USS Roosevelt (CVN 71) - Naval Cruise Book

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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

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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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We are not building this country of ours for a day. It is to last through the ages. - Theodore Roosevelt - Above left: Scaffolding supports workers preparing Hull 624D's lower bow module for placement. Above: The ability to move modules weighing hundreds of tons was the key to cutting the production time of Hull 624D. Left: A perfect tit. 23