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CH-53 Video Clip…
Low Level Flight Over Afghanistan
How did I get to fly
helicopters?
And do lots of real
other cool stuff.
“Life is tough,
but it’s tougher
if you’re stupid.”
Sergeant John M.
Stryker, USMC, “The
Sands of Iwo Jima”
United States
Naval Academy
Annapolis
Maryland
Class of 1981
Some Notable Naval Academy Graduates
· RADM Alan Shepard (1923-1998), Class of 1944,
Astronaut, the first U.S. Astronaut in space and only Mercury Seven astronaut to walk on the Moon.
· Captain Wally Schirra, (1923–2007), Class of 1945
Astronaut - flew in America's first three space programs: Project Mercury, Project Gemini and Project Apollo.
· VADM James Stockdale, (1923- 2005), Class of 1947
Vietnam-era Naval Aviator & POW; Medal of Honor recipient; Vice-presidential candidate (Reform Party, 1992)
· President James Earl "Jimmy" Carter, Jr., (1924- ),
Class of 1947 ;39th President of the United States, 1977-1981
· Colonel James Irwin (USAF), (1930-1991), Class of 1951
NASA astronaut, serving as the lunar module pilot on the Apollo 15 mission in 1971.
· Captain James A. Lovell, Jr., (1928- ), Class of 1952
NASA astronaut, participating in two Gemini missions, Apollo 8, and commanding the ill-fated Apollo 13.
· H. Ross Perot, (1930- ), Class of 1953 became a billionaire in the computer industry.
· Bob McElwee, (1935 - ), Class of 1957 - NFL referee for 27 years (1976-2003)
· Senator John S. McCain III (R-Ariz.), (1936- ), Class of 1958 - Vietnam-era Naval Aviator & POW; U.S. Senator
· Hank Egan, (1940- ), Class of 1960 - NBA Assistant Coach Cleveland Cavaliers (2006 - present),
· Roger Staubach, (1942- ), Class of 1965 –
National Football League Hall of Fame quarterback with the Dallas Cowboys. Awarded Heisman Trophy.
· General Peter Pace, (1945-), Class of 1967 –
Became first U.S. Marine appointed as Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
· Major General Charles F. Bolden, Jr., USMC, (1946- ), Class of 1968 - Astronaut, Marine Corps aviator, Vietnam veteran
· LtCol Oliver North, USMC (1943- ), Class of 1968 - White House aide, author, and a radio host
· James H. Webb, Jr., (1946- ), Class of 1968 –
U.S. Assistant Secretary of Defense; Secretary of the Navy 1987-88; US Senator from Virginia (2006-)
· Tom O'Brien, (1948- ), Class of 1971 - Current Football Head Coach NC State (2007)
· Phil McConkey, (1957- ), Class of 1979 - NFL Wide Receiver who won Super Bowl XXI with the New York Giants
· Montel Williams, (1956- ), Class of 1980 - Actor and talk show host.
· Captain Wendy B. Lawrence, (1959 - ), Class of 1981 - Naval aviator and astronaut.
· William McCool, (1961-2003), Class of 1983 - pilot of space shuttle Columbia, killed during re-entry
· Napoleon McCallum, (1963- ), Class of 1985 - NFL running back for the Los Angeles Raiders, 1986-94
· David Robinson, (1965- ), Class of 1987 - NBA great with San Antonio Spurs; NBA championship teams in 1999 and 2003
“Life is tough,
but it’s tougher
if you’re stupid.”
Stay in school
and get good
grades…
Wendy B. Lawrence
PERSONAL DATA: Born July 2, 1959, in Jacksonville, Florida.
EDUCATION: Graduated from Fort Hunt High School, Alexandria, Virginia, in 1977;
received a bachelor of science degree in ocean engineering from U.S. Naval Academy in 1981;
a master of science degree in ocean engineering from Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
and the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) in 1988.
EXPERIENCE: Lawrence graduated from the United States Naval Academy in 1981. A distinguished flight school graduate,
she was designated as a naval aviator in July 1982. Lawrence has more than 1,500 hours flight time in six different types of
helicopters and has made more than 800 shipboard landings. While stationed at Helicopter Combat Support Squadron SIX
(HC-6), she was one of the first two female helicopter pilots to make a long deployment to the Indian Ocean as part of a
carrier battle group. After completion of a master’s degree program at MIT and WHOI in 1988, she was assigned to
Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron Light THIRTY (HSL-30) as officer-in-charge of Detachment ALFA. In October 1990,
Lawrence reported to the U.S. Naval Academy where she served as a physics instructor and the novice women’s crew coach.
