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COMCAFGH --x Q., .f ' Rear dm. joseph I. Dantone, Ir. BL DQ? .WL 1'PI k I ,' S 26 i 34.1 Mai -. , -at -.J..-ff Carrier Group THREE CCC. x EE Rear Admiral joseph 1. Dantone, lr., was born in Balti- more, Md., and graduated from the United States Naval Academy in 1964. He was designated a Naval Aviator in September 1965. ln Mav 1966, Rear Admiral Dantone reported to Fighter squaafim EIGHTY-rouia QVF-841, where he new F-4 Phantoms and made an extended Mediterranean Sea de- ployment aboard USS INDEPENDENCE QCV 621. In March 1967, Rear Admiral Dantone was assigned to Fighter Squadron ONE SIXTY-ONE QVF-1611 where he made two Western Pacific combat deployments aboard USS CORAL SEA CCV 431. In August 1969, Rear Admiral Dantone reported to the United States Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey, Calif., where he earned a Master of Science degree in Aeronautical Engineering and Material Management. He then joined the F-14 Tomcat Fleet Introduction Cadre at NAS Miramar, Calif., in june 1973, and was a plankowner when Fighter Squadron ONE QVF-11 emerged as the Na- vy's first F-14 squadron. During this tour the squadron deployed to the Western Pacific and Indian Ocean aboard USS ENTERPRISE QCVN 651, and flew fighter cover during the 1975 evacuation of Saigon, Republic of South Vietnam. Rear Admiral Dantone reported to the Naval Air Sys- tems Command in May 1976 as the F-14 Tomcat Program's Assistant Deputy for Training. Returning to the fleet in August 1977, Rear Admiral Dantone became Executive Officer and, subsequently, Commanding Officer of Fighter Squadron FOURTEEN QVF-141, assigned to USS JOHN F. KENNEDY QCV 671. After his squadron com- mand tour, he served as Fighter Training Officer for Naval Air Forces, U.S. Atlantic Fleet. This tour was followed by 18 months of Nuclear Power Training and a follow-on assignment as Executive Officer of USS ENTERPRISE CCVN 651. Following his tour aboard USS ENTERPRISE QCVN 651, Rear Admiral Dantone assumed command of replenish- ment oiler USS WICHITA fAOR 11. He was assigned as the Commanding Officer of the Precommissioning Unit ABRAHAM LINCOLN QCVN 721 in November 1987. In September 1988, Rear Admiral Dantone assumed com- mand of USS DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER QCVN 691. His most recent assignment was as Director, Program Ap- praisal Division QOP 811. Rear Admiral Dantone assumed command of Carrier Group THREE in April 1992. Rear Admiral Dantone's decorations include the Legion of Merit Ctwo awards1, Meritorious Service Medal Qthree awards1, the Air Medal Csix awards1, Navy Commenda- tion Medal with combat V , and the Vietnam Service Medal. He is married to the former Maria Szolnoky of Buffalo, N.Y. The Dantone's have two children, a daugh- fvf, Marne, and a son, lay, a midshipman at the United States Naval Academy. Right: Rear Adm. Dantone maneuvers his re- mote-corltrolled cruiser from Linc0In's Bridge durirzg Westpac '93.
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