Naval Aviation News articles from March 2002

Naval Aviation News archives from March 2002

Sea Knight: Workhorse of the Fleet.
March 1, 2002... In operational use since June 1964, the venerable H-46 Sea knight has become known as the "Workhorse of the Fleet." Above, a Navy submarine crew conducts emergency personnel transfer hoist training with a Helicopter Combat Support Squadron 5...

Hot rod was here.(analysis of volunteer pilot who mishandled SNB two-engine training aircraft)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... After getting checked out in an SNB two-engine trainer on the previous day, a volunteer reserve pilot was cleared for a local familiarization flight with passengers on board. He made several practice landings and then left the field and flew to...

Hot rod was here, too.
March 1, 2002... An HH-46 Sea Knight made an en route stop for refueling before continuing on to a landing zone, flying at 50 to 200 feet above ground level, to pick up some sea-air-land team members. The aircraft landed at the destination and disembarked a...

Last day Harrier to NADEP for upgrade.(Airscoop)
March 1, 2002... The last of 74 Marine Corps day-attack AV-8B Harrier IIs was inducted at Naval Aviation Depot Cherry Point, N.C., on 11 December to begin transformation into a night-attack/radar-equipped Harrier II Plus. Upgrades such as a more powerful...

Naval Aviation's premier training ground: Naval Strike and Air Warfare Center.
March 1, 2002... The Naval Strike and Air Warfare Center (NSAWC) at NAS Fallon, Nev., is the Center of Excellence for Naval Aviation training and tactics development. Its mission is to improve the warfighting capability of Navy airpower. NSAWC provides...

Behind The Bridges at Toko-ri.(true facts behind fictional book by James A. Michener)
March 1, 2002... James A. Michener wrote the novel The Bridges at Toko-ri from his experiences as a war correspondent-with the Seventh Fleet in Korea, dispatching stories on life aboard the carriers Essex (CV 9) and Valley Forge (CV 45). The novel tells the...

Korean cruise book clips: Valley Forge.(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... The traditional cruise book is much more than a way for Sailors to commemorate the people, places and events of a particular deployment. Years later a cruise book can help expand on official historical accounts, revealing the spirit of the era...

Super Hornet soars with Flying Eagles.(Boeing F/A-18E/F; the Flying Eagles of Strike Fighter Squadron 122)
March 1, 2002... On the same October 2001 morning that the long-term future of U.S. tactical aviation was decided with the award of the Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) contract to Lockheed Martin, I climbed into the back seat of the Navy's newest carrier-based...

Allied Naval Aviation in the war against terrorism: "every nation, in every region, now has a decision to make. Either you are with us or you are with the terrorists.(Shoulder To Shoulder)
March 1, 2002... With these words before Congress on 20 September 2001, President George W. Bush asked America's allies to step up and be counted. In response to the terrorist atrocities of 11 September that killed thousands, many nations are demonstrating...

2001 Ensign C. H. Hammann Award.(for most effective Naval Air Reserve station in the United States was awarded to NAR Brunswick, Maine)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... The 2001 Ensign C. H. Hammann Award for most effective Naval Air Reserve station in the United States was awarded to NAR Brunswick, Maine. The command improved efficiency in crucial areas, such as pay, while facing a 10-percent increase in...

National Defense Industrial Association Combat Survivability Division's Lifetime Achievement Award.(to Professor Emeritus Robert E. Ball )(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... Naval Postgraduate School Distinguished Professor Emeritus Robert E. Ball was presented the National Defense Industrial Association Combat Survivability Division's Lifetime Achievement Award on 7 November 2001. Professor Ball has taught more...

Naval Reserve Skills Online.(Scan Pattern)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... The ongoing mobilization has increased the Navy's need to identify specific skills, and the Naval Reserve Skills Online (NRSO) allows reservists to update their skills using the web. Every reservist must complete an NRSO record and update it...

John F. Kennedy (CV 67).(Scan Pattern)(Maurice Joyce)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... Capt. Maurice Joyce was removed as CO of John F. Kennedy (CV 67) in December 2001 after the carrier received an unsatisfactory rating from the Navy Board of Inspection and Survey. Joyce had been Kennedy's captain since October 2000. XO Cdr. Jim...

Happy Birthday, Connie.(US aircraft carrier Constellation celebrated her 40th anniversary )(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... Constellation (CV 64) celebrated her 40th anniversary at NAS North Island, Calif., on 27 October 2001. After enjoying a picnic to mark the occasion, the crew members hosted more than 270 former Connie Sailors at a reception in the ship's hangar...

A 500-pound laser-guided bomb unit and an AIM-9 Sidewinder missile are visible on the wing of a VFA-94 F/A-18 Hornet conducting missions in support of Operation Enduring Freedom.(Scan Pattern)
March 1, 2002... Opposite, a 500-pound laser-guided bomb unit (left) and an AIM-9 Sidewinder missile are visible on the wing of a VFA-94 F/A-18 Hornet conducting missions in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. Below, AO3 Will Hayden of VFA-15 pulls the...

