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Dlreclo" Air Warfare

Published by t ile Halla l Histor ical Center

under tile auspices of the Cl1lel 01 Naval Operations

Dr. Dean C, Allard

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By RAdm. Riley D.Mixson, Director, Air Warfare

On Glide Slope, On Glide Path

Th in g s c h a ng e . " P e r h ap s n e v e r

b e lo re in i t s h is to ry h a s N a v a l A v ia -

t io n u nd e r g on e s u ch r a p ld c h an ge s p an -n in g s uc h a b ro a d s p e c t r u m o f i s s u e s .

T h e s e a re in d e e d e x c i t in g t im e s a s w e

m o ld a fo rc e s tr u c tu re to m e e t th e n ew

th re a ts o f th e w o rld . W h ile th e g lo b a l

lh re a t h a s d im in is h e d , w e d on 't n e e d tolo e k fa r fo r e xa m p le s o f th e lh re a l in th e l l t -

lo r< l1 5 :B o sn ia . P e rs ia n G u l t , S o m a lia . . .

a n d il ls t h e s e a re a s tha t u n iq u e ly r e q u fr et h e u se o f s tr o n g . r e a d y , f le l( ib le n a v a l to r-

c e s ,

A m id s t la rg e p e r s on n e l c u ts a n d

b ud g e t r e d u ct io n s , w e a re w o r k in g h a r d to

e ns u re t h a l lh e N a v y o f t h e fu lu re is w e l lm a n ne d , w e ll t r a in e d , a n d w e ll e q u ip p e d .

I I w i l l b e a n e w N a v y In t e rm s o f p e rs on n e l

s tr e n g th , in c r e a se d o p po rtu n it y fo r

w om e n . a nd b ud g e ta ry a u th o r I t y . B u t w h a t

h a s n ' t c ha n g e d is ou r r e qu ir ement f o r w e l t·

t r a in e d , e f f ic ie n t p e o p le - w i lh e ff e c tiv e

s ta ta - o t- th e - s r t e q u ip m e n t t h a t g a in s f r om

o u r a d v a n ta ge in te c h no lo g y , a nd a

s tr o n g , e c o n o m ic a l s up po rt s ys te m to

m a ke i l a ll w o r k . O U T N av y must b e a h ig h -

q u a l i t y , r e a d y fo rc e . f o rw a rd d e p lo y e d i n a

v o la ti le w o rld w h ic h s ti l i c an be a

d a ng e ro u s p la c e .

W h a t 's c ha n g in g . . .

P r im a r y f ix e d w in g p ilo t t r a in in g w i l l

e v e n tu a lly b e jo in t. I I W i ll b e c o nd u c te d ln

lh a a ir f r a m e th a t w in s th e J P A T S c o m p e ti -

l io n . T h e D e p a r lm e n t o f D e fe n s e I s s tu d y -

in g c o ns o lid a tio ll o th e lic o p te r I ra in ln gl a s

w e ll a s th a i . o f N a v a l F l i g . h l O f fic e rs w i th

A ir F o r c e n a v ig a to rs a nd w e a po ns s y s -

te m s o p e ra to rs .W e a re d e m a n d in g m u lt im ls s io n

c a pa b il i l y a n d 'n e x lb il i ly f r o m o u r s h ip s ,

p la n e s , a n d p e o p le . T h e c a r r ie r a ir w in g s

a re b e in g r e s tr u c tu re d fa r jo in ll i t t o ra l w a r-

fa ,r e . F ig h te r p ilo ts a Ie le a rn in g t o d ro p

b om b s . M a rin e s q u a d ro ns a re r e g u la rs I n

th e p a t t e rn a ro u n d th e b o a t. O p e ra tin g

w ith c u r A ir F o r c e a n d A rm y c ou n te rp a r t s

is b e c o m in g th e r u le r a th e r th an th e e x c e p -

t lo n . F le e l c a rr ie r s pull d u l y a s th e I r a i n i n gc a rr ie r , q u a li f y rn g th e R e d g lin g a v ia to r o f lt o m o r r o w . ~

Women w i l l s e r v e in combat a ircra ft ~( s e e art icle ln I h is is s u e ) . W o m en a r e jo in ' ~i n g V P f l ig h t c re w s , a n d w e w i l l s o o n h a v e - .

tw a c a rr ie r a ir w in g s w ith w om e n in th e

r e a d y r o om s a nd m a in te n a nc e s h op s .

, W h e n C o n g r e ss c ha ng e s th e la w r e s t r ic t -

I ng w ome n f r om s e rv in g mcornaatant

s hip s , w e w 1 l l h av e w o m e n i n s h l p s ' c o r n -

p ao le s a s w - e l l .

1 m W a s h in g t o nl b ig d e cis io n s a re p e n d ·

in g on I h e a ir c r a ft of t h a f u tu re . T h e F A ·

1 8 E { F I S n ow u nd e r d e v e lo pm e nt a n d is

o u r b rid g e to th e n e w te c h no lo g y a ir c ra ft

r e p r e s e n te d b y A F X . B y s um m e r 's e n d ,w e s h ou ld h a v e a c le a r e r p ic tu re o f th e

fu tu re 's a ir w in g . T h e y r e m a in a n im p re s -

s iv e s ou rc e o f o ff e n s iv e p o w e r p ro je c tio n

w i th th e abllity t o s te am w lth ln m i le s o f

a n y c o un tr y 's l i t t o ra l, a h ig h ly l I e x ib le

c a pa b il i t y r e q u ir e d lo r to m o r ro w 's th rea tTo one degree or another, everyone in

•••

RAdm. R.D. Mixson

N a v a l A v i a t io n is a ff e c te d b y t h e sec ha n g e s . T h e y le n d t o d iv e r t o u r a tt e n t I o nf r o m t h e m is s io n , s a fe ty , a n d r e a d in e s s o j

o u r N a v a l A v ia tlO I l u n i t s , S o l id le a d e r sh ip

in th e r e a d y r o o m s a n d s h o p s p a ce s isn e e d e d 10 r e c o g n iz e th e s tr e s s th a i

c h a n ge p r o d uc e s . W e h a ve b e e n in tu r-

b u le n l l im e s b e f o re a n d p re v a ile d ; th is is

1 1 0 t a n e w c h a lle n g e . ju s t a n o t h e r c ha l·

l e n g e . Ia m c on fid e n t th a t w e w il l b e c om ea s om e w ha t s m a lle r y e t e v e n m o re e ff i -

c ie n t f ig h t in g fo rc e - r e p r e s e n t e d b y th e

b e s t w e ap on s s y s te m s o u r a e r o sp ac e in ·

d u s tr y c an b u i ld a n d r e p le te w ith th e f ln e s !

m e n a n d w om e n N a v a l A v ia t io n h a s e v e r

s e n l lo s e a .

Keep ' e m f ly in g - s a fe ly !

P i1 2 S 1 0v e .

Naval Aviation News July·Augu sl 1993

A M a rin ~ C orp s A V·8B H arr ie r II !lo ve rs o ve r all a m ph le le us s hIp .



S c l s s Q , r s a n d S t a , l l s

A s e c t io n o f A -7 C o r s a ir l i s w a s p e r -

fo rm i ng t a c tic s a s part 0 1 f l e e ! replace.m e n t s q ua d ro n t r a in in g , T h e I n s tr u c to r

p i l o t t i P ) f e l t l l i e r e p l a c e m e n t p i l O I { R P J

n e e d e d a d d i t io na l w o rk in th e " ro ll in g s d s -

s o r s ," s o th e fl i g h i S8 l u p 1 0 f a ( e p e a t

m a n e u v e r .T h e C o r s a i r s w e r e : a t 2 0 , 00 0 f e e 1 w i th

tH e I P o n I h e l e f t , A P o n th e r ig h t . T h e I P

p u l le d u p a nd r o lle d in lo th e R P to b e g in

th e m a n e u v e r . S h o r t l y , Ih e l P's a i r c r a f tw a s in a n o s e · h ig h a tt i tu d e . T h e A ·7 , h e

r e ca lle d , b e c a m e " un re s p o n s iv e 1 0 c o n l r o l

i n p u ts : T h e I P b u n le d t h e h o s e s l ig h t ly

fo rW a rd t o a v e n a d e p a rt u le b e ca u s e " I Ifel t s t r a n g e :

T h e n , r e co g n iz in g a d e p a rtu re , th e I P

d I s co n n e c te d I he a u to m a t ic ll ig h t c o n lr o l

s y ste m a nd r e l e a s e d th e c o n t r o l s . " I ' v e

c : e p a r t e d , ~ h e t ra n s m 1 i te d , .

B e lie V in g h e h a d adequa te a i r s p e e d fo r

th e m a n e uv e r h e w a s p e lf o rm l n g , !h e lP

a s s u m e d an a lr e ra « r na llu n c llo n h a d

c au se d th e d e pa rt u re . T h e A ·, p it c he dn os e d ow n to ab ou t 9 0 · 1 2 0 d e g re e s n os elo w. T he IP e x p e r i e n c e d a " w e i g h l l e s s "

s e n s a tio n , fo ll o w e d b y n e ga tiv e G , w i t h

he lmet p re ss e d a ga in st th e la p o f t h e

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c a no py , H e p u lr e d a :l t o n th e s tic k, w a t c h -

in g th e a ng le o f a t t a ck ( A D A ) g au ge b u t

n o te d n o c h an ge I n A O A a nd n o a ir o ra ft

r e sp o n se . H e p u s he d h im s e l f b a c k I n to- t h e s e a l , s li l l b e li e v m g I he C o r s a i r h a d s u f ,

fe r a d a m a l f u n c t io n , a n d d e s e le c te d 'law

s la b . H e t r ie d to d e te rm i n e h is A D A ,a irs pe ed , a nd altilu de a nd r e c a l l e d th e

A O A " ap p ro a c h in g z . e r o ' " u n l t s, a l r sp e e d

" in c re a s in g , ~ a n d aJli lude " a b o v e 1 0 ,0 0 0

" e e l m e a n s e a l e v e l. " A m o m e n lla te r , t h ea lt i tu d e w a rn in g a le r te d th e p ilo llh a l h ew a s d e sc e n d in g th ro u g h 1 0 ,0 0 0 le e l. con-v in c e d h e w a s in u n c o n tr o lle d f l ig h t , h e

d e c i d e d 1 0 ejec tT h e p ilo t t r ie d to r e p os it io n h im s e lf f o r

e ~ e c lio n b y p u s h in g - o f f t h e c an o p y w ith

o n e h a n d a n d g ra sp in g th e e je c t io n h a n d -

l e w i th t h e o th e r. J u s t p r io r to I n i l ia li n g

e j e c t i o n , h e u se e ! b o t h h an d s to p u l l th eh a n d le . H e fe ll "wefght less" a l th e t im e o f

e j e c tio n , a n d a t! th e s e a l.