SPACEFLIGHT EXPERIENCE: STS-67 Endeavour (March 2-18, 1995) was the second flight of the ASTRO observatory, a
unique complement of three telescopes. During this 16-day mission, the crew conducted observations around the clock to
study the far ultraviolet spectra of faint astronomical objects and the polarization of ultraviolet light coming from hot stars
and distant galaxies. Mission duration was 399 hours and 9 minutes.
STS-86 Atlantis (September 25-October 6, 1997) was the seventh mission to rendezvous and dock with the Russian Space
Station Mir. Highlights included the exchange of U.S. crew members Mike Foale and David Wolf, a spacewalk by Scott
Parazynski and Vladimir Titov to retrieve four experiments first deployed on Mir during the STS-76 docking mission, the
transfer to Mir of 10,400 pounds of science and logistics, and the return of experiment hardware and results to Earth.
Mission duration was 169 orbits in 259 hours and 21 minutes.
STS-91 Discovery (June 2-12, 1998) was the 9th and final Shuttle-Mir docking mission and marked the conclusion of the joint
U.S./Russian Phase I Program. Mission duration was 235 hours and 54 minutes.
STS-114 Discovery (July 26-August 9, 2005) was the Shuttle Return to Flight mission which evaluated new procedures for
Shuttle inspection and tested repair techniques. Discovery docked with the International Space Station and transferred over
11,000 pounds of cargo. Mission duration was 333 hours and 32 minutes.
Brent W. Jett, Jr. (Captain, USN)
PERSONAL DATA: Born October 5, 1958, in Pontiac, Michigan.
EDUCATION: Earned a bachelor of science degree in aerospace engineering from the U.S. Naval Academy
in 1981; a master of science degree in aeronautical engineering from the U.S. Naval Postgraduate School
in 1989.
EXPERIENCE: Jett was designated a Naval Aviator in March 1983 and was assigned to Fighter Squadron
(VF) 74, flying the F-14 Tomcat. His squadron made overseas deployments to the Mediterranean Sea and
Indian Ocean aboard the USS Saratoga (CV-60). While assigned to VF-74, he was designated as an airwing qualified landing
signal officer (LSO) and also attended the Navy Fighter Weapons School (Topgun). Jett was selected for the Naval
Postgraduate School - Test Pilot School Cooperative Education Program in 1987. After graduation from the Navy Test School
in June 1989, he worked as a project test pilot at the Carrier Stability Department of the Strike Aircraft Test Directorate,
Naval Air Test Center, flying the F-14A/B/D, T-45A, and A-7E. Jett returned to the operational Navy in September 1991
and was again assigned to VF-74, flying the F-14B aboard the USS Saratoga (CV-60).
SPACE FLIGHT MISSION SUMMARIES: STS-72 Endeavour (January 11-20, 1996) was a 9-day flight during which the crew
retrieved the Space Flyer Unit satellite (launched from Japan 10-months earlier); deployed and retrieved the OAST-Flyer
satellite, and conducted two spacewalks to demonstrate and evaluate techniques to be used in the assembly of the
International Space Station.
STS-81 Atlantis (January 12-22, 1997) was the fifth in a series of joint missions between the U.S. Space Shuttle and the
Russian Space Station Mir and the second one involving an exchange of U.S. astronauts. In five days of docked operations
more than three tons of food, water, experiment equipment and samples were moved back and forth between the two
spacecraft.
STS-97 Endeavour (November 30 to December 12, 2000) was the fifth American mission to build and enhance the
capabilities of the International Space Station. STS-97 delivered the first set of U.S.-provided solar arrays and batteries
as well as radiators to provide cooling. Three spacewalks were conducted to complete assembly operations while the arrays
were attached and unfurled. A communications system for voice and telemetry was also installed.
STS-115 Atlantis (September 9-21, 2006) successfully restarted assembly of the International Space Station. During the
12-day mission, the crew delivered and installed the P3/P4 power module and deployed its two sets of solar arrays. These
solar arrays doubled the station’s electrical power generation capability and will eventually provide one quarter of the
station’s power at assembly complete. This assembly mission required robotics operations using both robotic arms (station
and shuttle) and three EVAs (spacewalks) while docked to the ISS.
