Midway (CV 41) - Naval Cruise Book

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1941 153 1964 1965 1967 1968 1970 1973 1975 1977 H78 o - 1981 1982 1934 l 1956-57 '- 1987 Captain and 1,017 missions torious Medals Iantry Cross, the mendarion hom. He was and Clvtain Eflnak - Born in Sm Francisco, Caiurniil. an A tendtdthe US. NlVilACldB'Ml'llqN olis, Maryland, Cflduitml Intl commission as an Ensign on time 5- cemptered flight trainmg in oewiw. our nated a Naval Aviator and asshned to VF-121 at Naval Air Station Mirunar. Caliinrnll. N2 receive ready replacement training in the F-4 aircraft. ln May, reported to VF-96 and made two WESTPAC combat cruises aboard USS EN- TERPINSE lCVN BSL Entered the U.S. Naval Test Pilot School in October. , Upon graduation in tune, was assigned as a proiect test pilot with the Service' Test Divi- sion of the Naval Air Test Center at Patuxent River, Maryland. o Rotating to sea duty in November. served with VF-143, again flying the F-4 aircraft for his third and fourth combat cruises aboard uss ENTERPRISE. y , r fr At the end of the VietnamyCnnfIict, Attended the U.S. Naval Postgraduate School in Man-v agement. , ' . ,Completing refresher December, reported Officeroi erations Officer in deployed to the Reported to MIDWAY rind USS 647 Assumed l y commend FUURTEEN in April Western Pacific USS CORAL SEA ln june, reported to CCMFIT ChiefoifStaff.+ re Assumed ecommand in October, deploying agdlhl Pacific and Indian Oceang e ' from May to lariuary Reqtrirements Branch Deputy Chiefof Naval farelg Repvrted to Cornmandingi 5 if .., aggrie- CAPTAIN R.A. watson AANDING offices uss Miowftv qcv-41p

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1983 1986 1987 A, v -vi i ,, ,J l i l l , , MIDWAY deploys to North Arabian Sea in Uecernher and sets a ret ortl 111 tiintinuous dats ot opt-tations March 25 marks the end of an era as the A7-li Corsairs catapult oft MIlJl.N,-XY for tht- last lll1it'l'l1lllll1ld:'l vl'.jf tour. Also, in a major naval aviation event, the last naval fleet l-48 l'hatttoiiis t .itapuli on thi- iii-t L. t-ruling titer lti years of being the Navy's most effective fighting aircraft. MarCh 30, MIDWAY moors to Dry Dock 6 at Yokostika Naval Base to ht-gin tht- Httttisl .ttttliiliriiis vsrttl, pat Lage- in its 40-year history. EISRA-86 lEXtentlecl Incremental St-let ted Repair i-Xxailahilittt t ritttlvtisvtl the t-.oikload til a rTt3jOr stateside Carrier overhaul frtlttt the usual 1.2-I4 ittmtlhs, intoant-ugh!-tnontli inotli-itiilatioit irirltttlttii.1ilti addition of the catapult flush deck nose gear launch sysiettt, the .idtlition til Nik? Nttilll it-i lilasi di-iii-i tors, restack and rereeve of arresting gear engines, installation of larger rudtlers. the arltliiion tml nr-vi tiri-n:.iin ststi-nz valves and pumps, nevv air traffic control consoles, .i new viable anti-suhinarine tsartart- rapaliilit-., thi- i onsnnr - tion of intermediate maintenance avionics shops to support the F -X-18 airr tall, blisters are huili and mounted to the sides of MIDWAY, and over 47 tons of unusable cahle are remoxed. This monumental tasl. is i omplr-tr-tl thru-rf days ahead of schedule. On November 28, MIDWAY traps aboard the first Air Wing FIN l- i -X-18 Hornet On lanuary 9, MIDWAY is reactivated with Battle Group 1-Xl F-X and departs Nokosuka MIDWAY trapa VMA-331 Harrier lVSTOL - Vertical Short Take-Ott and landingt aircratt operating till l NN BELLEAU WOOD lLHA 31 which is steaming with the hattle group en route to Eastern -Xustralia The Max 22 Harrier operations are the first in MIDWAY's history, MIDWAY is the first Navy carrier to visit Sydney, Australia since 1072. Oxer 7.000 xisitors tour XHDXX M durinc, the 10-day port call, Ort july 10, the launch of VFA-195 WA-18 Chippy 101 marks the T6.000th catapult shot from the port tal sim e MlDWAY's recommissioning in 1970. On November 14, the EA-BB Whale makes its last run from the deck of MIDXX -Xt The NN hale is replac ed hs A K' - 2 from VRC-50, which embarks MIIJWAY on November 9 for an Indian Ocean deployment rwmguln 'I 'A x ti HEI ffa E 4 . G,-,.. A my , . , -wi... I ' 0 I i L

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-QQ-fun Swirl-' v ... - ...N M...-.-or-me .-W.. N ,,...,.,w ..... Q.,-.umm -.n..n.uny fffi. e 1 V117 lfnlunhy f ! ,1 N.-I ml fp.. fries 'kuaruuv 'ibn Il fflff 25 February LQHQ A Message to the Crew This 'Cruise Book' depicts another chapter in the impressive history of the USS MIDWAY. You and I now share a special part oi that history and may use these pages as ready reminders of our own proud servine together as shipmates on this magnificent man of war. The events of 1987-BQ were particularly challenging for Midway and required the dedication end support of her entire crew. Coping with the ahip's 'post blister' roll characteristics gave new meaning to heavy weather operations. Highly successful atmsee operations in the Indian Ocean. Team Spirit, Olympic presence and both Annualex B7 and B8 were proof of your ability to keep the 'Magic' alive. Port visits to Hong Kong. Sydney, Mombasa, Pattaya Beach. Pusan and of course, Subie Bay. were enjoyed by all. Raw recruits became cruise veterans, 'bowly Polywogs' earned fha right to be Called 'She1lbaCks'. and each and eieryone if us grew professionally. It has been a great honor and A sincere pleasure to Serve as your Commanding officer dur ng this period of time. You have been a superb crew and a most impressive team. Sayonara and best washes for continued success in your naval careers. '1 - 'ef' f' ' V R. A. WILSON m M' I Captain, U. S. Navy Commanding Officer