- USS Enterprise (CVN-65)
- Captain Gene Tissot takes Command from Admiral Forrest S. Petersen in WestPac.
- Admiral Forrest Petersen departing after Change of Command at sea.
- Flag briefing with Admiral ‘Hutch’ Cooper.
- My mentor, Captain Gene Tissot, USN, Commanding Officer.
- Captain, Guest, Executive Officer, Navigator and Operations.
- Operations Officer
- Operating off the West Coast.
- Launching A7 on #2 catapult
- Promotion to Captain
- The ultimate Bosun, Commander Jack Henrizi, USN.
- Entering San Francisco Bay.
- NAS Alameda, USS Enterprise homeport.













It was my extreme pleasure to be assigned to the USS Enterprise Operations Office under your guidance and supervision. I also had the extreme honor of being transferred to the CINCPACFLT staff and again assigned under your supervision in the Fleet Air Operations office. I think of my time serving with you as some of the best memories of my 10 years in the Navy.