Nimitz (CVN 68) - Naval Cruise Book

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I PERSPECTIVE CCMMANDING OFFICER, USS NIMITZ Captain Raymond Paul llg was born June 11 1938 in Lowell Massachusetts He entered the Naval Service in June 1956, attending the U.S Naval Academy in Annap olis, lvlaryland. Following his graduation and commissioning as an Ensign on June 8, 1960, he was assigned to Naval Air Station Pensacola, Florida for Flight Training. He was desig- nated a Naval Aviator in January 1962. Captain llg's first assignment was with Attack Squadron ONE TWO FIVE, at Naval Air Station Lemoore, California for Fleet Replacement Training. On completion of his training, Captain Ilg joined with Attack Squadron TWENTY-TWO at Naval Air Station Lemoore and completed two Western Pacific deployments with that squadron in USS IVIIDWAY ICV 41 J. In October 1965, he was appointed Aide and Flag Lieutenant to Commander Carrier Division SEVEN. Captain Ilg was then assigned to the Naval Test Pilot School, Patuxent River, Maryland, from November 1966 through September 1967, and subsequently was assigned to the Flight Test Division through December 1969. After training as a fleet replacement pilot in the A-6 aircraft from January to October 1970, Captain Ilg was assigned to Attack Squadron SIXTY-FIVE. ln lvlay 1972, Captain Ilg was ordered to Attack Squadron FORTY-TWO, and served as Executive Officer until January 1973. Captain Ilg then re- ported to Attack Squadron ONE SEVEN SIX as Executive Officer in July 1973. I-le assumed command of Attack Squadron ONE SEVEN SIX in June 1974 and after a successful tour in which the squadron earned the Commander Naval Air Force, U.S. Atlantic Fleet Battle Efficiency Captain llg was then ordered to Naval Nuclear Power School at Mare Island, Vallejo, California in October 1975. Upon completion of his nuclear power training, Captain Ilg reported to USS ENTERPRISE ICVN 655 as the Oper- ations Officer. I-le served as Executive Officer of USS EN- TERPRISE from April 1978 through August 1979. lVlost recently, Captain Ilg was Commanding Officer of USS WA- BASH IAOR 55 from January 10, 1980 to July 3, 1981. Captain lIg's personal decorations include: the Distin- guished Flying Cross, the Bronze Star, numerous Air lVled- als, the Navy Commendation lVIedalg the Purple I-leart, and the Combat Action Ribbon. Captain Ilg is married to the former Bonnie Shetley Thur- ber of Alta Loma, California, and they have two daughters, Tamara and Brenda. A Captain Ilg came aboard NIMITZ as Prospective Com- manding Officer in January 1982 and is due to relieve Cap- tain Batzler as Commanding Officer of NIMITZ in February 1982 while the ship is in port in Norfolk. CAPTAIN RAYMOND P ILC U S NAVY

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M ' CAPTAIN RICHARD C. MACKE, U.S. NAVY EXECUTIVE OFFICER, USS NIMITZ Captain Bichard Chester Macke, son of Mr. 8 Mrs. Ches- ter Macke, was born in Freeport, Illinois on January 4, 1938. He is a graduate of Kirkland High School, Kirkland, lllinois, and of the United States Naval Academy, where he earned his Bachelor of Science degree in June 1960. He entered Flight Training at Pensacola, Florida in July 1960 and was designated a Naval Aviator in August 1961. Captain Macke then reported to Attack Squadron TWENTY-THREE in Lemoore, California and flew 4-A Sky- hawks for the next four years, accumulating more than 200 arrested landings on USS MIDWAY QCVA-411. Captain Macke entered the Navy Test Pilot School in February 1965 and after graduation served in the Weapons System Test Directorate. There he participated in many projects and was Project Officer for the A-4 Shoehorn and the Navy Preliminary Evaluations and Board of Inspection and Survey Trials for the A-7A aircraft. From January 1968 to January 1970, Captain Macke was attached to Attack Squadron TWENTY-SEVEN, flying the A-7A Corsair ll. He served there as the Administrative Officer and completed two combat deployments in USS CONNSTELLATION QCVA-641, flying more than 150 mis- sions over Southeast Asia. Captain Macke then reported to the U.S. Naval Postgrad- uate School in February 1970, where he graduated with distinction with a Master of Science degree in Operations Fiesearch and Systems Analysis. While at postgraduate school, he was selected for aviation squadron command. ln March 1972, he reported to Attack Squadron SIXTY-SIX in Cecil Field, Florida as Executive Officer and later serving as Commanding Officer of this A-7E squadron assigned in USS INDEPENDENCE QCVA-621. His next duty station was the Navy Office of Legislative Affairs in the Pentagon in January 1975, where he helped present the budget for Naval Aviation Programs to mem- bers of Congress and their Staffs. Before reporting to USS NIMITZ as Executive Officer, Captain Macke completed the Navy Nuclear Power Propul- sion training syllabus at Orlando, Florida, Idaho Falls, ldaho, and Washington, D.C. Captain Macke's personal decorations and awards in- clude: the Meritorious Senfice Medal, 14 StrikefF,light Air Medals, one individual Air Medal, two Navy Commendation Medals, the Navy Expeditionary Medal, and various senfice and campaign medals. He is also a member of the Society of Experimental Test Pilots. Captain Macke is married to the former Barbara Gabbe of Leonardtown, Maryland. They have two daughters, Belinda and Melissa. ln July, 1981, Captain Macke was relieved as Executive Officer in USS NIMITZ, and reported to USS CAMDEN CAOE-21, in Bremerton, Washington as Commanding Officer. 21