T h e s e a l s ta rt e d u p th e r a il s b u t s e a l

m o t io n w a s a rr e s te d a t I h e c a no p y , In -

s t e a d 0 1 t ! l & I m m e d i a te f ra c tu r in g ol thag la s s , t h e re w a s a l l e x c e ss iv e a c c e le r a -t io n I n th e v e rt ic a l a x is w i th I h e p ilo t's

b o d y o u t 0 1 t h e s e a t. A s I h e s e a t l e ft th e

a i r c ra f t ,. e i g h t of 2 6 p a r a c h u t e s u s p e n s i o n

l in e s w e re p a r t ia lly o u l b y c a n o p y g la .5 5

a n d s u b se q u e n tly p a r l e d w h e n I h ep a r a c h u t e o p e n e d .

T h e p ilo l h a d n o re c o ll e c t io n 0 1 e l e c -l io n , p a r a ch u te o p e n in g o r g ro u n d im p a c t ,

a li h o u g h h e v a g u e ly r e c a lle d th a i h is

c h u le w a s a " s tr e a m e r" and s e e m e d " r a e -t a n g u la r, n o t r o u n d . "

T h e p ! lo t H I /e d b u t- su s ta in e d f r ac tu r e ·d i s lo c a tio n o f th e s p in e , r .e s u ll in g I n

p a r a p l e g i a .

~ G r a m p a w Pett ibone s a y , s :

G r e a t J um p in f i e t s t W h e re w e r e th es u p e rv is o r s h .e re ? T h is p lf o lh a d n 'l

f lo w n a ta c l ic s mgh t I n tw o m o n th s,

which m lg hta h adso m eth ln ' to d o w l1 hh is getlln' I n l , o a d e p a r t u f, e . T h e

s qu a d ro n s ho u ld a d on e a b el1 erlo b o fs c h e d u . l ln g . T h e t r a g ic le s s e n h e re f o rp i lo ts : I f th in g s t u r n to w o rm s a n d y o u

mu st p un ch ou t , 9.el f i rm ly posi l ionedIn th e se at, o th erw is e' th e

C lo ns eq ue nte s c an b e d ark In de ed .

T h i s lIy e r g a ve it all h e had bul he w a s

I n a ve r t l ca l s ta 1 1 1 1 1 9 h l s lt iU a U o n -

which w a s n o l y e t descrIbed I nN A T O P S (N a v a l A ir T ra in in g a 1 nd

HaVill A lila l ion News July·August 1993



Op era tin g P ro ce du re s Standardl·zallon), b y th e w a y - a nd c ou ld n 't

p ress him sell in lo the seal before

pu lling the hand le . He had to le av e Ih e

mach ine w hile in a n eg atlve -Gcondit Ion,

We' re no t liV ln ' A ·7 tacl lcs anymore ,

bu t in a ny e je ctio n s ea t a irc ra ft, th e

message Is clear : e le ctio n w ith ou t

b ein g firm ly s ea te d Is out of th e

enve lope . Tight belts and harnesses

m a y b e u n com fo rt ab le , bu t th e

pos!l ibfe c on se qu en ce s a re w ors e.

C omm a nd D ec is io ns

A C ·1 2 d e p a r t e d NAS O v e r s ea s fo r

N AS D estina tion an an o v e r w a t e r f lightw ith an Is land re fue ling slop . E n rou te the

crew e x p e r i e n c e d dlff ioult ies ma i n t a i n i n g

cabin p re ssu re . A l ower a l ti tude was

selected a nd Ih e K ing A ir completed th e

flig ht. T he C ·1 2 w as to retu rn 1 0 home

base n ex t d ay .

NAS Des ina ti on Beechcraf t (BASI)

techniCians Itoubleshollhe system a n d

discovered fOfl~ign object damage to bolh

b J 'e e d · a i r f io w p a c ka g e s . R e p la c e m e n t

p a r ts w o uld a rr iv e in f iv e to s ix d a y s . Th e

transport p la n e c om m a n d e r (T PC) w a s

reluctant to m ake 1 M return f l i g h t beforer e p a ir s w e re m a de d u e to fo re ca stseasonal w e a th e r a nd th e h ig he r fu e l e o n -

sumpt ion e x p e c t e d al lo w e r a lt itu d e f l ight

Hom e Base ops conourred the crew

should wai l l o r I h e pa rt s.By th e fifth d a y, Ho me B ase g re w im -

p a t i e n t and d ir ec te d the crew to return b y

a n y a va ila ble m e an s if th e p a r ts d id n o t a r -

rive w i t h l n 2 4 h ou rs , BASl lechs,

m e a n w h l l e , told th e T PC th at a n o t h e rIh re e 1 0 fo ur days' w a l t l o r pa r ts /reparrs

was required,

A t Home B a s e , th e decision was m a d eto re in sta ll t h e d am a ge d p a r ts w ith r h econdit ion tha t th e TPC s ign a s tatement

releasing BASI 01a l l Uab il il y fo r I h ea i r c r a f t ' s safely o f f lig h t .

The Home Base CO asked lhe TPC If

h e ha d an y r e s e rv a tio n s a b ou t fly in g th e

a l r c r a f t hom e. The TP C agreed to make

th e retumtrip.

E n rou te th e TP C m ain ta in ed 2 1,000

fe et b ut had, 1 0 d iv ert to a c iv ilia n field 30 0

m iles sho rt o f H om e B a s e d u e to hig h fuel

con sum ptio n. B eca use o f w ea ther an d

/ IIBvsl Avlalfon News July·Augu~ 1993

c r e w f li gh t- hou r l im i ts , th e crew r e m a i n e d

overnlghl and sa fe ly completed th e jour-

n e y next day.

~ Grampaw Pettibone says;

T his one lights my f ire, gents.

Nobody g ot h urt, bull bet th e s tr es s

l e v e l s o r th e T P C , BASt lechs , and

Home Base CO were toppln 'lhe sca les

b efo re Ih ls s O T r y e pis od e ra n It scourse . Turns ou t tha t I n th e pas t, th e

TP C h ad b ee n Int imidated b 'y Ihe C O.

The fPC had 2 ,000 hours in the C ·1 2;

th e CO held no q ua lifica tion In the Kif lg

Air .

W ha t lis don 't m ean an 8w fullo t, but

"wha t Ir'som eth ing had gone wrong

o n tha t retu rn I I I g h r and it was

d isco vered th at da mag ed p a r t s had

been rem oved, thenre lns taU ed? "W hat

11 " the crew became hypox c? "Wha t jf'

1 11 1 ay . O ne o f myoid skippers (God

r e s t h I S s ou l) a lw ay s a sk e d , " H ow w i l l "'h e acc ident r epo r t r ead? Sober ln '

th inkin ' t ha t a lways seemed to p ut th e

r ig ht a m ou nt o llO p r udde r on every

decision.

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b e g a n r e p la c ln g it s A V -B A . A V ·

B C , a n d T A V ·8 A a lr c r a ft w ith lh e

m od e m A V - 8 B a n d T A V - 8 B Har ·

r iar.l ls. T h r o u g h o u t Ih e 1 970 5

a n d 1 980 s, th e g r o u p ' s elemenlS

p a rt io p a le d i n many e x e r c i s e s

a nd d e p lo ym e n ts o ve rs e a s .

M A G - 3 2 s e m p la n e s a nd

p ilo ts in to c o m ba t in J an ua ry

1 9 9 1 d u r in g O p e ra t io n D e s e rt

S t o rm a g .a in s llr aq i to rc es . VM A s

2 31 a n d 542 f l e w c lo s e a i r s u p -

P o r t s o r t ie s f r o m la n d b a s e s ,

w hile VMA -3 31 f l e w it s m i s s io n s

h o m N a s s a u (L H A 4 ) ln I h a P e r -

sian'Gulf .

The conf l ict m a rk e d t h e

M a r in e C o r p s ' f ir s t c o m b a t u s e o f

th e H a r r i e r .

W i t h t h e d e a c l iv a t io n o f M A G -

3 2 . ~ s A V - B B H a r r i e r s q u a d r o n s

s h i 1 t e d ! o MAG-14 , a ls o b a s e d a t

MCAS C h e r r y P o in t.

MALS ·32

V M o · a OV-1 e n

s q u a d ro n s h a s b e e n a s s u m e d b y

M A L S · 1 4 . a ls o b a s e d a t C he rr y

P o in t , a n d w h ic h a b s o r b e d th e

m a te ria l a n d m a n y o f t h e p e rs o n ,

n e l o f M ALS ·32 . M ALS · 1 4 I s n o w

th e l a r g e s t M ALS in the M a r i n e

C o r p s ,

V M O · 2

in g t o C am p S u k i r a n , O k in a w a , in

A p r i l 1 95 6, by th e n o p e ra tin g

o n ' ly fh e O S -1 a n d th e H O K ·l.

VMO·2 s p e n t t h r e e m o n th s a t

N A S C u b i P o in t, R.P. , in 1958,

a nd r e la c a le < l lo M C A F F ule nm a ,

O k in aw a , in O c t o be r 196 0. T h e

s q ua d ro n p a r t ic ip a le d in e x e r·

cisesin T a i w a n during 1960, a n dn t h e P h i l ip p in e s d u r ir n g 1962. I n

th e la te ' 95 05 , th e s q ua d ro n a ls o

o p e r a t e d a n S N B · 5 t r a n s p o r t .

V M Q -2 'S lo n g p a r t ic ip a H o n in

th e V ie tn am c o n f l ic t b e g an in

A p r i l 1 96 2 w he n th e s q u a d ro n

sent tw o OE·ls (O -18s) in

c a u n lJ y w it h M a r in e M e d iu m

H e l ic o p t e r S qu a d ro n 3 8 2 . A s

f ig h tin g in te n s if ie d , a f o u r - p la n e

d e l a c h m e n 1 w a s s e n t L o D e

N a n g . w n h th e r e m ain d e r o f th e

s q u a d ro n d e p lo y I n g in M a y 1965.T h e s q u a d ro n a ls o than b e c a m e

a n a U · h e lic o p te r s q ua d ro n w h e n

~ r e c e iv e d n e w U H - l E " H l I e y "

h e l i c o p t e r s in V i e t n a m 1 0 r e p l a c e

i ts o b s o le te O H ·4 3 D s , U H ·4 3 C s , .

an d 0 · 1 B5 le f t in O k in a w a. I n

V i e t n a m . V M O -2 w a s b U s il y

e ng a g ed in o bs e rv a t io n , f ir e S U P 4

p o r t , a n d f f ie d lc a l e V B c ua tla n

missions, V M O - 2 w a s a w a rd e dt h e N av y U n i t C om m e n d a t io n f o r

i ts A u gu s t f 9 6 5 p ar t ic ip a l io n in

O p e ra tio n S ta rl ig h t , th e f i r s t m a in

c o n f r o n t a t io n b e tw e e n a m a jo r

U.S. u n it a n d a la r g e V ie t C on g

f o r c e .

