Locke, Ronald, ABE2

Aviation Boatswain's Mate Launch & Recovery
 
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Current Service Status
USN Retired
Current/Last Rank
Petty Officer Second Class
Current/Last Primary NEC
ABE-0000-Aviation Boatswain's Mate Launch/Recovery
Current/Last Rating/NEC Group
Aviation Boatswain's Mate Launch & Recovery
Primary Unit
1997-2001, ABE-7006, USS Nimitz (CVN-68)
Previously Held NEC
ABH-7011-Aircraft Firefighting and Salvage Specialists
ABE-7005-MK-7 Arresting Gear Operator
ABE-7006-Aircraft Launch and Recovery Equipment Maintenance Technician
Service Years
1981 - 2001
Official/Unofficial US Navy Certificates
Order of the Magellan
Suez Canal
Tailhook
Persian Excursion
Cold War
ABE-Aviation Boatswain's Launch & Recovery
Five Hash Marks

 Official Badges 

U.S. Navy Master-at-Arms Firefighter US Navy Retired 20 US Navy Honorable Discharge




 Unofficial Badges 

Order of the Arctic Circle (Bluenose) Order of the Golden Dragon Persian Excursion Cold War Veteran

Did the Ditch (Suez Canal) Indian Ocean Yacht Club


 Military Associations and Other Affiliations
Disabled American Veterans (DAV)American LegionVeterans of Foreign Wars of the United States (VFW)Combat Veterans Motorcycle Association
  2001, Disabled American Veterans (DAV) - Assoc. Page
  2003, American Legion - Assoc. Page
  2008, Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States (VFW) - Assoc. Page
  2009, Combat Veterans Motorcycle Association - Assoc. Page


 Additional Information
What are you doing now:

After 15 years working in various locations and job titles in the oilfield, I was finally ready to retire and live my remaining years in Van Buren, Arkansas. My body was definitely ready for the rest. 
   
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  1989-1992, ABE-7005, USS America (CV-66)

ABE-Aviation Boatswain's Launch & Recovery

From Month/Year
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To Month/Year
- / 1992

Unit
USS America (CV-66) Unit Page

Rank
Petty Officer Second Class
NEC
ABE-7005-MK-7 Arresting Gear Operator

Base, Station or City
Norfolk
State/Country
Virginia
  
 
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 USS America (CV-66) Details

USS America (CV-66)
November - Uniform - Sierra - Alpha
Tactical Voice Radio Call: "COURAGE"


CLASS - KITTY HAWK
Displacement 60,300 Tons, Dimensions, 1047' 6" (oa) x 129' 4" x 37' (Max)
Armament 4 Terrier-SAM, 100 Aircraft.
Armor, Unknown.
Machinery, 280,000 SHP; G.E. Geared Turbines, 4 screws
Speed, 34 Knots, Crew 4154-4580.
Operational and Building Data

Laid down by Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Corp. 1 January 1961. Name assigned 16 January 1962. Launched 1 February 1964 and commissioned 23 January 1965.

Reclassified as a Multi-purpose Aircraft Carrier (CV-66) on 30 June 1975.

Fate: Decommissioned and stricken on 9 August 1996. Sunk in the Atlantic Ocean, off the Virginia coast, on 14 May 2005, after 25 days of tests consisting of underwater and surface simulated attacks on the ship. These tests were intended to provide valuable data on survivability for the next generation of aircraft carriers.

According to the December 4, 2006 issue of "Navy Times," ex-America was in one piece and sitting on its keel, some 476 miles east of Charleston, SC, and about 400 miles west of Bermuda, and 16,860 feet (5,139 meters) below the surface. This information was obtained by the USS America Carrier Veterans Association on October 30, through a Freedom of Information Act request.

