NANews 2009 Index Aircraft MH-60R Jan—Feb 07 Air Force in Combat, E-2C, final MH-60S May—Jun 30 1965-1975 May-Jun production Nov—Dec OH-58C Jan—Feb 07 Silver Star, The Mar-Apr 2 E-2D, initial P-3C Jan—Feb 07 Through the Wheat: oper. assessment Jan—Feb T-38C Nov—Dec 08 The U.S. Marines Oper. assessment Mar—Apr Amphibious low-light in World War I Jan—Feb testing Sep-Oct surveillance system Nov—Dec 25 U.S. Navy A-1I Skyraider EA-18G, Awards Units of the recommended for Battle E May-Jun 27 Vietnam War Sep-Oct fleet intro. Nov—Dec Jul-Aug 27 USN/USMC Two-Seat sea trials Jan—Feb Energy/Water Skyhawks Nov—Dec F/A-18E/F, approved Conservation, Brown, |IstLT Michael, for reduced vertical SECNAV Nov—Dec 30,000th TRAWING-5 separation minimum Energy Conservation, helo pilot Sep-Oct airspace Nov—Dec SECNAV Jan—Feb Carrier, nuclear, homebasing F/A-18F, USNTPS Nov—Dec Environmental, record of decision = Mar—Apr F-35C, roll out Sep-Oct CNO May-Jun Casper, MC3 Julia A., F-5N, Swiss Radford, ADM departs NANews Nov—Dec 2 purchase Sep-Oct Arthur W. Sep-Oct Chope, Christopher, H-3, 50th anniv. May-Jun Safety, CNO May-Jun 1,000th trap Jan—Feb H-53, upgraded engine Smith, R. G. Sep—Oct Command Operations testing Jan—Feb Book Reviews Reports Jan—Feb H-72 Lakota, A Dawn Like Thunder: CTF-151 pursues USNTPS Jan—Feb The True Story pirates May-Jun HC-144A, surveys of Torpedo Dual-Mode Laser Midwest flooding Jan—Feb Squadron 8 Mar-Apr Guided Bomb Jan—Feb MV-22, deploys on Airfields & Airmen Nov—Dec Electromagnetic Launch Bataan (LHD 5) Sep—Oct American Nightfighter Aces System, testing Nov—Dec P-3, structural repairs Jan—Feb of World War 2. Mar-Apr Grampaw Pettibone P-8A, homebasing Mar—Apr F-4 Phantom II vs C-118 Sep-Oct roll out Sep-Oct MiG-21, USAF & CH-46 Mar-Apr test flight (photo) Jul—Aug VPAF in the CH-53 Jan—Feb S-3, history Nov—Dec Vietnam War May-Jun E-2C Sep-Oct T-2, retires Jan—Feb F4U Corsair Units of the F/A-18 Jul-Aug T-6B, arrives at Training Korean War Sep-Oct F-8 Mar—Apr Command Nov—Dec Fighting to Leave: The FOF Nov—Dec TAV-8B, returned to Final Years of America’s Memo from Gramps: service Nov—Dec War in Vietnam, Just Say No May-Jun VH-71, canceled Sep-Oct 1972-1973 Jan—Feb S-3 Nov—Dec X-47B unmanned Flying to Norway, SH-3A Jul-Aug combat air Grounded in Burma: SP-2E Jan—Feb system Mar—Apr A Hudson Pilot in T-45 May-Jun Aircraft Mishaps, Class A World War Il Sep-Oct Hoffman brothers, AH-1W Jul-Aug Gunbird Driver: A Marine George H. W. Bush AV-8B Mar—Apr Huey Pilot’s War in (CVN 77) E-2C Jul-Aug Vietnam Jan—Feb plankowners Mar~—Apr EA-18G Mar-Apr Leave No Man Behind: The Hunter, CAPT Mark R., F/A-1SA+ May-Jun 3 Saga of Combat Search 5,000 hours Mar-Apr F/A-18D Mar—Apr and Rescue Jul-Aug Karzai, Hamid, visits F/A-18E Sep-Oct Loud and Clear: The Nimitz (CVN 68) Mar-Apr F/A-18F Jan—Feb Memoir of an Israeli Kilcline, VADM Tom, Nov—Dec Fighter Pilot Nov—Dec Flightline Nov—Dec HH-60H Jan—Feb MiGs over North Vietnam: Landas, CDR James Sep-Oct The Vietnamese People’s M., 1,000th trap Nov—Dec NANews 2009 Index Aircraft MH-60R Jan—Feb 07 Air Force in Combat, E-2C, final