Notable Naval Officers
- Admiral Jeremy Michael Boorda, ship was his flagship 1987; 25th Chief of Naval Operations
- Captain Scott Speicher, Naval Aviator.
- RADM Jack M. James, Commanding Officer, 2 October 1964 – 2 September 1965
- VADM Joseph Scott Mobley (COMNAVAIRLANT), the U.S. military's last Vietnam prisoner of war (Shot Down: June 24, 1968/Released: March 14, 1973) Retired from active duty on April 12, 2001. (CO of USS Saratoga during Operation Desert Shield/Desert Storm) http://www.veterantributes.org/TributeDetail.asp?ID=87
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