Kitty Hawk (CV 63) - Naval Cruise Book

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CAPT Iohn G. Speer CV63 Executive Officer Captain .lohn U. Speer was born in Santa Monica, California. In 1980, he graduated trorn the lib. Naval Academy with a Bachelor ot Science Degree in Systems Engineering and was commissioned an Ensign. While attending the US. Naval Academy, he was a member of the varsity sailing team. He was both a team captain and an All-American. ln 1981, Captain Speer began his Flight training in the T-54C in VT-S in Milton, Florida. He moved to llingsville, Texas for intermediate and advanced training. While there, he tlew the T-2C Buckeye with VT-225 and the TA-4,1 Skyhawk with VT-22. He was designated a Naval Aviator in A 982. His first assignment was to VT-25 n intermedi- atejet flight instructor in the T-2 Following instructor duty, he co pleted Fleet ln August of 1'e9'db, he returned briel'l,f to the United Sta tes. Following helicopter transition training and jet refresher training, he reported to Naval Air Station ifoosevelt Foads, Puerto Pico and the liedtails of Fleet Composite Squadron Eight. There, he served as the Executive Ofticer and flew the TA-4d i'Skyhawk and the UH-SS 'Sea King. ln May of 1997, Captain Speer assumed command. Before Captain Speer completed his tour in 1998, the uiiedtailsn had accumulated four consecutive Battle E awards. They also received a meritorious unit citation for the development of a Fleet Adversary Program and a Coast Guard unit c A f n for their support of counter drug opera- tions i e Caribbean Sea. Captain Spe reported to USS KITTY HAWK in September 1 8 following her homeport change to hplenishment Training in the F 4 To f c P-1'l ' the 'TIEUIV 35 VF 124 at Naval Station Mira Captain Speer reported 'mug' r as Y 0 ka lqfi ed as Assigned to the Air Department Assistant Air Officer or 'Mini i of 2000 and then as Air Bose' owners. He served with CVW b 2001. During this period, IUTTY VINSGN untli1988 completing Ocean completed three deployments to deployment. From 1988 to 1990 the Naval Reserves with the VF aleeflylng eemmereial aircraft for Ea peer returned to active to the VF-114 'Aardvarks' flying F s years he served. one deployment to the Western and one combat deployment to 'the The Hawk Air Department earned .. Yellow 'E' awards during eaeh ofthe aboard U66 ABRAHAM LINCOLN he eempleted a South the ship to her new than deployed to the Desert Storm, mil the aa: captain Speerhae mn out of preparar 'Serious Bowles Medela Following his tour as Air Does and ing in the F-14 'Tomeatf Captain Kitty Hawk in July 2.001 as