Bennett, Steve, CDR

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Service Status
USNR Retired
Final Rank
Commander
Last Designator
638X-Limited Duty Officer - Aviation Avionics
Last Designator Group
Limited Duty Officer
Primary Unit
2000-2002, 638X, Commander Fleet Air Western Pacific (COMFAIRWESTPAC)
Previously Held Designator's
AX-0000-Aviation Anti-Submarine Warfare Technician
AT-8265-Flight Communications Operator
AT-8310-C9B Avionics/Electrical Systems Organizational Maintenance Technician
Service Years
1967 - 2004
Official/Unofficial US Navy Certificates
Cold War
Plank Owner
Commander Commander

 Official Badges 

US Navy Honorable Discharge


 Unofficial Badges 

Cold War Medal LDO/CWO Cold War Veteran Cold War Veteran




 Military Associations and Other Affiliations
Naval Enlisted Reserve Association (NERA)Naval Reserve AssociationNavy Mustang AssociationAssociation of the United States Navy (AUSN)
  1980, Naval Enlisted Reserve Association (NERA) - Assoc. Page
  1990, Naval Reserve Association
  1994, Navy Mustang Association
  2008, Association of the United States Navy (AUSN)


 Additional Information
What are you doing now:

I retired from the Navy Reserve and Lockheed Martin both in October of 2004.  I went back to Lockheed Martin as a Contract Engineer in July of 2006.  I "retired" again Dec 31, 2009 after 3 1/2 years back at Lockheed Martin.  
   
Other Comments:

I was most honored to have attended the "pinning" ceremony and COC of RDML Chris "Tree" Sadler at NAS North Island, CA on Aug 19, 2010.  He relieved RADM Patrick McGrath as CNAFR.  3 of us (retirees from NR CFWP 0170), AOCS (Ret) Michael Massey, ADCS (Ret) Molly Gilbert, and myself), were honored to have received an invitation and we were most highly honored to attend!  I wore Summer Whites for the first time in 6 years to honor RDML Sadler on his promotion and new tour as CNAFR.  
On Nov 12, 2011, I attended SKC Clarence Briggs' commissioning ceremony to CWO2 at the NOSC, NAS Ft. Worth JRB.  I was MOST pleasantly surprised that RDML "Tree" Sadler, CNAFR, was in attendance!  A very memorable commissioning for CWO2 Briggs and a great time visiting with the RDML!
In August 2012, RDML Sadler wrapped up his tour as CNAFR in San Diego and was most recently Vice Commander, US Sixth Fleet in Naples, Italy. 
He was promoted to RADM in August, 2013 at the Pentagon, Washington D.C.  I was most disappointed that I was unable to attend his promotion ceremony.
After a STELLAR Navy career, RADM Sadler retired in September 2016, at the Navy Yard in Washington DC.
 
   

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  1971-1972, AX-0000, VP-67 Golden Hawks

AX-Aviation Anti-Submarine Warfare Technician

From Month/Year
- / 1971
To Month/Year
- / 1972

Unit
VP-67 Golden Hawks Unit Page

Rank
Petty Officer Second Class
NEC
AX-0000-Aviation Anti-Submarine Warfare Technician

