San Diego (AFS 6) - Naval Cruise Book

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SgCo1nmanding Officer W Captain W.W. Copeland, Ir. Captain William W. Copeland. lr. was born in Buenos Aires. Ar- gentina in 1944. He entered the Navy in 1965 through the Avi- ation Officer Candidate Program. He graduated from Virginia Pol- ytechnic lnstitute IBSEEI and was commissioned in 1967. lie re- ceived a Master of Science De- gree from University of Southern California in 1980. Designated a Naval Aviator in 1868. he reported to Fighter Squadron ONE I-'lt-'TY ONI-I flying the F-4 Phantom and in 1970. lolned Fighter Squadron l-'ll-'TY ONE for their transition from the F-8 Crusader to the F-4 Phantom. Following instructor duty at the Navy Fighter Weapons School from 1972 to 1975, Captain Cope- land returned to Fighter Squad- ron ONE FIFTY ONE embarked aboard USS MIDWAY tCV 411 homeported in Yokosuka. lapan. ln 1978 he attended the United States Test Pilot School at Hd- wards Air Force Base and upon completion reported to the Naval Air Test Center. Patuxent River. C Maryland. to Captain Copeland joined Fight- er Squadron ONE HUNDRED TWO in luiy 1981 as Executive Officer and assumed command in November 1982. ln March 1984 he joined Commander Task Force SIXTY Staff in Naples. Ita- . ly. I-le was assigned to the Senior Course at the Naval War College C in Newport. Rhode Island in Au- gust 1984. and in luly 1985 be- 'foame the F-14 Program Coordi- J Iletclzfwithin the office of the tnirrgagiiitylaf the Chief of Naval op- for Air Warfare. In Iuly assgxmed command of QSC ' P er Air Wing ONE On 31 Oc ig 19881 Captain Copeland as ,mx X9 commend of USS SAN Q. ' 'fi X 'ff-K ,arg ,, ,gr - V, . an ' an . f ri- -' - 1 x 1 K Y- ., ' C, 1 - X-Wyse' ze' : ' rge- ft t- --i- -..' K f v,AAg 1 Af .ai e ng xr x :AL , . . f X , P ttrt . -5 , 1 Ei' ,M A K- M r A x -PPS' if - f S'

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