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LEWIS
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Fred
Lewis graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy in1962 and was
designated a naval aviator in November 1963. After an initial
tour of duty as a flight instructor, he trained in the F-4
Phantom and participated in numerous operational deployments
to the Atlantic and Pacific and twice deployed to the Gulf
of Tonkin for combat operations over North Vietnam. Subsequently,
he attended the U.S. Naval Test Pilot School and led the stand-up
of the Atlantic Fleet’s F-14 FRS.
Several command assignments followed including his first carrier
air wing command when he led the wing in successful operations
in the Gulf of Sidra during which his pilots downed two Libyan
fighter aircraft. Various staff assignments in Washington,
DC followed. After which he was given his second air wing
command when he inaugurated the Navy’s “Super CAG”
program. Flag assignments including Director, Strike and Amphibious
Warfare, Commander, Tactical Wings, Atlantic, and Commander,
Naval Safety Center followed in quick succession. He was sent
back to sea in 1991 as Commander, Carrier Group FOUR and Commander,
Carrier Striking Forces, Atlantic. During a 33 year career,
he accumulated over 6,500 accident-free flying hours in tactical
aircraft and over 1,200 carrier arrested landings.
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