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u p g ra d e in c ap ab il~ y if ) J u ly 1 96 8

w ith t h e I n t r o d uc t io n o f I h e h e av i·

I y a rm e d OV-1 O A B r o n c o . I n A p r i l

1 969, the A H·l G H u e y C o b r a

h e lic o p t e r g un sh ip p e g an r e p la c-

i n g th e UH·1E. T h e s q u ad ro n

e v e n tu a ll y b e c a m e a n a l! - f i x e d

w in g s q ua d ro n w ~h OV·10As,

a nd c o nt in ue d to m a ke s ig n i f i c a n t

c o n t r i b u t i o n s '1 0 t h e w a r e ff o rt

' f r o m i t s b a se a t M a rb le Mountainin O a N an g u n ti l A p r i l 1 9 7 1 , w h e n

i l w as t r a n s f e rr e d 1 0 M eB C a m p

P e n d le to n , C a l i f . , 1 1 5h om e b as e

e ve r s in ce .

I n la t e 1 97 9 , VMO·2 b e g a n

o p e ra tin g th e OV·100 n ig h t o b -

s e r v a t io n a ir c ra ft a lo ng sid e H s

O V·l0As.ln 1981 , I he s q ua d ro n

a ss is te d th e R o y a l M o ro cc a n A I r

F o r c e i n f o n n in g l i s own O V - ' 0s q u a d r o n . In M a y 1 98 1, VMO - 2

la u n c h e d tw o O V · 1 O D s f r o m

O k I n a w a ( L P H 3 ), th e I l r s t e v e r

I r o m a n a m ph ib io u s s h ip . T he in ·

f r a re d s e ns o r c ap a b il i t y o f th e

O V -1 0 D e n a b le d VMO·2 1 0 a s s i s t

t h e D rt lg E nf o r c e m e nt A ge nc y I n

d ru g I n te rd ic t io n o pe ra tio ns b eg in

n i n g in 1983. I n J u l y 1 9 8 6 , th e

squadron m a d e h is t o r y b y H y in g

a n OV-10 1 , B O O m i le s w i th o ut

r e f u e l i n g . In J a n u a r y 1 9 8 8 , V M O ·

2 b e ca m e th e s a le s o u r c e fo r

p r o v i d i n g OV~10 de tachments to

t h e w e s te rn P a c if i c in s u p p o r t o f

t h e U n i t D e p lo ym e n ! P r o g r a m .

T h o s e d e la c h m e n t s w e r e called

u po n to s up po rt c on tin ge n c y

o p e r a t i o n s ; n th e P h i l i p p i n e s

d U rin g a c o u p a t t e m p t a n d in s u p -

p o r i o f e a r t h q ua k e a n d v o lc a n o

r e lie f e ff o r t s . I n M a y 1 98 9 , V M O ·

2 d ep lo y e d to V en e zu e la fo r jo in t

o pe ra tio n s w it h th e V e n e z u e l a n

A ir F o r c e 's a V ·1 O A squadron.

I n Augus l1990, a fte r I ra q i for-

c e s I n v a d e d K u w ai t , V M O -2 s e n t

s ix a V - l O s t o S au d i A ra b I a a s

p a r t 0 1 O p e ra tio n D e se rt S h ie ld .

W h e n O pe ra t io n D es e rt S t o rm

c o m m e n c e d in J a n u a r y 1991,

VMO-2 ! le w m l ss o ns a r o u n d th e

c lo ck , p ro v id in g f o rw a r d a ir e o n -

I ro i , t a c ti ca l a I r c oo rd in a t io n , a nd

rn u ll ls a ns o r r e c o nn a is sa n ce with

i t s O V · l O A I D / D + B r o n c o . O n a

c r e w p ro v id e d s p o t t in g f o r W l s -

c o n s T n (B 8 6 4 ) a s s h e n r e d h e r

g u n s In a n ge r lo r t h e f i r s t l im a

S i n c e the K ore an W ar. V MO -2 's

2 8 6 m ls sio ns resulted in I h e

d e s t r u c t io n o f 5 4 1 an k s , 5 8 a r -

m o r e d p e rs o n n e l c a r r ie rs . 4 9

a rt i l l e ry p ie c e s , 1 1 2 o th e rv e h ic le s , a n d 4 c e rn m a n d p o s ts ,

a ll W ~ h th e lo ss 0 1 o n ly 1 a lr c r e w

( P O W s r et ur ned a ft el lh e w a r ) .

V M O -2 lr a n s f e rr e d th e la s l o f

it s OV- l O A s in 1 9 9 2 , o pe ra tin g

o n ly O V · l O D + v e rs io n s . a n d

c lo s e d d ow n il s O k in aw a d e t a ch -

m e n t in D e c e m b e r 1 99 2 _ T h e

s q u a d r o n was d e a c t i v a t e d o ne

y e ar a h e ad o l s c h e du le b e ca u s e

0 1 8 c ;c e le r a te d lo rc ;e · le v e ~ r e d u c -

l ions.

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•ern.eu:

B y Judith A . Walters and

lCdr. Rick Burgess

Th e n e w w o r ld o r d e r , b r o u g h t a b o u tb y t h e . d is in te g r a tio n o f th e S o v ie t

U n io n , le f l t h e U n i te d S la te s a s th e

o n ly s u p e r p o w e r . A lth o u g h th e r e w as n o

lo n g e r a th r e a t o f g lo b a l n u c le ar w a r , 1 9 9 2

d id n o t b r in g a w or ld f r e e f r o m c o n f l i c t a n d

d i f f i c u l l i e s .

I n d e e d th e c o l la p s e o f th e S ov le t

U n io n i t s e lf c r e a te d a v a c u u m o f p o w e r .

E th n ic u n r e st a n d s e ve re e c o n o r a lc c o n d l-

t io ns u ns e tt le d !h e s u cc e ss o r r e pu b l ic s o f

t h e f o rm e r S o v ie t U n io n .

A lt h o u g h 6 3 p e r c e n t o f t h o s e in B os n ia

a n d H e r z e g o v in a v o t e d fo r th e ln d e -p e n d e n ce f r o m Y u g o sla v ia , B o s n ia n

S e r b s p ro cla im e d t h a t th e S e r b ia n

R e p u b l i c 0 1 B os n ia a n d H e r z e g o v in a w as

a c o n s t i tu t i v e p a r t 0 1 Y ug o s la v ia . A s a

r e s u lt . f i g h t in g b ro ke o u t b e t w e e n th e

S e r b s . C ro a ts , a n d S la v ic M o s le m s o f B o s -

n ia a nd H e r z e go v in a a nd c o n t in u e d

th r o l lg h o u t t h e y e a r . A lo n g th e c o a s t l in e o f

th e fo rm e r Y u go s la v ia , a ir c ra ft c a r r ie rs

S a r a t o g a a n d th e n J o h n F . K e n n e d y k e p t

w a lc h in t h e A d r ia t ic S e a in s u p p o r t o tO p e ra t io n P ro v id e P ro m is e - th e U n it e d

N a tio n s (U N ) re lie f e ffo rt in s tr i fe - t o m B o s -n i a - H e r z e g o v i n a .

UN s an c t io n s a g a in s l l r a Q c on tin u e d

th ro ug ho u t t h e y e a r . I n A u gu s t , P re s id e n t

B u s h a n n o u n c e d ! h a t th e U.S, a n d l t s a i -

I t e s w ou ld s h o a l d ow n a n y I r a q i p la n e s

f l y in g s o u th o f th e 3 2 .n d p ar a l le l t o p ro te c t

th e S h l ' i t e M o s le m s in th e s o u th e rn p a r t o rth e c o u n t r y f r o m I r a q i a ir a t t a c k s . T he o a r -

n e r s In d e p en d e n c e , R a n ge r, a n d K i t t y

H a w k w e r e s u cc e ss iv e ly in t h e P e r s ia n

Gu lf a s I he v is ib le and s t a b H i z i n g U.S.p re se n c e 0 1 O p e ra t io n S o u t h e r n W a lc h .

I n S om a lia , in te r- c la n V io le n c e d is -

r u p t e d s up p ly l in e s a nd p lu ng e d th e

c o un tr y in to a s e v e re fa m in e . C a r r ie rs

R a n g e r a n d K ' r t t y H a w k p r o v id ed a U .S .

p r e se nc e o l1 lh e c o a s t in !h e I n d ia n O ce an

In s u p p o r t o f O p e ra tio n P ro v id e R e l ie f. I n

D e c e m b e r , U .S . M a r in e s la n d e d a \ th e

c ap it a l, M o g a d is hu , t o p ro te c t t h e d e l i v e r y

o f t h e h u m a n i ta r ia n s h ip m e n ts o f fo o d a n d

K 1 l t y H ,w k ( C V 6 3 ) c o ndU c ts u n de rw a y r ep le n is h -

men t with Ja r ret t ( F FG 3 3 ).

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1992 The Year,in Review

s u pp lie s th at w e r e a rr v in g f r o m w o r ld w ld e

s o u r c e s ,

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r e li e f a ft e r h u r r ic a ne s A nd re w n F lo rid a

a nd la lk l I n H a w a ii -

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o r d e r p re se n te d r e g io na l r a th e r th an

g l o b a l threats a n d c ha lle n g e s . I nr e s p on se . th e N a l ly d e v e lo pe d a n e w

s l ' r a le gy p ro m u lg at e d I n th e w h it e p ap e r

e n t i t le d " , ' • F r o m I h e B e a , " T h e p a p e r e m -

p ha s iz sd l i t l ' o ra l W a r f a re - a lo ng I h e

o pa s t l ln e s - a l 1 d m an e u v e r I r o m lh e s e a .

T h e d ow n s iz I n g 0 1 th e N a v y c o nt in ue d

th r o u g h o u l lh e y e ar . M a n y s q u a d ro n s a n d

n av a l a ir s ho re fa c i l i t i e s w e re d is es -

t a b l i s h e d , In O c t o b e r . NAS Cubr Point

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Dhtls ion (N AW C A D ) w as e s ta b l is h e d a t

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S lr o h s ah l ( a c t I n g ) a s it s f i r s t c om m a n d e r.

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lo c a le d a l P o in t M u g u a n d C h I n a la k e ,

with a fa cl l i ly a t W h ite S an dS ', N .M . NAWC

W D is r e sp o ns ib le to r a ir c r a ft w e a po ns

a n d w e a p o n s s y s te m s , s im u la to r s , a n d t a r -g e t s . I t a b s o r b e d th e a c t i v i t i e s o f P a c i f i c

M i s s i l e T e s t C e n le r, P o in l M u g u . , Ca l i f . ;

N a l la l W e a p o n s C en le " C h I n a L a k e ,

C a l i l . ; N a v a ) W e a po ns E v a lu a t io n F a c il i t y ,

A lb u q u e rq L le , N .M . ; a n d N a va l O r d n an c e

M i s s i le T e s t S ta tio n IW h ile S a n d s , N.M.

2 1 N av a l A i r S ta t io n , P oin t M u g u . C a l i f . ,

W a s d is e sla b li s h e d : N a v a l A Ir W e a p e n s

S ia l io n ; P om i M u g u , lo o k it s p la c e t h e

s a m e d a y .

