USS Enterprise (CVN 65) - Naval Cruise Book

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1 Command Master Chief fSurface Warfare! Air Warfarel 5 Norman R. Wood, Ir. 1 United States Navy Command Master Chief USS Enterprise CCVN 659 th 1, CMDMC1SWfAWl Wood was born in Spring- 'V field, Massachusetts. He joined the Navy in June gf 1975 and completed Recruit Training in Or- fini lando, Florida. I 4 qA3 His duty assignments include U.S. Naval p- Magazine Guam, USS ENTERPRISE fCVN 651, U.S. Naval Magazine Lualualei, Hawaii, USS 2 MIDWAY QCV 411, COMNAVSURFGRU tw, WESTPAC staff, Philippines , Uss NIMITZ fCVN Nm esp, Uss sAcRAMENTo mor: 13, and U.s. Navy Lasl Senior Enlisted Academy. ,ass V651 He is a graduate of the Senior Enlisted Academy, Class 42, Khaki Group. .he sen His awards include the Meritorious Service Medal, Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal, Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal, Meritorious Unit Commendation, Navy 99. Battle KE 121, Navy Good Conduct Medal Qoj, National Defense Service Medal, Southwest fo, Asia Service Medal flj, Humanitarian Service Medal, Sea Service Deployment Ribbon l7j, mf Navy and Marine Corps Overseas Service Ribbon QSQ, and Kuwait Liberation Medal fKuwaitj. UUE HCC llli- me 15 ' .': ' . fe- 1 ...,, , - alSl 'e OU' LUG .23

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