On Apr 6, 6:38?am, "Mike" wrote:
Air Force Magazine
April 2007 , Vol. 90, No. 4
Big plans to combine Navy and Marine Corps air in a single operational
force have come apart.
TACAIR Integration Hits the Wall
By Otto Kreisher

Marine Corps Col. Douglas P. Yurovich made history when he took
command of Carrier Air Wing 9 in January 2006 and led it on a
deployment of the carrier USS John C. Stennis. This air wing was one
of those with a dedicated Marine Corps Hornet squadron attached.

In fact, it was LCOL Charles H. Ludden, USMC who made history in Sept.
1965 when he assumed command of CVW-16 following the loss of CDR Jim
Stockdale as a POW. Ludden was the senior squadron skipper
(VMF(AW)-212) w/in the air wing.

As for COL Yurovich, he was gone by June 2006 and CVW-9/Stennis did
not deploy until Jan. of this year -- under CAPT S. G. Gilliam, USN as
CAG-9.

MW