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L ak e , C a l i ! . , w a s e S 1 a b i i s h e d a l th a s it e o f

th e fo rm e r N a v a l W e ap o n s C e n te r.

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f r o m C ap e C an a v e r a l . S te p h e n S . O sw a r d .

a fo rm e r N a v y p ilo t ; D r. N o rm a n

T h a g a r d , a M a r I n e C o r p s r e se rv is t ; a nd U.

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w a r d s A F B . C a m .

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D o nn e ll A ir c ra li l f a c i l i ly in S I . L O U I S , M o .

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f i r s t t o ta lly I nt e g ra te d p ilo t I r . a in in g s y st e m ,c om b in in g c om p u te r- b a s e d a ca d e m ic s.

s lm u la to rs , t r a in e r a ir c ra ft , a n d a ( r a in in g

in te g r a tio n s y s te m a nd c on tr a c t o r lo g is tic s

s u p p o r t .

2 8 T w o U ,S . N a v y s h ip s lUSNS S a l u m

a n d U S S S a i p a n ( L H A 2 )) a nd a h e li c o p te r

s qu a d ro n ( H G -6 . D e l. 5 ) o p e ra ti l lg in th e

N o r th A ra bia n S e a p ro v id e d e m e r g e n c y

m e d i c a l a s s is la n c e 1 0 a n [ n ju re d G r e e k

s a i l o r . He-5 , D e l. 5 , W a s a ss ig n e d to

S a t u r n d u r in g lh e s h ip 's d e p lo ym e n t.

S a h J r n r e n d e z v o u s e d w i t h S a i p a n , which

w a s e qu ip p e d w it h a f u l ly s ta ff e d h os p ita lf a c i l i l y .

3 1 T h e N a v y to o k d e l i v e r y ol lhe l a s t

p r o d u c t i o n A - 6 l n t r u d e r f r o m G r u m m an .

c r o s in g o u t o v e r 3 ,1 y ea rs o l i n / r u d e r

p r o d uc t io n . T he a ir c r a f t w a s to b e

d e l iv e r e d 1 0 A na c k S q u a d r o n 1 4 5 a t N A S

W h i d lb e y I s l a n d , W a s h .

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Feb rua r y

04 M r . Pete W il l ia m s , A s s is ta n t S e c r e ta ry

o f D e f e ns e ( P ub lic A ff a ir s ) , s t a le d th a t t h e

N a v y 's u lt im a te g oa l o f a ct iv e c a rr ie rs w a s

12 .

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c a rr ie r , w a s r e d e s ig n a t e d a l r a ln . in g c a rr ie r

( A V T 5 9 ) a \ h e r n e w h o m e p o r i , N A S P e n ·

sa eo la , A a . T h is b r o u g h t th e N a v y 's lo ta lo f a c t iv e c a r r ie rs d o w n 1 0 14 a c t iv e a nd 1t r a i n i n g c a r rie r . FOlres/a! r e p l a c e d Lex·

i n g t o n ( AV T t6 ).

0 6 A c e r e m on y al N A S B a r b e r s P o in t ,

H a w a i i , m a rk e d th e b e g in n in g o f H S L ·3 7 's

t r a n s i 1 i o n f r o m th e S H - 2 F S e a s p r i l e

h e l i c o p t e r to I h e S H .6 0 B .

1 1 V A · 3 4 B l u e Blesrets b ec a m e th e f i r s l

f l e e l A -6 E s q ua d r o n to f i r e a n A G M ·6 5 E

l a s e r - g u i d e d M a v e r i c k m is s i le d u r in g a n

e x e rc is e in the A ra b ia n G u l f .

1 2 T h e N a v y e n n o u n o e d th a t a l l N a v y a n dM a r I n e C o r p s H ·5 3 S u p e r Sial l ion a n d

S e a D ra g o n h e l ic op te rs w e re g ro u n d e d

a f t e r a M a r i n e C o rp s C H -5 3 E h e l i c o p t e r

c ra sh e d a \ N A S C e ci l F ie ld , J a c k s o n v i l l e ,

F la ., o n D B F e b . T he c r a s h k i l l e d a U lo u r

M a r in e s a b o a r d . A ll C H a n d M H - 5 3 E s

w e re I n sp e c te d . T h e A tla n t ic F le e t ' s

h e l lc o p te rs w e re l u l l y o p e ra t lo m il o n 1 B

F e b a nd th e P a c i l lc F le e l h e lo s r e lu rn e d

1 0 d u t y 2 0 F e b .

1 4 V M F A (A W ) · 2 2 5 fo rm a l ly a c c e p t e d th e

f i r s l f le e l tw o - s e a t L o l1 4 F A - la O H o r n e t

a t M C AS E I T o r o , C a l i f . T h is w a s th e f i r s t

a ir c ra ft c a p a b le o f o p e ra tin 9 t h e n e w A d -

v a n c e d T a c t ic a l A e ria l R e c o n n a is sa n c e

S y s t e m . B y J u ly , V M FA (A W )- 2 2 S w o u ld

h a v e 12 o f t h e n e w a ir c ra ft . .

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A e r o sp ac e r e a c h e d a n e x c lu s iV e p a r t n e r-s h ip a g re e m e n t, p e n d in g U .S . g o v e r n m e n l

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p ro d uc e a d va n c e d s h o rl t a k e o ff / v e rt ic a l

le n d in g ( A S T O V L ) s tr ik e f ig h t e r a ir c ra ft .

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of t h e d iv is io n .

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d e l i v e r y 0 1 t h e E ·2 C G r o up I I a ir c r a ft .

e q U ip p e d w i th t h e n e w A P S · 1 4 5 r a d a r .

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N A S M ir a m a r . C a l i l . V F · l1 a n d V F· 3 1

T o m c a t t e r s h a d m o v e d f r o m th e d is e s -

t a b l i s h e d eVW·6 a t N A S O ce a n a , V a . , t o

CVW·14 a t N A S M i r a m a r a n d I r s ns il lo ne d

f r o m F -1 4 A s 1 0 F -1 4D s , b e co m in g th e

f le · e t ' s f i r s t o p e ra tio n a l F · f 4 0 S u p e r T o m -

c a l s q u a d r o n s .

1 0 V P · 5 , J ac k s o nv il le , F la .; A n t l · S u b -

m a r i n e W a r fa r e O p e r a tio ns C e n le r, R o ta ,

S p a in ; a n d R o la 's E x p lo s iv e O r d n a n c e

D is p o s a l T e a m jo in e d w ~ h th e S pa n is h

m i l i t a ry f o r O p e ra tio n M A R ·P A L M A '9 2 .

D u r in g th e o p e ra t io n , t h e f i r s lm in e w a s

d e l i v e r e d f r o m a S p a n i s h P·3 .

10 D e p a r t m e n t o f D e fe n s e a n n o u n c e d it sp l a n to r w ith d ra w a l f r o m th e P h i l i p p i n e

n a va l c om p le x al S u b ic B a y . M a jo r r n lle -

s t o n e s i n t h e p la n in c lu d e d ; c : lo s u re o f

0 00 d e p e n d e n t s ' s c h oo ls i n J u n e ; t r a n s -

le r o f t h e m a jo ri t y o f d e p e n d e n t s

t h ro ug ho u t t h e s u m m e r m c m h s, r e lo ca tio n

o f F le e t L o g is l ic s S up p o r t S q u a d r o n 5 0 to

A n d e r s o n A F B , G u a m , in A ug u s t ; d ls e s-

t a b l is hm e n t o f th e S h ip R e pa ir F a c il i t y in

S e p te m b e r; a n d fo rm a l r in a l lu r n o v e r o f

t h e c o m ple x to th e P h i l ip p in e g ov e rn m e n t

in D e c e m b e l .

16 B on Homme R ichard (e x-e VA 31 ) a r-r iv e d a t L o n g B e a c h , C a l i t , f r o m

B re m e r t o n , W a s h ., f o r s c r a pp in g b y S o u th -

w e s t R e c y c . l i n g C o r p .

2 1 Ind epend enc e ( C V 6 2 ) , w it h C VW · 5 o n -

b oa rd , d e p a r t e d S u b ic B a y , t h e la s t c a rr ie r

s c h e d u le d to c a !l3 J t t h e b as e b e fo re i t s

c l o s u r e ,

L t. W es N lelse" o llhe N 8~a l A ir W arfa le Cen ler

A l re raH D i vi si on t r aps a n F A-fS a boa rd G eo rg e

Wa sh ln g lo n ( CVN 7 3) f or t he c ar rie r's I Ir sl a r-

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1992 The Year in Review

24 M ar-2 A pr S p a ce s hu tt ie A tla n t is l i f t e d

o ff lrorn C ap e C an a l / e ra l , F la . T h e c r e w in -

c lu d e d m is sio n s p e c ia lis t s N a v y C a p ta in

D a v i d C . L e e s tm a a n d r e s e r v e N a v y L C d r .

K at h r y n D . S u l l i v a n . T he m is s io n e nd e d a t

K e n n e d y S pa c e C e n te rl F l a .

2 6 S e e D e t a n n o u n c e d p la n s to cui 83 0

N a t io n a l G u a r d a n d r e se rv e u n it s . I n F Y

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O f / o n ; a nd H S L - 7 4 , I f l y i n g th e S H - 2 F

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3 1 1 N A S A a n n o u n c e d t h a t lCdr, W e n d y 6 .

la w re n c e h a d b e e n s e le c t e d 1 0r t h e

s p a c e p ro g ra m . L a w re nc e w a s t h e f lr s t

r e g u la r N a v y w om a n N a v a l A v ia t o r

a s t r o n a u t .

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(F E W S G ) m e r g e d w ith F le e t D e c e p t io n

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R e a d l n e . s s G ro u p . T he n e w c o m m an d ,

b a s e d a t N a v a l A m p h J b ' o u s B as e . U tt le

C re e k, V a . , a ss u m e d o pe ra tio na l c on tr o l

o f F EW S G ' s e l e c t T o n l C a g g r e s s o r

s q u a d ro n s V A Q s 3 3 , 3 4 , a n d 3 5 .

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a ir c ra ft in a c t i v e in v e h lo ry w e re 1 0 b e

r e n r e d by Ap ril 1 . T h e d e cis io n w a s p a r t ia l.

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T A · 7 C a n d 3 E A -7 L a i r c r a f t o n s t r e ng t hw H h N a v a l A l r W a r f a r e C e n t e r a s c h a s e

a ir c ra ft lo r v a r io us p ro gr a m s, ln c lu d in g I h e

T o m a h aw k m i s si le . p ro g r a m .

01 S e c D e f D ic k C h e ne y a nn ou n ce d l ha t

I h e p r e s id e n 1 h a d n o m ln a le d V A d m .

R i c h a r d M . D u n l e a v y 1 0 be p la o e d o n th e

r e ti r e d I i I s t I n h is c u rr e n t g ra d e . V A dm .

