CDR Wes Maughan

Navy | Naval Aviator

Dates of Service: Feb 1973 - Aug 1994

RETIRED

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Commissioning Source: OCS, Apr 1973

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A-7E, TA-4J, FA-18C PILOT. STRIKE OPS AND FIGHTER OPS FOR CTF-70/73 DURING THE IRAN HOSTAGE CRISES. OPERATIONS TEST & EVALUAITON PILOT. PROJECT MANAGER. PROGRAM MANAGER. WORTE THE NAVY OP-PLAN FOR DESERT SHIELD AND DESERT STORM. WROTE AND IMPLEMENTED THE US & NATO OP-PLAN FOR PROVIDE COMFORT AND YUGOSLAVIA. WROTE THE REINFORCEMENT AND EVACUATION PLANS FOR NORTH, EAST & WEST AFRICA.

Deployments

(3 years, 3 months)

Jun 1987 - Jan 1988

Western Pacific - Indian Oceans

i WAS SAFETY AND ADMIN DEPARTMENT HEAD FOR VFA-25 ON THE SECOND FA-18C CRUISE. WE WERE FORCED TO DAY AND NIGHT CARRIER QUALIFY AT ANCHOR IN THE DIEGO GARCIA LAGOON ... WITH USS CONSTELLATION ANCHORED IN THE LAGOON. BECAUSE OF VERY LIGHT WINDS ... YOU HAD 2 KNOTS OF AIRSPEED FLEXIBILITY BETWEEN LANDING SPEED AND MAX TRAP WEIGHT.

Jun 1979 - May 1981

Western Pacific - Indian Oceans

I WAS STRIKE & FIGHTER OPERATIONS FOR CTF-70/77 DURING THE IRAN HOSTAGE CRISIS AND SUBSEQUENT. WE SPENT 14 MONTHS ON STATION IN THE INDIAN OCEAN. WE RECEIVED 1200 TO 1600 MESSAGES A DAY ... THAT HAD TO BE HAND SORTED ... RESPONDED TO WITHIN 4 HOURS ... HAND WRITTEN ... LETTER PERFECT. ADMIRALS BOB KIRKSEY AND HUNT HARDISTY WERE MY BOSSES

May 1975 - Nov 1975

Western Pacific

I WAS ROCKET 99 IN VA-195 ... A WEST COAST A-7E SQUADRON. I WAS FIRST LIEUTENANT, LEGAL AND COFFEE MESS OFFICER. I WAS THE MOST JUNIOR OFFICER IN THE AIR WING (CAG-11) AND THE USS KITTY HAWK BATTLE GROUP. THE KITTY HAWK HAD 2 MAJOR FIRES THAT CAUSED SEVERE DAMAGE. WE WERE DEAD IN THE WATER FOR 3 DAYS .. NO NOTHING.