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"Jerry, you're a plank owner if you're ship's company on the day that the ship is commissioned. It's mainly intended for those who were there in the pre-commissioning days and are part of the ship's first crew. The air wing isn't considered to be…"
"I'm working with the next generation aircraft carrier. The first in the class (CVN 78) will be the USS Gerald R. Ford. What may surprise many of you, and certainly surprised me, is that CVN 79 will be named USS John F. Kennedy. I personally prefer…"
"As I remember, the ship was always referred to as 'Big John' until then-Captain Tuttle took command and started referring to it as 'Super K'. When I went back aboard in 1981 it was referred to as 'Big John' again.
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"I was never a detailer, but I do know that in 1973 and 1974 how you got your orders out of boot camp depended on which A School your attended. AE's and several other schools, including some black shoe schools, got to choose their orders from a block…"
"I should have said I was TAD to AIMD from VF-14 and then VF-11."
"I did four deployments on Big John, 75-76, 77, 82, and 83-84. I was TAD from Vf-14 on the first two, VF-11 on the third, and worked in VF-11 IWT shop on the fourth. Al Brannon, I'm pretty sure we were in the same shop im IM-3 Division, W/C 690. I…"
"I also am a Plank Owner from GW. If memory serves me correctly, I was AQC Moeller's Division Officer in IM-3 Division. I served onboard in AIMD from January 1992 to March 1994, when I transferred to COMNAVAIRLANT. Being a part of the Pre-Comm crew…"
"I served two tours at CNAL: May 1994 - August 1997 as a LCDR/Force IMRL Officer and July 2003 - January 2005 as a CDR/Aircraft Maintenance Plans and Policy Officer and Shore Readiness Officer when we became a part of 'CNAF.' Both tours were as part…"
"I was on TR from August 1997 to June 1999. I was in AIMD as AMO and MMCO. TR was a great ship during that time, and my first CO, CAPT Architzel, is still on active duty as VADM Architzel, Commander, Naval Air Systems Command. That was a great tour,…"
"I was on Ike from October 2001 to July 2003 as AIMD Officer. Unfortunately, that whole time was during a Refueling Comprehensive Overhaul (RCOH), so we were in Newport News Shipyard the whole time- my third ship in that shipyard. I would love to…"
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