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Aboard the Enterprise, landing gently in the dark of night
Aboard the Enterprise, landing gently in the dark of night
http://www.estripes.com/article.asp?...&article=40767 {EXCERPT} Fighter pilots bring birds home following combat missions over Afghanistan, by Jennifer H. Svan, Stars and Stripes Mideast edition, Sunday, October 15, 2006 Jennifer H. Svan / S&S As sunset approaches, Airman Stuart Barksdale, right, and Airman Terry Keyes chat on the flight deck of the USS Enterprise. Jennifer H. Svan / S&S Cmdr. Ryman Shoaf, USS Enterprise air boss, directs more than 600 people working on and below the flight deck launching and recovering aircraft. Jennifer H. Svan / S&S Petty Officer 2nd Class Samuel Hughes, Carrier Air Traffic Control Center supervisor, looks over the shoulders of air controllers at a radar screen as aircraft land at night on the USS Enterprise. ABOARD THE USS ENTERPRISE — Standing on the bridge, ship Capt. Lawrence Rice watches in the dark as aircraft land one after another on the carrier deck below. It’s a clear, calm night in the Arabian Sea with a bright moon illuminating the floating runway. These are optimal landing conditions, but no one involved in bringing the planes home safely takes anything for granted. “Things can happen in an instant,” said Petty Officer 2nd Class Samuel Hughes, Carrier Air Traffic Control Center supervisor. “A pilot could do something you didn’t tell him to do and then it becomes stressful.” On this particular night, attention is focused on one aircraft that failed to land on its first attempt. “Out here, we’re a lot farther from airfields. It makes us pay closer attention to the occasional aircraft malfunction,” Rice said. Carrier night landings go hand in hand with adrenaline. Even seasoned pilots respect the inherent risk: “Night landings are pretty intense, esp... U.S. and friendly nation laws prohibit fully reproducing copyrighted material. In abidance with our laws this report cannot be provided in its entirety. However, you can read it in full today at the supplied URL. The subject/content of this report is not necessarily the viewpoint of the distributing Library. This report is provided for your information and discussion. -- Otis Willie (Ret.) Military News and Information Editor (http://www.13105320634.com) The American War Library, Est. 1988 (http://www.amervets.com) 16907 Brighton Avenue Gardena CA 90247 1-310-532-0634 Military Webmaster Site Link Request Form: http://www.amervets.com/linkreq.htm Military and Vet Info-Exchange/Discussion Groups http://members.aol.com/warlibrary/share.htm |
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