Memoir of My Navy Career

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 1961After four months of training, I was commissioned at Naval Air Station Pensacola, Florida in October. Chapter 2   Aviation Observer Wings 1961-1962Six months later, I was designated as a Naval Aviation Observer at Naval Air Station, Corpus Christi, Texas.Chapter 3  Bombardier Navigator 1962-1963Training 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 1963Deployed with Heavy Attack Squadron Two on the carrier Coral Sea to Australia and the Western Pacific. Chapter 5  Naval Aviator Wings 1964-1965Trained as a Naval Aviator and subsequently received orders to Patrol Squadron 16 at Naval Air Station, Jacksonville, Florida.Chapter 6  Patrol Plane Commander 1965-1973Assigned 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 1973-1974Collaborated with the RCA Corporation in the upcoming field of satellite communications. Chapter 8  Defense Systems Management School 1974Attended 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 1975Worked in front office to learn more about the Navy’s satellite programs.   Chapter 11  Navy Space Project Activity 1975-1978Program 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 1979-1981Assigned 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...