Nimitz (CVAN 68) - Naval Cruise Book

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Commander john H. Fetterman, jr, Com- mander Carrier Air Wing EIGHT, sonpof Mr, and Mrs. fohn H. Fetterman of York, Pennsylvania, graduated from Butler Township High Schgol and attended Susquehanna University and Albright College where he participated in varsity sports, Following graduation from Albright College in 1954, Commander Fetterman attended Officer Candidate School in Newport, Rhode Island, was commissioned an Ensign in 1955, and designated as a Naval Aviator in 1956. Commander Fetermanls first operational tour was with Attach Squadron ONE HUNDRED FIVE at Cecil Field, Florida. Flying AIH Shy- raiders from the deck of the USS ESSEX in the and Fleets, C0mmandgr Fetterman participated in both the Lebanon and Formosa Crises. In October 1958, Commander Fetterman re- ported to Fleet Airborne Electronics Training Unit, Atlantic, where he served as Light Attack Nuclear Weapons Training Instructor. Following this tour, Commander Fetterman reported to Attack Squadron FORTY FOUR for A4 replace- ment pilot training prior to joining the staff of Commander Carrier Air Wing EIGHT. During this tour he served as Administrative Officer, Weapons Officer and Operations Officer. Following tours at the Naval War College and Attack Squadron FOR TY FOUR, Commander Fetterman reported to Attach Squadron EIGHTY ONE aboard USS SHANGRI LA where he served as Maintenance Officer during two Mediterranean deployments. A tour in Attack Squadron ONE HUNDRED SE VENTY FOUR as an A7 Flight Instructor was followed by orders to Attack Squadron EIGHTY SEVEN as Executive Officer. In March 1972, Commander Fetterman assumed command of Attack Squadron EIGHTY SEVEN7s Golden Warriorsw. During his command tour, Commander Fetterman was selected as team leader of a joint U.S. Navy and Air Force, Air-to-Ground Team which represented the United States in NA TO competition. Prior to reporting for duty as Commander of Carrier Air Wing EIGHT, Commander Fetterman served as Assistant Director of the Navy Senate Liaison Officer in the Office of Legislative Affairs. Commander Fetterman is a graduate of the Naval Command and Staff College and has amassed over 800 carrier landings and over 4100 jet hours. z w'4W ' Commander John H Fetterman, USN Commander Carrier Air Wing Eight 20

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.ip .-..-i. ...,,.-, - ,, , - - - ' -- .9-x....,..-,-.......... ...- .., .,,,,-,,-,ww 1 t , ' 202 Commander Everett W Foote, USN Commander Carrier Air Wing Eight 'WE XXX, !f',f '- H ,N f X. 7' 1 , Commander Everett W. Foote, son of Mr. and Mrs. Everett L. Foote, of Ahron, Ohio was born on 21 December 1930. He graduated from Bath High School and corn gleted one year at Kent State University prior to entering the Navy in 1951. Commander Foote later attended the Naval Academy Preparatory School at Bainbridge, Maryland and entered the United States Naval Academy, where he graduated in fune 1956. Following Graduation, he entered Flight Training and was designated a Naval Aviator in 1957. Commander Foote began his first oper- ational tour with VAH-5 at Naval Air Station, Sanford, Florida, first as a bornbardierfnavigator and then as one of the first HNuggets to fly A3D Shywarriors. Commander Foote completed three full deployments aboard USS FORRESTAL to the Mediterranean area where he served principally as Landing Signal Officer for the squadron. Ordered to Naval Postgraduate School in fune1962, he graduated from the Navy Manage- ment School. Commander Foote's next orders were to Washington, D.C. for duty as the Assistant Lieutenant Assignment Officer, in the Bureau of Naval Personnel.. He remained in this capacity until August 1965 when he began his second operational tour by transitioning to the A6A Intruder. Following transition, he helped establish Attach Squadron THIRTY FIVE as the fourth operational A6A squadron. In November 1966, Commander Foote deployed to Southeast Asia with Attack Squadron THIRTY FIVE as Administrative Officer, aboard the USS ENTER- PRISE KCVAN-652. During this deployment he flew sixty-two combat missions over North Vietnam. At the completion of this deployment, Commander Foote received orders to Attach Squadron ONE HUNDRED TWENTY EIGHT at Naval Air Station, Whidbey Island, Washington. Following a short nine month tour with the new RACU, he was transferred to Attach Squadron FIFTY TWO, where he served as Operations Officer, and deployed on his second combat cruise to Southeast Asia in September 1968. Following this deployment, Commander Foote received orders to duty with the Chief of Naval Operations in Washington, D.C.,, where he served in the Office of Aviation Plans and Policies. During this one year he wrote and verified a computer program to analyze and forecast future aircraft requirements for Naval Aviation. Com- mander Foote reported to Attack Squadron SEVENTY FIVE in August 1970 as Executive Officer and assumed command of the Sunday Punchersn on 3 June 1971. The year that followed was highlighted by a successful Mediterranean deployment developing the initial CV evaluation aboard USS SARA TOCA KCVA-602. Before coming to Air Wing EIGHT he was assigned as Attach Air Warfare Coordinator, Commander Operational Test and Evaluation Force in Norfolh, Virginia. Following his tour as Commander Attach Carrier Air Wing EIGHT, Commander Foote will report to the staff of Commander, Naval Air Force Atlantic. During his career, Commander Foote has been awarded three Distinguished Flying Crosses the Bronze Star, thirteen Air Medals, a Meritori- ous Unit Commendation, the Navy Commendation Medal, the Navy Achievement Medal, two Navy Unit Commendations and various Campaign and Service Awards. Commander Foote is married to the former Laura Potts of Danville, Virginia. They have two daughters, Carrie and Elizabeth, and reside in Virginia Beach, Virginia.

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