University of Virginia Naval ROTC - Long Glass Yearbook (Charlottesville, VA)

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Unit Staff Capt. Charles W. Roe Executive Officer Lieutenant Colonel James P. Pennell arrived here in January, 1982. LtCol Pennell attended Marist College for one year before he enlisted in the Marine Corps. After a year in the Corps, he was designated an aviation cadet, and was commissioned in Septem- ber, 1964. He was first assigned to VMFA 393 at Cherry Point, where he flew F-4s. He participated in the air support of the Dominican Republic incident, and then was deployed to WestPac in late 1965. Returning in 1966, he was stationed in Beauford, S.C. until 1969, when he returned to WestPac. From 1970 to 1972 LtCol Pennell attended Oklahoma State University, where he earned a BS in mathematics. After a year and a half in an F-4 training squadron at Cherry Point, he returned to school again, this time to Monterey, where he earned an MS in computer sci- ence. He then went to WestPac again. Upon his return, LtCol Pennell went to Marine Corps Headquarters, Where he was the project officer for Tactical Command and Control Systems. Before being assigned to UVA, he served in the Third Marine Air Wing as Ops officer for Marine Air Group 11. LtCol Pennell and his wife the former Ellen Wilson, have four children: Elizabeth, James, Laura, and Ann. Commanding Officer Captain Charles W. Roe has commanded our unit since August 1981. Capt Roe became a Naval Aviation Cadet in 1952. He was first assigned to VO-2 in Morocco, then to the Naval Air Dev- Center in Johnsville, PA. ln 1958 he entered the U of Michigan, from which he received a BA in Political Science. He was assigned to VO-1 in Japan, where he attended evening classes to receive a BS in Military Science. He attended the School of Law and Diplo- macy of Tufts University, and earned an MA in International Rela- tions, an MA in Law and Diplomacy, and a PhD with specializa- tion in US-Latin American Affairs. In 1967 he served as Ops Officer, then XO, of VAH-2 aboard the USS Coral Sea. He also served as Ops for VAH-123 prior to becoming CO df VAH-10. After that he worked in Honolulu as Electronic Warfare Officer for CINCPACFLT. He served as the Navigator and XO of the USS Midway, then became Head of the Western Hemisphere Branch, Politico-Military Policy Div, CNO. In 1976 Capt Roe became Com- mander, US Naval Activities Spain, and CO, USNS Rota, Spain. He participated in a seminar at the Foreign Service Institute during the academic year 1976-9. Before coming to UVA, he was assis- tant for JCS matters to the CNO. Captain Roe and his wife, the former Joan Wagner, have four childreng Nancy, Tracy, Charles, and Dawn. LtCol. James P. Pennell ,-gf!!