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Tailhook Association Board of Directors
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RADM JAY “RABBIT” CAMPBELL, USN RET, Term - Fall 2009
- Source: NROTC
- Designation: Naval Aviator, 1968
- Assignments: VF-191, VF-124, VF-14, VX-4, VF-213, XO Fighter Weapons School (Topgun), XO/CO VF-2, CO VF-101 ComCVW-2, COS Commander 6th Fleet, EA OpNav N8, Deputy Director, Plans and Policy Directorate, HQ U.S. European Command, CCG 7, Deputy Director, Plans and Policy Directorate U.S. Central Command
- Hours/Traps: 5,500/1,250
- Residence: Encinitas, Calif.
- Present Empl: Consultant, Intergraph, SYS Tech. ATSI
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CAPT PAT "STUBBY" CLEARY, USN, Term - Fall 2011
- Source: Aviation Officer Candidate School
- Designation: Naval Aviator, 1986
- Aircraft: T-34C, T-2C, TA-4J, F-14A/B, F/A-18A-F
- Assignments: VF-142, VF-101, CVW-17, VF-103, JCS, XO/CO VF/VFA-41, BuPers, VFA-122
- Present Empl: Prospective Deputy Commander, CVW-8
- Hours/Traps: 3,900 / 1,040
- Residence: Richmond, Va.
- Other: Operations Southern Watch/Enduring Freedom/Iraqi Freedom; 1995 CNAL Pilot of theYear
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CAPT JIM DIMATTEO, USN, Term - Fall 2009
- Source: AOC
- Designation: Naval Aviator, 1987
- Assignments: VF-124, VF-211, VF-126, VFC-13
- Hours/Traps: 3,500/213
- Residence: Coronado, Calif.
- Present Empl: Restaurant owner, Reserve CO VFC-13
- Other: Tailhook Education Foundation Director since 2003
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CAPT CHARLES de GRUY, USN (RET), Term - Fall 2010
- Source: USNA
- Designated: Naval Aviator, 1968
- Assignments: VF-96; USNTPS; VF-213; CO VF-211 and VF-101; OpNav; CVA-66; NavDocCom Staff
- Hours/Traps: 4,100/820
- Residence: Vienna, Va.
- Present Empl: Consultant, Whitney, Bradley & Brown, Inc.
- Other: MS Systems Engineering, University of Southern California.
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CDR CURT DOSÉ, USNR (RET), Term - Fall 2011
- Source: U.S. Naval Academy
- Designation: Naval Aviator, 1968
- Assignments: VT-21; VF 92; Test Pilot School, Flight Test Carrier Suitability; VF-2
- Hours/Traps: 11,200 / 545
- Residence: San Diego, Calif.
- Present Empl: Retired from USNR, Flying Tiger Line and Federal Express
- Other: Vietnam MiG-21 kill; Member, Society of Experimental Test Pilots; Member, The Early and Pioneer Naval Aviators Association (Golden Eagles)
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LTCOL HUNTER HOBSON, USMC, Term - Fall 2010
- Source: Officer Candidate Class 142
- Designation: Naval Aviator, 1992
- Assignments: VMFA-312, Amphibious Warfare School, VMFA-323, Naval Flight Demonstration Squadron, 5th Marines Regimental Air Officer, VMFA-323, VMFA-232
- Hours/Traps: 3,200/625
- Residence: Encinitas, Calif.
- Other: Operations Deny Flight, Deliberate Force, Southern Watch and Iraqi Freedom; Six Top-Ten Hook Awards; Two Top-Five Nugget Awards; Air Interdiction Mission Commander; CVW-11 Close Air Support Warfare Action Board Leader.
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CDR SARA JOYNER, USN, Term - Fall 2011
- Source: U.S. Naval Academy
- Designation: Naval Aviator, 1991
- Assignments: VC-5, VC-8, CSFWP, VFA-125, VFA-147, JFCOM, VFA-105
- Hours/Traps: 3,300 / 600
- Residence: Virginia Beach, Va.
- Present Empl: Commanding Officer, VFA-105 Gunslingers
- Other: Combat Missions in Operations Southern Watch/Enduring Freedom/Iraqi Freedom
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LCDR JOE MARTINEZ, USN, Term - Fall 2011
- Source: Enlisted Commissioning Program, University of Oklahoma
- Designation: Naval Flight Officer, 1998
- Assignments: VAQ-139, VAQ-129 (Instructor), Asst. Navigator, USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72), VAQ-142 (Department Head)
- Hours/Traps: 1,791 / 403
- Residence: Oak Harbor,Wash.
