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CAPTAIN MARK E. BLACK, USN

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               

Captain Mark Black grew up in Milton, West Virginia.  He graduated with distinction from the Virginia Military Institute in 1986 and was commissioned through NROTC.  He reported to NAS Pensacola upon graduation and was designated a Naval Flight Officer in November 1987.

  
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Captain Black joined the F-14 Tomcat community as a FRS student with the VF-124 “Gunfighters” at NAS Miramar, CA.  Upon completion of training, he entered the fleet with the VF-51 “Screaming Eagles” conducting operations on-board USS Carl Vinson and USS Kitty Hawk to include participation in Operations Restore Hope (Somalia) and Southern Watch (Persian Gulf).

     Captain Black’s first shore duty was as an FRS instructor with the VF-101 “Grim Reapers” at NAS Oceana, VA.  He subsequently completed his department head tour with the VF-41 “Black Aces” deploying on-board USS John F. Kennedy and participating again in Operation Southern Watch.  Captain Black then reported to the Naval Strike and Air Warfare Center (NSAWC) at NAS Fallon, NV serving as the Air Wing Training Officer.  Following NSAWC, he earned a Master of Arts and a regional specialization in sub-Sahara Africa at the Air War College at Maxwell AFB, AL.  Captain Black then reported to the Pentagon as the last F-14 Tomcat Requirements Officer on the OPNAV staff.

     Captain Black became a member of the VF-11 “Red Rippers” at NAS Oceana, VA as Executive Officer in 2003.  He assumed command of VF-11 and subsequently led the “Red Rippers” in transition to the F/A-18F Super Hornet and ultimate re-designation as VFA-11.  He deployed from USS George Washington and USS John F. Kennedy participating in Operation Iraqi Freedom (Iraq) and Partnership of the Americas (South America).

In May 2010, Captain Black reported to the Strike Fighter Wing, U.S. Pacific Fleet as Deputy Commodore and subsequently assumed command of the largest Type Wing in the U.S. Navy in April 2012.

  

 

 
   
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