‘As we were in the middle of Afghanistan with not enough fuel to get back to the ship, we put our…
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Michael Vizcarra
Michael Vizcarra
Captain Michael Vizcarra received his commission through the Aviation Officer Candidate School in 1984. He earned his wings and was designated a Naval Flight Officer in 1986. In 1987 upon completion of F-14 training, he reported to VF-154 the Black Knights. He was subsequently assigned to VF-124 as an F-14 Instructor in 1990 where he graduated from TOPGUN. Captain Vizcarra deployed with the Diamondbacks onboard USS Theodore Roosevelt within days following September 11, 2001. Upon returning from this record setting combat cruise, He transitioned to the F/A-18F Super Hornet and commanded the newest Navy fighter assigned to Carrier Air Group 5 in Japan. Captain Vizcarra has accumulated over 3,600 flight hours, including 3,000 F-14 hours, 450 F/A-18F hours and 900 arrested carrier landings. His awards include the Defense Meritorious Service Medal, the Meritorious Service Medal, Individual Air Medal with Combat V and Bronze Star, five Strike/Flight Air Medals, Navy Commendation Medal (3 awards) with combat V and other campaign awards.
