From: Commander Richard D. Jones, Naval Sea Systems Command Program Executive Office

for Aircraft Carriers (NAVSEA/PEO CARRIERS)

To: President, Aviation Boatswain's Mates Association (ABMA)

Subj: NOMINATION FOR 2011 ABMA LIVING LEGEND ICO CAPTAIN (ret) ANTHONY E. MCFARLANE

Ref: (a) ABMA STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES (SOP) DATED 01 JULY 2010

Encl: (1) Chronological List of Career Dates (2) Awards (3) Organizations/Positions Held (4) Contributions to ABMAIAB Community At-Large (5) Career Highlights (6) Additional Supporting Documents

1. Per reference (a), enclosures (1) through (6) are forwarded with my strongest possible personal recommendation for immediate selection of retired Captain and ABMA Board of Directors (BOD) Life member Anthony E. "Tony" McFarlane as the 2011 Aviation Boatswain's Mates Association Living Legend Award recipient.

2. Captain Tony McFarlane has proudly served our Navy with distinction for over 36 years, and his career achievements are second to none. His outstanding professional reputation and personal demeanor rests solidly upon a foundation of hard work, and his determination, commitment to excellence, and "follow me" leadership style have propelled him to the summit of the Aviation Deck career field, becoming the second person to achieve the rank of Captain in the histOly of the AB LDO Designator.

3. T-Mac (as he is affectionately known), has been a pioneer and advocate for the Aviation Boatswain's Mate community for a very long time. Whether in the area of aircraft fire fighting and salvage expertise, equipment and material improvements, or personal training and career management through a process known as the 5-VECTOR MODEL, he has left an imprint on the Navy that will stand the test of time.

4. Since retiring from active duty in 2006, T-Mac has continued to contribute to the local community and ABMA by active participation in the Myrtle Grove Baptist church, Pensacola Chapter of the ABMA, and by serving on the ABMA national Board ofDirectors as one of only two Life Members. He remains a mentor and source of inspiration to many retired and active duty senior officer and enlisted Aviation Boatswain's Mates. His continues to contribute to the Naval Aviation legacy in his capacity as Director of Staff Operations and Special Events for the US Naval Aviation Museum in Pensacola, FL.

5. My friends, all of the previously selected ABMA Living Legends were great men who have made enormous contributions towards the betterment of naval aviation and the Aviation

Boatswain's Mates community. Captain Tony McFarlane should be regarded as one of the greatest of them all. His record ofperformance and well-documented career achievements easily qualifies him as a first ballot selection and he should be inducted immediately. I urge you to not hesitate and select him now; there is no fmer nominee before you.

oj, R.D. Jon s

CHRONOLOGICAL LIST OF CAREER DATES

12/1969 RTC Great Lakes, IL

01/1970-08/1973 NAS Meridian, MS

09/1973-12/1977 USS MIDWAY (CY41)

02/1978-04/1980 NATTC Lakehurst, NJ

04/1980-10/1984 USS AMERICA (CY66)

10/1984-07/1987 NALF FentresslNAS Oceana

08/1987-12/1990 USS FORRESTAL (CY59)

0111991-08/1993 BUPERS, Washington, DC

09/1993-08/1994 USS AMERICA (CY66)

09/1994-08/1997 COMNAYAIRLANT

09/1997 -0912000 AVN SCH CMD, P 'Cola FL

10/2000-06/2002 NATTC Pensacola, FL

06/2002-10/2005 CNATT

BOOT CAMP

ACFT FIRE FIGHTER

HGR DECK P.O./FLT DECK LPO

INSTRUCTOR

AIR BOATSWAIN

OFFICER-IN-CHARGE

FLT DK OFFICER/HANDLER

AYIATION LDO/CWO DETAILER

HANDLER

OIC ACFT HANDLING TEAM

DIR OFF ICER TRNG SCHOOL

OIC AIR TRNG DEPT

Career Directorate 5YM

(Enclosure 1)

PERSONAL AWARDS

~ Navy Marine Corps Medal (Lifesaving & Heroism)

~ Meritorious Service Medal (4)

~ Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal (5)

~ Navy Achievement Medal

~ Good Conduct Medal (3)

~ Volunteer Service Medal (2)

~ Expert Pistol

~ Sharpshooter Rifle

~ 2003 National Naval Officers Association CAPTAIN SALLE P. KAFER Mentoring

Award

~ USS MIDWAY (CV-41) two-time Sailor of the Year, 1975 and 1976

(Enclosure 2)

