USS Roosevelt (CVN 71) - Naval Cruise Book

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A native of Pensacola, Florida, Captain Charles S. Abbot graduated from the United States Naval Academy in 1966 and reported to the guided missile destroyer USS HENRY B. WILSON CDDG-75 for duty as Missile Officer. In October 1967, Captain Abbot entered New College, Oxford University, England, as a Rhodes Scholar. After completing his graduate degree he attended flight training and was designated a Naval Aviator in 1972. Captain Abbot then reported to VA- 122 at Lemoore, Califomia, for A-7E Corsair II Fleet Readiness Training and was assigned to Attack Squadron 27 on board USS ENTERPRISE CCVN-651. Captain Abbot completed U.S. Air Force Test Pilot School at Edwards Air Force Base, Califomia, in 1976, and was assigned to the Strike Aircraft Test Directorate at the Naval Air Test Center, Patuxent River, Maryland, where he participated as a test pilot in the T-34C, T-A7C and FIA-18 projects. He was the first attack pilot to fly the F!A-18 Homet. In February 1980 he joined VA-46 on board USS JOHN F. KENNEDY CCV-675. Following this tour, Captain Abbot served in VA-86 as Executive Officer and as Commanding Officer from June 1982 until June 1983. In July 1983, he entered the Naval Nuclear Power School, and in October 1984, reported to THEODORE ROOSEVELT CCVN-715 Precommissioning Unit as Executive Officer. He served as the first Executive Officer of the ship following commissioning in October 1986. After detaching from USS THEODORE ROOSEVELT CCVN-715 in 1987, Captain Abbot attended the Program for Senior Officials in National Security at Harvard University prior to reporting for duty as Commanding Officer, USS CALOO- SAHATCHEE CAO-98j. In February 1989 he was assigned as Assistant Chief of Staff for Operations for Commander SECOND FLEET, prior to being ordered for duty as Commanding Officer, USS THEODORE ROOSEVELT CCVN-715. Captain Abbot is married to the former Marjorie Sellars of Cleveland, Ohio. They have three sons, Spencer, Sebastian, and Matthew, and reside in Grafton, Virginia.

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Bom in Flint, Michigan, Captain Ronald L. Christenson graduated from the United States Naval Academy in 1969 and entered California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California, as a graduate student. After completing his graduate degree, he attended 'flight training and was designated a Naval Aviator in 1971. Captain Christenson then reported to Helicopter Antisubmarine Squadron ONE at Quonset Point, Rhode Island, for H-3 Fleet Readiness Training and was assigned to Helicopter Squadron 15 onboard USS GUAM CLPH-93. Captain Christenson then reported to Air Test and Evaluation Squadron ONE at Patuxent River, Maryland in 1975. In June 1977, Captain Christenson participated in the Personnel Exchange Program with the United Kingdom. He was assigned as a Sea King pilot to 706 Naval Air Squadron, Royal Naval Air Station, Culdrose, United Kingdom. He then reported to the Naval War College, Newport, Rhode Island as a student in the Command and Staff Course. In 1981, he joined Helicopter Antisubmarine Squadron FIVE, aboard USS DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER CCVN-695 serving as Administrative Officer and Maintenance Officer. After a 10 month tour on Commander, Sea Based ASW Wings Atlantic staff, Captain Christenson served in Helicopter Antisubmarine Squadron SEVEN as Executive Officer and Commanding Officer onboard USS JOHN F. KENNEDY CCV-675 from August 1983 until August 1986. In 1986, Captain Christenson reported to the Naval Military Personnel Command as Aviation Enlisted Assignment Officer. In 1988, he entered the Naval Nuclear Power Program and in June 1990, he reported to the USS THEODORE ROOSEVELT CCVN-715 as Executive Officer. Captain Christenson is married to the former Sharon Lee McIntyre of Clarksburg, West Virginia. They have two sons, Scott and Martin and reside in Orange Park, Florida.