Kalamazoo (AOR 6) - Naval Cruise Book

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ll LCRD. David W. Coleman is a native of Charlotte, North Carolina. He is a 1974 graduate of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He received his BA in Mathematics. He was commissioned an Ensign via the NROTC program. After Commissioning he reported on board the USS Waccamaw and was assigned to the duties of Com- mo!Emo. ln january of 1975 he was assigned to SWOS- COLCOM as a student in Basic Course, until April of 1975. After graduating from Surface Warfare Officer School he reported aboard the USS Portland as Commu- nications Officer and CMS Custodian from May 1975 till july of 1978. After a brief course of instruction at the NATO Inte- grated Communications Management Agency fNICSMAj in Brussels, Belgium. He was assigned as Asst. EA!Staff Officer from july 1878 to july 1980. He returned to the Department Head Course of SWCSCOL- COM as a student from September 1980 till April 1981. Upon completion of his Department Head Course, he received orders to report aboard the USS joseph Hews, as Operations OfficerfSecurity Manager. In january of 1983 Lieutenant Commander Coleman was assigned as 1ST LT. and Physical Security Officer aboard the USS Caloosahatchee. In August 1984, LCDR Coleman transferred to NAVPGSCOL and there he was awarded a MS in Telecommunications Management, and designated a Telecom Subspecialist. In March of 1986, LCDR Coleman received orders to report aboard the USS KALAMAZOO CAOR-6j, as Exec- utive Officer. LCDR Coleman married Kate MacDonald of Eochar, Scotland in 1982, and have a 3 year old son, Alec. EXECUTI E OFFICER . a 4 vw ,L pl X 4 SE- I . T f :t '- 8 st, 'I is ' vr ' Above: X.O. AND C.O. sporting a different look Y' L-. , ,, IZ Left: X.O. presenting awards on the flight deck. . g Q.

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.. as-Hs. strut-mwssf -. 1 .i.ai1....eiJ...hMa-a----- -----------A . COMMA DI C1 OFFICER Captain Donald I.. McCrory was born in Danville, Illinois, raised in Robinson, II., and attended the University of Illinois for one year before entering the United States Naval Academy, from which he soon graduated in june 1963. After receipt of his Bachelor of Science degree and his designation as a Naval Aviator in January 1965, at Beeville, TX. After completing F-4 readiness training with VF-101, he reported to VF-32 in Feb of 66 at NAS Oceana, VA. He then deployed aboard the USS Franklin D. Roosevelt QCVA-423 to WESTPAC in june 1966 and made a Mediterranean deployment in May 1967. After selection in September 1968, he graduated from the U.S. N l T t P'lot School at NAS Patuxent River, MD, in June 1969. He then served with the Weapons System ava es 1 Test Division until August 1971 as Project Officer for the F-14 aircraft and AWG-9fAIM-54 Weapons Systems. After completion of replacement pilot training with VF-1-1, he again reported to VF-32 in December 1971. During this tour, he served as Operations and Maintenance Officer and was instrumental in the squadron receipt of the CNO Aviation Safety Award for 1972. He was then assigned to VX-4 at NAS Pt. Mugu, CA, from January 1974 to August 1976. As the Fighter Tactics Development Project Officer, he made significant contributions of importance for the entire fighter community. Subsequent to serving as Chief Projects Officer at VX-4 he was assigned as Aircraft Handling Officer aboard the USS Constellation QCV-641 from September 1976 until October 1977. After completing F-14 readiness training with VF-101, he again reported to VF-32. for tours as Executive Officer from june 1978 to October 1979, and as Commanding Officer from November 1979 to April 1981. Following CAG training he was Commander, Carrier Air Wing SEVEN aboard USS Dwight D. Eisenhower QCVN-691 from March 1982 to july 1983. Captain McCrory served a short tour on the staff Commander Naval Air Force Atlantic as the Air Wing Training Officer prior to reporting to the Secretary of the Navy's staff in january 1984, ln this most recent tour he served as the TACAIR and Carrier programs analyst in the Office of Program Appraisal. Captain McCrory has accumulated 4,000 flight hours and over 1,100 carrier landings in F-4 and F-14 aircraft. He is married to the former Emily Wall of Pilot Mountain, North Carolina. Captain McCrory presents BMCS Holic 6: EMCM Sayco with Senior Chief and Master Chief pins in the CPO Mess. i-

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