D u n le a v y w a s s c h e d u le d t o r e ti r e o n July

1 a n e r m o r e m a n 33 y e ar s o f a c t i v e s e r -

v ic e . H e w a s c u r r e n t l y s a lV in g a sA ss is ta n t C h le ! o f N a v a l O p e ra t io n s . A ir

W a rf a re (O P -0 5 1 .

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6 ,0 00 1 h p ro d u o t lo n m is s i le o f t h e H a rp oo n

p ro gr a m to th e N avy in a c e r e m o n y in S I.

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s u c c e s s f u l l y by N a v a l A v ia tio n in c o m ba l

a g a ln s 1 U b y a n a n d I r a n ia n f o r c e s a n d , In

i ts S l a n rl o ff l a n d A t t a c k M i s s i le V e r S i o n ,

a g a in s t I r a q i f o rc e s .

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b rin g in g t h l! N a v y ' s t o ta l o 1 . ac ti v e c a rr ie r s

d ow n to 1 3 (P lu s 1 t r a in in g c a r r ie r ) . A f t e r

t h e c e re m o n y a t N A S N o r th I s la n d , C a l i f . ,

s he w as t o w e d to th s i n a c t i v e Ship f a c i l i t y

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b a s e d HC-4.15 T h e f i r s t f l ig h t o ta n F A · 1 8 H o r n e t

e q u ip p e d w ith a H u g h e s A P G . .7 3 r a d e r

t o o k p la c e a t S I . L o u ls , M o . T he A P G ·7 3

is a n u pg ra d e 0 1 t h e . A P G - 6 5 r a d a r , w it h in -

c r e a s e d s ig n a l d a ta p r o c e ss o r s p e e d an d

m e m or y a nd a llo w a n c e f o r fu rt h e r g r o w th .

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b e g in in J u n e 1 99 4 .

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c o a s t o f A u s t r a l ia , c o in c id in g w ith I h e 5 D lh

a nn iv e r s ar y o f t h e B a t t le o f C o r s l . S e a .

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Pierre J. T h o u t w as a m i ss io n s p e c ia lis t.

H C S · 5 w as p u t o n a le r t a s a r e s c u e u n i t

f o r th e m i s s io n .

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th e N a v a l A v ia t io n Hail o f H on o r a l t h e N a -

l ional M u s e um o f N av a l A v ia tio n : V A dm .

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a lig n e d t h e O P N AV s ta f f w it h th e J o in t

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l a s l o l a V -2 2 d e r iv at iv e . T h e a ir c ra ft w a sIn c o n s o n a n c e w i t h S e c r e t a r y 0 1 D e f e ns el e tte rs o f J u ly 2 , t S9 2, to c o n g re s s io n a l

leaderShip, I t was a d ow n -s ca le d . . . . rs io n

o f I l 1 e I li t - ro to r V - 2 2 a ir C ra ft .

2 2 S p a c e s h u tU e C o lu m b ia w a s la u n c h e d

o n a 1 0 - d ay m is s io n . Nava l A v ia to r J am e s

W e t he r b e e w as 1 h e c o m m a n d e r . M i c h a e l

B a k e r a n d W i ll ia m S h ep a r d . a ls o in lheN av y b u t n o t a 1 lia lo r s , w e re p a rt o t th e

c r e w .

2 4 A t la n t ic f le e t r e o r g a n iz e d in t o s ix p e r -

m a n e n t baWe g r o u p s , a m a jo l C ha n g e in

f leel c o m p o si t io n . P re v I o us N a v y p la ns

c al le d lo r f o rm in g b a t t le g ro up s fo r s p e c i f ic

w o ~ k up s a nd d e p l o y m e n t s .

3 0 N A . S C u b i P o in t , A . P . . w a s d is es -

t a b lis h e d e n d in g a lm o st acem tury 01

A m e r ic an m il l t a f) l p re se n c e in t h e P h il ip -

p in e s . T h e o c c a s io n w as m ar k e d b y a

p u bl ic c e re m o n y_

N o v e m b e r

03 K itty H a W k ( C V 6 3 ) d e p a r t e d N A S

N o l l1 h I s la n d , C a ! l f . . w n h C V W ·1 5 . o n h e r

f i rS l d ep lo y m e n t in m o r e th a n l iv e y e a r s ,

f o l lo w in g a fo ur · y ea r S e r v ic e L i f e E x te n -

s io n P ro g r a m o v e r h a . u l a l P h ila d e lp h ia

N av a l S h ip y a rd . P a.

0 3 P re s id e n t ia l C o m m is s io n o n t he ASSig n·

m en t o f W o m en I n th e A rm e d F o r c e s

r e co m m en d e d a ga in st a llo w in g m il i ta ry

w o m e n t Q n y I n c o m b a l , b u r fo r a l l o w i n g

w o m e n to s e rv e in s o m e c o m b a t s h ip s .

0 6 O o n $ fe lla lf a n (C V 6 . 4 1 . Ih e la s t c a rr ie r

I h a t wo uld u nd er go o ve rn a U ! u nd e r I h e

S e r v ic e u t e E x t e n s I o n P ro g r a m (S LE P ) ,

r e t u r n e d ~ o s e a fe r 1 0 d a y s o f sea t r ia ls 1 0 1 -lo w in g t is . 2 .9 -m o n lt r SLEP a l P h i la d e lp h ia

N a v a l S h ip y a r d , P a.

0 6 l 'he E m i l B u e h le r N a va l. A v ia tio n U b ra ry

w a s d e d ic a t e d , a t Ihe N a t io n a l M u s e u m 0 1

N a v a l A v la tio n , N A S P e n s a c o l a , F l a .

01 Ins u p p o r t ofO p e ra tio n P ro v id e

P lo m is e , a n a m ph ib io us le a d y g ro up

( A R B ) c en te re d o n G u a m ( L P H 9 l . withH M M - 2 6 1 (R e in fo rc e d ) , r e lie v e d Ih e . t w o

J lm a ( L P H 2 ) A R G , w it h : I - I M M -3 6 5 IR e in -

fO fc e d } a bo a rd , I n t h e M r ia ~ c .

'4 T he R o l l in g A ir f r a m e M is s i le tR AM l S ys -

t e m w as I n s ta lle d o n P e l e l i u ~ L H A . s ) . R A M

I s a I I g h tw e lg hl , q U ic k -r e a c t io n, h ,g h -

f i r e pG w e r w e a p o n s y s te m .

14 E x - t e x i n . g l o f l (A .V T 1 6 ) . , th e N a v y 's u n-

6 i~ k a ble "B lu e G h o s t " o f W W I l , w a s

c rl f ic ia ll y t u rn e d [ lv e r t o t h e c ily o f Co rp ti S

Christl, le~as.during a c e r e m o n y . lex-i n g t o n w ou ld b e op e n lo r p u b l ic t o u r s ,

2 0 E nterprise (C V N 6 5 ) s h if t e d I ro m th e

P ae if ic A e e l lo I h e A U a n t ic F le e ! . S he w il l

b e h o m e - p o n e d a t N o r f o lk , V a . , u p o n c o m -

p le H on o f o v e rh au l a n d : n u c le a r r e fu e 1 iJ 'lgal N e w p o r t N e w s S h ip bU i ld In g a n d

0 lY do c k C o .

2 4 T h e la s t A m e r ic a n s le f t N S S ub le B ay ,

R , P . , e n d in g 9 4 y e a rs 0 1 U . S . m i l ll i u y

p re se nc e in t he P h l i lp p in e s . Th e U .S .p ul·

l o u t r r o ,m the P hilip pine s w as the res ullol

th e P h i l ip p in e S e n ate 's r e je c t io n 0 1 81991t re a ty I ha l w ou ld h a v a e x t e n d e d th e

A m e r i c a n military p r e s e nc e in I h e country

lo r a l le a S I a n o m e r d e c a d e in r e tu rn fo r

m o ra th an $2 b il l io n in a id ,

D e c e m b e r

(1 1 A s o f 0 1 D e c , I h e N a v y a n d M ar in e

C o rp s h a d la k e n d e l iv e ry 0 1 8 ~ 3 6 F A -1 B

H o r n e t s , o u t o f a I .e ta l 0 1 ~. . 1 5 0 d e liv e re d

w O f l d w l d e .

02 -1 0 Space shuttle D iscovery carried

o u t a s e c re t r n is s io n IOf l :he D e p a r tm e n t o f

D e f e ns e . T h e a ll,m i li ta ry c re w in c lu d e d

N a v al A Y la to rs D a v id W a lk e r a n d . R o b e r t

C a b a n a .

0 7 N a v y a n d M c D o n ne ll D o u gla s

A e ro s p a c e . i jn a llz e d I h e $ 3 .7 1 5 - b il l io n

d e v e lo p m e nt c o nl r a cl lo r I h e a dv a nc e d

F A -I 'S E If . T h e c os t- p lu s - in ce n t iv e c on tr a c t

c o v e r s 7 . 5 y e a r s o f engineering a n d s u p-

p o rt a c t iv it ie s , in c lu d in g th e m a n u fa c tu rin g

a n d le st in g 0 1 s e v e n f l ig h tle s l a ir c r a f t a n d

th re e g ro un d le s t a ir f r a m es .

0 7 Ranger (CV 6 1 ) a nd h e r ta sk fo fc a . ,

d iv e rt e d f r o m th e P e r s ia n G u l f , s a ile d o f f

I h e c o a s t o f S o m a l i a in s up po rt o f O p e r a -

l io n R e s lO re H o p e " t he UN-aut ho ri ze defforllo r e lie v e r n a ss s ra rv an cn a m id la c-

t io n a l f ig h t in g in S om a lia .

09 Under I h e l e a d e r s h i p o f U.s. a r m e d forc e s , Op e r a t i o n R e s t o r e H o p e b e ga n l n t h e

e ar ly m o rn in g . T he p r e an n ou n ce d la n d in g

0 1 U .S . M a r i 1' 1 s s w a s ' W i tn e s se d b y m i l l i o n s

o f U.$. p rim e t im e : t e le v is io n v ie w e rs . I n i t ia l·

I y , H M M -1 6 4 ( R e in fo rc e d ) l r e rn T r i p o l i

( L P H tO l p ro v id e d a ll o f' t h e M a rin e

h e lic o p te r s u p p or t 10 g ro un d . t o re e s in

S o m a l i a .

1 4 H S L c 8 4 r e ce iv ed l t s f i r s l S H -2 GSeaspri teal NAS N o rth I s la n d , C a li f . The

n e w S e a s p r i l e v r u le n ! is r e p ' la c in g I h e S H -

2 F . H S L ,B 4 w o u l d b e th e o n ly s q u a d ro n 1 0

r e ce iv e lh e SH~2G.