MH-60S May—Jun 30 1965-1975 May-Jun production Nov—Dec OH-58C Jan—Feb 07 Silver Star, The Mar-Apr 2 E-2D, initial P-3C Jan—Feb 07 Through the Wheat: oper. assessment Jan—Feb T-38C Nov—Dec 08 The U.S. Marines Oper. assessment Mar—Apr Amphibious low-light in World War I Jan—Feb testing Sep-Oct surveillance system Nov—Dec 25 U.S. Navy A-1I Skyraider EA-18G, Awards Units of the recommended for Battle E May-Jun 27 Vietnam War Sep-Oct fleet intro. Nov—Dec Jul-Aug 27 USN/USMC Two-Seat sea trials Jan—Feb Energy/Water Skyhawks Nov—Dec F/A-18E/F, approved Conservation, Brown, |IstLT Michael, for reduced vertical SECNAV Nov—Dec 30,000th TRAWING-5 separation minimum Energy Conservation, helo pilot Sep-Oct airspace Nov—Dec SECNAV Jan—Feb Carrier, nuclear, homebasing F/A-18F, USNTPS Nov—Dec Environmental, record of decision = Mar—Apr F-35C, roll out Sep-Oct CNO May-Jun Casper, MC3 Julia A., F-5N, Swiss Radford, ADM departs NANews Nov—Dec 2 purchase Sep-Oct Arthur W. Sep-Oct Chope, Christopher, H-3, 50th anniv. May-Jun Safety, CNO May-Jun 1,000th trap Jan—Feb H-53, upgraded engine Smith, R. G. Sep—Oct Command Operations testing Jan—Feb Book Reviews Reports Jan—Feb H-72 Lakota, A Dawn Like Thunder: CTF-151 pursues USNTPS Jan—Feb The True Story pirates May-Jun HC-144A, surveys of Torpedo Dual-Mode Laser Midwest flooding Jan—Feb Squadron 8 Mar-Apr Guided Bomb Jan—Feb MV-22, deploys on Airfields & Airmen Nov—Dec Electromagnetic Launch Bataan (LHD 5) Sep—Oct American Nightfighter Aces System, testing Nov—Dec P-3, structural repairs Jan—Feb of World War 2. Mar-Apr Grampaw Pettibone P-8A, homebasing Mar—Apr F-4 Phantom II vs C-118 Sep-Oct roll out Sep-Oct MiG-21, USAF & CH-46 Mar-Apr test flight (photo) Jul—Aug VPAF in the CH-53 Jan—Feb S-3, history Nov—Dec Vietnam War May-Jun E-2C Sep-Oct T-2, retires Jan—Feb F4U Corsair Units of the F/A-18 Jul-Aug T-6B, arrives at Training Korean War Sep-Oct F-8 Mar—Apr Command Nov—Dec Fighting to Leave: The FOF Nov—Dec TAV-8B, returned to Final Years of America’s Memo from Gramps: service Nov—Dec War in Vietnam, Just Say No May-Jun VH-71, canceled Sep-Oct 1972-1973 Jan—Feb S-3 Nov—Dec X-47B unmanned Flying to Norway, SH-3A Jul-Aug combat air Grounded in Burma: SP-2E Jan—Feb system Mar—Apr A Hudson Pilot in T-45 May-Jun Aircraft Mishaps, Class A World War Il Sep-Oct Hoffman brothers, AH-1W Jul-Aug Gunbird Driver: A Marine George H. W. Bush AV-8B Mar—Apr Huey Pilot’s War in (CVN 77) E-2C Jul-Aug Vietnam Jan—Feb plankowners Mar~—Apr EA-18G Mar-Apr Leave No Man Behind: The Hunter, CAPT Mark R., F/A-1SA+ May-Jun 3 Saga of Combat Search 5,000 hours Mar-Apr F/A-18D Mar—Apr and Rescue Jul-Aug Karzai, Hamid, visits F/A-18E Sep-Oct Loud and Clear: The Nimitz (CVN 68) Mar-Apr F/A-18F Jan—Feb Memoir of an Israeli Kilcline, VADM Tom, Nov—Dec Fighter Pilot Nov—Dec Flightline Nov—Dec HH-60H Jan—Feb MiGs over North Vietnam: Landas, CDR James Sep-Oct The Vietnamese People’s M., 1,000th trap Nov—Dec McDonald, ADM Tarawa (LHA 1), completes Tactical Support Wesley L, dies May-Jun service Mar-Apr Wing Jul-Aug Naval Aviation News, Speicher, CAPT