Some time ago I've heard the whole SH-60B/MH-60R squadrons (now called HSL, to be redesignated to HSM in future) are to be integrated into Carrier Air Wings. First, we had some examples of it within HSL-47 in CVW-2 and HSL-51 in CVW-5. But the idea is to embark ENTIRE squadrons (not only...

Unit Rosters: Collect them now or cry later Many veterans who served in prior wars deeply regret that they failed to collect the names and hometowns of the men and women they served with. These contacts are invaluable in later years to substantiate injuries, medal eligibility, historical...

Peter Skelton wrote: Unless you fly eight hours to get to the patrol area, hang around a couple, and eight back, repeating every day for a week. Peter Skelton I've done a bunch of those (and worse)...

Wednesday, May 1, 2006 Wallpaper of the month - May, 2006 Desktop Wallpaper - "WASPs on flight line at Laredo AAF, Texas, 22 January 1944". These four female pilots leaving their ship at the four engine school at Lockbourne are members of a group of WASPS who have been trained to ferry the B-17...

USS Ike COMPTUEX Addendum -------------------------- After my posting of the USS Eisenhower C2X freqs and callsigns last week, the ship headed south and parked at Port Everglades to wait for the start of the Ft Lauderdale Sea-Air-Land Show there. The C2X comms quieted down for a couple of days...

BGM-109 Tomahawk Impact see impact video footage: http://www.jumpingpixels.com/bgm109tomahawk.html The Tomahawk Land Attack Missile (TLAM) is a long-range, all-weather, subsonic cruise missile with stubby wings. Introduced by General Dynamics in the 1970s, it was designed as a medium- to...

AUK Registrar wrote in : In , Dave in San Diego wrote: "John Teague" wrote in...

Dave in San Diego wrote: "John Teague" wrote in news:1146426193.693664.8940 @v46g2000cwv.googlegroups.com: http://www.1stfighter.org/warstories/japanese_attack.html Didn't they make that into a movie? 1941 Hehe. Yeah, I guess they did at that.

Eris wrote in : On Sat, 29 Apr 2006 23:10:10 -0700, Colin Campbell (remove underscore) wrote: On Sat, 29 Apr 2006 19:08:17 -0400, AUK Registrar wrote: In...

"Dave in San Diego" wrote in message ... Eris wrote in : What is the difference between a mechanic and a pilot? Training, the can train...

Dave in San Diego wrote: :Eris wrote in : : : What is the difference between a mechanic and a pilot? Training, the : can train anyone with in certain skill levels to be a pilot. : :It takes a college...

Is the next generation of carriers going to launch planes differently? ie Mag Lev technology? When is it due out and is it still considered expirmental?

Below is quote from a Royal Navy Sea Harrier FA2 pilot in an article in the International Air Power Review vol. 16. "Our tactics are based around the capabilities of our jet. For instance, we do not like to go into the visual arena. We much prefer engaging our targets from long range and that is...

Electronic Warfa Option of Upgrading Additional EA-6Bs Could Reduce Risk in Development of EA-18G. GAO-06-446 at http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d06446.pdf

Navy chooses Gulf War veteran as Blue Angels' new commander http://www.pensacolanewsjournal.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060426/NEWS01/604260327 {EXCERPT} PensacolaNewsJournal.com, FL The US Navy on Tuesday announced a Gulf War combat veteran as the next commanding officer of the Blue Angels...

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Former Navy pilot Scott Crossfield dead at 84. http://www.cnn.com/2006/US/04/20/georgia.plane.ap/index.html Flew the F6F and SNJ during the early 1940s. JD

AF loses again..... Gun cam pics here Super Hornet wins!: http://www.strategypage.com/messageboards/messages/6-33303.asp

"Hawkish Israeli Lobby Wants War with Iran!" http://baltimore.indymedia.org/newswire/display/12448/index.php Saw the above at http://www.whatreallyhappened.com