Naval Aviation News articles from January 2006

Naval Aviation News archives from January 2006

Grampaw Pettibone.
January 1, 2006... CAS-tastrophe A Hornet squadron had developed a pervasive "hack it or pack it" mentality that had split the command pilots into two camps: those who were willing to risk breaking the rules and claim "no harm, no foul," and those who stuck...

Airscoop.
January 1, 2006... For the Record The preliminary design review for the P-8A Multimission Maritime Aircraft, right, was held 31 October-4 November 2005. The PDR is an in-depth technical assessment to allow the program to proceed into detailed design, and...

All in a day's work.
January 1, 2006... What started out as a normal flight on 11 May 2005 resulted in the most important flight of my young career. It may not have made the news, but it was a wonderful opportunity to make a positive impact in the Middle East. We launched our...

Naval Aviation answers the call in Pakistan.
January 1, 2006... As relief efforts continued in the U.S. Gulf Coast region following hurricanes Katrina and Rita in August and September 2005, Naval Aviation assets were again called to action to provide humanitarian assistance in the aftermath of a natural...

HT-18 Vigilant Eagles.(Helicopter Training Squadron)
January 1, 2006... Helicopter Training Squadron (HT) 18 was established on 1 March 1972 and is a component of Training Wing 5. Colocated with sister squadron HT-8 on board NAS Whiting Field, Fla., HT-18 is comprised of approximately 70 officers, 30 enlisted...

PROFESSIONAL READING.
January 1, 2006... Holmes, Tony. US Navy F-14 Tomcat Units in Operation Iraqi Freedom. Midland House, West Way, Botley, Oxford OX2 0PH, UK. 2005. 96 pp. Ill. $19.95. Tony Holmes, the editor of Osprey's highly successful series, is also responsible for...

People, planes, places.
January 1, 2006... Awards The 2005 DON Safety Excellence Award winners for aviation were George Washington (CVN 73); HMM-263; HMM-774; NAES Lakehurst, N.J.; VFA-136; and VT-31. VT-10 received the CNO Aviation Safety Award, the squadron's 20th Safety...

VAW-120 pilots receive Air Medals.
January 1, 2006... On 31 August 2005 RAdm. H. Denby Starling II, CO Naval Air Forces, U.S. Atlantic Fleet, awarded Lt. Mike Newton and Lt. Mike Zaiko of VAW-120 the Air Medal for their successful gear-up landing of Greyhawk 634 on 15 August. Newton and Zaiko were...

VAW-117 goes to Pakistan.
January 1, 2006... Normally, Navy aircrews have territorial airspace and boundaries drilled into their heads during transoceanic passage. Knowledge of where one can or cannot fly is paramount and can head off potential diplomatic embarrassments. However, on 11...

Hurricane relief highlights: Hawkeyes operate from Pensacola.
January 1, 2006... The Bluetails of VAW-121 and the Seahawks of VAW-126, right, from NAS Norfolk, Va., established a forward operating base at NAS Pensacola, Fla., in support of Joint Force Katrina. The flight line at Pensacola was packed with Navy E-2s, SH-60s,...

Hurricane relief highlights: VR-57 Conquistadors.
January 1, 2006... Flying into the barely operational and battered New Orleans International Airport in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, two new Navy C-40 Clippers from the VR-57 Conquistadors were among the first Navy transport aircraft to arrive. Based in...

Yellow Jackets and Wizards complete Cope Thunder exercise.
January 1, 2006... About 1,000 participants from the Navy and the Air Force took advantage of Alaska's vast airspace from 7-21 October 2005 as U.S. forces from across the globe took part in the third Cope Thunder exercise of the year at Eielson Air Force Base....

Change of command.(appointments)
January 1, 2006... Bataan (LHD 5): Capt. David C. Hulse relieved Capt. Nora W. Tyson, 20 Sep 05. Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6): Capt. Stephen Greene relieved Capt. J. Scott Jones, 31 Aug 05. CNATRA: RAdm. Donald P. Quinn relieved RAdm. George E. Mayer, 21...