Naval Aviation News articles from May 2002

Naval Aviation News archives from May 2002

Carrier onboard delivery.(C-2A Greyhound)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2002... The Navy's two Fleet Tactical Support Squadrons--VRC-30, NAS North Island, Calif., and VRC-40, NS Norfolk, Va.--fly the C-2A Greyhound, transporting millions of pounds of mail and other cargo and thousands of passengers each year. The carrier...

Breakdown in the break. (Grampaw Pettibone).(analysis of student flying T-45 Goshawk)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2002... A student Naval Aviator launched in a T-45 Goshawk for his initial carrier qualification flight. He was number two in a flight of three. The weather at the carrier required a Case II recovery, so when the flight was cleared into the pattern the...

Gramps from yesteryear: destination or bust. (Fire and Ice).(pilot of F7F-3N confronts hazards)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2002... An F7F-3N was cleared for instrument flight rules to cruise and maintain 13,000 feet from McClelland AFB, Calif., to NAS Seattle, Wash. A stationary front lay between Mt. Shasta and Medford with the freezing level predicted at 8,000 feet. The...

MH-60S Knighthawk meets the fleet. (Airscoop).(helicopter)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2002... Surrounded by hundreds of Sailors and numerous models of the H-60 helicopter during an 8 February ceremony at NAS North Island, Calif., Chief of Naval Operations Admiral Vein Clark formally introduced the MH-60s Knighthawk into the fleet. ...

MH-60 trainer delivered. (Airscoop).(Lockheed Martin flight trainer)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2002... Lockheed Martin's new tactical operational flight trainer for the MH-60S Knighthawk is up and running at NAS North Island, Calif. The wide-field-of-view trainer includes a day-night high-fidelity visual system; a common glass cockpit; the...

Got a question? Call NAVAIR. (Airscoop).(Advertisement)
May 1, 2002... The Naval Air Systems Command's Integrated Call Center gives Navy personnel 24-hour access to information and assistance from the shore-based infrastructure. Among other services, callers may speak to customer service representatives for fleet...

SLAM-ER scores twice. (Airscoop).(Standoff Land Attack Missile-Expanded Response testing)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2002... The Standoff Land Attack Missile-Expanded Response demonstrated its "under the weather" capability during two successful launches at NAVAIR's western test range complex. Fired from F/A-18Cs, the SLAM-ERs scored direct hits in...

JSOW upgrade testing soars. (Airscoop).(Brief Article)
May 1, 2002... In February the AGM-154C Joint Standoff Weapon unitary warhead variant successfully completed a second demonstration of its waypoint navigation and autonomous target acquisition capability at the NAVAIR western test range complex. In the UK...

HSL-60 makes first flight. (Airscoop).(antisubmarine helicopter)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2002... Left, the chocks are pulled for Reserve Helicopter Antsubmarine Squadron Light (HSL) 60's maiden flight on 4 March at NS Mayport, Fla. Jaguar personnel Cdr. Don Burns, LCdr. Eric Humphreys, AWl Jim Peters, and AD1 Shawn Robertson were the crew...

Osprey update. (Airscoop).(flight testing to resume)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2002... The V-22 Osprey is expected to resume developmental flight testing at NAS Patuxent River, Md., by summer. The Undersecretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics signed a program memorandum in December 2001 authorizing the...

Kitty Hawk. (Carrier Clips).(upgrades, maintenance)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2002... Kitty Hawk (CV 63) received upgrades to defensive systems and scheduled maintenance to the flight deck and engineering plant during an 11-week ship's restricted availability period, and departed Yokosuka, Japan, on 12 March to begin sea trials....

Harry S. Truman. (Carrier Clips).(passes testing)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2002... Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) completed planned incremental availability at Portsmouth, Va., ahead of schedule and under budget, and completed sea trials on 26 February.

John F. Kennedy. (Carrier Clips).(finishes sea trials)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2002... John F. Kennedy (CV 67) completed sea trials on 4 February following repairs.

The Boeing Co. (Contract News).(selects Atlantis Systems International for E-6B TACAMO integrated avionics trainer upgrade)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
May 1, 2002... The Boeing Co. selected Atlantis Systems International, Inc., Toronto, Canada, for a $4.2 million contract to upgrade the E-6B TACAMO integrated avionics trainer.

