USS Roosevelt (CVN 71) - Naval Cruise Book

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5 S alta, it-ed uber lan. iade Cl'- ions test itux- d to as a is. ln flight Flight ering l Air wing quali- Navy NllTZ tour. en as apart- 2r un- ite for e final ter in il War aduat- Q F-14 . Blain- YF-31 ters ln ,signal 5 DQSli F-14D School O0SEf SQfk'lC9 fel with 5. HQ is Y. flori- 2siC9 il Command aster Chlef Duane R. Bushey AVCM, USN Master Chief Duane R. Bushey was born in Lebanon, New Hampshire and entered the Navy at the NTC, Great Lakes Illinois, in June 1962. After Recruit Training he attended Avia- tion Electrician tAEl A School in Jacksonville, FL. Upon com- pletion he reported to Naval Air Test Facility, Patuxent River Maryland. In June 1964, Master Chief Bushey returned to Jacksonville for for advanced electronics B school. He then reported to USS KEARSARGE CCVS-33l, with two follow up tours as a flight instructor for fleet replacement navigators with VAH-123 and then VAQ-130. ' Master Chief Bushey reported to Aircraft Ferry Squadron QVFR-81l at NAS, Norfolk, Virginia, serving as Aircrew Division Officer. While serving two tours with with VFR-31 he qualified as over-water navigator in several aircraft, flight engineer for the P-3 Orion and bombardierfnavigator for the A-6 Intruder. ln January 1980, Master Chief Bushey was chosen to attend the U.S. Army Sergeant Major Academy, after which he returned to VFR-81 as Command Master Chief. In mid-1982, he trans- ferred to Commander, Fleet Tactical Support Wing One, NAS, Norfolk as Wing Command Master Chief. He reported to THEODORE ROOSEVELT QCVN-71l, as Command Master Chief, in October 1985. Master Chief Bushey has accumulated over 6,000 flying hours and made over 400 arrested carrier landings. He has received special recognition as Commander-in-Chief, U.S. Pacific Fleet Sailor of the Year in 1972, as recipient of the General Ralph E. Hanes, Jr. Award at the U.S. Army Sergeant Major Academy, and as Tidewater Virginia's Military Citizen of the Year for 1982. His personal awards include the Meritorious Service Medal, Navy Commendation Medal iSecond Awardl, Navy Achievement, Good Conduct Medal iFourth Awardl, Meritorious Unit Commen- dation and Battle HE iSecond Awardl. He is married to the former Susan Walker Prause of Salisbury, Maryland. They have a daughter, Terry, and two sons, Duane, Jr. and Joseph. 3 Y

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Executive Officer illiam V. Cross DR, USN Commander William V. Cross ll, a native of Omaha, Nebraska, was commissioned in June 1967 after graduating from the United States Naval Academy. After receiving his wings in October 1968, he reported to VF-121 for initial training in the F-4 Phan- tom. ln April 1969 he joined the Chargers of VF-161 and made two deployments to WESTPAC aboard USS CORAL SEA fCV- 43D and USS MIDWAY KCV-41l, flying over 175 combat missions in the Phantom. In September 1971, Commander Cross was selected for test pilot training and reported to the Navy Test Pilot School, Patux- ent River, Maryland. Following graduation, he was assigned to the Carrier Suitability Branch of the Flight Test Division as a project test pilot and participated in numerous test programs. In April 1973, he returned to the Test Pilot School as a flight instructor in charge of the fixed wing stability and control flight syllabus. He was also a spin instructor and the maneuvering performance flight instructor. During his tour at the Naval Air Test Center, Commander Cross flew over 25 different fixed wing aircraft and three models of helicopters and was NATOPS quali- fied in virtually every fighter and attack airplane in the Navy inventory. ln March 1975, Commander Cross reported to USS NIMITZ fCVN-68l as Assistant Strike Operations Officer. During his tour, he qualified as Officer of the Deck underway and was chosen as the first department head of the newly formed Training Depart- ment. He subsequently qualified as Command Duty Officer un- derway. Commander Cross was selected by the Navy as a candidate for the Space Shuttle Astronaut Program and participated in the final NASA astronaut interviews at the Johnson Space Center in August 1977. ln September 1977, he reported to the Naval War College in Newport, Rhode Island, under instruction. He graduat- ed with the highest distinction in June 1978. Following F-14 replacement training with VF-101, he reported to VF-32 as Main- tenance Officer. In December 1979, he received orders to VF-31 as Executive Officer, and took command of the Tomcatters ln February 1982. Following his command tour, Commander Cross was assigned to the Naval Air Systems Command as the F-14 Class Desk Officer in charge of systems engineering for the F-14A and F-14D fighters. In May 1985 he was selected for Nuclear Power School and, in January 1987, reported to USS THEODORE ROOSE- VELT CCVN-71l as Executive Officer. Commander Cross has been awarded two Meritorious Service Medals, eight Air Medals, the Navy Commendation Medal with Combat V, and several unit, campaign and service medals. He is married to the former Katherine Brownlowe of Clearwater, Flori- da. They have two children, Darryl and Melanie, and reside in Virginia Beach.

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From The Ground Up... Hull 624D lvl The keel is laid for Hull 624D, 31 OCT 1981, three years before the hull is christened THEODORE ROOSEVEL T K C VN- 712. A worker directs a section of Hull 624D's bow into place. The final bow module is ' lowered onto Hull 624D. 22 ...kbs - v i .fd L 'r X XS 1 vu I f ,. g .I I I i I l i 1 I