16 F iv e a ii t ra f f ie - co n t r o lle r s f r o m K f t t y

H a w k (G V 6 3 ) w a r e s e n t a b o a r d L e a h y

(e G 5 3 ) !I J e s t a b l i s h a p p r o a c h c o n l r o l s e l f -

v ic e S - in a nd o u t o f M o ga d is h u , S o m a l i a . . in

s u p po rt o f O p e ra t lo n R e S lo r e H op e . • A p -

p r o a c h in g a i r c ra h w e re p ic k e d u p f r om a

V AW · 1 1 4 E -2 C H a w k e y e , w h ic h I r a ck e d

f l ig h ts a n d is s u ed a d v ls o r ie s lr o m a b ol l l

2 Q O m i le s o u t . O n ce I h e f l ig h ts w e re w i t h in

50 m ile s , I h e L e a f l y t e a m look o v e r and

te d Ihem to w it h in v is u a l r a n g e o f I h a air 'p ort, a bo ut' 0 m ile s a w a y .

1 1 Am phib IO US a ss au lt s h ip O k i n a w a (LPH

3 ) w a s d e c o m m is s io n ed a 1 N S 'S a n O ie g o .

C am . , a f t e r m o re th a n 3 0 y e a rs 0 1 s e r v ic e .

1 9 R e lie V in g R a n g e r (eV 611 o ff S o m a l ia ,

K i tt y H a w k 's (C V 6 3) a ir c ra ft a s s um e d Ih e

m i s s i o n s 0 1 p h o to r e co nn as s a n ce , a rm e d

r e co n na is s a m :e . a n d s h o w o f f o r c e 1 .0 d is -

c o u r a g e o p p o s i t l o n \0 Op e r a t i o n R e s t o r e

H o p e .

2 7 I r a q i l e t s v lo la te d th e " n o · f l y l o ne~belowlhe 3 2 n d p a ra lle l , . ( e s u ll f n g 1 0 th e

l o s s 0 1 a M iG - 2 5 1 0 a n A 1M -1 2 0 A AM A AM

m i s s i l e fired by a USAFF ·16D . K l t/ y H a W k

(CV63) , d iv e r t e d l r o rn r e lie f e ff o rts o ff th e

coas t o f S om a lia to Ih e P e r s ia n G u lf , d is -

p 'a lc h e dF - 1 4 A a n d F A -1 8 A f ig h te rs in

s up po rt o j O p e ra lf o n S o u th e r n W a lc h .




Carrier and AirWing Deployments

pwlght D. Eisenhower (CV~ 69)

cwJ.7 ( Ta il C od e; A G)

M e d/R e d S e a/P er si an G u lJ {N c rla nt26 Sap 91 -2 A p r 92 .

Squadron

V F · l 4 3

V~·t42

V F f \ · 1 3 6

VFA·131

1, IA·34

V A W · 1 2 1

H S · S

V A O · 1 4 0

1 . 1 3 · 3 1

AmerIca (CV 66)

C VW ·j (Ta il Code: A B)M e d I R e t f Sea/Pell; iall G u l f

020ec 91 -08 Jun 92

Squadron&

VF· tQ2

VF·53

VFA·B2

VFA·86

V A · 5 5

V A W · l 2 3

HS·1I

V A O · 1 3 7

\lS-32

Saratoga (CV 60)

CVW.,7 ( T ai l C o de : AA I

Mediterranean

(prooflde Promise )

D e M a y 9 2 -0 '6 ~ ov 9 : 2 ,

Squad lcns

V F · 7 4

VF·103

V F A · 8 3

V F , 6 , - 8 1

VM S

V A W · 1 2 5

H S . . g

V A O - 1 3 2V S - 3 0

V X ·! d e l

A . l r e r a l t

F· t4B

F-14B

F A - 1 8 C

F A · l a C

A·BElKA-60

E · 2 C

S H . 3 H

E A · 5 8

S,3B

Aircraf t

F - 1 4 A

F · 1 4 A

F M B C

F A , 1 S C

A - 6 E I K A - 5 D

E · 2 C

SH,3H

E M B

8·3B

Alrc ra t l

F-148

F·148

F A · l a C

FA·laC

A - 6 E I K A - 6 D

E · 2 C

SH·3H

EA·6S8-38

E S - 3 A

F l i g h t d e ck o lflc er L I. R on F r y d em o ns lra te s !lo w

l l l g h l deck p er so nn el k ee p tra e~ 0 1 a fr cr a" a bo ar d

Th eo d or e R o ose ve ll (CV N 7 1).l to R ; O r . T h om B $

E . Mo o re , J r.; B rig . G e n. J am e s J. Cravens, Jr,USA ; 911g , Gen . Lll lyd W . Newton, USA F ; .and

B ri g. Ge n .C l a ra L. A d am s ·E n de r, U SA .

18

Independence (CV 62.)

C V W · 5 (Tall C O d a: N F )

A :u st ra lia Jl M la n O ce an /P er sia n G u lf(Sol i lhem W a lc h )

1 5 A pr 92 -1 3 O c:t92 ,

Squadrons

VF·154

V F · 2 1

V F A - 1 9 2

VFA·19S

V A· 1 15

V A W · lI B

l iS·,Z

VAQ·136

1 . 1 & , . 2 1

Ranger (CV 61)C I J W - 2 (Tail C O d e : N E I

I n d f ~ n Oce!ln/per~ian G u l l

ISouthern W a le n , p ro vid e R lie l)

0 1 A u~ ~2 ~J 1 Ja n 93

Squl! I i rons

VF- l

V F · 2

VA-155

V A · 1 4 5

V A W - 1 1 6

VAQ·13 '

H 6 · 1 4VS-36

Alrcral l

F - 1 4 A

F-14A

FA·18C

J;A-18C

A · B E

E - 2 C

SH·3H

EM BS-3B

John F. Kennedy (CV 67)

CVW .3 ( Ta ~ C od e: A C)

Medilerranean( P ro v id e P r o rn ls e )

0 7 0 0 1 92 - 01 A p r 9 3

Squadrons

VF-14

VF·32

V F A - 3 7

VFA· l05

VMS

V A W · 1 2 6

1 - 1 5 · 7

V A O - 1 3 0

V S - 2 2

V AC- 4Q D e ll

Alrcral l

F - 1 4 A

F·t4A

F A - - 1 8 C

FA-1BC

ME

E-2C

SH-3H

EA-BB

5-3B

C - 2 A

Alrc ra"

F - 1 4 A

F·f4A

F A - 1 M

FA- l eA

A·6E/KA-6D

E · 2 C

SH·60F/HH·60

EA-68S·JB

C · 2 A

AircraftF- IM

F·14A

A - 6 E

A - 6 E

E-2C

EA - 58

8H-3H

S · S A

Kitty Hawk (CV 63)

CVW-15 (Ta ilCode : N ll

I n d i a n O c e a n /P e rs i a n G u ll

( P r o v[ d e R t ll le J I S o lJ l h e m W a lc h )

O J N c 'v 9 2 - D :: l M a y 9 3

Squadrons

V F · 5 1

VF-l11

V F A - 9 7

V F A · 2 7

V A · 5 2

V A W · 1 1 4

HS-4

VAO-l34VS·31

V RC ·5 0 d e l

Naval Aviation News July·Augus:i1993



Active Patrol Squadron Major Deployments 1992

H A S .Slgoneila, S i c i l y (De l lit J ed dB h , S au di A r a b i a )

N ov 91 - M ay92 VP - .2 3

M a~ 92 - N ov 92 VP-26

Nov 92 - M ay 93 VP·,24

N S F ola , S pa in

O e c 9 1 ' - J a n 9 2

Ja n 9 2 - Ju l 9 2-

J ul'9 2 - S e p 9 2 -

5 8) ) 9 2- J a n 93

NAS Kelln lk,lceland

A ug 91 - M ar 92

M ar 92 - Ssp 92Sap 92 - M a r 93

NS R oo se ve ll R o ac ls , P R

D ec 91 - J a n 92 -

Ja n92 - Ju l 9 2JuI92~f:ijU3

NASBelmuc l !

A u g 9 1 - M a r 9 2

HAS A d ak , A la sh

Aug 91 -Jan 92

Ja n 92- Jung2

J u n 92 . N o v 9 2

Nov 92 - May 93

N A f M i s aw a ,. J a p an

A u g 91 · J a n . 9 2

J~ n 92 - Ju n 92

Ju n 92 • Nova2

N ov 92 - M av 93

N . A F K a d e n a, O k in a w a , Japa l l

N ov9t - M aJ 92

M a y 92 - N ov 92 -

Juri 92 - N o y 92

Nov92 M ayG3

N ov 9 2 - M a y 9 3

HAS Cub l P o I B I , R P

Aug 91 - J an 92

Ja n 92 • A p r 92

VP-16

\ lp.45VP· 5

P - 3 C U I II R

' P -3 C U I I IR! P - 3 C U I I I A

P·SCUI I

P -3 C U H

P - 3 C U I I I R

VP - 49 d el

V p ·ll dsl

VP-1S del

VP-8 de l

p .s C U I IiR

P - 3 C U I I . 5

P - 3 C U I lI R

P .s c u n,S

VP,49

VP. lIVP-8

P -3C U lnR

P ,3 C U I I .sP.:aC UII.5

VP· 16 d~1 P - 3 C UIlIR

VfI~O

VP- l

V P -9 de l

V P -'lO d el

P-3C U I lIR

p - a c UIlIR

1 '- 3 0 U I lI R

P..aGUII!

V P - 2 2 '

VP-47

V P - 6 ·

VP- !7

P . 3 C U I I . 5

P - 3 C U I I I

P-3CLlI I .5

P - 3 C U I

V P ' - 4 6 de l

V P ' - ~ : d e l

Vp. i jde \

V P -2 2 d e l

VP ·1 7 de l

P-3CUIIIR

P - 3 C U l i l F i

P -3 C U I I . 5

P-3CVIIIR

p - s e U I l I R

V P·2 2 d el

VP.-47de l

P -3 C U I I. 6

p.30UII i

HA F OIegQGarcla, fllO T ( De l a t j \ IMasi1ah, Oman )

No . .. 91 - M ~y -92 VP -46

M ay 9 2 - N o v 9 2 VP-4

NO li ~2 . M a .y 9'3 VP -2 2

p - s e U I l l A

P-3C UlltR

P-3CUIIIR

K e y loP-3C Alrtr~h:

U I- = U p d a le IU I I I : U p d a te III

U I I = U p da te I I

U I I I R ~ U p da te I I I re I m n t

U I I .S " U _ pd a ~e 1 1 ,5 .

M a rin e s b oa rd .8 C H 0 46 SnKnlghl on I h e fl lghldr !ekoflnchoo ! LPH 12) 81 th e v~5 i11 take.s p an

m lh e 'o ln l turelse DlBgon .Hammer '92.

\ ' x . " b ro u 9h l t he : ES ·3 .Ac a r r i e r - b a s e d electronic

reconnalsssn« alretat t t o t h e Med l le r ra nean with.1 de ta ch me nt o nbo ard S aralo lJB (C V 6 0).

