Naval Aviation News articles from May 2009

Naval Aviation News archives from May 2009

Grampaw Pettibone.
May 1, 2009... Galloping Goshawk A student naval aviator (SNA) was scheduled as a solo for a day two-plane formation flight. After a brief with the lead instructor pilot and a weather brief, the pilot went to maintenance control, reviewed the aircraft...

CTF-151 pursues pirates.
May 1, 2009... With acts of piracy on the rise in the Gulf of Aden, the Arabian Sea, and the Indian Ocean, the U.S. Navy committed ships and aircraft to protect international shipping lanes with the establishment of Combined Task Force (CTF) 151 on 8 January...

VS-22 flies from Iraq into sunset.(antiterrorism training )
May 1, 2009... The sailors of Sea Control Squadron (VS) 22 returned to NAS Jacksonville, Fla., on 15 December 2008, having completed a five-month deployment to Iraq in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. This was the final deployment for VS-22--the Navy's...

VMA-513: expanding the Predator's role.
May 1, 2009... A section of AV-8B Harrier IIs launches in the dead of night from a mountainous airfield in the belly of the Nellis Tactical Training Range, Nev. Enroute, the Harriers link up with a single MQ-1 Predator from the 11th Reconnaissance Squadron...

Sea King celebrates 50th anniversary.(Naval Air Systems Command's warship celebrates its anniversary)
May 1, 2009... The H-3 Sea King community at Naval Air Systems Command, Patuxent River, Md., celebrated the 50th anniversary of the aircraft's first flight on 11 March. The twin-engine, all-weather, amphibious helicopter has served in numerous roles through...

Professional reading.(Migs Over North Vietnam: The Vietnamese People's Air Force in Combat 1965-1975 )(Book review)
May 1, 2009... Boniface, Roger. MiGs over North Vietnam: The Vietnamese People's Air Force in Combat, 1965-1975. Specialty Press, 39966 Grand Ave, North Branch, MN 55056. 2008. 176 pp. Illustrated. $54.95. This heavily researched and well-illustrated book...

People planes places.(Richard J. Zins, Carl Vinson and Ronald Reagan awarded)(seahawk and aircraft accidents)(Awards list)
May 1, 2009... Awards On 29 January Carl Vinson (CVN 70) received the 2008 Retention Excellence Award. On 18 February Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) earned the Atlantic Fleet Battle E while Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) earned the Pacific Fleet Battle E. On...

Flightbag.(Calendar)
May 1, 2009... Hornet (CV 8/CV/CVA/CVS 12), 16-20 September, Buffalo/Niagra Falls, N.Y. POC Carl and Sandy Burket, 814-224-5063. hornetcva@aol.com. Windham Bay (CVE 92), 27 September-1 October, San Antonio, Texas. POC: Stu Steward, 210-495-4845,...

Change of command.(John W. Funk, Joseph M. Clarkson and Michael S. Newman appointed)(Brief article)
May 1, 2009... Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6): Capt. John W. Funk relieved Capt. Neil R. Parrot, 13 Jan. George H. W. Bush (CVN 77): Capt. DeWolfe H. Miller III relieved Capt. Kevin E. O'Flaherty, 25 Feb. Harry S. Truman (CVN 75): Capt. Joseph M. Clarkson...