portsmouth, New Hampshire as officer in charge. Master Chief Johnson then, re- ceived orders to the Navy commis- sary store, Little Creek as the first enlisted officer in charge of a major , commissary store. Q In October 1985 Master Chief Johnson reported 9 to USS DWIGHT 9 D. EISENHOWER QCVN 691 as the Supply Depart- ment Leading Chief. In March 1986 he became acting Command Master Chief of IKE and in October 1986 was appointed the Command Mas- , ter Chief. ,A ' Master Chief Johnson's awards include the Navy Commendation Medal with Gold Star, Navy Achievement Medal, Navy Unit JS' SHCM Jos - vi ' 44' A N K Commendation Medal, Six -Good Conduct Medals, the Battle E , Vietnam Service with three stars and various campaign ribbons. , Master Chief Johnson is married to the former Joan Marie Danylieko of Northhampton, Mass. who also serves on active duty in the Navy., He has two children, Don Jr., and Barbara Jane. p ws-. -'1'.-- : .sf

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CVN r 1, , J 5 I ,fy ll?-fu Tl, 'X I 'P 5-2 .,, native of Los Angeles, Cali- - fornia, Commander Daniel , -C.- Roper graduated from California 'State -Polytechnic Uni- versity with a Bachelor of Science degree in Electronic Engineering in - D June 19684 He subsequently report- ed-to the. NASA Flight Research Center ras an -Army' Military Detai- lee, where hejcwasiatproject engineer for 1 ASR-71 pro-' grams... j ri N E, z . After an interservicetransfer to theff Navy, Commander Roper earned a Master of Science degree in 'Aeronautical !7Engineering fol- lowedf by 'designation .as a' Naval ,Aviator in September 1972Q - . c 4. Following a tour flying the EKA4 3B 'with VAQ-10 -Det 4 aboard USS RANGER QCV-61,1 as Main-I tenance Officer, -he transitioned. to the EA-6B Prowler in June 1974 and was assigned to-VAQ-133 em- barked on 7 the, USS, JOHN F. KENNEDY QCV-675. Selected as the Navy's exchange' pilot, he was the Air Force test pilot school dis- tinguished graduate in 1977. ' . During three years at the Naval Air Test Center, Commander Ro- per performed carrier suitability and ordnance separation- tests on the EA-6B Prowler, A-6E Intruder, and KA-3B aircraft and was the Operations Officer. He- joined VAQ- 137, thefirst squadron to receive the ICAP II version of the EA-6B, in August 1981, and served as the Safety and Maintenance Officer. Takingiover as Commanding Offi- cer in January 1985, VAQ-137 de- ployed aboard the USS SARATO- GA QCV-60j for over seven months to the Indian Ocean and supported the successful freedom of naviga- tion operations near the Gulf of Si- dra inf the Mediterranean Sea. ' commander Roper has flown 24 different military aircraft including the EA-6B,A-6, A-3, F-14, F-15, F- 16 and F-4 and landed .aboard 11- vdifferent aircraft carriers, accumu- lating 4000, flight 'hours and 965 arrested landings. ' V - I 4 . M ,Following selection .for and com- pletion of the Navy's Nuclear Powr eri Qualification Program, Com- mandsr Roper reported aboard USS DWIGHT D. EISENHOW- ER QCVNV-69l as Executive Officer in March 1988. ' ' s - . 1 Commander Roper-was the recip- ient of the Navy Leaguefs Vice Ad- miral John Perryc Award for Excel- lence in Electronic Warfare in 1986. his other awards include the Meri- torious Service Medal,.Navy Com- mendation Medal and ,several unit awards. 9' 1 ' - --g-Commander Roper andhisf wife, Kathy, have four children, Diana, Melanie, - Angela and Jessica, -and reside in Virginia Beach, Yirginia.

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