Scott, TRAWING-S, 30,000th departs Naval History & laid to rest Nov—Dec helo pilot Sep-Oct Heritage Command Nov-Dec 3 Squadrons/Aviation Units receives T-6B Nov—Dec Philman, RADM David, Consolidated Maintenance USNTPS, first Flightline Nov—Dec Org. 10, F/A-18F Nov—Dec Rescues deactivated Nov—Dec VAQ-129, EA-18G Abraham Lincoln Consolidated Maintenance carrier landing (CVN 72) Mar-Apr : Org. 11, training May-Jun Dwight D. Eisenhower deactivated Jul-Aug VAQ-132, (CVN 69) May-Jun ° Fleet Readiness Center final EA-6B flight Jan—Feb George Washington East, restores first EA-18G trap Nov—Dec (CVN 73) sailors Mar-Apr 31 TAV-8B Nov—Dec VAQ- 134, Afghanistan HMH-464 Mar-Apr Fleet Readiness Center deployment Nov—Dec HSL-42 May—Jun Southwest, VAQ- 140, Top Hook HSL-45 Det 4 Sep-Oct commemorates award Sep—Oct HSL-46 Det 9 Sep-Oct F/A-18 Hornet Mar—Apr VAW-126, 40 years Jul-Aug HSL-48 Det 2 Jul-Aug HMH-265, 45 years Nov—Dec VFA-14, 90th Research, Development & Testing HMH-362, anniversary Sep-Oct Electromagnetic 75,000 hours Nov—Dec VFA-86, Launch System Nov—Dec HMLA-367, first CNO Safety H-53, upgraded UH-IN Award Jan—Feb engine Jan—Feb deployment Nov—Dec VMA-513, exercise with Rogers, CAPT Earle II, HS-2, redesignated MQ-1 Predator May-Jun ADM Arthur W. HSC-12 Nov—Dec VFA-113, Radford Award Sep-Oct HS-3, redesignated 150,000 hours Jul-Aug Ships HSC-9 Nov—Dec VFA-211, Whidbey America (LHA 6), HS-4, 25,000 hours May-Jun 7 detachment Mar—Apr keel laid Nov—Dec HS-14, 25 years Nov—Dec VP-9, 30 years/ Bataan (LHD 5), deploys HSC-28, 10 years/ 180,000 hours Jan—Feb with MV-22 Sep-Oct 56,000 hours Mar-Apr VP-46, 45 years/ Boxer (LHD 4), first HSL-43 Det 8, 305,000 hours Nov—Dec UH-LY Jan—Feb drug intercept Nov—Dec VR-S7, Carl Vinson (CVN 70), HSL-46 Det 9, 150,000 hours Nov—Dec completes RCOH Nov—Dec pirate encounter Sep—Oct VR-62, home port Dwight D. Eisenhower HSL-47, change to NAS (CVN 69), EA-18G 47,000 hours Mar-Apr Jacksonville Nov—Dec sea trials Jan—Feb becomes HSM-77 Sep—Oct VS-22, completes final Essex (LHA 2), bilateral HSL-49, pirate deployment May-Jun training Mar—Apr encounter Nov—Dec deactivates May-Jun George H. W. Bush (CVN 77), HSL-S1, Tills, ENS Robert G., commissioned Mar-Apr 110,000 hours Nov—Dec remains identified Jul-Aug delivery Jul-Aug HSL-60 Det 2, drug Training first trap/launch Sep—Oct intercept Mar-Apr T-6B, arrives at sea trials Jul-Aug HSM-71, maiden TRAWING-S5 Nov—Dec Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78), deployment May—Jun 2 USNTPS, design contract Jan—Feb NAS Sigonella, Italy, first F/A-18F Nov—Dec Makin Island (LHD 8), 50th anniversary Sep—Oct White, CAPT Michael S., sea trials Jul-Aug Navy Flight 1,000th trap Sep-Oct arrives at NS San Demonstration Squadron, Wilbur, Morgan I., R.G. Diego homeport Nov—Dec last F/A-18A/B = Sep—Oct Smith Award Sep-Oct Nassau (LHA 4), 30th NSAWC, first Year in Review anniversary Nov—Dec F/A-18F Mar-Apr Chronology Jul-Aug Peleliu (LHA 5), low-light Sea Control Wing Charts Sep—Oct surveillance Atlantic Fleet, Zins, CDR Richard J., system Nov—Dec deactivated May-Jun 1,000th trap May-Jun