A n S H·2 F S eo sp rlle la nd s a be ard Ih e amphlblousassau lt s lllpN assau (LHA 4) 0 1 1 the eeast o f N or-

w a y d u r i n g Teamwork ' 9 2 .




Bureau 'Numbers Issued in1992N l I ln b o r s b e lo w Wel' l l- a s s i g n e d lI y C M O d u r in ll l9 92 1 0 r fu tu re N a ~y a nd M a rin e Corps a i rc r a ft p l lxw remen l :

Numbe r s Q ly T~pe N am e Contractor

1 '6 4945 ·16 4992 4S! F A -taC jO H o r n e l M e D

1 6 4 9 9 3 ·164998 6 C - 1 3 0 T Iie r o o l e s l

164999·165000 .~ KC·130T Herro lesl

1650l lH65006 s AV -8B Harrier II M eD

1 6 5 0 1 1 1 - 1 6 5 0 2 1 2 1 i A V · 8 S " IiaUle f I I . . M eD

1&502 !1 -\6 !j~5 8 AV·8B- lia rlle r 1 1+ M eO

165036 1 TAV ·BS - Ha llie r I I M cD

1 6 5 0 31 -H1S 0 5 6 2 0 AH·1W S upe r C ob ra B

1 6 5 0 57-1 65 092 3 6 T -4 S A G o !i~aw k M CO

1 6 5 0 9 3 . 1 6 5 0 9 . 4 , 2 C-2 0G G u llS ir e a m I I I G

165095 1 SIi·SOB Seal1awk S

1 6 5 0 06 1 HH ·6 .O J- Jay l1 aw k S

165097 1 A H - 1 W S u p e r C o b r a B

I 551J98>1651 05 ,8 Pc3C- O rion L

1 6 5 1 0 8 - 1 ' 6 5 1 1 2 7 S I - { · 6 1 1B Seahaw~ S

166113·165119 7 SH-60F Seahawk S

II35120·~65123 4 HH·60H Seal1awk S

1 6 5 1 24-1 65 1 2 1 4 HH·6QJ- Jayhawk S

165128;165134 7 SIi-SOB Sea haw k S16 513!H 6 5H l 7 SI-!,SO F Se .a h aw ~ S

165142·165145 4 H H - 6 0 1 o ! Seahawk S

165146-165150 5 HH.SoJ- J a y t H , w k S

1 65 1 51 -1 65 1 5 3 3 C -2 0G Gullstream I I I G165154- 165151 4 SH ·IiO F Seanawk S

165158.-165161 4 C·1UT HerC IJles L

16616 ;2 · 1651632 K C - l ~ O T He rC IJ Ie > l

'Inc lud es 3 4 F A - 1 a c s alld 1 4 F A - I e D s .

"ForltlJ~.

- F orSp a fn ,

- F o r C o ! l s l G u a r d .

- F o r R e p u b l ic 01 K o r a - a .C o n t r a C l or c e d e s :

5 " 5 e l lM e O " , M c D o nf le ll O o u gla s

B I B , , , , . B e l l f B o e i n g G ~ Gu lf sl rl iam

L " l o c k M e e d S " Sikorsky

4th Marine AircraftWing Reorganization

O n J U1 1 1. !992 . Ih e M arin e C orps R ese rV e 41 h

M ' a r l n e A ir cr af t W F n g w a s r uu e flS J ve ly fl ! or _g a o i z e d

along 1 3 1 g e l 1 g ~o gr ap hlc lin es . T his !a ble r ef fe cts Ih ~

r ' e o r g a n j t a l i o n , w i t h subsequent c h a . ng l ls no t e d :

H e ad q u ar te rs . 4 11 1 -M A W - NAS N e w Orleans. L A

M A S O 4 1 h M A W , N A F W a s h i n g t o n . DC

M AG 041 ~ N AS DulillS, TX

M A l S - 41

V M F A - 1 t 2H M H ·7 7Q D E li B '

'D ol A - NAB MemphIs , TN

V M A . - t 2 4

Del B - NAS G lenview . IL

H M L · n l S '

VMGR·234

M AG -42 - ~AS A lib !n ll1 , G il:

MAlS-42

H M A - n 3

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t h a t w e d o t h a i n o w . "

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d u t y -e lig ib le w om e n c ur r e n t l y s e rv in g in

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r n s rr t in t a c t i c a l l c o m b a t ) s q u a d r o n s .

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l i e u t e n a n t O g ) , V A Q · 1 2 9 a l i e u t e n a n~ a nd

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c O l1 ls id e re d o n a n e q ua l lo o t in g w n h th e I r

m a l e c o u n te r p a rt s, " K e ls o w e n l o n . " E v e n

w it h o u t r e pe a l o f t h e c u r r e n t c o m b a t e x-

c lu s io n J aw 1 w om e n a s s ig n e d a s a V ia tio n

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r i o r s i l l J U ly , I n c lu d in g a p i lo t a n d tw oN a va l F lig h t O f f ic e r s (N F O s) . " A c c or d in g

1 0 Z i a t o p e r , I I l e N a v y 's f i r s t w o m an c om -

p le t e d ' t r a in in g I n a ir c o m b a t s y s te m s a nd

( a e l i e s more th a n a y e a r a g o .

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. S h a n n o n W o rk m an b e c a m e th e f i r s l

w o m an c o m b a t a v ia t o r to d ay a n d n ig h t

c a m e r q u a l l f ; i in a N av y t a c t ic a l je t. S he

w i ! l r e po r t to V A Q · 1 3 0 la t e r th is s u m m e r .

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is th e N a v y 's ~rsl w o m an to s e r v e in a

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f e m a le m an n in g o n s h P $ w ~ h m ix e d -

g e nd e r c r e w s : Z ia la p e r s a id .

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o ~ P e r s o n n e l ( B uP e r s ) , C a r r ie r A ir W i n g 3 ,

e m b a r k e d o n D w f g h l D . E i s e n h o w e r { C V N

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a ss 1 gn e d t o th e s t a f f s o f th e S e c o n d ,

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n e w o c c u p a t fo n a l n e ld s to w om e n . E ffe c-

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n i c l a n s , F i r e C o n tr o l T e ch n ic ia ns , G a s

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S y s le m T e C hn ic ia n s E le c t r ic a l, a n d G a s

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l i s te d w o m en , h al l o f th o s e a s A W s i n P -3

a i r c r a f t .

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m a rm e w a r fa re a i r c r a f t . T h e y o p e r a t e

a ir b o r n e e le c t r o n iC g ea r f o r f in d in g . p in ·

p a in t in g , a n d ! r a c k in g s u b m a r in e s , a s w e ll

a s s o ph is t ic a te d r a da rs f o r a Ir c r a ft ta lget·in g . T h e re a r e a p p ro x im a te ly 2 ,8 0 0 p e tty

o f f l c e r s m L h e A W r a t i n g .

" I t w il l b e a s lo n g a s a y e a r b e to r e th e

f i r s t f e m a le s a i lo r s w ho e nt e r t h e A W

r a t in g s h o w u p a b o a r d Ship,· s a i dL ie u te na n t C om m an d e r G e o rg e C o le m a n ,

a B uP ers pefsonnel planner, "W o m e n f i r s t

m u s t a g r e e t o e n t e r t h e n e w ly o p e n e d

s k i l ls . T h e y m u st m e e t e n t r y r e q u ir e m e n ts

w h r c h a re t y p i c a l l y h Ig h e r 1 0 r te c hn ic a l

s k i l ls t h a n a d m n is t r a ti v e r a t in g s a n d W h ic h

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N a v y 's f i r s l w om a n to s e rv e in a c o m b a t a i r c r a f t

s q , u a d r o n .

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T h o m a s F . H a l l , C o m m a n d e r , N a v a l R e s e r v eForce, and she has I h e r e c o rd a nd I Ilg h~ e x·

p et ie nc e I () s u p p o r t he l se le c ti on . '

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a n d N a v al F lig h t O ff ic e r s (N F O s) . A n N F O w H h

m ore th an 2 ,tO O ~ i g h t hou rs , s he will f i r th el oc k he ed P .J C U p da te I I I Oilon, I h e N a v y ~ sn e w e s t m a r i t i m e pa l r o l s i r c r a i t .

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an M .S, In S pace Technology f r om th e F l o r i d a

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g u id . an o e a n d < : o n tr o l' a s a pan·l ime f a c u l t y

m e m b e r ,H e r N av y a ss ig nm e nts in clu de

O c ea A o g r a ph ic D e v e lo pm e n l S q u a d ro n 8 ,

w h e r e s he s e I V e d a s a .lr b o r n e m ls sio n e o r n -

m ander and o c e a n o g r a p h i c p r o i e c t c o o r d i n a t o r

In th e P·3. She was a n I ns tr uc to r a l N a v a l A ir

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c la s s r o o m l n sl ru c l io n 1 0 o th a r N F O s. a n d a l s o

s e r v e d a s 'COU(S I l a n d c u rr ic u lu m m a n a ge r fo r

I he s ix ·m o nlh p ro gra m . S h e i O l n e d Ih e N ava l

R e s e r v e in F e b ru a r y 1 9 8 9 .

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l ions C o m p a r l Y , Kennedy S p a c e Center . F la .

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w o n " b e lo w e r e d fo r w o m en . T h e y m us t

get th ro ug h th e o f t e n in te ns e b a s ic s k il ls

a n d s p e c ia liz e d I T a i n i n g , ~ h e a d d e d .

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re c e iv e d , a c c o rd in g 1 0 th e A W e n lis te d

c o m m u n ~ y m a n ag e r, t h e re a r e c u r r e n t l y

n o s c ho o l s e a ts a va ila b le . A n d u n! l I ln e r e

a r e h e c a n n o t a p p ro v e I h e r a t in g c o n v e r -

s i o n .B y O c to b e r 1 9 9 7 . a s m an y a s 1 16 00 e n ·

l is te d w om e n c o u ld b e a s s ig n e d to

c o m b a t s h ip s , a f t e r t h e la w is m o d i f ie d t o

p e rm il l l . V A d m . Z la to p e r s a id . W o m e n c u r -

r e n l ly s e rv e o n n o n co m b a ta n l s h ip s ,

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e lu s io n la w w ou ld h e lp " c a r e e r p a th s fo r

w o m a n . "

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d e r s 1 0 p a r t ic ip a t e in c om b a t t r a in in g .

U e u te n a n t s P am L y o n s a n d B re n d a

S c h e u fe le w e r e t r a n s fe r r e d M a y 1 8 to

V F A ·1 2 5 . U e u te n a n t 'C h r is t in a G r e e n , a nN FO w ilh V AQ -3 4 . r e ce iv e d WOld M a y 2 0

th a t s h e w il t b e g o in g to V F-1 2 4, a n F - 1 4

T o m c a t t r a in in g s q u a d r o n in M i r a m ar ,

C a l l i . L ie u te n a n t K a r a H u ltg re e n , a s s ig n ed

t o V A Q · 3 3 a t N A S K e y W e s t , A a " g o t 01 -

d s r s t o b e g in t r a in i f lg a t V F " 1 2 4 .