ORGANIZATIONS and COMMUNITY SERVICE

../ Senior Deacon at Myrtle Grove Baptist Church

../ Mentor and Counselor for church members and families

../ Procures and distributes Bibles as a member of Gideon International

../ Active in numerous community charities

../ Member of the Naval Aviation Museum Foundation

../ Guest Speaker at numerous educational venues, (Local High schools, NNOA functions,

BHM celebrations, MLK memorial events)

../ Guest speaker at various Veterans and Military organizations

(Enclosure 3)

SIGNIFICANT ABMA CONTRIBUTIONS

./ Created the first Flight Deck Fire Fighting Training Video

./ Designed Crash Crewman seat (BENISUG) for P-16 MFFV (off-shoot for P-25)

./ 1987 ABMA Symposium Chairman (Tidewater Chapter). Initiated the Hospitality Room

charge as a means to police underage drinking while simultaneously raising funds.

Instrumental in reviving the Tidewater Chapter participation by providing transportation

to Sailors to Chapter events and educating Sailors on ABMA benefits .

./ ABMA President 1993-1995

./ Consistently served on ABMA BOD for nearly 12 consecutive years prior to his

permanent appointment as only one of two BOD life members. He has maintained been a

steady presence that has positively fostered the growth, maturity and credibility of our

organization

(Enclosure 4)

CAREER ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND CONTRIBUTIONS

• Awarded NAVY MARlNE CORPS MEDAL for Life Saving heroic actions (1981) while

onboard USS AMERlCA (CV 66) for rescuing a pilot from a crashed A-7 CORSAIR that

was hanging over the port catwalk and suspended by the arresting gear cable..

• Instrumental in obtaining a state-of-the-art Aircraft fire fighting trainer at NATTC that

was ultimately used for Fleet aircraft firefighting training and qualifications.

• While serving as the Aviation LDO Detailer he detailed himself to USS AMERlCA as

Aircraft Handling Officer (his second tour), filling a critical Fleet requirement. His

unselfish action ensured the ship was manned at a key position just prior to deployment

and ready for tasking.

• Implemented numerous changes and provided significant contributions to flight deck

safety and readiness as the COMNAVAIRLANT Aircraft Handling Team OIC. His

presence was personally requested on many occasions by ship CO's, and his reputation

for fairness and excellence remains well known throughout the Fleet even to this day. He

easily stayed at sea for over 75% of his tour.

• Hand -selected by NATTC CO to become AVIONICS Training Department OIC. His

presence and demeanor brought an immediate reduction in staff and student disciplinary

problems.

• Led the 5-Vector Model initiative. Also known as the "Sailor Continuum" 5VM breaks

down the skills and knowledge that Sailors need to be successful into five categories:

Professional development, personal development, military education and leadership,

certifications and qualifications. Of significance is how he championed the effort to NOT

merge the AB ratings into one or two "mega-ratings" and keeping the skill sets separate.

Enclosure 5)

PERSONAL STATEMENTS

21 July, 2011

Charles E Shirley 103 Cove Crescent Yorktown, VA, 23692

CDR Richard D Jones, USN,

Sir, This letter is being written with the intent of providing the strongest support possible for the selection of Captain (ret) Anthony McFarlane as the 2011 selectee for Aviation Boatswain's Mate Living Legend Award.

I first met Capt. McFarlane while stationed at Lakehurst, N.J. serving as an ABH "A" School Instructor in 1978. We served together for almost 3 years until Petty Officer McFarlane received his commission as an Ensign and received orders to USS America (CVA-66). He and I were both first class petty officers and I knew from the moment that we began working together that he was an extreme professional with very unique leadership skills that were key attributes to being a great Aviation Boatswains Mate. He expected and received 110 % effort and results from his students. With every class of ABH's that he graduated, the fleet was better prepared to accomplish its mission. My second tour of duty with this extreme professional was aboard the USS America. This time he as an Ensign and me as a Chief. He was the Crash & Salvage Boatswain and I the Flight Deck Chief. It took me no time to recognize that the flight deck crews and the Air Department in general were a well prepared and extremely professional group of individuals. After serving some time aboard, I realized that Ensign McFarlane was largely responsible for this. Capt. McFarlane also served in many more challenging billets such as Aviation Detailer, Aircraft Handling Officer USS America, and Force Aircraft Handling Officer. He has served as the Aviation Boatswain's Mate Tidewater Chapter President and the Aviation Boatswain's Mate National Chapter President. He is a lifetime Aviation Boatswain's Mate Board ofDirector's member. We remained very close throughout our 30 + year careers and called on each other for advice occasionally when some sage advice was required. No matter what his aspirations were throughout his naval career, Capt. McFarlane was always an AB first, took care of not only his AB 's but of any AB that would reach out to him for help. He remains that way to this day; loyal to God, his family and to all AB's both past and present.

