Naval Aviation News articles from September 2004

Naval Aviation News archives from September 2004

On the ball!(Summer Pulse 2004, deployment of U.S. Navy)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2004... Landing signal officers pay close attention to an aircraft landing on board Enterprise (CVN 65) as the carrier transits Scotland's Pentland Firth. Enterprise is one of seven aircraft carriers involved in Summer Pulse 2004, the simultaneous...

Brownout.(Grampaw Pettibone)
September 1, 2004... A UH-1N "Huey" was scheduled for an on-call night armed reconnaissance mission to support ground operations at a forward operating base in a combat zone. The aircrew received an operations duty officer brief at 1400 followed by their own...

Arizona adventure.(Gramps from Yesteryear)(FG-1D (prop-driven WW II-era Corsair fighter) crash lands)
September 1, 2004... This story is based on a long-lost report, dated 1953, recently discovered among some misplaced papers. The pilot of an FG-1D (prop-driven WW II-era Corsair fighter) was cleared for landing at NAF Litchfield Park, Ariz., while on a ferry...

Summer Pulse underway.(Navy's Fleet Response Plan)
September 1, 2004... From June through August, seven aircraft carrier strike groups conducted deployments in Summer Pulse 2004, the first exercise of the Navy's Fleet Response Plan (FRP). The near-simultaneous deployments exercised the FRP concept and tested the...

SERE School trains the best for the worst.(Survival, Evasion, Resistance and Escape school)(Fleet Aviation Specialized Operational Training Group Pacific, NAS North Island, California)
September 1, 2004... I will never surrender of my own free will. If in command, I will never surrender the members of my command while they still have the means to resist. --Article II, U.S. Military Code of Conduct Living off the land is often...

Marine Corps Prowlers meet global demands.(Product/Service Evaluation)
September 1, 2004... As the U.S. military's sole tactical electronic warfare aircraft, the EA-6B Prowler supports joint operations around the globe. Whether escorting high-value strike assets into hostile territory in the Balkans or supporting combat missions in...

Searching for Amelia.(International Group for Historic Aircraft Recovery)
September 1, 2004... The disappearance of Amelia Earhart 67 years ago set into motion one of the largest naval air search operations conducted up to that time. A reexamination of long-forgotten reports, message traffic and other historical documents has revealed...

In relentless pursuit of excellence: VX-30 Bloodhounds.
September 1, 2004... One of the most diverse squadrons in the Navy is located at Naval Base Ventura County Point Mugu, Calif. The Bloodhounds of Naval Weapons Test Squadron Point Mugu are a combat support unit, providing naval warfighters with systems improvements...

Blind and alone over North Korea.
September 1, 2004... I was blind, in pain, bleeding profusely and very much alone. At the controls of my A-1 Skyraider attack plane over Wongsang-ni, North Korea, I was climbing toward a solid overcast at 10,000 feet--from which there might be no return. It...

Awards.(People Planes Places)
September 1, 2004... Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) was the winner of the 2003 Battenberg Cup. The award recognizes the best overall warship in the Atlantic Fleet. The ship also received the Dorie P. Miller Award for Food Service., which honors excellence in wardroom...

Records.(People Planes Places)(F-14 Tomcat)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2004... Cdr. David Landess, VF-103 CO, reached his 1,000th trap while flying an F-14 Tomcat on board John F. Kennedy (CV 67) on 14 June. Navy flight instructor Lt. Dave Kirk, 3rd Flying Training Squadron, Moody AFB, Ga., surpassed 1,000 flight...

Rescues.(People Planes Places)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2004... An SH-60B Seahawk from Bulkeley (DDG 84) evacuated an Iraqi national with heart attack symptoms from the passenger ferry Jebel Ali in the Arabian Gulf on 21 June. A corpsman on board the helo provided initial treatment as the victim was...

Scan pattern.(Department of the Navy Military cash award program)
September 1, 2004... Almost a year ago, 10 Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) sailors from the Combat Systems Department received a check for $5,000 for a beneficial suggestion. On 16 June they received another $5,000 check to split among themselves. The sailors...

Ronald Reagan deploys to new home.(Ronald Reagan strike group trains South American counterparts)
September 1, 2004... The Ronald Reagan strike group, consisting of Commander Cruiser Destroyer Group 1, Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) and CVW-11, departed NS Norfolk, Va., on 27 May for a two-month transit around South America en route to the carrier's new home port at...

Change of command.(People Planes Places)
September 1, 2004... Boxer (LHD 4): Capt. Thomas J. Culora relieved Capt. Thomas D. Crowley, 21 Jun. Carl Vinson (CVN 70): Capt. Kevin M. Donegan relieved Capt. Richard B. Wren, 14 May. COMTACGRU 1: Capt. Dennis A. Schulz relieved Capt. David L. Buckley,...

Searching for sunken Warbirds.(WW II aircraft)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2004... On 29 May, under guidance of an underwater archaeologist from the Naval Historical Center, Washington, D.C., a Navy explosive ordnance disposal team from Fort Story, Va., began a week-long search of the southern portion of Lake Michigan for...

Cockpits of the Cold War.(Professional Reading)(Book Review)
September 1, 2004... Nijboer, Donald, photography by Dan Patterson. Cockpits of the Cold War. Boston Mills Press and Firefly Books, Ltd., 132 Main St., Erin, Ontario, Canada N0B 1T0. 2003. 192 pp. Ill. $39.95. The fourth in a nicely produced series, this book...

AWACS and Hawkeyes: the Complete History of Airborne Early Warning Aircraft.(Professional Reading)(Book Review)
September 1, 2004... Armistead, Edwin Leigh. AWACS and Hawkeyes: The Complete History of Airborne Early Warning Aircraft. MBI Publishing Co., Galtier Plaza, Suite 200, 380 Jackson St., St. Paul, MN 55101-3885. 2002. 207 pp. Ill. $24.95. Written by a serving...

Slingshot Warbirds: World War II U.S. Navy Scout-Observation Airmen.(Professional Reading)(Book Review)
September 1, 2004... Neufeld, William. Slingshot Warbirds: World War II U.S. Navy Scout-Observation Airmen. McFarland & Company, Inc., Box 611, Jefferson, NC 28640. 2003. Ill. 239 pp. $45. A welcome account of a little known group of intrepid aviators, this...

One Hundred Years of World Military Aircraft.(Professional Reading)(Book Review)
September 1, 2004... Polmar, Norman and Dana Bell. One Hundred Years of World Military Aircraft. Naval Institute Press, 291 Wood Road, Annapolis, MD 21402. 2003. 456 pp. Ill. $32.95. Offering surveys like this where the collection derives strictly from the...

Flightbag: VS-21 Redtails prepare for deactivation.(Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Center)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2004... Upon returning in May from a successful deployment as part of the Kitty Hawk (CV 63) carrier strike group, above, the Fighting Redtails of Sea Control Squadron (VS) 21 began preparing for their deactivation in January 2005, concluding 59 years...

ANA photo contest.
September 1, 2004... The Association of Naval Aviation's (ANA) photo contest is open to everyone except the staffs of ANA, Wings of Gold magazine and Naval Aviation News. The subject matter MUST pertain to Naval Aviation. Submissions can be in black and white or...