USS Roosevelt (CVN 71) - Naval Cruise Book

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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.

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Air Wing EIGHT Commander, Carrier Captain Charles W. Moore, Ir. 7 Februar 1989 to Iune 1993 Captain Charles W. Moore, 1r., was born on May 24, 1946 in Midland, Texas. A presidential appointee to the United States Naval Academy, he graduated with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Aerospace Engi- neering and was commis- sioned an Ensign in the United States Navy on 1une 5, 1968. Captain Moore was designated a Naval Aviator in September 1969. 'In Iuly, 1970, after six months of training in the A- 7E Corsair II, he joined the Blue Diamonds of Attack Squadron 146. He made two combat deployments to the Western Pacific embarked on USS AMERICA ICV 661 and USS CONSTELLATION ICV 641, flying over 200 combat missions. In October 1972, Ca tain Moore joined the HelI,Razors of Attack Squadron 174 as an instruc- tor pilot. Transferring in March 1975, he reported aboard USS IOHN F. KEN- NEDY ICV 671 as Assistant Strike Operations Officer. During t is tour, Captain Moore earned his Surface Warfare Officer designation. In August 1979, after a tour on the staff of Com- mander, Light Attack Wing One, Captain Moore report- ed to the Rampagers of Attack Squadron 83, em- barking on USS FORRES- TAL ICV 591 for two Med- iterranean deployments. In May 1982, following command selection, Captain Moore once again reported to Commander, Light Attack Wing 1 at NAS Cecil Field, Florida awaiting FXA-18 transition. In October 1983, Captain Moore reported to the newly established Wildcats of Strike Fighter Squadron 131 as the Exec- utive Officer. He assumed command on December 2, 1985 embarked on USS USS THEODORE ROOSEVELT CORAL SEA KCV 431 during the squadron's first Medi- terranean deployment and led the Wildcats into com- bat during operations in the vicinity of Libya and the strike on Denina Airfield, Benghazi, Libya. He re- ceived the Vice Admiral Iames Bond Stockdale Award for Inspirational Leadership for his tour as Commanding Officer of Strike Fighter Squadron 131. Following graduation from the Naval War College, Captain Moore reported to Carrier Air Wing EIGHT in February 1989 as the Dep- uty Commander, complet- ing a Mediterranean deploy- ment embarked on USS THEODORE ROOSEVELT CCVN 711 and the initial shakedown of USS ABRA- HAM LINCOLN ICVN 721. Captain Moore holds a Mas- ter of Arts Degree in Inter- national Relations from Salve Regina University and a Master of Arts in Strategic Policy from the U.S. Naval War College. His awards in- clude the Meritorious Ser- vice Medal, three Air Med- als, seventeen Strike f Flight Air Medals, four Navy Com- mendation Medals with Combat V , the Presiden- tial Unit Citation, Vietnam Service and Campaign Med- als, Vietnamese Cross of Gallantry and various other unit and campaign decora- tions. Captain Moore has flown over 4,800 flight hours and log ed over 900 carrier arrested landings. Captain Moore is married to the former Lydia Perone Clado of Manila, Philip- pines. They reside in Vir- ginia Beach, Virginia. . I 1 M