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p ro ve d I h e y c a n c on tr ib u t e 1 0 th e r e a d l -

n e s s a n d e f f e c t iv e n e s s o f th e fo r c e . W e

k n o w fr o m s x p e d e n e e th a t w o m e n c a n f ly

o ur h ig h-p e r fo rm a n ce n g hle r a ir c r a f t . W e

k n o w fr o m e x p e r ie n c e th a t th e y p e n o rm

w e l l in a s s ig n m e n ts a t s e a , A n d w e k n o w ,

f r o m O p e ra tio n D e s e r t S h ie ld /D e s e rt

S to rm , th a i w om e n s ta n d u p 1 0 th e m o s l

d e m an d in g e n v i r o n m e n ts . S o , w e a re a c -

l in g o n w h a t w e k n o w . " _L I . Sh811nllll W o rk m a n

Woman Combat Aviator Completes Day and Night CQsB 'y JOCS (AW) The r esa L Dunn

U e . u t e n a n t S ha n n o n W o rk m a n c la s -

s i f ie d h e r b e co m in g I h e f i r s t f e m a le

c om b a t a v ia to r 1 0 c o m p le t e d ay a n d n ig h t

c a r ri e r q u a l if ic a t io n s (C O S ) in a N a v y ta e n -c a l l e t a S

I" P re t ty e ) (c it in g !~

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E A·6 B, U . W o rk m an c o m p le te d b o th d a y

a n d n ig h t c a r r ie r q ua l i f ic a t io ns a b o ar d C a r l

V i n s o n (C VN 70). "It is n ice to be a b l e to

c o m p le t e t h e s a m e p r o g ra m th a t e v e r y o n e

e ls e g e ts , th e n g o o n to b e a s s ig n e d 1 0 a

f le e t s q u a d r o n ," s h e s a id in a r e c e n t in te r-

v ie w . " M y s y l la b u s w as n o d if f e r e n t th a n

a ny o th e r s tu d e n t s ."

" I h a d m ad e d a y l ig h t t r a p s b e fo r e I n T ·

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2 s a n d A -4 S k y h a w k s o n I h e t r a in in g c a r-

r i e f L e x i n g t o n , n s h e s a id . " B ut t h is w as

diff lUent. Lex ington i s a s m a l le r d e o k ,

w h ic h m e a n s I h a t y o u d o n ' t h a v e a s m uc h

r o o m 1 0 r o ll o u t a s y o u d o o n C a r l V i n s o n ,

T h e I r a p s e e m e d a lo ! le s s s e v e re . "

W o rk m a n s a id s h e f e l l " a n im m en s e

t e e . l in g o f r e lie F a ft e r h e r f i r s t n ig h l l r a p . " I

h a d n e v e r d on e n b e lo r e a n d y o u h e a r

f r o m a ll t h e a v ia to rs t h a t i l ls r e a lly d if f ic u lt .

We h a d practiced f o r lo u r w ee k s o n th e

t r a in in g f ie ld , s e e i n g it a U c om e to g e th e r.

le a d in g u p to th e t im e o n V i n s o n , ou t il

w a s n o t a s a b r u p t a s t r a p s o n Lex ingtan.~

W o rk m a n c o m p le te d h e r n ig h t c a rr ie r

q u a lif ic at io ns ju s t b e fo re c e le b ra tin g th e

th ir d a nn iv e r s ar y o f r e ce iv in g h e r a v ia to r

w in g s . T he C um b e rla n d , M d . , n a t iv e

g ra d ua le d f r o m th e U .S . N a v a l A ca d em y

a n d r e c e iv e d h e r c o m m is s io n in 1 9 8 8 ; s h e

e a rn e d h e r w in g s a n J u n e 1 , 1 9 9 0 . S h e

th e n s p e n l tw o y ea rs a s a f l fg h t ln s t r u cto r

in T ·2 B u c k e y e s .

S o o n a ft e r c o m p le tin g h e r q ua li f ic a·

t io n s ; W o r k m an s a id s h e b a d I h e

o p p o r t u n i t y t o s h a re h a r e x p a r ia n c a s o n

I h e c a r r ie r w ith f ie r p a re n t s , f ir s th a n d ,

wh i l e a tt e n d in g I h e g r a d u a t i o n o f h e r

b .r o th e r f r o m I h e U . s . A ir F o r c e A ca d e m y

in C o lo ra d o .

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The new esl F rench m i l i t a r y aircraft .

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( N AW C A D ) , L a k e h u r s t , N . J .

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la un ch e s a nd r e co v e rie s c o n d u c t e d o n

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N A W C A O L ak e h u rs t 'S 1 2 , OOO ' f o a t d e d i -c a ted l es l r u nw a y a nd n e a r ly 3 5a rr e s tm e n 1 s a l t h e r u n w ay a rr e s te d land-i n g a i l e .

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r e l l r e s e n l a U v e s from D a s s a u ll A v ia t io n ,

I h e a e ro sp a c e in d us tr y , a n d th e IF renc~g o v e rn m e n l w e re at lakehurs l t o pullhea l u c r a f t th ro ug h th e s e co n d o f f o u r lest

c am p a ig ns , a s t h e F re n c h re fe r 1 0 e a c h

tes t s e q u e n c e .T h e Rafale w a s f i r s t a t L a ke h u r s t in

J ' u l y a n d August1!992 1 0 e n s u r e th e

a i r c r a f t w as up to th e s tr e sse s o fc a rr ie r

la un ch e s a n d re co v e rie s , A s a r e su lt o f

I h o s e tests, t ; h e . a i r c r a f t ' s n o s e la n d in g

g e a r w a s s tr e n gt h e n e d . D u rin g th e ir

re ce nt v isit, th e F re nc h v e rn ie d th ro u g h

s te a m in g e s t io n te sts lh at t h a R a t a l s w a sc ap ab le o f la un ch in g t r o m a c arrie r a fte r

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p o r t io n o f th e K u w a h A lr F o r c e w a s a b le 1 0

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S to rm , N o z ig lla r e c e iv e d th e J o in t S e rv ic e

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ta n c e o ff ic e r a nd N a vy l ia is on o ff ic e r a nd

r e c e iv e d a le t t s l o f c om m e n d a tio n f r o m

A m b a ss a d o r G e n h m . H e a ls o r e c e iv e d

t h e B ro n z e S ta r M e d a l a n d a le it e r 0 1 c o m -

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Ih e B u re a u o f A e ro n a u t ic s 1 0 fo rm th e

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o u r N a v a l A v ia tio n H is to ry a n d P u b l ic a "

t lo n D iV i s io n w h i le O f llh is lour. H e has

m a n a g e d h is p r o g r a m a nd le d h i s . p e o p l eti l t ru e c u s to m e r - d riv e n , Q u a l it y - o r ie n le d

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m e t h o d o lo g y . C d r . S ilv e rio is a f a r- s ig h ta d

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c e n te r' s A v ia tio n H is to rv B ra nc h , s a id o f

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wor~. lo en li ven o f fi ce sp ir it " T h e a u th o rfe e ls th a t h is m u lH ! ac e te d p e rs o na li t y

m a k e s w o r k in g w it h h im a p le as u re - and

l u n !

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W a s h in g t o n a re a w ith h is n ew w i fe , A n n .

W e w is h th e S l1 ve rio s I h e b e st in th a fu -lu r e , a g o M s e m p , a n d a n O K 3 w ir e .

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y e a rs o ld ," B u rg e ,s s s a id . " T h a t's w h en I

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resulted in a rt ic le s p u b l is h e d in Naval A v i a -

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when N A N e . w s needed an e d i to r ! B u r g e ss

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th e p o s it io n . H e h a s ' th e d is ~ n cH o no f

b e i n g th e f i r s t N a v a l F l ig h t O f f i c e r t o l i I I t h e

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A n a .c co m p lis tle d w r i t e r a s w e l l a s a n

e d f l o T ; Burgess is a I re q u e n t c o n tr ib u to r o f

a r tic le s t o N a v a l A v ia t io n N e w s . A c c or d in g .

1 0 m a n a g in g e d ito r S a n d ,y R U S 5 e ll . B u r·

g e s s h as g re a l ly im p ro ve d t h e q ua li t y o f

t e c h n ic a l in f o rm a t io n in lh e m a ga z in e . " H e

in tr o d u ce d a n ew d e pa rtm e n l w h I c h [ s

p a ck e d w it h c u r r e n t te c hn ic a l d e v e lo p -

m e n t s , p o lic y c h an g e s , s q u ad ro n /c a rr ie l

m o v e m e n ts , a nd Lln~ d t s e s t a b l l s b m e n t s .

T h is h e lp s N a v a l A v ia tio n N e w s e a rn I h e

'N e w s ' in i t s n am e ,' s h e s a id .A c c o r d i n g 1 0 lo n g · tim e c o n t rib u t in g

e d i to r H a l A n d re w s , " R i. c k h as m a d e m y

jo b m u ch e a s ie r th an ks 1 0 h is te c h n ic a l e x -

p e r n s e . His ln le re s l a n d k no w le d ge 01a v ia tio n h e lp s e n s ur e th e te c h n ic a l a c -

c u ra cy o f Ih e m a g a z . in e . . H e h a s m a d e I h e

m a g a z in e a u se fu l r e fe re n c e 1 0 0 1 lo r r e -s e a rc he rs l ik e m y s e H . b

C d r . S ieve S i lve rio , D i rec to r , N a v a l . A v ia ·

l io n H is to ry a n d P u b l lc a t [ o n D iv is io n 0 1 th e

N a v a l H l s to f ic a l C e n te r , echoed A n d r e w ' s

c o m m e n ts . "R ic k h as b e e n an a r t i c u l a t e

v o ic e fo r N a va l A v ia tio n . H is ta le n t s a s a

w r i t e r a nd h is to ria n h a v e g re a l f y e rr -

h a n ce d c om m u n ic a t io n w ith th e f le s t , 'S i lv e r iO s a id .

T h e s t a f f o f N a v a l A v ia l io n N e w s

w is h e s L C d r. B u rg e s s a nd h is f a m i ly th e

b e s l o f lu ck . a n d h ap p in e s s a s t h e y c o n-

t in u e th e i r N a v y c ar e e r in I ,h e N o rfo lk a re a .

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P a rh am . T h e y liv e I n J a c ks on v il le , Ha ,w H h th e i r s on , M a rc us . a nd d a u gh te r,

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Vlce AdmIral Tony Less, Commander Naval Air Force, U.S. Atlantic Fleet. met with four previous AirLant Commanders t? update

them on current Issues facing Naval AvIation lind the Navy. Left to right: VAdm. Jack Ready (1989-91), VAdm. Tom Kllclme (1981-

83), VAdm. Frank O'Belrne (1960-63), VAdm. Less (1991-pr,esenl). and VAdm, Dfck Dunleavy (1986-89).

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