LCDR Ray Trygstad

Navy | Naval Aviator

Dates of Service: Jun 1977 - Sep 1994

RETIRED

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Commissioning Source: USNA, Jun 1977

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Bio

Career Naval Officer and Naval Aviator (3500+ flight hours); also Anti-Submarine Warfare Pilot, Instructor Pilot, Computer Systems Management Subspecialist, and Information Systems Security Officer. Navy Commendation Medal; Navy Achievement Medal (2); Joint Meritorious Unit Commendation; Meritorious Unit Commendation (2); Battle "E" (5); National Defense Service Medal (2); Sea Service (5)

Deployments

(2 years, 8 months)

Jul 1991 - Dec 1991

South America

Aviation Officer, USS O'Bannon (DD-987) and Officer-in-Charge, HSL-34 Detachment 6, for UNITAS XXXII

Jun 1986 - Dec 1986

Indonesia

Officer-in-Charge, HSL-31 Detachment BRAVO, aboard USNS Chauvenet (T-AGS-29) and USNS Harkness (T-AGS-32) supporting hydrographic survey operations

Jun 1985 - Jan 1986

Indonesia

Officer-in-Charge, HSL-31 Detachment BRAVO, aboard USNS Chauvenet (T-AGS-29) supporting hydrographic survey operations

Aug 1981 - Apr 1982

Eastern Pacific, Western Pacific and Indian Ocean

HSL-35 Detachment 6 LAMPS Detachment Operations Officer aboard USS Fife (DD-991) for contingency operations trailing a Soviet Battle Group in the Eastern Pacific, then aboard USS Oldendorf (DD-972) and USS Meyerkord (FF-1058) for power projection and carrier battle group screen operations in the Indian Ocean

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