Cabatuan Airport, June 2008: Captain Lalor coordinates U.S. Navy's Typhoon Frank relief efforts CAPTAIN THOMAS P. LALOR DEPUTY COMMANDER, CARRIER WING 14, U.S. NAVY Cabatuan International Airport (Iloilo Airport) Cabatuan, Iloilo, Philippines Captain Thomas P. Lalor Deputy Commander, Carrier Wing 14 U.S. Navy PROFILE: Captain Lalor is a 1995 graduate of the USAF Air Command and Staff College at Maxwell AFB, Montgomery AL. While there he earned his Masters Degree in Political Science from Auburn University at Montgomery. From June 1998 to June 2000 CAPT Lalor served as a strategic policy action officer on the NATO staff at Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe in Mons, Belgium. From November 2003 to August 2005 he was assigned to Carrier Strike Group TEN as the Air Operations Officer for Harry S. Truman Strike Group, where he completed a deployment to the Persian Gulf. In September 2005 he joined the Navy Operations Group (DEEP BLUE) on the Chief of Naval Operations Staff in the Pentagon. Selected for air wing command that fall, he reported to Carrier Air Wing FOURTEEN as the Deputy Commander in March 2007. TYPHOON FRANK PHOTOS: (below) Lt. Col. Oscar Lasangue and Capt. Thomas P. Lalor at CABATUAN AIRPORT. Lt. Col. Lasangue is a resident of Cabatuan, Iloilo. U.S. Navy Photo CABATUAN AIRPORT - 080626-N-4009P-556 PHILIPPINES (June 26, 2008) Lt. Col. Oscar Lasangue, the civil relations commander of Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP), Central Command, left, and Capt. Thomas P. Lalor, deputy commander of Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 14, discuss the flight route for the delivery of food and water from the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) to devastated areas in the Republic of the Philippines caused by Typhoon Fengshen. At the request of the government of the Republic of the Philippines, Ronald Reagan is off the coast of Panay Island providing humanitarian assistance and disaster response. Ronald Reagan and other U.S. Navy ships are operating in the 7th Fleet area of responsibility to promote peace, cooperation and stability. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Joe Painter. Capt. Thomas P. Lalor and Manuel Mejorada at CABATUAN AIRPORT. Photo by JM Mejorada CABATUAN AIRPORT - Iloilo Provincial Administrator Manuel Mejorada points to US Navy pilot Capt. Lalor and another US Navy personnel drop sites for the relief goods to be delivered via Seahawks. Photo & caption by JM Mejorada. Capt. Thomas P. Lalor, Rear Adm. James P. Wisecup and Brig. Gen. Jorge Segovia at CABATUAN AIRPORT. U.S. Navy Photo CABATUAN AIRPORT - 080626-N-4009P-040 PHILIPPINES (June 26, 2008) Rear Adm. James P. Wisecup, commander, Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 7, center, Brig. Gen. Jorge Segovia, deputy assistant chief of staff for Operations of Armed Forces Philippines (AFP), right, and Capt. Thomas P. Lalor, deputy commander of Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 14, discuss the current relief efforts of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76). At the request of the government of the Republic of the Philippines, Ronald Reagan is off the coast of Panay Island providing humanitarian assistance and disaster response in the wake of Typhoon Fengshen. Ronald Reagan and other U.S. Navy ships are operating in the 7th Fleet area of responsibility to promote peace, cooperation and stability. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Joe Painter. Lt. Ralph Silvas and Capt. Thomas P. Lalor in Roxas City. U.S. Navy Photo 080626-N-5961C-012 ROXAS, Philippines (June 26, 2008) Capt. Thomas P. Lalor, right, deputy commander, Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 14, gives Lt. Ralph Silvas directions to the area he is to deliver humanitarian supplies to on Panay Island. Lalor is coordinating air operations for the Ronald Reagan Carrier Strike Group while they assist the Republic of the Philippines in the wake of Typhoon Fengshen. At the request of the government of the Republic of the Philippines, the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) is off the coast of Panay Island providing humanitarian assistance and disaster response in the wake of Typhoon Fengshen. Ronald Reagan and other U.S. Navy ships are operating in the 7th Fleet area of responsibility to promote peace, cooperation and stability. U.S. Navy photo by Senior Chief Mass Communication Specialist Spike Call. Captain Lalor is a 1984 graduate of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill where he received his commission through the NROTC program. He was designated a Naval Flight Officer the following year. Captain Lalor was selected to fly the A-6E Intruder with VA-75 stationed at NAS Oceana VA, where he made two Mediterranean deployments aboard USS John F. Kennedy (CV 67). Following an NFO-to-pilot transition in 1990, he deployed with VA-34 onboard USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) to the Persian Gulf, Mediterranean and North Sea. In June 1995 CAPT Lalor transitioned to the F/A-18 Hornet and joined VFA-86 stationed at NAS Cecil Field, FL where he served as the Administrative Officer, Maintenance Officer, and Operations Officer. He made a deployment to the Persian Gulf aboard USS George Washington (CVN 73). CAPT Lalor reported to VFA-105 aboard USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) as the Executive Officer in February 2001. He commanded the “Gunslingers” from May 2002 to August 2003 and led the squadron through the opening phase of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM. During his tour with VFA-105 he completed two deployments to the Persian Gulf. Captain Lalor’s personal decorations include the Legion of Merit, Bronze Star, Defense Meritorious Service Medal, Meritorious Service Medal (two awards), Air Medal (Combat V, two individual and four strike flight awards), Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal (Combat V, three awards), and the Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal. During his career he has accumulated 3700 flight hours and 1014 arrested landings. (Bookmark this page for future reference) CABATUAN AIRPORT Cabatuan.com - Timeline 2008 Cabatuan.com