Type
Surface Vessel 		 

Parent Unit
Kitty Hawk-class
Strength
Aircraft Carrier

Created/Owned By
MM Summers, Nicole (minnie mouse), MMFN 105
   

Last Updated: Nov 19, 2006
   
   
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USS America (CV-66)
Kaplan, Larry, MCPO, (1975-1995) AB ABE-0000 Senior Chief Petty Officer
Kons, Joe, SCPO, (1981-2004) AB AB-0000 Chief Petty Officer
Parente, James, LCDR, (1979-2008) AB ABE-7006 Chief Petty Officer
Williams, Dennis, CPO, (1979-2000) AB ABH-0000 Chief Petty Officer
Gobble, Dallas, PO1, (1980-1996) AB ABH-7011 Petty Officer First Class
Hackett, Peter, CPO, (1983-2005) AB ABF-7022 Petty Officer First Class
Jacquet Jr, Ronald, SCPO, (1985-2010) AB ABF-7022 Petty Officer First Class
Nolan, Robert, PO1, (1983-1992) AB AB-0000 Petty Officer First Class
Weber, Ron, SCPO, (1984-2005) AB ABF-7022 Petty Officer First Class
Bernard, Micheal, PO1, (1985-2006) AB ABF-0000 Petty Officer Second Class
Burt, Jerry, PO2, (1986-1991) AB ABF-0000 Petty Officer Second Class
Carey, Gene, PO1, (1984-2004) AB AB-0000 Petty Officer Second Class
Fertucci, Raymond, PO1, (1974-1994) AB AB-0000 Petty Officer Second Class
King, Randall, PO1, (1986-2006) AB ABH-7011 Petty Officer Second Class
Lea, James, PO2, (1987-2001) AB AB-0000 Petty Officer Second Class
Locke, Tom, PO2, (1976-1996) AB ABE-7003 Petty Officer Second Class
Lyons, Mark, PO2, (1989-1993) AB ABE-7003 Petty Officer Second Class
Mayer, Grant, LT, (1988-2014) AB ABE-0000 Petty Officer Second Class
Murphy, Matthew, PO1, (1988-2007) AB ABE-0000 Petty Officer Second Class
Olney, Jack, PO2, (1990-1998) AB ABF-0000 Petty Officer Second Class
Perkins, Jimmie, SCPO, (1990-Present) AB ABF-0000 Petty Officer Second Class
Ritchie, Wendell, PO2, (1988-2000) AB ABH-7011 Petty Officer Second Class
Ritchie, Wendell, PO2, (1988-2000) AB ABH-0000 Petty Officer Second Class
Villacorte, Edwin, PO2, (1991-2011) AB AB-0000 Petty Officer Second Class
Waring, Paul, PO1, (1981-1992) AB ABE-0000 Petty Officer Second Class
Andrade, Juan, CPO, (1991-2008) AB ABE-0000 Petty Officer Third Class
Bowie, Jody, PO3, (1987-1989) AB ABH-0000 Petty Officer Third Class
Brinson, David, CAPT, (1987-Present) AB ABH-0000 Petty Officer Third Class
Burchett, Dave, PO3, (1991-1993) AB ABH-9508 Petty Officer Third Class
Fisher, Tim, PO3, (1990-1993) AB AB-0000 Petty Officer Third Class
Gladston, Steele, CPO, (1985-2005) AB ABH-0000 Petty Officer Third Class
Johnson, Chris, PO2, (1985-1992) AB ABE-7006 Petty Officer Third Class
Martin, Kenneth, PO1, (1987-2007) AB ABH-0000 Petty Officer Third Class
Pearson, Jeffrey, PO3, (1990-1994) AB ABH-0000 Petty Officer Third Class
Santini, Jorge L, CWO3, (1987-Present) AB ABF-0000 Petty Officer Third Class
Smith, Todd, PO3, (1992-1996) AB AB-0000 Petty Officer Third Class
Stewart, Reginald, CWO3, (1987-Present) AB ABF-0000 Petty Officer Third Class
Wagner, Andrew, PO3, (1986-1991) AB ABH-0000 Petty Officer Third Class
Adams, Keith, AN, (1988-1991) AB AB-0000 Airman
Dobyns, Steve, AN, (1988-1992) AB AB-0000 Airman
ENCARNADO, EDGAR, PO1, (1990-2007) AB ABF-0000 Airman
Fileccia, James, AN, (1990-1993) AB ABF-7022 Airman
Lewis, Robert, AN, (1987-1991) AB AB-0000 Airman
Meador, Mike, AN, (1992-1994) AB AB-0000 Airman
Miller, Dwight, AN, (1990-1992) AB AB-0000 Airman
[Name Withheld], (1989-2013) AB ABE-0000 Airman
Perez, Robert, CDR, (1988-Present) AB ABH-0000 Airman
Plant, David, AN, (1989-1992) AB AB-0000 Airman
Poll, Jeffrey, CPO, (1988-2010) AB ABF-0000 Airman
Easterling, Christopher, PO1, (1988-2007) AB ABF-0000 Airman Apprentice
Bitor, Alfredo, CPO, (1992-2016) AB AB-0000 Airman Recruit
Champney, Robert, CDR, (1969-1990) OFF 132X Commander
Bruce, David, CDR, (1974-2003) OFF 111X Lieutenant Commander
Derrick, Jay, CDR, (1966-2001) OFF 633X Lieutenant Commander
Forcier, Steven, LCDR, (1980-1995) OFF 210X Lieutenant Commander
Hitchcock, David, LCDR, (1979-1995) OFF 132X Lieutenant Commander
Karr, Mark, CDR, (1978-2002) OFF 152X Lieutenant Commander
Libby, Donald, LCDR, (1983-2009) OFF 613X Lieutenant Commander
Rohren, Lathan, LCDR, (1966-1989) OFF 641X Lieutenant Commander

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