- Present Empl: Maintenance Officer, VAQ-142
- Other: THA Life Member. THA Strike Force Member since 2004. Operation Southern Watch
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VADM JOHN MAZACH, USN (RET), Term - Fall 2009
- Source: NROTC
- Designation: Naval Aviator, 1967
- Assignments: VA-87, Bureau of Naval Personnel, VA-105, Air Command and Staff College, XO/CO VA-15, NMPC 432, ComCVW-3, Air Wing Training Officer CNAL, CO USS Seattle (AOE-3), COS CruDesGru-8, CO USS America (CV-66), USEuCom, CCG-2, CNO N-51, ComNavAirLant
- Hours/Traps: 4,050/1,127
- Residence: Virginia Beach, Va.
- Present Empl: Exec. Dir. of Business Dev., Northrop Grumman, Newport News Shipbuilding
- Other: 115 combat missions over Vietnam, Lebanon
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Cdr Kevin McLaughlin, USN, Term - Fall 2010
- Source: AOCS
- Designation: Naval Aviator, 1993
- Assignments: VFA-146; NSAWC (Topgun); VFA-151; DC Intern Fellow; VFA-94; USNorthCom.
- Hours/Traps: 2,400/615
- Residence: Colorado Springs, Colo.
- Present Empl: USNorthCom J5
- Other: Operations Southern Watch and Iraqi Freedom; David McCampbell Award, 1993; Charles H. Bryant Leadership Award, 1997; VFA-151 Junior Officer of the Year, 2001; 14 Top-Ten Hook Awards, Former Board Member U.S. Naval Institute, THA Strike Force member.
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CDR MARC PRESTON, USN, Term - Fall 2011
- Source: Aviation Officer Candidate School
- Designation: Naval Aviator, 1994
- Aircraft: T-34C, T-2C, T/A-4J, F/A-18A/D, S-3B
- Assignments: VFA-113; VMFAT-101; CVW-2 LSO; VFA-94; COMNAVAIRFOR
- Present Empl: CO, VFA-97 (1 May 07)
- Hours/Traps: 3,050 / 751
- Residence: Hanford, CA
- Other: Operation Southern Watch/Enduring Freedom/Iraqi Freedom; 2002 CNAP LSO of the Year; 2003 CNAF Navy and Marine Corps Leadership Award
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RADM JIM ROBB, USN (RET), Term - Fall 2009
- Source: ROTC, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
- Designation: Naval Aviator, 1974
- Assignments: VF-14; VF-101; VF-32; 4477th Test and Evaluation Squadron; XO/CO VF-51; DCAG-11; CO Topgun; ComCVW-9; OpNav Joint Planner; EA to CincPac; OpNav N880; ComStkGru 7; CentCom J5; OpNav N43.
- Hours/Traps: 4,900/1,052
- Residence: Louisburg, N.C.
- Present Empl: Robb & Associates, Inc.
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CAPT GIL RUD, USN (Ret), Term - Fall 2009
- Source: AOC
- Designation: Naval Aviator, 1968
- Assignments: VA-216; VA-215; VA-122; VA-97/CVW-14 LSO; NavCruitCom San Antonio;
- VA-147; CO VA-192; NavMilPersCom; CO NavFltDemRon (Blue Angels); CO
- USS Wabash (AOR-4); JTF-5; CO USS Constellation (CV-64)
- Hours/Traps: 5,600/786
- Residence: Hollywood, Md.
- Present Empl: Director of Business Development, Boeing Patuxent River
- Other: North Dakota State University, 50 Combat Missions
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CAPT SCOTT RYDER, USN, Term - Fall 2010
- Source: AOC
- Designation: Naval Aviator, 1984
- Assignments: VA-192, VFA-192, 410 Squadron (Canada), ComCarGru Seven, Strike Fighter Weapons School, VFA-94, VFA-125, XO/CO VFA-22, Industrial College of the Armed Forces, JCS J3 Ops.
- Hours/Traps: 3,000/600
- Residence: Fallon, Nev.
- Other: BA History, Oregon State University 1977, MS Degree in National Resource Strategy
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RADM JAY B. YAKELEY USN (RET), Term - Fall 2009
- Source: AOC
- Designation: Naval Aviator, 1967
- Assignments: VT-9 SERGRAD, VF-74, F-14 acceptance test pilot Grumman Aircraft corporation, VF-2, VF-124, XO VF-114
- CO VF-114, Head Air Warfare analyst, OPNAV N-80, CO VF-124, CO TOPGUN, COM CVW-14, Deputy Director White House Military Office, DJTF-SWA, ComCAR Gru-3, CincPac J-3, Director Navy Programming N-80
- Hours/Traps: 6,050/1,218
- Residence: Vienna, Virginia
- Present empl: Computer Sciences Corporation, business development Navy/Marine Corps/Missile Defense Agency
- Other: Masters, Economics, University of New York, Stony Brook. 126 combat missions Vietnam, F-4 Phantom. First pilot to 1,000 & 2,000 F-14 Tomcat hours, second to 3,000. Desert Shield, President Tailhook Association 1986-1989.
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