Base, Station or City
NAS Memphis, TX
State/Country
United States
  
 
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 VP-67 Golden Hawks Details

VP-67 Golden Hawks


Established as Patrol Squadron SIXTY SEVEN (VP-
67) on 1 November 1970.
Disestablished on 30 September 1994.
The squadron’s first and only insignia was approved
by CNO on 15 October 1971. The design featured a
hawk descending on a surfaced submarine. A lightning
bolt held in the hawk’s claws speared the submarine through its midsection
The squadron nickname and
insignia was inspired by a pair of these magnificent
birds that lived in a park just west of NAS Memphis,
Tenn. They were the supreme predators of the forest
and VP-67 assumed a similar role in antisubmarine
warfare on the high seas. Colors: border, yellow-orange;
background, light blue; hawk, brown and white
feathers; lightning bolt, yellow-orange; submarine,
black; sea, blue.
Nickname: Golden Hawks, 1971–1994 (also unofficially
called the Thunder Chickens).
1 Nov 1970: VP-67 was established at NAS
Memphis, Tenn., as a land-based patrol squadron
flying the SP-2H Neptune. The squadron was formed
in 1970 from the assets of VP-17M1, VP-60M2, and VP-
68M3, which had been based at NAS Olathe, Kans.,
and NAS Memphis, Tenn. The new squadron came
under the operational and administrative control of the
Commander, Naval Air Reserve Forces, Pacific and
Commander, Fleet Air Reserve Wings, Pacific. VP-66
was established as a result of a major reorganization of
Naval Air Reserves that took place in 1970. Under the
Reserve Force Squadron concept 12 land-based Naval
Reserve patrol squadrons were formed and structured
along the lines of regular Navy squadrons with nearly
identical organization and manning levels. The reorganization
plan was known as the 12/2/1 concept. There
were 12 VP squadrons assigned to two major commands,
COMFAIRESWINGLANT and COMFAIRESWINGPAC.
These two major commands came
under the control of one central authority,
Commander Naval Air Reserve.
Jul 1974: The Golden Hawks deployed to Naval Air
Reserve Unit (NARU) Point Mugu, Calif., for two
weeks of intensive ground and air training in SP-2H
operation and maintenance.
1976: Active duty training was performed by the
squadron at NARU Memphis, Tenn., with detachments
at NAS Bermuda and NAS Key West, Fla.
Jul 1977: The squadron’s faithful SP-2H aircraft
were turned in for new P-3A Orion replacements.
While transition training on the P-3A was taking place,
VP-67 was tasked with providing transition training to
Argentine navy pilots whose squadrons were receiving
the SP-2H. Transition training for all of the squadron’s
aircrews was completed by July 1979.
16 Jul–15 Aug 1979: Upon completion of transition
to the P-3A, VP-67 deployed for its ADT to NAS
Whidbey Island, Wash.; NAS Moffett Field, Calif.; and
NAS Barbers Point, Hawaii.
May 1980: The Golden Hawks deployed for the
first time in the P-3A Orion to Kadena AFB, Okinawa.
Numerous ASW exercises were conducted in conjunction
with elements of the 7th Fleet, regular Navy patrol
squadrons, and the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense
Force. On 15 May 1980, the squadron completed
25,000 accident-free flight hours.
22 Jan 1990: The squadron’s official complement of
aircraft was changed from nine P-3B MOD aircraft to
eight aircraft.
1992: VP-67 conducted split deployments during
1992, with a three crew detachment to NAS Adak,
Alaska, 26 February to 26 March; a two crew detachment
to Goose Bay, Canada, 13 to 21 August; and a
three crew detachment to NAS Adak, Alaska, 24 April
to 26 May. Despite the difficulties in conducting deployments
at such a variety of sites, the squadron
never missed a sortie due to maintenance or bad
weather.
30 Sep 1994: VP-67 was disestablished at NAS
Memphis, Tenn.

Type
Aviation Fixed Wing 		 

Parent Unit
Fixed Wing
Strength
Navy Squadron

Created/Owned By
Not Specified
   

Last Updated: Sep 7, 2009
   
Memories For This Unit

Other Memories
Airlifts to NAS Memphis on Friday Nights and back to NAS Dallas on Sunday nights in C-118s from various VR Squadrons around the country. Weather and mechanicals occassionally made these airlifts fairly exciting and lengthly.
   
Yearbook
 
My Photos For This Unit
Appointment to Second Class
16 Members Also There at Same Time
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This Unit Only
VP-67 Golden Hawks
Kennicutt, Roger, CDR, (1966-1971) OFF 113X Lieutenant Commander
Bollinger, James, LT, (1966-1981) OFF 132X Lieutenant
Terry, Rex, MCPO, (1957-1990) AT AT-0000 Chief Petty Officer
Anderson, Kenneth, PO1, (1966-1976) ASE ASE-0000 Petty Officer First Class
Gordon, Stephen, CPO, (1964-1984) AME AME-8251 Petty Officer First Class
Lane, Kenny, PO1, (1966-1975) AMH AMH-0000 Petty Officer First Class
Stephens, Novis, CDR, (1967-2008) AZ AZ-0000 Petty Officer First Class
Brundage, Donald, LCDR, (1970-1995) AM AM-0000 Petty Officer Second Class
Greer, David, PO2, (1966-1970) AME AME-0000 Petty Officer Second Class
Kidd, James, PO2, (1967-1973) ADR ADR-0000 Petty Officer Second Class
Rouse, John, SCPO, (1964-1988) AK AK-9502 Petty Officer Second Class
Collins, Michael, PO3, (1970-1974) AD AD-0000 Petty Officer Third Class
Foster, Karl, PO3, (1966-1972) ADR ADR-0000 Petty Officer Third Class
Stanford, Hal, PO3, (1970-1977) AO 8286 Petty Officer Third Class
Bass, Sam, CPO, (1967-1989) Petty Officer First Class
Bass, Thomas, CPO, (1966-1989) Petty Officer Second Class

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