Naval Aviation News articles from November 2002

Naval Aviation News archives from November 2002

The powerful Panther: gramps from yesteryear. (Grampaw Pettibone).
November 1, 2002... During qualification exercises aboard Essex (CV 9), an F9F-2 Panther defied all of the accepted principles of flight and performed a feat that would win a bet from any aircraft designer. The pilot made a normal approach, took the cut and...

Rescue employs new harness. (Airscoop).(Tri-SAR harness)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2002... On 6 August the NAS Patuxent River, Md., search and rescue team retrieved a 71-year-old man stranded in a mud flat (see "People-Planes-Places," p. 38). This was the first rescue using the Tri-SAR harness, which has been fielded to select units...

Man-overboard alarms tested. (Airscoop).(Brief Article)
November 1, 2002... The George Washington (CVN 73) and Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) battle groups are the testing ground for an electronic man-overboard indicator before its expected fleetwide deployment in 2003. When activated by contact with saltwater, a transmitter...

Bird Strike radar stands up. (Airscoop).(Brief Article)
November 1, 2002... As part of the Bird/Animal Aircraft Strike Hazard program, five Navy, Marine Corps and Air Force station have begun using BIRDRAD, a bird-identification radar developed at Clemson University, S.C. A small utility trailer with a evolving...

PDAs simplify arresting gear maintenance. (Airscoop).(Brief Article)
November 1, 2002... The Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR), Lakehurst, N.J., selected the V-2 Division on board Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) to employ a new system to perform arresting sear maintenance checks using personal data assistants (PDA). Rather than viewing...

Discrepancy reporting goes online. (Airscoop).(Naval Air Systems Command )
November 1, 2002... In July the Naval Air Systems Command launched a new website to enable the fleet to submit engineering investigation (El) and hazardous materials reports online. The system accommodates all Naval Aviation support and aircraft launch and...

For the record. (Airscoop).(Brief Article)
November 1, 2002... On 24 July Lt. Corey L. Prichard of Strike Fighter Squadron 115 became the first pilot to achieve a trap in the F/A18E Super Hornet during the jet's first combat deployment, on board Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72), above. The RQ-8A Fire Scout...

Mishaps. (Airscoop).(Brief Article)
November 1, 2002... An AV-8B Harrier II of Marine Attack Squadron 231 crashed in Pamlico Sound, N.C., on 22 July. The pilot ejected safely; the aircraft was destroyed. On 26 July an F/A-18A Hornet of Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 312 crashed in Arkansas. The...

Flight Engineers: going a step further.
November 1, 2002... JO3 Dan Ball Naval Night Officers and enlisted aircrew personnel find themselves at NAS Jacksonville, Fla., learning new skills at the Navy's maritime patrol fleet readiness squadron, VP-30. Many of the aircrew personnel are here for a...

Awards. (People Planes Places).
November 1, 2002... JO3 Dan Ball The awards presented during the 32nd annual EA-6B Prowler Week were as follows: Bud White Civilian of the Year, Rodney Smith; ALQ-99 Excellence Award, Jill Serbousek; Intelligence Officer of the Year, Ltjg. Timothy Chesser;...

Scan pattern. (People Planes Places).(drug testing)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2002... JO3 Dan Ball New testing methods in the Navy drug-testing program take aim at Ecstasy and amphetamines and reemphasize the Navy's "zero tolerance" policy. In June the Navy began using screening reagents--substances used in a chemical...

Records and anniversaries. (People Planes Places).
November 1, 2002... JO3 Dan Ball On 31 July, Cdr. Tom Meadows, CO of VFA-83, completed his 1,000th trap, on board George Washington (CVN 73). Capt. Bob Buehn, CO of NS Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and Cdr. Chris Lindberg both surpassed 5,000 career flight hours...