The Northrop Grumman Corporation. (Contract News).(receives aircraft carrier contract)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2002... The Northrop Grumman Corporation's Newport News sector received a $150 million contract for nonpropulsion work on Nimitz-class aircraft carriers in San Diego, Calif., through 2007.

Northrop Grumman. (Contract News).(receives contract to build BQM-74F target)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2002... Northrop Grumman was awarded a $24.9 million contract to develop and test the BQM-74F, an upgraded high subsonic aerial target that will more effectively emulate antiship cruise missiles or enemy fighter aircraft than its predecessors.

Mishaps. (Airscoop).(accident briefs, United States Navy)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2002... A Sailor was reported missing from George Washington (CVN 73) during training operations off North Carolina on 4 February. H-60 Seahawks from Helicopter Antisubmarine Squadron 3, NAS Jacksonville, Fla., assisted in the search, but the Sailor...

Navy Ceremonial Guard: duty with honor.(Brief Article)
May 1, 2002... Naval Aviation's dedicated personnel come from diverse backgrounds. On Memorial Day, as we salute all service members for their contributions, we highlight aviation personnel who serve in an elite group, the United States Navy Ceremonial Guard....

Reserve Squadron always ready to fly.(Brief Article)
May 1, 2002... At 1300 hours on 13 September 2001, two days after the terrorist attacks on America, LCdr. Doug Rhodes taxied h s C-20G Gulfstream IV down the runway at Andrews AFB, Md. He was en route to NAS Sigonella, Sicily, to recover active duty personnel...

The carriers hold the line.(aircraft carriers, Korean War)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2002... The Seventh Fleet maintained its heavy attack schedules to the very end, because unrelenting pressure was the only language the Communists understood. Adm. Joseph J. Clark, Commander Seventh Fleet When the North Koreans rolled across...

Marine Corps Harriers: Expeditionary firepower from the sea.
May 1, 2002... From their home at MCAS Cherry Point, N.C., the Marine Attach Squadron (VMA) 542 Tigers operate the latest version of the AV-8B Harrier II Plus jump jet (above). The unit comprises 16 aircraft, 29 officers 925 of whom are pilots) and 225...

NPS delivers "big picture" to the fleet.(Naval Postgraduate School)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2002... On 7 October 2001, the Navy aircrews catapulted from Carl Vinson (CVN 70) made history, twice over. First, they provided America's opening response to the terrorist attacks of 11 September in the first wave of Operation Enduring Freedom. They...

Awards. (People Planes Places).
May 1, 2002... Essex (LHD 2) received the 2001 Type Commander Surface Ship Safety Award while forward deployed to Japan as part of Amphibious Group 1. The award promotes excellence in shipboard safety and safety programs, and recognizes innovative efforts in...

Scan pattern. (People Planes Places).(Brief Article)
May 1, 2002... The Department of Defense will not be creating a Cold War service medal, and commemorative medals being sold by private vendors are not authorized for military uniforms. Last year, someone began sending e-mails announcing the approval of a Cold...

Records. (People Planes Places).(milestones of several aviators)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2002... Four Carrier Air Wing 1 aviators hit milestones while deployed on board Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. Cdr. Mark Hunter, CO of the VFA-82 Streetcars, accumulated 3,000 hours in the F/A-18 Hornet on 4...

Sea Knight. (Rescues).(accident)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2002... A CH-46 Sea Knight from HS-6 rescued four squadron members after a second Sea Knight went down during vertical replenishment with Mount Baker (T-AE 34) on 7 February, approximately 100 miles east of the Virginia Capes. The copilot and one crew...

The busy Black Knights. (People Planes Places).(Brief Article)
May 1, 2002... The Black Knights of VMFA-314 started the year 2002 by logging over 1,150 hours in one month in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. Flying the F/A-18C Hornet in around-the-clock aerial fire support missions, the aircrew, maintenance and...

Troops to Teachers program offers second careers. (People Planes Places).(Brief Article)
May 1, 2002... Earlier this year, the Defense and Education departments resurrected the Troops to Teachers program with an $18-million infusion from the 2002 federal budget. The new money will give retiring or separating service members a chance to become...

SH-60B Seahawk. (Rescues).(crew members save man)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2002... On 28 November 2001, crew members from John C. Stennis (CVN 74), Lake Erie (CG 70) and Lake Champlain (CG 57) evacuated and provided emergency medical assistance to a 25-year-old Indonesian man aboard the Japanese fishing vessel Fukuyo Maru...

