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Memoir of My Navy Career

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This book is a memoir of my Navy career from June 1961 to August 1981. It contains 13 chapters which are briefly described here. Three more books will follow: Memoirs of the Seymours and My Boyhood Memories, Memoirs of My Professional Career and Memoirs of My Retirement. Chapter 1 Pre-Flight 1961 After four months of training, I was commissioned at Naval Air Station Pensacola, Florida in October. Chapter 2 Aviation Observer Wings 1961-1962 Six months later, I was designated as a Naval Aviation Observer at Naval Air Station, Corpus Christi, Texas. Chapter 3 Bombardier Navigator 1962-1963 Training at Naval Air Station, Whidbey Island, Washington led to designation as a Bombardier Navigator in the A-3 Skywarrior aircraft. Chapter 4 Coral Sea Cruise 1963 Deployed with Heavy Attack Squadron Two on the carrier Coral Sea to Australia and the Western Pacific. Chapter 5 Naval Aviator Wings 1964-1965 Trained as a Naval Aviator and subsequently received orders to Patrol Squadron 16 at Naval Air Station, Jacksonville, Florida. Chapter 6 Patrol Plane Commander 1965-1973 Assigned to east and west coast squadrons as a Patrol Plane Commander in P-3 Orion aircraft separated by duty as Communications Officer for land-based anti-submarine aircraft in the Atlantic. Chapter 7 Professional Development Program 1973-1974 Collaborated with the RCA Corporation in the upcoming field of satellite communications. Chapter 8 Defense Systems Management School 1974 Attended the Defense Systems Management School at Fort Belvoir, Virginia. Chapter 9 T-28 Adventures 1961-1976 For proficiency training, I flew an assortment of adventurous flights in the T-28 Trojan aircraft. Chapter 10 Navy Space Project Office 1975 Worked in front office to learn more about the Navy's satellite programs. Chapter 11 Navy Space Project Activity 1975-1978 Program Officer at the National Reconnaissance Office in the Pentagon following all of the low-earth orbiting electronic surveillance satellites operated by the Air Force and the Navy. Chapter 12 Taiwan Defense Command 1978-1979 Chief of flight operations and command pilot. Because of the change in diplomatic relations, we left Taiwan by April 1979. Chapter 13 Middle East Force 1979-1981 Assigned to flying duty as executive officer of Administrative Support Unit, Bahrain. As my assignment was drawing to a close, I decided to retire. Epilogue: After assessing my vocational aptitude, I decided to seek a position as an International Marketing Manager. My Memoir of My Professional Career begins...

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  • Sprog:
  • Engelsk
  • ISBN:
  • 9798869057730
  • Indbinding:
  • Paperback
  • Sideantal:
  • 696
  • Udgivet:
  • 12. december 2023
  • Størrelse:
  • 216x37x280 mm.
  • Vægt:
  • 1720 g.
  • BLACK NOVEMBER
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This book is a memoir of my Navy career from June 1961 to August 1981. It contains 13 chapters which are briefly described here. Three more books will follow: Memoirs of the Seymours and My Boyhood Memories, Memoirs of My Professional Career and Memoirs of My Retirement.
Chapter 1 Pre-Flight 1961
After four months of training, I was commissioned at Naval Air Station Pensacola, Florida in October.
Chapter 2 Aviation Observer Wings 1961-1962
Six months later, I was designated as a Naval Aviation Observer at Naval Air Station, Corpus Christi, Texas.
Chapter 3 Bombardier Navigator 1962-1963
Training at Naval Air Station, Whidbey Island, Washington led to designation as a Bombardier Navigator in the A-3 Skywarrior aircraft.
Chapter 4 Coral Sea Cruise 1963
Deployed with Heavy Attack Squadron Two on the carrier Coral Sea to Australia and the Western Pacific.
Chapter 5 Naval Aviator Wings 1964-1965
Trained as a Naval Aviator and subsequently received orders to Patrol Squadron 16 at Naval Air Station, Jacksonville, Florida.
Chapter 6 Patrol Plane Commander 1965-1973
Assigned to east and west coast squadrons as a Patrol Plane Commander in P-3 Orion aircraft separated by duty as Communications Officer for land-based anti-submarine aircraft in the Atlantic.
Chapter 7 Professional Development Program 1973-1974
Collaborated with the RCA Corporation in the upcoming field of satellite communications.

Chapter 8 Defense Systems Management School 1974
Attended the Defense Systems Management School at Fort Belvoir, Virginia.
Chapter 9 T-28 Adventures 1961-1976
For proficiency training, I flew an assortment of adventurous flights in the T-28 Trojan aircraft.
Chapter 10 Navy Space Project Office 1975
Worked in front office to learn more about the Navy's satellite programs.
Chapter 11 Navy Space Project Activity 1975-1978
Program Officer at the National Reconnaissance Office in the Pentagon following all of the low-earth orbiting electronic surveillance satellites operated by the Air Force and the Navy.
Chapter 12 Taiwan Defense Command 1978-1979
Chief of flight operations and command pilot. Because of the change in diplomatic relations, we left Taiwan by April 1979.
Chapter 13 Middle East Force 1979-1981
Assigned to flying duty as executive officer of Administrative Support Unit, Bahrain. As my assignment was drawing to a close, I decided to retire.
Epilogue: After assessing my vocational aptitude, I decided to seek a position as an International Marketing Manager. My Memoir of My Professional Career begins...

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