Jack Hathaway

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Jack Hathaway is a US Navy commander from Connecticut. He earned bachelors’ degrees in physics and history from the U.S. Naval Academy and completed graduate studies at Cranfield University in England and the U.S. Naval War College. A distinguished naval aviator, Hathaway flew and deployed with Navy’s Strike Fighter Squadron 14 aboard the USS Nimitz and Strike Fighter Squadron 136 aboard the USS Truman. He graduated from Empire Test Pilots’ School, supported the Joint Chiefs of Staff at the Pentagon, and was most recently assigned as the prospective executive officer for Strike Fighter Squadron 81. He has more than 2,500 flight hours in 30 types of aircraft, more than 500 carrier arrested landings, and flew 39 combat missions. Exact date of birth unknown.

Biography from Launch Library 2.

Born in

South Windsor

Education

United States Naval Academy; Cranfield University; Naval War College; South Windsor High School; Empire Test Pilots' School

Awards

Defense Meritorious Service Medal; Navy & Marine Corps Achievement Medal; Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal

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