Nimitz (CVN 68) - Naval Cruise Book

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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

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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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COMMANDER BRETT M. BENNITT, U.S. NAVY PRESENT EXECUTIVE OFFICER Captain Brent M. Bennitt graduated from the Naval Academy in 1964 and was designated a Naval Aviator the following year. He made two combat cruises and flew 222 combat missions with Attack Squadron NINETY FOUR. A tour at the Empire Test Pilot School at Boscombe, England, earned him a commendation by the Queen of England for valuable service in the air as the school's stallfspin program manager and the development test pilot of England's first variable stability aircraft. ' During his career, Captain Bennitt has flown over fifty different types of aircraft. He has served in Attack Squadron EIGHTY THREE and worked as Aide and Flag Lieutenant for Commander-in-Chief, U.S. Pacific Fleet. He has been Executive and Commanding Officer of Attack Squadron ONE HUNDRED FIVE. He served as the Attack Training Officer, Commander Naval Air Force, U.S. Atlantic Fleet and became Executive Officer of Nimitz in 1982. Captain Bennitt, his wife, the former Diane Brumfield and their daughter Sarah, reside in Virginia Beach, Virginia. ' 22512 , wa