SH-60F Seahawk. (Rescues).(crew saves sailor)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2002... The HS-11 Dragonslayers saved a Sailor who fell overboard from Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) on 20 November 2001. When the alarm sounded in the middle of a routine crew exchange and refueling of a squadron SH-60F Seahawk, the flight deck crew...

Former NANews editor dies. (Rescues).(Paul N. Mullane)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2002... LCdr. Paul N. Mullane, USNR (Ret.), died peacefully in his sleep on 31 October 2001 at his home in Santa Rosa, Calif., after a prolonged illness. As editor of Naval Aviation News from 1969 until his retirement in 1973, he upgraded the...

HH-3 Sea King. (Rescues).(civilian rescued at sea)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2002... The NAS Patuxent River, Md., search and rescue team airlifted an ailing civilian from his sinking sailboat on 20 November 2001 in the Chesapeake Bay. The man had radioed the Coast Guard saying he was suffering from chest pains and his boat was...

HH-65 Dolphin. (Rescues).(Brief Article)
May 1, 2002... Six fishermen were saved on 6 January from their sinking vessel 50 miles southeast of Cape Fear, N.C., by Coast Guard search and rescue crews. An emergency position indicating radio beacon allowed a CGAS Charleston, S.C., HH-65 Dolphin to...

Lights, camera, action! (People Planes Places).(VH1 producing videos on U.S.S John C. Stennis)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2002... VH1, the popular music-video television channel, recently sent a video production crew to John C. Stennis (CVN 74) to shoot live action and still digital imagery for an upcoming. "Military Diaries" special. Selected personnel were chosen to...

Change of command. (People Planes Places).(Brief Article)
May 1, 2002... CVW-7: Capt. William E. Gortney relieved Capt. George B. Dom, 4 Jan. CVW-11: Capt. Charles R. Wright relieved Capt. Thomas C. Bennet, 1 Dec 01. CVWR-20: Capt. Stan O'Connor relieved Capt. Jeff Schram, 23 Feb. HSL-42: Cdr. Joseph...

Past reflections, forward projections. (People Planes Places).(AIRPAC Historical Foundation; Commander Naval Air Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet (COMNAVAIRPAC) headquarters to host historical presentation)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2002... When Lieutenant Theodore "Spuds" Ellyson arrived at North Island, Calif., in 1911 to be trained as the first Naval Aviator, the fledgling naval air station took its place in Naval Aviation history. Now, some 90 years later, something is being...

Professional reading.('Black Sheep One, the Life of Gregory "Pappy" Boyington,' 'Crimson Sky: The Air Battle for Korea')
May 1, 2002... Gamble, Bruce. Black Sheep One, the Life of Gregory "Pappy" Boyington. Presidio Press, 505 B San Mann Dr., Suite 160, Novato, CA 94945-1340. 2000. 460 pp. Ill. $29.95. One of the enduring legends of the Pacific War, Pappy Boyington lived a...

Aviation World's Fair coming. (Flightbag).
May 1, 2002... The Aviation World's Fair is scheduled for 7-27 April 2003 in Newport News, Va. In conjunction with the U.S. Centennial of Flight Commission, the event promotes the 100th anniversary of controlled powered flight--the birth of the aerospace...

Attention all aviation commands: new insignia instruction and submission guidelines. (Flightbag).
May 1, 2002... The instruction governing insignia approval, OPNAVINST 5030.4F, has been updated and is posted on the CNO's Navy Directives website at http://neds.nebt.daps.mil/directives/table20.htm1. Mail to the Washington, D.C., area is significantly...

Attention marine aviation squadrons: is your insignia official? (Flightbag).
May 1, 2002... During 2003, Naval Aviation News, in conjunction with CNO's Naval Aviation History and Archives Office (N78H), plans to publish a poster illustrating insignia and lineage of all current Marine Corps squadrons with assigned aircraft. If...

Correction to Mar-Apr 02.
May 1, 2002... The photo on pages 38-39 misattributed. It was taken by PHC Eric A. Clement.

Reunion.
May 1, 2002... Nimitz (CYN 68), 7-11 JUL, Las Vegas, NV POC: Joe Brunner, 2745 Mercury Dr., Lemon Grove, CA 919452100; 619-466-2132; www.ussnimitzassociation.org.