Nimitz (CVN 68) - Naval Cruise Book

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CAPTAIN RAYMOND P. ILG, U.S. NAVY COMMANDING OFFICER, USS NIMITZ Captain Raymond Paul llg graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy in June of 1960. He was then assigned to the Naval Air Station, Pensacola, Florida for flight training and was designated a Naval Aviator in January 1962. The various commands and duties Captain llg has been assigned to include: Naval Air Station, Lemoore, California, Attack Squadron TWENTY-TWO, Aide and Flag Lieutenant to Commander Carrier Division SEVEN, the Naval Test Pilot School, Attack Squadron SIXTY FIVE, and Executive Officer of Attack Squadron FORTY TWO. Captain llg has served as Executive Officer and then Commanding Officer of Attack Squadron ONE HUNDRED SEVENTY SIX. He has attended the Naval Nuclear Power School, served as Operations and Executive Officer of USS Enterprise QCVN-655 and assumed command of USS WABASH QAOFI-51 in 1980. On February 19, 1982 he became Commanding Officer of NIMITZ. Captain llg is married to the former Bonnie Shetley Thurber of Alta Loma, California. They have two daughters, Tamara and Brenda. , ,,,, -,. .,,, --H-.Y-A-ff---f-A-A-if--?i - ' ., 5 T, 7 If ' K , f,V,V yyxgv .X K M. . . .. T ... . J tw, 5s., ,A .V Vinum-I r 4' 4, . VV V V3 V . 3 1 gf ix f f 5 .3 -5 4! lssnmr T . 'ii i' A ' A 1 'Q V A A A .,.. T . I V , V riiyi V ., V 5 T V 17 A.. f . ,, All 'li ii tx ' Vfflffifgiiifw: A A V A I .,,, vpn Z'

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l gi if REAR ADMIRAL E. H. MARTIN, U.S. NAVY COMMANDER BATTLE FORCE SIXTH FLEET Ftear Admiral Edward H. Martin was born in Savannah, Georgia. He graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy in 1954, entered flight training in Pensacola, Florida and was designated a Naval Aviator in 1955. He then served in several carrier-based squadrons homeported at Miramar Naval Air Station, San Diego, California. In July 1967, over the outskirts of Hanoi, North Vietnam, Rear Admiral Martin's A-4 was hit by a surface- to-air missile. He was forced to eject and was captured and held by the enemy as a prisoner of war for sixty- eight months in Hanoi. Following a brief hospitalization period, he attended the National War College in Washington, D.C., from which he graduated with distinction in June 1974. He has served as Executive Assistant and Senior Aide to the Deputy Chief of Naval Operations, Commanding Officer, USS Canisteo CAO-995 and USS Saratoga QCV- 60l, Chief, Current Operations on the Staff of the Commander in Chief, Pacific and Chief of Naval Air Training. ln February 1982, Flear Admiral Martin became Commander Carrier Group FOUR. Later that year, he became Commander Battle Force Sixth Fleet and Commander Carrier Group TVVO. Flear Admiral Martin is married to the former Sharron Handly of Coronado, California. They have three children: Michelle, Edward ll and Peter.

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CAPTAIN PAUL W. PARCELLS, U.S. NAVY PREVIOUS EXECUTIVE OFFICER Captain Paul W. Parcells graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy in June of 1960. Following flight training in Pensacola, Florida, he was designated a Naval Aviator and reported to Air Antisubmarine Squadron THIRTY EIGHT. He has trained in Fighter Squadron ONE TWENTY ONE and served in Fighter Squadron NINETY TWO. He has also served aboard the USS Enterprise QCVN-651 and USS America QCV-663 where he accumulated more than 150 combat missions in Southeast Asia. Captain Parcells has been Executive Officer and then Commanding Officer of Fighter Squadron ONE HUNDRED TWO. Tours as Aide to the Chief of Naval Operations, and Navigator, then Executive Officer of the USS Forrestal QCV-591 followed. ln July 1981, Captain Parcells became Executive Officer of the USS Nimitz. He was relieved in September 1982 and became Commanding Officer aboard the USS Guadalcanal QLPH-91. Captain Parcells is married to the former Priscilla Frey of Baltimore, Maryland. They have a son and a I daughter. x, 4