Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) - Naval Cruise Book

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TABLE OF CONTENTS SUBJECT PAGE NUMBER ) Introduction CO XO CMC The Crew- Ships Company CARGRU 3 DESRON 21 CVW-ll Bay Area SRA Sea Trails Work Ups Seattle Seafair Family Day Cruise Fleet Week VERTREPS UNREPS San Deigo Flight Operations Ward Room Mustangs Holiday Seasons Pre-Overseas Movement (POM) Departure West Pac ' 95 Hong Kong Activities Singapore Operation Southern Watch Jebel Ali Battle Group Foxtrot Sports Emergencies Change of Command Battle Group Turn Over (YEA!) New Arrivals Polly Wog Day Crews Photos Steel Beach Picnic Hawaii Tiger Cruise Homecoming West Pac Map Flight Plan Cartoons New Fathers EAWS ESWS Qualifiers Ombudsmen Staff West Pac Stats Memorial 1- 11 12- 19 20-225 226-347 348-351 352-355 356-359 360-363 364-369 370-371 372-375 376-381 382-387 388-393 394-397 398-401 402-403 404-407 408-409 410-415 416-419 420-425 426-431 432-439 440-443 444-445 446-447 448-449 450-451 452-457 458-461 462-467 468-469 470-475 476-479 480-483 484-485 486-487 488-489 490-491 492-493 494 495 496 f%

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,1: (; : ' ' P ' ' f - it fiy ■ : ' ,iM: msa tf tis t --3. ' . -r iy is- .. ' ; ' jasv a t v FICER Captain Robert F. Willard, a Los Angeles native, is a 1973 graduate of the United States Naval Academy. Following his designation as a Naval Aviator in 1974, he reported to Fighter Squadron ONE TWENTY FOUR (VF 124) at Naval Air Station Miramar, Calif., for F-14 training. In 1975, following F-14 training, he joined Fighter Squadron TWENTY FOUR (VF 24) and deployed with USS CONSTELLATION (CV 64). In 1978, Captain Willard returned to VF 124 as an instruc- tor and Advanced Tactics Phase Leader. He then returned to the fleet in 1981 with Fighter Squadron TWO (VF 2), where he served as Operations Officer embarked on USS RANGER (CV 61) and USS KITTY HAWK (CV 63). While with the Bounty Hunters of VF 2, Captain Willard was named Commander-in-Chief Pacific Fleet (CINCPACFLT) 1982 Tailhooker of the Year. Captain Willard reported to Navy Fighter Weapons School (TOPGUN) in 1984, where he assumed duties as Execu- tive Officer, Operations Officer and as an instructor. While at TOPGUN, he devised Air Wing Overland Air Superiority, executed jointly with the Navy Strike Warfare Center in Fallon, Nev. He also served as aerial coordinator for the movie Top Gun. Following a brief tour as Executive Officer of VF 124, Captain Willard reported to Fighter Squadron FIFTY ONE (VF 51) in 1987, where he served as Executive Officer and later as Commanding Officer. Embarked on USS CARL VINSON (CVN 70), his Screaming Eagles twice supported Operation Earnest Will in the Arabian Gulf. In 1990, Captain Willard was selected to attend Nuclear Power School. Following graduation in 1992, he rejomed the crew of CARL VINSON as Executive Officer. Captain Willard assumed command of USS TRIPOLI (LPH 10) in 1994, while the flagship was supporting opera- tions in Mogadishu, Somalia. Later, the USS TRIPOLI Amphibious Readiness Group (ARG) was the first to respond to the renewed Iraqi threat to Kuwait, and in doing so, received the Navy Unit Commendation Medal for their part in Operation Vigilant Warrior. Captain Willard assumed command of the USS ABRAHAM LINCOLN (CVN 72) in August 1995. Captain Willard ' s awards include the Legion of Merit, three Meritorious Service Medals, two Navy Commendation Medals, and a Navy Achievement Medal. He has accumulated 3,600 flight hours and 850 carrier landings. Captain Willard and his wife Domia reside in San Diego, Calif., with their children Jennifer, Bryan and Mark. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Edwin J. Willard of Sunnyvale, Calif.