USS Harry Truman (CVN 75) - Naval Cruise Book

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ICSlfiJMaDidB nrr ' Vi lUWiiiw tmeutrn wmmmaam. -- 4 i, I I jMMiMMM Rear Admiral James McArthui Commander, Carrier Group TWO

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§ Sr ' r . 1 inn. ' k car Admiral James D. McArthur. Jr. was bom in Bennetts ille, vC. on 12 December 1949 and graduated from the U.S. Na al Acad- emy in 1 972 w ith a Bachelor of Science Degree. Following commissioning, he ser ed in ISS CALOOSAHATCHEE (AO 98) for ten months prior to entering flight training. He was designated a Na al A iator on 6 December. Rear .Admiral 1c.A.rthur arri ed at his first fleet squadron. VF-21 1 . in December 1975 and deployed twice while there to the Western Pacific Indian Oceans in iSS CO STELLATIO. (CI ' 64). After three and one half years, Rear Admiral McArthur reported to VF- 1 24 as an Instructor Pilot and Landing Signals Officer, In July 1982. he retimied to the fiect with VF-1. and deployed in 155 RA GER (CV 61) and LSS KITTY HAWK (CV 63). Rear Admiral McArthur was then assigned to the Office of the Chief of Naval Operations for Strategy, Plans, and Policy (OP-60) in December 1984. In August 1986. he reported to VF-24 as Executive Officer, and assumed com- mand of the squadron in December 1987. Upon detachment in May 1989, he reported to Carrier .Mr Wing FIFTEEN as the Deputy Commander. In July 1991, he transferred to the Bureau of Naval Personnel to become the Head. Aviation Commander Assignment Branch. Following the BUPERS tour, he took command of Carrier . ' ir Wing ELEVEN embarked in LSS ABRAHAM LIS- COLS (CVN 72). After a deployment to the .Arabian Gulf, he was reassigned to Washington. DC. He ser ed briefiy as the Head. Aviation Officer Distributi Aviation Captain Assignments (PER 43) and was selected to serve as Executive Assistant to the Vice Chit ' Naval Operations in July 1995. In August 1996. he became the Exccuk Assistant to the Chief of Naval Ope- tions. Following that tour, he reportei ' the Joint Staff as the Deputy Direct for Strategy and Policy J5. He relic as Commander, Carrier Group TW( 25 May 2000. Rear Admiral .McArthur has ov 1 100 arrested landings and 4300 tliii hours and has been awarded the D ' fense Superior Service Medal, the Legion of .Merit (two awards), and - Meritorious Service Medal (four awards).

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Chief o mniiii! Iff) ' S3! V- : ' ■ ' ■;i ' ? ■ -ffiSfeJ ' i ■l ; ' i Captain Paul Stanton Chief of Staff Captain Stanton reported to Com- mander, Carrier (iroup TWO in May 2()()(), embarked in USS HARRYS. TRUMAN (CVN 75), where he serves as Chief of StaiT. Me reported from USS SAN JACINTO (CC, 56), where he served as the Air Warfare Connnander of the JOHN C. STENNIS and HARRYS. TRUMAN Battle (iroups. Captain Stanton eame io SAN JACINTO from a two year tour as tlie Assistant Chief of Staff for Operations for Commander. United States I ' iflh fleet and Commander, United Stales Naval Forces, Central Command. During this period, he directed naval operations in Maritime inlcreeplion Operations support- ing United Nations sanctions against Iraq, lie directed naval operations in Operation Desert Strike, a cruise missile strike against Iraq and was .1-3 for .loint Task Force Rugged Nautilus. Other assignments at sea have included command o ' USS NICHOLSON (DD 982) and the minesweepers USS CONSTANT (MSO 427), USS ENHANCE (MSO 437), USS PLUCK (MSO 464), and USS CONQUEST (MSO 4H8). He served as Executive Officer in USS CHANDLER (DDG 996), as commissioning Combat Systems Officer in USS ILATLEY (EEC 21), commissioning Navigator in USS MOOSBRUCCER (DD 980), and as Hxecutive Officer and Salvage Officer in USS ESCAPE (ARS 6). His shore assignments in Washington, D.C. include Deputy Navy Liaison to the United States House of Represcntate Office of Legislative Affairs, Assist; i Suriace Captain Assignments (PER 41 A), New Construction Surface Sb Placement (PERS 413C), and Head Engineering Hull Assignment Branc (PERS 402). A native of Des Moines, Iowa, graduated from Iowa State Univcrs 1974 with a Bachelor of Science den in Microbiology. Captain Stanton ' s personal awils include the Legion of Merit (two aMi ). the Meritorious Service Medal ((fo awards), the Navy Commendation IcJa ' (three awards), and the Navy Achia--, ment Medal.