Revised sea-shore rotation tour lengths.(Scan Pattern)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... Revised sea-shore rotation tour lengths have been announced. Sea-tour lengths will be reduced for 87 ratings and increased for 29 ratings. The Navy Personnel Command will adjust projected rotation dates (PRD) based on the length of a Sailor's...

Capt. Jeff Cathey, Deputy Commander CVM-1, surpassed 4,000 hours in an F/A-18 Hornet on 1 November 2001 while flying in support of operation Enduring Freedom.(Scan Pattern)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... Right, Capt. Jeff Cathey, Deputy Commander CVM-1, surpassed 4,000 hours in an F/A-18 Hornet on 1 November 2001 while flying in support of operation Enduring Freedom. Above, Capt. Cathey land safely on the flight deck of Theodore Roosevelt (CVN...

Blue Angels 2002 show schedule.(Brief Article)(Calendar)
March 1, 2002... MARCH 9 NAF El Centro, CA 16-17 Mesa, AZ (pending) 23-24 Tyndall AFB, FL APRIL 6-7 NAS Kingsville. TX 13-14 Blountville. TN 20-21 Bay St. Louis. MS (pending) 27-28 MCAS Beaufort, SC MAY 4-5 Fort...

University-level training offered to PHs/JOs in still or motion media.(photographer's mates and journalists)
March 1, 2002... Are you pretty hot with a still camera? Thirsting for something beyond that grip-and-grin shot? Or perhaps you're the video type, and you can't wait to lug your Betacam into battle. Before you ship off to war, how about going back to school to...

Records.(related to US naval aviation)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... On 7 November 2001, Cdr. Paul O. Monger, CO of VF-154, surpassed 3,000 hours in the F-14A Tomcat. Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) reached a major milestone on 3 November 2001 when Marine Capt. Brian M. Boyce from VAQ-139 recorded the carrier's...

An F/A-18 Hornet from VFA-137 launches into a Gulf sunset from Constellation.
March 1, 2002... An F/A-18 Hornet from VFA-137 launches into a Gulf sunset from Constellation (CV 64) during flight operations in support of Operation Southern Watch.

Operation enduring freedom.
March 1, 2002... Top, an F/A-18-Hornet assigned to the VFA-94 Shrikes receives fuel from an S-3B Viking from the VS-29 Dragonfires over Afghanistan. Above, aviation boatswain's mates on Bataan (LHD 5) position JP-5 hoses prior to fueling Marine Corps AV-SB...

Change of command.(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... Belleau Wood (LHA 3): Capt. Craig R. Solem relieved Capt. Robert J. Gilman, 19 Nov 01. CSFWP: Capt. T. R. Rains relieved Capt. Mark Fox, 30 Nov 01. HS-15: Cdr. John M. Slaughter relieved Cdr. Phillip L. Beachy, 13 Dec 01. HS-75:...

Toperczer, Istvan. MiG-17 and MiG-19 Units of the Vietnam War.(Book Review)
March 1, 2002... Osprey Publishing Ltd., 443 Park Ave. S., New York, NY 10016. 2001.96 pp. Ill. $18.95. Number 25 of the popular Combat Aircraft series from Osprey, this book will shed new light and open new questions on the shadowy history of the Vietnam...

McWhorter, Hamilton III, Cdr. USN (Ret.) with Jay A. Stout. The First Hellcat Ace.(Book Review)
March 1, 2002... Pacifica Military History, 1149 Grand Teton Dr., Pacifica, CA 94044. 2001. 213 pp. Ill. $29.95. A good, traditional WW II memoir, this book describes the author's early life in Georgia, enlistment in the Navy before Pearl Harbor and flight...

Atkins, Edward. Flight Deck: a Pictorial Essay of a Day in the Life of an Airdale.(Book Review)
March 1, 2002... Ship-n-Planes Publishing Co., PO Box 59652, Potomac, MD 20859. 2001. 766 pp. Ill. $85.65. The author produced this book primarily for himself and his family to preserve his experiences during WW II aboard the carder Antietam (CV 36), which...

Universal Studios salutes military.(Flightbag)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... In honor of their dedication and service, all active U.S. military personnel, as well as U.S. police, firefighters and rescue personnel, began receiving free admission to Universal's theme parks on 1 January. The "Heroes Salute" program will...

Symposium '02.(Naval Aviation Museum Foundation )(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... The Naval Aviation Museum Foundation will present Symposium '02 at the National Museum of Naval Aviation (NMNA) in Pensacola, Fla., from 9 to 10 May. The symposium includes three seminars--Naval Air War in Korea; Space Pioneers: The Mercury...

Corrections to Nov-Dec 01.(Flightbag)(Correction Notice)
March 1, 2002... Page 14: The E-2C Hawkeye in the photo is from VAW-121 not VAW-125. Special thanks to Lt. Evan L. Morrison of the Bluetails for keeping us straight!

Reunions.(Flightbag)
March 1, 2002... PBM Mariner/P5M Marlin, 18-20 APR, Corpus Christi, TX. POC: Kenneth Courtright, 11826 Lady Palm Cove, San Antonio, TX 78213; 210-308-6818. Tarawa (CV/CVA/CVS 40/LHA 1), 18-21 APR, St. Louis, MO. POC: Frank Grosey, 14430 Amethyst Rd.,...