Nimitz (CVAN 68) - Naval Cruise Book

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...LY .....,,v........ ......--,.- . . L VF3l The Tomcatters, tale commences on 1 .luly 1935 with the commissioning of VF-1B, which ranhs Fighting 31 as the second oldest fighter squadron and the fourth oldest squadron of any type now operating in the U.S. Navy. As World War ll approached, the squadron designation was changed to VF-6, and reformed as VF-3 on 15 July 1943. On 15 November 1946 the squadron was redesignated VF-3A, and be- came Fighter Squadron Thirty One on 7 August 1948 The Naval Air Station Cecil Field at fack- sonville, Florida became the Tomcatters7 home in 1953. In the same year, Fighting Thirty One became the first all weather jet squadron in the Atlantic Fleet, flying the F211 Banshee. VF-31 has served aboard-various aircraft carriers, among which are USS ENTERPRISE, USS HORNET, USS LEXINGTON, USS LEYTE, USS YURKTUWN, and. USS SARA TOCA. Fighting Thirty One aircraft and personnel joined the USS N1M1TZfAttach Carrier Air Wing Eight team in the summer of 1975 in support of Northern European operations. CDR W.. DWYER, USN Officer in Charge -asf! 5 IU7 - .rw , 6 F' R , Z ' ,- - ' ' C1ST2lW.Ogwyiaht tihhggtzfuzihfiiiioi' 'SLn751h5ey 4DJC D' Hendfffi LTJG R' Hall. LT! G L- Nivison. LT R. Ylurralde, LT L. Cook. Second Row lelft to ri bt:A ' ' Stine' 'LTJG R' Tescbner' AEI T' Big S' AMS1 F' Walkef AEI F E 195 . g . Q2 E, Buns, AA J. wizdefson. AMS3 L. sioffef ADJBSQ P i lk PN ' ' S NM c ter L. Scboonover.AE2 R. Milner, AMSAN B. Morgan, ADJAN , Baird' AQ3 P 'Fhabfy CIA' A 3 M- C1961-99: AOA 'R af n' R ugid lliow' gl 561391-' 1412353 T. Ayars, AZAN McMabcln, AIDI3 L 'Foster' A5196 WglslvvnJAiTgpT13elhTa1T1gelu5i2t0E12501 . r er, . cz , D, S' - ' ' - , . . ' PR3 J. Bice, AKAA Rugggnzalezu lmmfmsf AME3 M- Knsuk. AT2 N. Nash, ADJ3 A. Hrzath, AN M. Lower, AT3 W. Drake,

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Q, , 7 1 4 1 ' v I A ,Av, ,,,.,, yr 3 CDR R. H. MARTIN, USN CDR D. D. GINGLES, USN Commanding Officer Executive Officer VA WII6' The Sunhtngs 0 Carrzer ALrlJorne Early Warntng Squadron ONE HUNDRED SIXTEEN fly the E28 Hawkeye and provzde azrborne early warntng NIMITZ as well as close atr control or Azr Wtng Etght mtsszons The squad ron conststs o our atrcrat wtth complement of 130 o Leer and enltsted personnel The Sunlczngs are com manded by CDR Rtchard H Martzn and CDR Donald D Gtngles LS the X0 VAW ll6 when not aboard NIMITZ LS homebased at NAS Mzramar Ln San Dtego Calz ornza F 1R left to rzgbt LTJF M Crawford LT R Leuerclle LT R Goodwm LCDR Rezlly CDR D Gnzgles fXOI cgi Roxgaftm fQ0j LCDR P Ibomas LCDR R Tasler LT P Obnslad LY W Hengel LYjG D Hale SeCOnd Row jeff lo Hgh! LT L, Clzfton LT D Kane LT D Wallace LT F Rau lzrzgs LT j enkzns LTJG R Rzcb LYJG C Clark CWO1 P Probasco LTJGR Bell 217