USS Roosevelt (CVN 71) - Naval Cruise Book

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-at Commandln Officer Rear dmiral Charles S. Abbot la, Florida, Rear Admi- ral Charles S. Abbot graduated from the United States Naval Academy in 1966 and reported to the guided missile destroyer USS HENRY B. WILSON IDDG 71 for duty as Mis- sile Officer. In October 1967, Admiral Abbot entered New College Oxford University, Eng- land, as a Rhodes Schol- ar. After completing his graduate degree he at- tended flight training, and was designated a Naval Aviator in 1972. Admiral Abbot then reported to VA-122 at Lemoore, California, for A-7E Corsair II Fleet Readiness Training and was assigned to Attack Squadron 27 on board USS ENTERPRISE ICVN 651. He completed U.S. ICVN 711 Precommis- sioning Unit as Execu- tive Officer. He served as the first Executive Officer of the ship fol- lowing commissioning in October 1986. After detaching from USS THEODORE ROO- SEVELT ICVN 711 in 1987, Admiral Abbot at- tended the Program for Senior Officials in Na- tional Security at Har- vard University dprior to reporting for uty as Commanding Officer, USS CALOOSAHAT- CHEE CAO 981. In Feb- ruary 1989 he was as- signed as Assistant Chief of Staff for Oper- ations for Commander SECOND FLEET, rior to being orderedp for duty as Commanding Officer, USS THEO- DORE ROOSEVELT QCVN 711. Iune 1990 to August 1992 A native of Pensaco- DORE ROOSEVELT l Air Force Test Pilot School at Edwards Air Force Base, California, in 1976, and was as- signed to the Strike Air- craft Test Directorate at the Naval Air Test Center, Patuxent River, MD. While at Patuxent River, Admiral Abbot participated as a test pi- lot in the T-34C, T-A7C and FXA-18 projects. He was the first attack pilot to fly the FXA-18 Hornet. In February 1980 he joined VA-46 on board USS 1OHN F. KENNE- DY ICV-671. Following this tour, Admiral Ab- USS THEODORE ROOSEVELT bot served in VA-86 as Executive Officer and then Commanding Of- ficer from 1une 1982 until Iune 1983. In Iuly 1983, he en- tered the Naval Nuclear Power School, and fol- lowing completion, re- ported to USS THEO- Admiral Abbot is married to the former Marjorie Sellars of Cleveland, Ohio. They have three sons, Spen- cer, Sebastian and Mat- thew, and reside in Grafton, Virginia.

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