There is no "AB" today that more deserves the recognition of being chosen for the Aviation Boatswain's Mate Living Legend Award than Captain (ret) Anthony McFarlane.

Sincerely,

Charles E Shirley CDR (ret) USN Enclosure 6)

6 July, 2011

From: Captain Ron Jaeh, USN, Ret

To: President Aviation Boatswain's Mate Association

Subj: NOMINATION FOR 2011 ABMA LIVING LEGEND for Captain Anthony McFarlane, USN, Ret

Ref: ABMA SOP dated 01 July 2010

With extreme personal pride and conviction I most strongly endorse the nomination of Captain

Tony McFarlane for the most prestigious award as "ABMA Living Legend". I have personally

known T-Mac his entire Naval career and can easily attest to his professionalism, passion for the "ABMA" and his fellow AB's and Mustang officers. There could NOT be a finer choice!

Captain McFarlane possesses the highest moral character whose boundless energy and desire to

help his fellow man is surpassed by no one. Mentoring may be a newer word in our Navy but

he's been doing it since his yellow shirt days. When he and I sit down and talk about a fellow

AB that he had mentored, and there were hundreds, that selected for Chief, Warrant or LDO he

beams with pride and sometimes even tears. To this day he gets E-mails well beyond his 36 years of Navy service from fellow AB's, enlisted and officers, that somehow reached their career goals

either by his personal example, leadership, caring or mentoring. The above pretty much summarizes T-Mac.

I could easily continue with many more pages without much effort but let me simply say "He's

the best"! I have known virtually all of his predecessors as a personal member of the ABMA

since our beginnings and I promise you he is an absolute MUST choice that will make all AB's active and retired beam with even more pride that we already have for him.

Submitting with Pride and Honor,

Captain Ron Jaeh, USN, Ret.

"AB" LDO

Enclosure 6)

Capt.(sel) Jones, The following letter of recommendation is intended to be used by the ABMA BoD to support Tony McFarlane's nomination for the ABMA Living Legend Award. I have purposely not rewritten Tony's career in the recommendation (maybe at some risk), but, I think ABs are already familiar and I know they don't like to read long letters! I would ask your help in getting this to the right place at the right time. Thanks r, JM FROM: John J Mazach, VADM, USN (ret) TO: ABMA Board of Directors SUBJECT: Letter of Recommendation for the Aviation Boatswain's Mate Association Living Legend Award 1) It is with a great deal of pride that I most strongly recommend Capt.Tony McFarlane, USN (ret) for the ABMA Living Legend Award. I can not think of anyone who is more deserving of such recognition nor anyone more qualified! I base my comments on having served with Tony and having witnessed first hand his impact on so many of the AB community. 2) Tony McFarlane has been distinguishing himself as an individual and as an Air Boatswain Mate for a very long time. For eleven years as an enlisted Air Boatswain and twenty five years as an LDO, Tony McFarlane has manned every station and rig and stood every watch that existed for air boatswains and while doing so, built a legacy that the majority of your association has been touched by in one way or another. It is not often that anyone has been presented the number of opportunities to make a difference in a community like Tony has and it is almost unheard of for anyone to take advantage of those opportunities like Tony did to leave such a lasting mark on his community. Even since he has taken off his uniform, Tony McFarlane still makes a difference for his community as he goes about influencing the leaders of the Naval Aviation Museum in Pensacola FL. 3) In the Army they say "remember your regiment" when reminding someone to not lose sight of his heritage. In the Marine Corps it is "Semper Fi". In civilian life, when it happens, it goes something like, "you need to leave the party with the one that brought you". In Tony McFarlane's world, there is no reference saying. He just continues to be an AB, always proud and always supportive, and that says it all! 4) Select him for the Living Legend Award. signature// John J Mazach VADM USN 9ret)