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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Commandln Officer Captain Stanley W. Br ant August 1992 to Present i A native of Detroit, Mich- igan, Captain Stanley W Bryant graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy and was commissioned an En- sign in Iune 1969. He then attended flight training with Training Squadron 10 in Pensacola, Florida, and Training Squadron 86 in Glynco, Georgia, receiving his gold wings and designa- tion as a Naval Flight Of- ficer in March 1970. Upon completion of re- placement trainin as an A- 6 Intruder ombar- dierf navigator with Attack Squadron 128, Captain Bry- ant reported to Attack Squadron 196, making two combat deployments to Southeast Asia on USS EN- TERPRISE ICVN 651. He then returned to Training Squadron 10 in Pensacola as a flight instructor and stu- dent control officer until February 1976. Upon com- pletion of A-6 Intruder re- resher training with Attack Squadron 42 in Iuly 1976, he reported to Attack Squadron 65 making two Mediterra- nean dep oyments, one in USS INDEPENDENCE CCV 621 and one on USS DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER ICVN 691, serving as S uad- ron Maintenance Officer and Operations Officer dur- ing that period. After attending the Armed Forces Staff College from August 1979 to Ianuary 1980, Captain Bryant re ort- ed to the Staff of Medium Attack Wing ONE, where he served as the Wing's Ad- ministrative Officer until September 1980. He then joined the staff of Carrier Air Wing SEVEN as its Op- erations Officer, and again deployed on USS DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER CCVN 691 to the North Atlantic and Mediterranean. In February 1983, Captain USS THEODORE ROOSEVELT Bryant reported to Medium Attack Wing ONE, as the prospective Commanding Officer of the Warhorses of Attack Squadron 55, assum- ing command of the squad- ron upon its commissioning in October 1983. In May 1985 he reported to USS NIMITZ ICVN 681 as the As- sistant Air Officer. Upon completion of naval nuclear power training, Captain Bryant was assigned as the Executive Officer of USS ABRAHAM LINCOLN ICVN 721 Precommissioning Unit in October 1987. He commanded the ship's precommissioning unit from September 27, 1988 to No- vember 13, 1988, at which time he was relieved and re- assumed duties as Execu- tive Officer. Ca tain Bryant com- mandled USS PONCE QLPD 151 from Ianuary 1990 to Iu- ly 1991. His most recent as- signment was as a fellow on the Chief of Naval Opera- tions Strategic Studies Grou in Newport, Rhode Island. Ca tain Bryant's awards and dlecorations include the Legion of Merit, three Dis- tinguished Flying Crosses, two Meritorious Service Medals, the individual Air Medal, eight StrikefFlight Air Medals, the Navy Achievement Medal and numerous other campaign and service ribbons and medals. He has two sons: Timothy, who attends St. Bonaven- ture University in New York, and Scott, a recent graduate of St. Bonaventure, who resides in Virginia Beach.