Naval Cmdr Alexander Promoted To Head AIMD

Naval Commander Stuart J. Alexander, the son of Paul and Marilyn Alexander of Newtown, has been promoted to officer in charge of the Aircraft Intermediate Maintenance Detachment (AIMD) at the Naval Air Station in Jacksonville, Fla.

Cmdr Alexander replaced Cmdr Robert B. Caldwell, Jr, who had been officer in charge of the detachment since March 2002, in a change of charge ceremony held on September 30 at the base. AIMD is comprised of more than 800 personnel in three units: the Sea Operational Detachment, supporting AIMDs deployed aboard carriers; the VP Operational Detachment, supporting deployed P-3s; and the Shore Component supporting nondeployed aircraft across the three platforms as well as performing repair and return services for all Atlantic Fleet aircraft.

A member of the Newtown High School Class of 1979, Cmdr Alexander graduated from Western Connecticut State University with a degree in business administration and received his commission through Aviation Officer Candidate School.

He completed two deployments to Misawa, Japan, and Okinawa; served in Keflavik, Iceland, where he earned a master’s degree in management at Saint Leo College; and completed two deployments to the Arabian Gulf. Following a tour at Naval Air Station Oceana, he served aboard the USS Eisenhower (CVN-69) during the ship’s reactor complex overhaul.

In February 2003, Cmdr Alexander reported to Naval Air Systems Command in Patuxent River, Md., where he was assigned as deputy maintenance team lead for the Navy Enterprise Resource Planning Program.

Cmdr Alexander has been awarded the Navy Commendation Medal four times and has many unit commendations. He is married to the former Linda Hodge of Newtown. The couple has three children, Lauren, Eric, and Anne.