John Stennis (CVN 74) - Naval Cruise Book

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EXECUTIVE OFFICER OHNT r STFNNTS I Commander Tdtmm uaiedfrom iht U.S. Naval Academy in 1978 wiifi BocfieCor of Sdcnct dtgret in Aerospace Engineering. He amnded flight training ii JuCy of 1978 and recdved his Win s 0 Gold in May of 1980. Toiiowinq A-7 JTeet rtpiacement trainin y fie served from January 1981 to Jamuiry 1983 at VA-113 afioanf IIS5 RANGER (CV 61) comfie ng two dcpio ments to tfie western Paciftc In]anmry 1983, fie transferred to VA-192 or anr otfier WESTPAC, earning his Winq Landing Signal Offiur quatificadon and strvei as Of trains officer. In March 1984, he joined the Rough Riders 0 VFA-125 as an instructor piCot and Carrier QuaCijtcation Department HeatC In Novem6er 1986; he joined CVW-5 in Aisugi, Japan onboard USS MIDWAY (CV 41) as CAG LSO and Strike Operations OJJpcer. After two years at CVW-5, Commander Tatiman reported to tfie NavaC War CoCCe e in Newport, RI, wfiere fie receivetC a masiei s degree in foreign affairs and internotionaC reCotions from Salve Regina dming night schooL FoCCowin refresher mining at VFA-125, Commander Taltman reported to VFA-94 as ihey transitioned from A-7s to F A-18s. Here fie completed USS ABRAHAM LINCOLN ' S (CVN 72) maufen voyage to the Western Pacific and served only fourteen months as Administrative and Maintenance Officer before rzr cjeiving orders to Supreme Headquarters, Aitied Powers Europe (5HAPE) in BeC- 5iimi. Tfiere fie served as NucCeor Operations Officer and as Executive Assistant 5enior NavaC OJJtcer Belgium, Rear Admiral Zerr and Rear Admiral McGinn, p FoCCowin F A-18 refresher training, Tallman reported to the lighting Redcocis 0 VFA-22, in March 1994 as Executive Officer and Commanding Of- ficer, Here he again deployed to the Western Pacific onboard USS ABRAHAM LINCOLN (CVN 72) arul also participated in Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 199 abroad USS KITTY HAWK (CV 63). Tallman was selected for the NucCeor Power Program in August 1996 and attended Nuclear Power School in Orlando, FCorufo. He tfien reporter to tfie 1155 JOHN C. 5TENNI5 (CVN 74) in April 1998 as the Executive Officer. Commander TaCCman ' s awanCs incCiuCe tfie Defense Meritorious 5ervice Medi Meritorious 5ervice Medal, Air Medal and numerous Navy Commendation and Achievement MedaCs. Commander TaCCman is married to the former Cheryl Todd ofHanford, Cali- fornia, They reside with their son Scott in Coronado, California. J

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COMMANDER WADE C. TAL 35