Kitty Hawk (CV 63) - Naval Cruise Book

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Command Master Chzef Command Master Ch1elCllffYager began his naval carccr ln August 1974 attending baslc tralnmg at Orlando Fla Followmg boot camp he reported to USS IWO JIMA QLPH 21 m Norfolk Va as an undeslgnated alrman where he became TD3 In August 1977 Yager separated from the Navy to attend college ln December 1978 he re enhsted ln Albany N Y to contmue has naval career reportmg to Naval Alr Station Miramar San Dlego Durmg this time Yager converted rates to become an avlatlon boatswam s mate fuels QABF 31 as the TD ratmg was bemg dlsestabllshed In 1980 Yager reported aboard USS TRIPOLI QLPH 101 ln San Dnego as an ABF 2 followed m 1982 by a tour aboard USS INDEPENDENCE CCV 621 ln Norfolk, where he was promoted to ABF 1 Yager became a chlef petty ofiicerfABFC1wh1le statloned at Naval Air TechnlcalTram1ng Center, Lakehurst N J In November 1987 Yager reported to USS FORRESTAL QCV 591 ln Mayport Fla leavmg ln Aprll 1991 as an ABF CS Next he reported to Navy Recrulnng Dlstr1ctAlbany and Buffalo N Y servmg as zone supervisor and full tame student at State Umverslty of New York at Oneonta In 1994, he reported as the alr department leadlng chief aboard USS NIMITZ QCVN 681 ln Bremerton Wash untll 1997 Yager then reported to NavalA1r Techn1calTralmng Center Pensacola, Fla where he was selected as a master chlef and for the Navy s Command Master Chlef QCMC1 Program In 1999 he reported as CMC to Electronlc Attack Squadron QVAQ1 139 ln Whidbey Island, Wash In March 2002 he reported as a forelgn exchange student at the Royal Australlan Naval War College HMAS Creswell ln Canberra Austraha In J ulw 2002 he reported as semor lnstructor at the Navy's Senlor Enhsted Academy ln Newport R I In June 2003 he reported as command master chief aboard USS KITTY HAWK QCV 631 operating from Yokosuka Japan Currently ln thls posltlon Master Chlef Yager serves as the semor enllsted member and advlsor to the commanding officer aboard Amerlca s oldest actlve warshlp and the world s only permanently forward deployed alrcraft carrler He IS a 1999 graduate of State Umverslty of New York with an associate of sclence degree ln admlmstranon and management studles and a bachelor of sclence degree ln hberal arts He IS also a graduate of the Navv s Senior Enhsted Academy CMDCM Yager s personal awards mclude the Navy s Meritorious Sen Ice Medal Navy!Mar1ne Corps Commendation Medal C2 awards1 Navy 8a Marme Corps Achievement Medal Q2 awards1 and Navy Good Conduct Medal 15 awards1 He also wears numerous umt and campaign medals and cltanons 0 ' ' 1 4 a 4 4 L1 ' 4 1 1 9 0 0 0 . . -. 1 9 ' 9 9 9 '9 ' C Q 0 . . ' 1 9 - , ' 5 0 1 9 Q l 9 0 I 9 ' '9 9 9 9 ' 9 . . . , . . 9 . . . . . . . 9 9 . . . . . . . . . 9 9 ' 9 . . . . 9 '9 ' 9 9 9 99 ' . . . . . . . . 9 -9 - . . . . 9 -9 . , . 9 9 . . . . ' 9 . . . V 9 9 9 9 .' . . . . . 9 9 -' . . 9 9 . . .. . . . 9 ' 9 . . . , . . , Y . . . . ' o . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . , 9 ' . . . , . , . . 7. 9 9 . . . . V 9 9 . . . . O O

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Carrier Air Wing 5 Capt. Joseph P. Aucoin graduated from North Carolina State University with a bachelor of science degree in electrical engineering and received his commission through the University of North Carolina NROTC program in 1980. He was designated a Naval Flight Officer in 1981 and received orders to VF- 101 for initial training in the F -14 Tomcat. Capt. Aucoin's initial fleet assignment was with the VF -33 Tarsiers', at NAS Oceana, Va. He served as the First Lieutenant, Line Division Officer and Aircraft Division Officer. He completed two deployments to the Indian Ocean and one deployment to the North Atlantic and graduated from the Navy Fighter Weapons School. In 1985 Capt. Aucoin reported to the VF-101 tfGrim Reapers, where he served as a flight instructor, the Tactics Phase leader and the Advanced Fleet Air Superiority Phase leader. In 1987 Capt. Aucoin reported to the VF-84 Jolly Rogers, where he served as the Assistant Operations Officer and the Quality Assurance Officer and completed two deployments to the Mediterranean and one deployment to the North Atlantic. Capt. Aucoin joined the VF-41 Black Aces in 1990, where he served as the Administration Officer, Maintenance Officer and Operations Officer. He completed one deployment to the Persian Gulf during Operation Desert Storm and subsequently served as the Carrier Air Wing EIGHT Operations Officer. In 1993, Capt. Aucoin reported to the OPNAV Staff, Programming Division CN80J Bullpen, where he served as the head ofthe Navy Ordnance Programming Section. In 1994, Capt. Aucoin reported to the J-8 Directorate of the Joint Staff, where he served in the Programming and Budget Division and as the Executive Assistant to the Deputy Director for Force Structure and Resources. Following refresher training, he returned to VF-41 in 1997 as Executive Officer and Commanding Officer and made two deployments to the Mediterranean and Persian Gulf. The squadron participated in Operation Allied Force and twice in Operation Southern Watch. Capt. Aucoin reported to the Strike Warfare Branch, N780C!D, in 1999. He served as the F-14 Requirements Officer and as the Naw3 s principal representative on the Precision Strike Panel and the Fixed-Wing Panel on the 2001 Quadrennial Defense Review Board. Capt. Aucoin has accumulated more than 4,400 fiight hours in the F-14 Tomcat and more than 1,300 carrier arrested landings. His personal awards include the Silver Star, the Distinguished Flying Cross with Combat V, and the Bronze Star with gold star. Capt. Aucoin is an Arthur S. Moreau scholar and holds master's degrees in Public Administration from Harvard University and in National Security Studies and Strategic Affairs from the Naval War College.