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On 2 June, the commanding officer of VS-30, Cmdr. James R. Shoaf, became the first S-3 Naval Flight Officer ever to achieve 1,000 S-3 carrier arrested landings. Shoaf reached this milestone as a contingent from the squadron, known as the Diamondcutters, prepared to fly off the USS John F. Kennedy (CV-67) after a public relations tour in Boston and in New York City for Fleet Week 2005. His first trap came on 29 October 1986. The first S-3 aircrew member to achieve 1,000 S-3 traps was Cmdr. James S. Wagner, who set the milestone in 2001 also onboard the Kennedy. Wagner was a pilot and also the commander of VS-30 at the time.
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