USS Roosevelt (CVN 71) - Naval Cruise Book

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Chief of Staff, Theodore Captain Walter J. Donovan Capt. Walter J. Donovan was born in Quonset Point, R. I. He received his commission from the U. S. Naval Academy in 1974 and his wings as a Naval Flight Officer in 1976. Capt. Donovan has served at sea in Tactical Electronic Warfare Squadron ' s 135, 139, and 138, and as Operations Officer on board USS George Washington (CVN 73). He commanded Tactical Electronic Warfare Squadron 138. Capt. Donovan has deployed to the North and South Atlantic, the Mediterranean and Baltic Seas, the Western Pacific, the Indian Ocean and Arabian Gulf. Ashore, Capt. Donovan served as 16 ' Company Officer at the U. S. Naval Academy, Executive Officer in Tactical Electronic Warfare Squadron 129, Chief of the Joint Reconnaissance Center at Head Quarters U. S. European Command, Stuttgart, Germany and the senior military Advisor in the Arms Control and Disarmament Agency and U.S. State Department. Capt. Donovan is currently serving as Chief of Staff for the Commander, Cruiser-Destroyer Group Eight Theodore Roosevelt Strike Group. He graduated from Gonzaga College High School in 1970, received a bachelor ' s in General Engineering from the U.S. Naval Academy in 1974 and earned his Master ' s degree in International Security Affairs from the National War College in 1974. Capt. Donovan is married to the former Kathleen R. Ullrich of Annapolis, Md. They have two children, Liam and Courtney. le Theodore ; ' o? Air VVhh. ' i i. ikc Groi idiate ing USS Theodore Roosevelt, u, USS Anzio, and USS Cape St. DG-S exercises oversight of unit le

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