Sunita L. Williams (Commander, USN)
PERSONAL DATA: Born September 19, 1965 in Euclid, Ohio, but considers
Needham, Massachusetts to be her hometown.
EDUCATION: Needham High School, Needham, Massachusetts, 1983. B.S., Physical Science,
U.S. Naval Academy, 1987. M.S., Engineering Management, Florida Institute of Technology, 1995.
EXPERIENCE: Williams received her commission as an Ensign in the United States Navy from the United
States Naval Academy in May 1987. After a six-month temporary assignment at the Naval Coastal System
Command, she received her designation as a Basic Diving Officer and then reported to Naval Aviation Training
Command. She was designated a Naval Aviator in July 1989. She then reported to Helicopter Combat Support Squadron 3 for
initial H46, Seaknight, training. Upon completion of this training, she was assigned to Helicopter Combat Support Squadron 8
in Norfolk, Virginia, and made overseas deployments to the Mediterranean, Red Sea and the Persian Gulf in support of Desert
Shield and Operation Provide Comfort. In September 1992 she was the Officer-in-Charge of an H-46 detachment sent to
Miami, Florida for Hurricane Andrew Relief Operations onboard USS Sylvania. Williams was selected for United States Naval
Test Pilot School and began the course in January 1993. After graduation in December 1993, she was assigned to the Rotary
Wing Aircraft Test Directorate as an H-46 Project Officer, and V-22 Chase Pilot in the T-2. While there she was also
assigned as the squadron Safety Officer and flew test flights in the SH-60B/F, UH-1, AH-1W, SH-2, VH-3, H-46, CH-53
and the H-57. In December 1995, she went back to the Naval Test Pilot School as an Instructor in the Rotary Wing
Department and the school’s Safety Officer. There she flew the UH-60, OH-6 and the OH-58. From there she was assigned
to the USS Saipan (LHA-2), Norfolk, Virginia, as the Aircraft Handler and the Assistant Air Boss. Williams was deployed
onboard USS Saipan when she was selected for the astronaut program.
NASA EXPERIENCE: Selected by NASA in June 1998, she reported for training in August 1998. Astronaut Candidate
Training included orientation briefings and tours, numerous scientific and technical briefings, intensive instruction in Shuttle
and International Space Station systems, physiological training and ground school to prepare for T-38 flight training, as well
as learning water and wilderness survival techniques. Following a period of training and evaluation, Williams worked in Moscow
with the Russian Space Agency on the Russian contribution to the International Space Station (ISS) and with the first
Expedition Crew to the ISS. Following the return of Expedition-1, Williams worked within the Robotics branch on the ISS
Robotic Arm and the follow on Special Purpose Dexterous Manipulator. As a NEEMO2 crewmember she lived underwater in
the Aquarius habitat for 9 days. Suni Williams served as a flight engineer aboard the International Space Station. She
launched with the crew of STS-116 on December 9, 2006, docking with the station on December 11, 2006. As a member of
the Expedition-14 crew Suni Williams established a world record for females with four spacewalks totaling 29 hours and 17
minutes of EVA. She concluded her tour of duty as a member of the Expedition-15 crew returning to Earth with the STS-117
crew to a safe landing at Edwards Air Force Base on June 22, 2007. She has logged a total of 195 days in space.
“Life is
tough,
but it’s
tougher if
you’re
stupid.”
Long Marine Corps Recruit Video
“The United States Marine Corps, with its
fiercely proud tradition of excellence in combat,
its hallowed rituals, and its unbending code of
honor, is part of the fabric of American myth.”
For over 232 years the Corps has done two
things for the United States…Make Marines and
win battles.
Why do you suppose
Marines
do what they do?
They do it because
someone has to
speak for those who
cannot speak for
themselves.
"The man who will go where his colors go without asking, who will fight a phantom
foe in a jungle or a mountain range, and who will suffer and die in the midst of
incredible hardship, without complaint, is still what he has always been, from
Imperial Rome to sceptered Britain to democratic America. He is the stuff of
which legends are made. His pride is his colors and his regiment, his training hard
and thorough and coldly realistic, to fit him for what he must face, and his
obedience is to his orders. As a legionnaire, he held the gates of civilization for the
classical world ... today he is called United States Marine.”
The freedoms we enjoy are not free…
Short Marine Corps Recruit Video