USS Enterprise (CVN 65) - Naval Cruise Book

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Captain Iames A. Winnefeld, fr United States Navy Commanding Officer USS Enterprise CCVN 651 Captain James A. Winnefeld, Jr. graduated in 1978 with high honor in Aerospace Engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology and received his commission from the NROTC program. Following flight training, he received his wings in 1980, and after F-14 fleet replacement training, he served with the Fighting Renegades of VF-24 based at NAS Miramar. During this tour, he received his Wing Landing Signal Officer qualification and participated in two deployments to the Indian Ocean aboard USS CONSTELLATION QCV 641 and USS RANGER 1CV 611. In 1983 Captain Winnefeld joined the Navy Fighter Weapons School tTop Gun1 staff, flying the F-5 and A-4 and serving as an instructor and Training Department Head until 1987. He subsequently joined the Wolfpack of VF-1, where he served as Operations Officer, participated in two deployments to the Indian Ocean aboard USS RANGER and was selected 1989 Grumman Topcat of the Year. Captain Winnefeld reported to the Operations Directorate IJ-31 Joint Staff in early 1990, where he served as Central Command Branch Officer, Joint Operations Division, during Operations DESERT SHIELD and DESERT STORM and received the Admiral William J. Crowe Joint Staff Action Officer of the Year award. He then served as Senior Aide to General Colin Powell, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. In 1993, he reported aboard VF-211 as Executive Officer and Commanding Officer and deployed to the Arabian Gulf for Operation SOUTHERN WATCH aboard USS NIMITZ ICVN 681. He subsequently reported to the Navy Nuclear Power School in Orlando, Florida, where he received the Vice Admiral William W. Behrens, Jr. Award as the honor graduate of his class. In October 1996, he reported to USS JOHN C. STENNIS fCVN 741 as Execu- tive Officer during the ship's maiden deployment. Captain Winnefeld assumed command of USS CLEVELAND QLPD 71 in August 1998. Deploying to WESTPAC in 1998-99, CLEVELAND participated in non-combatant evacu- ation contingency operations off Eritrea and maritime intercept and unmanned aerial vehicle QUAV1 operations in the Arabian Gulf. Captain Winnefeld assumed command of USS ENTERPRISE in March 2000. Captain Winnefeld graduated in 1994 with Highest Distinction from the U. S. Naval War College off-campus program. His awards include two Legions of Merit, Defense Meritori- ous Service Medal, Meritorious Service Medal, the Air Medal, and five Battle Efficiency awards. A I I

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,..f.,,,::f..,c.,, N, il., .4,,,q,..5-.,f-.-Y..-..,., .,f.,9.-.we .-1-u::e.f1f,,--mu-my'iv--we-'qvf vm. M-sv' -2' 3 ' 'N ' . 'i Commander Robert W. Brown United States Navy Executive Officer USS Enterprise CCVN 651 Commander Robert W. Brown entered the Navy in 1981 through the Aviation Officer Can- didate QAOCS1 Program. Upon completion of AOCS at Pensacola, Florida, he was commis- sioned an Ensign in June 1981. He completed primary flight training at VT-8, NAS Whiting Field, and Basic Jet training at VT-4, NAS Pensacola, and advanced training at VT -28 NAS Corpus Christi. He was designated a Naval Avia- tor on 8 October 1982. Upon completion FRS training at VAW-120, he joined the Tiger Tails of VAW-125 for two deployments aboard USS Saratoga fCV-601 fNov 83-Nov 861. At the completion of his first sea tour, he became an instructor at the East Coast FRS, VAW-120, and was ultimately selected to attend Naval Test Pilot School 1Class 981. After successfully completing Test Pilot School, he was assigned to Force Warfare Test Directorate for two years. During his second sea tour with the Bear Aces of VAW-124, he made one deployment aboard USS Theodore Roosevelt QCVN 711 during Operations Desert Shield, Desert Storm, and Provide Comfort fOct 90-Sep 921. He was then assigned as the Operations Officer with the Steel Jaws of VAW-122 fOct 92- Dec 941, the Navy's counter-drug squadron, and then as the Chief Staff Officer for AEWWINGLANT QJ an 94-Aug 941. He attended Naval War College from August 1994-June 1995, and Armed Forces Staff College from June 1995-September 1995, before assuming duties as Executive Officer of VAW- 120, the E-2C community's single site FRS. He returned to the fleet in October 1996 as the Executive Officer of the VAW-128 Screwtops, and ulti- mately assumed command of the Screwtops in December 1997. As the Executive and Commanding Officer, he successfully led the Screwtops through an October 1997-April 1998 deployment to both the Mediterranean Sea and Arabian Gulf. After his command tour, he was selected for the Nuclear Power Program and is presently assigned as the Executive Officer aboard USS ENTERPRISE. Commander Brown has logged more than 5,500 flight hours and 500 carrier arrested landings in 26 different aircraft. He has accumulated over 5,000 hours in the E-QC Hawkeye, flown 65 combat sorties in Iraq with over Q84 combat hours. His military awards include two Meritorious Service Medal, Air Medal with Combat VD, three Strike f Flight Air Medals, three Navy Unit Commendations, two Meritorious Unit Commendations, three Battle '4E,', a Navy Expeditionary Medal, a National Defense Service Medal, an Armed Forces Expedition- ary Medal, two Southwest Asia Service Medals, four Sea Service Deployment Ribbons, and a Kuwait Liberation Medal. ,1 ,, 1