Best Moment NORPAC Cruise (Sep-Oct 1987)
Vancouver, BC (12-16 Sep) - Expo '86
Anchorage, Alaska (26-29 Sep) - first carrier visit
Seattle, WA (12-16 Oct) - 211th Navy Birthday
Chain of Command Mission
To conduct carrier air warfare operations and assist in the planning, control, coordination and integration of seven air wing squadrons in support of carrier air warfare including; Interception and destruction of enemy aircraft and missiles in all-weather conditions to establish and maintain local air superiority. All-weather offensive air-to-surface attacks, Detection, localization, and destruction of enemy ships and submarines to establish and maintain local sea control. Aerial photographic, sighting, and electronic intelligence for naval and joint operations. Airborne early warning service to fleet forces and shore warning nets. Airborne electronic countermeasures. In-flight refueling operations to extend the range and the endurance of air wing aircraft and Search and rescue operations.
Commander Carrier Group 7 - RADM Lyle F Bull - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lyle_F._Bull
Chief of Staff - George W Emery (Springvale, Maine) - http://www.paulauger.com/halloffame/inductees/Emery.html
CCG 7 N2 - CDR Joe Mazzafro, LCDR Dean Whetstine (Asst), LCDR Mark Greer (Asst)
USS Constellation (CV-64) - CAPT Melvin D Munsinger & CAPT Philip Anselmo
CVIC: CDR T.G. Goode, LCDR Mike Noll, LT B.T. Murphy, LTJG J.R. Cugini, ISC Kowalsky
Commander Air Wing 14 (CVW-14) : CDR "Buz" Johnson and CDR "Denny" W. Irelan
Other Memories WESTPAC Cruise (11 Apr - 13 Oct 1987)
Subic Bay, Phillipines 2-8 May); Diego Garcia (19-24 May); Diego Garcia (29 May - June 12); Diego Garcia (15-21 June); Perth, Australia (7-14 Sep); Subic Bay (21-25 Sep); Pearl Harbor (6-7 Oct)
Connie BG conducted air operations in support of Operation Earnest Will, the escorting of re-flagged Kuwaiti tankers in the Persian Gulf as a result of Iranian attacks against international shipping. As a result, the crew of the battlegroup was awarded the Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal for their service.
Also, was first BG to conduct flying at anchor ("FLANKER") operations.
As the Airwing (or Commander Air Group) Intelligence Officer (CAG AI), I managed and led the efforts of the squadron intelligence intelligence officers in the carrier intelligence center's (CVIC) Mission Planning section.
CVIC provides the embarked air wing with the capability to process and analyze collected information rapidly, combine it with other tactical intelligence, and correlate this data with other information in the database. The CVIC can generate mission planning material for the embarked commander and air intelligence briefing and planning materials. The main mission planning areas of support are flight operations and strike support. Individual functions within mission planning generally fall into two categories: photographic reconnaissance and strike mission planning. The CVIC mission planning area provides pilots with an area to prepare for upcoming missions. Here the pilot and intelligence officer will find all the tools and intelligence data required for planning the mission. All pre-mission intelligence briefings are given from CVIC and disseminate out to the individual squadron ready rooms over the Secure Closed Circuit Television System (SCCTV). Post-flight debriefings are also conducted either in this area or some other specially designated area.
Awarded the Navy Achievement Medal for the integration of the Tactical Aircraft Mission Planning System (TAMPS) into CVIC support operations.
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