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Executive Officer USS DWIGHT D, EISENHOWER (CVN 69) CAPT Klosterman was bom Nov. 20, 1946, in Cincinnati, Ohio. After attending Ohio State Uni- versity for one year, he received an appointment to the U. S. Naval Academy and graduated with the class of 1969. CAPT Klosterman was designated a naval avia- tor in October 1970 at NAS Kingsville, Texas. Transitioning to helicopters, he spent April 1971 through March 1972 with Helicopter Attack (Light) Squadron 3 flying UH-IB gunships in Vietnam, accumulating more than 440 combat missions. CAPT Klosterman returned as a flight instructor with VT-9 at Meridian, Miss., and served as Director of Flight Training and Operations Officer through 1975. Reporting to Attack Squadron 174 in June 1 975, CAPT Klosterman completed A-7E Replace- ment Pilot training and was assigned to Attack Squadron 86. He completed two Mediterranean deployments aboard USS Nimitz (CVN 68) while scnang as Avionics Armament Division Officer and NWTO Weapons Training Officer. Returning to VA-174 as an instructor pilot in August 1978, CAPT Klosterman served as Qual- ity Assurance Officer, Assistant Operations Offi- cer and Maintenance Officer. In August 198 1 , he returned to VA-86 and completed two Mediterra- nean deployments aboard Nimitz. During this tour, he was Operations Officer and Maintenance Officer and became the first aviator to achieve 600 arrested landings aboard Nimitz. Following this tour, CAPT Klosterman returned to VA- 1 74 prior to joining the Clansman of Attack Squadron 46 as Executive Officer in June 1984. He took command of VA-46 in January 1986. During this tour, the Clansman participated in Sixth Fleet combat operations from USS America (CV 66) , com- pleted IOC of the HARM weapons system and were awarded the 1986 COMNAVAIRLANT Battle E and CNO Safety Award. CAPT Klosterman has accumulated more than 5,500 flight hours, 1,000 carrier arrested landings and more than 3,500 flight hours in the A-7E air- craft. His decorations include the Meritorious Serv- ice Medal, 15 Air Medals, two Navy Commendation Medals, two Navy Achievement Medals, the Combat Action Ribbon and various other campaign ribbons and awards. He was the recipient of the 1986 COMLATWING ONE Pat Anderson Award for weap- ons delivery excellence. CAPT Klosterman is married to the former Re- becca Coffield of Virginia Beach, Va. They and their son, Todd, reside in Norfolk, Va.
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