Kitty Hawk (CV 63) - Naval Cruise Book

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' vf ,. l ., . L l - . iqlnf Zvi 4 11,1 1 . LCDR E. Thompson LT G. Mangus LT S. Schlientz LT L. Tangen Commander Carrier Group SEVEN. homeported at Naval Air Station North Island, California, is under the adminis- trative command of Commander Naval Air Force, U. S. Pacific Fleet, and is under the operational command of designated fleet and task force commanders of the U. S. Pacific Fleet. The mission of Carrier Group SEVEN is administrative command of ships as- signed to it, operational command of ships and units assigned by higher au- thority, and assistance to Commander Naval Air Force, U. S. Pacific Fleet, in the administration of Pacific naval air force units temporarily assigned to it for oper- ational purposes. Carrier Group SEVEN is currently assigned administrative command of USS RANGER QCV-615 and USS KITTFN H.-XIYK ICV-o3l. Commissioned on March 22, 1956, at Naval Air Station, Alameda, California, as Carrier Division SEVEN, the com- mand made its maiden voyage to the Wfestern Pacific aboard USS BON HQNIME RICHARD in 1957. Carrier Group SEVEN has been commanded by twenty-six Rear Admirals and two Cap- tains. During that time, the command has completed twenty-six deployments to the Western Pacific embarked in six- teen aircraft carriers including KEAR- SARGE, HANCOCK, SHANGRI-LA, LEXINGTON, RANGER, TICONDER- OGA, ORISKANY, KITTY HAWK, CONSTELLATION, MIDWAY, CCR- AL SEA, SARATOGA, AMERICA, EN- TERPRISE, and NIMITZ.

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I 'XI'I I. IN' IIIIPIY I litvl ul 'italy K'XI'I' II I Inn,- K NI I M Ivxkirv- K IVR I tflark K UIQ Rl klullttlk--on 1 IIIQ ki Ixlvm ICIIR K1 Klint IKQIHR Q-. Lxltwptkxn z' ICDR M. Iuginltuhl ICIWR R. txt.-img ILIIIR .I. Malmnvx- ICDR M. Davis Commander Carrier Group RADM D. M. Brooks Rear Admiral Dennis M. Brooks is a native of Birmingham, Alabama. He is a graduate of the U. 5. Naval Academy Class of 1957 and was designated a naval aviator in 1959. He was selected for Flag Rank in December 1981 and the rank of Rear Admiral in February 1965. lie has served in five fleet fighter -.quadrun-1 and has commanded Fighter Squadron IPIVIY-ONIL, Fighter Squadron CJNI.f'l'WlQN'IfYfC.JNlQ, USS KANSAS C l'I'Y IAUIQMBJ, and IJSS C,fUN5'I'f.Ll.LA- 'HON IC V 04, During his career he has .ruurriulatr-d river -1,300 hours and 990 farm-r Iantling-. in I-H and ls-I airtratt, lll l'l0fi, lit' ret Pivml .1 LIPHIUTU' in :Kerri- ' E I ritiulual l.riginf'v-ririg from the- fN4.,v.'a2 I'4i'.tgI.itIlI.1If' 'wrltotil Iltln-r tnurs. Iran- lIIlllll.l0'tI .iri .aw-.igrtrri--rut ar, llr-acl :Kir- trait Ivy-.trrri-. Iimruli .intl as .i I'ri,,I1,itt I HHH If--.t I'rlut with tht- tlwri I5L1!f'.rs.1w IN dI'Ull'- I'it'p!f'-,viiLitivn-, Txltll-iriri v P ' i Aircraft Corporation, served as a mem- ber of the academic faculty, U. S. Naval Academy, an assignment as Air Oper- ations Officer in USS ORISKANY ICV- 3-4l during her last deployment, a tour as Head, Aviation Commander Assignment Branch, Bureau of Naval Personnel, duty as Force Readiness Officer on the Staff, Commander Naval Air Force, U. S. Pacif- ic Fleetg and Director, Space Programs, Naval Space and INarfare Systems Com- mand, Washington, D.C. Decorations include the Legion of Merit with Gold Star in lieu of Second Award. Rear Admiral Brooks is married to the former Dolores Katherine Csober of Bir- mingham, Alabama. He and Lorrie have three children, Mark, Amy and Allison. Their son. Ensign Mark Brooks, is a 1985 gzacluatc of the Lf S, Naval Academy and a Student Naval Aviator at Pensacola, I ltr: ida. ,. Y Q.

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