Coral Sea (CV 43) - Naval Cruise Book

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Freeport, - 1 He is ai 1960 graduateof ' the U.S. Naval Academy where he earned a Bachelor of Science Degree. He entered flight training at Pensacola, FL in July 1960 and was designated a Naval Aviator V in August 1961. J He reported to VA-23 in Lemoore, CA and flew A-4 Skyhawks for the next four years accumulating over 200 arrested landings on USS MIDWAY CCV 411. Rear Admiral Macke entered Navy Test' Pilot School in February 1965 and after graduation served in the Weapons System Test Directorate. There he was Project Officer for the A-4 Shoehorn'and the Navy Preliminary Evaluation and Board of Inspection and Survey Trials for the A- 7 aircraft. From January 1968 to January 1970. Rear Admiral Macke was attached to VA-27, flying the A-7A Corsair II. He served there as Admin officer and completed two deployments in USS CONSTELLATION CCV 641 flying more than 150 combat missions in Southeast Asia. Rear Admiral Macke reported to U.S. Naval Post Graduate School in February 1970. He graduated with distinction with a Master of Science Degree in Operations Research and Systems Analysis. While at Postgraduate School, he was selected for aviation squadron command. In March ' 1971, he reported to VA-66 at Cecil Field, FL as Executive Officer and later served as Commanding Officer of this A-7E squadron assigned to USS INDEPENDENCE CCV 621. A He was next assigned to the Navy Office of Legislative Affairs in the A Pentagon in January 1975, where he helped present the budget for Naval Aviation programs to members of Congress and their staffs. Following selection for and completion of nuclear propulsion training, Rear Admiral Macke served from May 1979 to July 1981 as Executive Officer of USS NIMITZ CCVN 681. His tour in NIMITZ included a record setting deployment to the Indian Ocean. - Rear Admiral Macke reported as Commanding Officer of USS CAMDEN QAOE 21 following his tour in NIMITZ. A Group Two January 4, 1 A if ' ...:i I K- Commander Carrier During his 22 months in CAMDEN, the ship successfully completed a 14-month complex overhaul, the largest ever done in a private shipyard on the West Coast, and a compressed training period preparing . for a major deployment only eight months after completing overhaul. ' R R o h Rear Admiral Macke served as r , d C M k ' Executive Assistant to the Director of 0 e Command and Control COP-0941 prior to reporting to USS DWIGHT D. - EISENHOWER CVN 69 ' - - . . ' Q Commanding Oftgcer in Jigs 1984. During glolrgrrngengplvtlzaegel heolidz rngiatrves to . Medal, two Navy Commendation Mefials, his tour in IKE, the ship deployed to the He reported as Cb,ii1mancdercCllli:1lgevi,aCrlrl?dS. a Ngvy Elfipeditimlary Mgdill :Ed Yadlsldlsa Mediterranean and the Caribbean, won TWO in March 1988- service an campaign me a S' la ls tal the COMNAVAIRLANT Battle E and Rear Admiral Mackgs dec t. . ' Q 1 membffl' Of the SOCIGW Of Expeflmen Commenced its first U1s.l01' Oifefhaul- awards include: the Defense Slrphiifrand rlll 1 P12 Test Plkltsl - ' ' d to the In October 1986 upon leaving IKE, Service Medal, the th ear Admiral Macke ls mame d MD Rear Admiral Macke was frocked and Meritorious Service me Barbara Gabba of Houywoo ' ' reported as Commander Naval Space 1 if1ight,Aii- one tW0 children, Belinda and' 1 1 1 I 1 1 1 1 i 1 1 qi,

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Flight Officer in He completed F-4 Phantom' training at A VF-101, NAS Oceana, Virginia, and was assigned to VF-41 and made two deployments in USS INDEPENDENCE KCV 621 as part. of the Sixth Fleet in the Mediterranean. In July 1970, Captain Allen reported as Assistant Professor of Naval Science at the University of Texas NROTC Unit. He completed graduate studies in International Relations, specializing in Soviet Military Affairs under Dr. Walt W. Rostow, and wrote a Master's thesis on Twentieth Century Soviet Naval Strategy. In October 1972, he reported to the F-14 Fleet Introduction Team at NAS Miramar, CA, and was assigned to VF-1 upon squadron commissioning. He made the first F-14 operational deployment in USS ENTERPRISE CCVN 651, participated in Operation Frequent Wind, and led the development of F-14 fleet tactics. Captain Allen served as the Administrative AssistantfAid to the Deputy Chief of Naval Operations fAir Warfare1 from May 1976 to June 1978. He returned to NAS Miramar as the CVW-11 Operations Officer and deployed in USS AMERICA QCV 661 to the Mediterranean in 1979. Captain Allen served as Executive Officer and Commanding Officer of VF-1 from February 1980 to June 1982. He made deployments to the Western Pacific and Indian Ocean in USS RANGER CCV 611 and qualified as OOD Underway, Command Duty Officer and Surface Warfare Officer. VF-1 subsequently won the CNO Safety Award, Admiral Joe Clifton Award and was runner-up for the Battle E Award. After graduating from the National War College class of 1983, Captain Allen served as the CNO Air Warfare Analyst, Office of General Program Planning COP- 901 ' He commanded Carrier Air Wing TWO from December 1984 to November 1985 and flew the F-14A, A-6E, SH-3, E-2C, S- 3A and EA-6B. He commanded the Amphibious Assault Ship, USS VANCOUVER CLPD 21 from June 1986 to February 1988 and assumed Command of USS CORAL SEA QCV 431 in June 1988. ' Captain Allen has accumulated over 1 3,300 flight hours and 1,200 landings in'19 different types of aircraft. Captain Allen has been awarded two Meritorious Service Medals, Navy Commendation Medal, Navy Achievement Medal, Navy Expeditionary Medal, , Armed Forces Expeditionary 'Medal and ' Humanitarian Service Medal. 1 He is married to the former Linda Bley of Milligan College, Tennessee. The 4 Allens reside in Virginia Beach, Virginia, withtheir daughter, Ashley Elizabeth. ..- iq.: CommandingOfficer 1 1 Captain 6 L.E. Allen,Jr. , V, Jiri . ..,., . Xi-lg