Thomas Otterbein

Thomas Otterbein

Thomas G. Otterbein is a retired captain of the United States Navy. A naval aviator, he held important aviation-related commands both at sea and on shore, including a stint as Executive Officer and acting Commanding Officer of the Navy Fighter Weapons School (Top Gun).

Early life and career

Otterbein was born in Bad Axe, Michigan. He entered the U.S. Naval Academy and graduated in 1970. After receiving his commission, he completed flight training and was designated a Naval Aviator in 1973.

His first operational tour was with Fighter Squadron 111 flying the F-4 Phantom II, where he made deployments to the Mediterranean Sea and western Pacific Ocean aboard USS "Franklin D. Roosevelt" and USS "Kitty Hawk" respectively. Upon completion of F-14 Tomcat training, his next sea tour was with Fighter Squadron 51, where he made an around the world cruise aboard USS "Carl Vinson". In recognition of his superior aeronautical skills and leadership abilities, Captain Otterbein was selected for F/A-18 Hornet training and subsequently became the Executive Officer of Fighter Squadron 161 aboard USS "Midway". Following that tour, he was the Executive Officer of Fighter Squadron 195 and had command of that squadron for eighteen months. [http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/getpage.cgi?dbname=1999_record&page=E2145&position=all]

Captain Otterbein successfully completed Nuclear Power Training and was soon back in the fleet, serving as Executive Officer of USS "Theodore Roosevelt". He subsequently assumed command of USS "Nashville" and led the ship through Operations Support/Uphold Democracy in Haiti, earning the Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal and Battle Efficiency "E" Award. The crowning achievement of his career came when he reported as Commanding Officer, USS "Harry S. Truman".

Trivia

*During his time as Commanding Officer of the Navy Fighter Weapons School, Captain Otterbein was involved with the development of the script for the film "Top Gun".
*While Commanding Officer of VFA-195, (then) Commander Otterbein was accepted as a contestant on the television game show Jeopardy, but deployment schedules prohibited his appearing on the show.

External links

* [http://www.examiner.net/ussharrytruman/captain.html Profile of Captain Otterbein]


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