Rescues. (People Planes Places).(Coast guard & Navy)
November 1, 2002... JO3 Dan Ball On 4 March a CGAS San Diego, Calif., HH-60 Seahawk rescued a downed hang glider pilot in the mountains outside of Temecula, Calif. Flying with night-vision goggles, the pilots located the victim approximately 400 feet below...

Navair teams with Army Special Forces.
November 1, 2002... The Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) F-l4 Program Office (PMA-241) sent one of its own to the front-lines of the war in Afghanistan to help improve the situational awareness of Army Green Berets on the ground. "The thrust of PMA-241 has...

Change of command.
November 1, 2002... CAGRU-2: RAdm. John Stufflebeem relieved RAdm. J. J. Quinn, Jr., 20 Jun. CVW-5: Capt. Patrick Driscoll relieved Capt. Michael J. Galpin, 2 Aug. FITWINGLANT: Capt. William G. Bond relieved Capt. Mark N. Clemente, 19 Jul. HC-4:...

Prior enlisted take the helm.(Navy makes sure sailors "stay Navy" )(Brief Article)
November 1, 2002... As Constellation (CV 64) returned to home port in San Diego, Calif., after "slam-dunking" her training availability exercises and final evaluation problem, something was different than normal. Strictly by coincidence and the rotation of...

First CIA-trained specialists to TR battle group.(Culinary Institute of America-trained culinary specialists go to Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) battle group)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2002... JO2 Jd Walter The Navy's first class of 24 culinary specialists to attend the Culinary Institute of America's (CIA) foundation course instead of Mess Management "A" school reported to their first commands, all ships of the Theodore...

National Aviation Hall of Fame.(Retired VAdm. James B. Stockdale, others inducted)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2002... The National Aviation Hall of Fame's annual enshrinement ceremony took place in Dayton, Ohio, on 20 July. Four individuals were inducted for their achievements and contributions to aviation. Retired VAdm. James B. Stockdale, right, is best...

Wasp Sailors take advantage of naturalization opportunity.
November 1, 2002... JO1(SW/AW) Crystal M. Raner Most Sailors wouldn't think twice when they see American citizenship as a requirement for a special program. Yet some of the Navy's most dedicated Sailors come from countries such as Columbia, the Dominican...

Professional reading.(Gloster Gladiator Aces by Thomas Andrew)(No One Left Behind: The Lt. Cmdr. Michael Scott Speicher Story by Yarsinske Amy Waters)(Book Review)
November 1, 2002... Thomas, Andrew. Gloster Gladiator Aces. Osprey (UK), distributed in the U.S. by MBI Publishing, 729 Prospect Ave., PO Box 1, Osceola, WI 54020, 800-826-6600. 2002. Ill.. 96 pp. $18.95. The Gloster Gladiator is a fairly exotic aircraft that...

Navy "airliner" joins museum. (Flightbag).
November 1, 2002... The backbone of any military force is the ability to transport personnel and cargo anywhere around the globe as quickly as possible. Since the days of the Naval Air Transport Service (NATS) during WW II, Navy transport squadrons have met every...

Attention all Marine Aviation squadrons. (Flightbag).
November 1, 2002... Naval Aviation News plans to devote its May-June 2003 issue to Marine Corps Aviation. All USMC squadrons are invited to submit articles and photographs describing their unit's activities. Due to problems with irradiated mail in Washington,...

Corrections.(Correction Notice)
November 1, 2002... May-Jun, p. 34, photo caption: the photo shows AO2(AW) Luke Dunlop working on the AIRPAC exhibit, not the artist, Steve Anderson, who is pictured at right. Jul-Aug, p. 41, photo caption: the F-14 is landing aboard, not launching from,...

Reunions.
November 1, 2002... Iwo Jima Veterans & Family Assn., 19-23 FEB 03, Wichita Falls, TX. POC: Phil Phillips, 714-990-2560; howardphil@aol.com. VO-67 planned reunion. POC: Cdr. A. G. Alexander, 406-862-5161, alexusn@aboutmontana.net; or Kerry Bignall,...