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NANews 2008 Index Adams, CWO2 Michael S., Battle E May-Jun 26 Navy Cross, The Sep-Oct advanced pilot training Mar-Apr 3 Jul—Aug 43 Rampant Raider: An A-4 Skyhawk AeroScout mission, Iraq May-Jun CHINFO Merit Nov-Dec 26 Pilot in Vietnam Jan-Feb Aircraft Clark, ADM Vern, Rupert Red Two, A Fighter Pilot’s Broad Area Maritime Surveillance Safety Sep-Oct 26 Life from Thunderbolts to Unmanned Aircraft Energy/Water Management, Thunderchiefs Sep-Oct System Jul—Aug SECNAV Nov—Dec 29 U.S. Naval Air Superiority: E/A-18G Growler, Environmental Awards Mar-Apr 28 Development of Shipborne Jet accepted Sep-Oct Jul-Aug Fighters 1943-1962 Jul-Aug live firing, AIM-120 Nov—Dec Sep-Oct US Navy PBY Catalina Units E-2C, glass cockpit, Estocin, CAPT MichaelJ . Jul-Aug of the Pacific War Mar-Apr first test flight Nov—Dec Flatley, ADM Sep-Oct Cassetta, CDR Stephen, H-1 upgrades, OPEVAL Nov—Dec Isbell, CAPT Arnold Jay Jul-Aug 4,000 hours Mar-Apr KC-130, in Iraq Jul-Aug McClusky, RADM Chief Warrant Officer, first MH-60R, fires AGM-114 Jul-Aug C. Wade Jul-Aug advanced pilot training Mar—Apr MV-22, first deployment Ney, Edward F. Jul-Aug Cressman, Robert, ADM Arthur W. to Iraq Mar-Apr Presidential Unit Radford Award Sep-Oct P-8, begins production Mar—Apr Citation Sep-Oct Denton, HM3 Manuel R., Scan Eagle, first flight May-Jun Prowler Mar-Apr remains returned Nov—Dec SH-60B, BuNo 162109, Radford, ADM Dunn, LCDR Ryan, Philippine 13,000th hour Sep-Oct Arthur W. Sep-Oct humanitarian relief Sep-Oct T-2, sunset ceremony Nov—Dec 2 Safety, Afloat Sep-Oct Electromagnetic Aircraft Launch UH-LY, initial operating Safety Excellence, DON Jan-Feb System, 10,000 simulated capability Nov—Dec Nov—Dec launches Nov—Dec VH-71 presidential Smith, R G. Sep-Oct Grampaw Pettibone helicopter Mar-Apr Stockdale, VADM A4-D1 Jul-Aug Aircraft Mishaps, Class A James B., Mar-Apr A-7 Jan—Feb AH-1W Mar-Apr Thach, ADM Jul-Aug A-7E May-Jun oaon Nov—Dec Barnes, SKCS Linda, AH-1W May-Jun AV-8B Mar-Apr 10,000 hours Jan—Feb AV-8B Mar-Apr May-Jun Bisz, LCDR Ralph C., CH-53E Jul-Aug Jul-Aug remains returned Sep-Oct F/A-18 Jan-Feb Sep-Oct Book Reviews Sep-Oct C-130T Sep-Oct Aircraft Carriers at War: A Nov—Dec CH-46E Sep-Oct Personal Retrospective of Korea, F-8 Sep-Oct E-2C+ May-Jun Vietnam and the Soviet F8F-2 Nov—Dec FEREREREEERE EA-6B May-Jun Confrontation Jan—Feb T-45 Mar-Apr SoN n F/A-18A+ Jan-Feb An American Journey: My Life Guerra, JO3 Raul A., remains F/A-18C Sep-Oct On the Field, In the Air, identified Jan-Feb F/A-18E Mar—Apr and On the Air Sep-Oct Humanitarian/Disaster Relief F-5 Sep-Oct Control in the Sky: The Bangladesh, cyclone Mar-Apr HH-60H Mar—Apr Evolution & History of the HSC-28, deployed on MH-53E Mar-Apr Aircraft Cockpit Jul-Aug Comfort (T-AH 20) Mar—Apr MH-60S Jan—Feb F-14 Tomcat Units of Airlift replacement P-3C Sep-Oct Operation Enduring helicopter Mar—Apr T-34C Jul-Aug Freedom May-Jun 24 Hurricane Ike relief Nov—Dec T-45A Jan—Feb Fist from the Sky Mar-Apr 26 Philippines, typhoon Sep-Oct T-45C May-Jun Fujita Plan, The May-Jun 24 Kennedy, LTCOL James, Sep-Oct Harrier II: Validating 5,000 hours Jul-Aug VFA-37 Jul-Aug V/STOL Mar-Apr 27 Lewis, AW1 (AW/AC) Chad, Awards 1-400, Japan’s Secret Aircraft-Carrying Air Medal Jul-Aug Akers, RADM Frank Jul-Aug Strike Submarine: Objective Manazir, CAPT Michael, Air Medal Jul-Aug Panama Canal Jul-Aug 40 1,000th trap May-Jun Aviation Safety, CNO Sep-Oct Latin American Air Wars and Miller, GEN Thomas H. Jr., Battenberg Cup Sep-Oct Aircraft 1912-1969 May-Jun 25 obituary Mar—Apr NANews 2008 Index Adams, CWO2 Michael S., Battle E May-Jun 26 Navy Cross, The Sep-Oct advanced pilot training Mar-Apr 3 Jul—Aug 43 Rampant Raider: An A-4 Skyhawk AeroScout mission, Iraq May-Jun CHINFO Merit Nov-Dec 26 Pilot in Vietnam Jan-Feb Aircraft Clark, ADM Vern, Rupert Red Two, A Fighter Pilot’s Broad Area Maritime Surveillance Safety Sep-Oct 26 Life from Thunderbolts to Unmanned Aircraft Energy/Water Management, Thunderchiefs Sep-Oct System Jul—Aug SECNAV Nov—Dec 29 U.S. Naval Air Superiority: E/A-18G Growler, Environmental Awards Mar-Apr 28 Development of Shipborne Jet accepted Sep-Oct Jul-Aug Fighters 1943-1962 Jul-Aug live firing, AIM-120 Nov—Dec Sep-Oct US Navy PBY Catalina Units E-2C, glass cockpit, Estocin, CAPT MichaelJ . Jul-Aug of the Pacific War Mar-Apr first test flight Nov—Dec Flatley, ADM Sep-Oct Cassetta, CDR Stephen, H-1 upgrades, OPEVAL Nov—Dec Isbell, CAPT Arnold Jay Jul-Aug 4,000 hours Mar-Apr KC-130, in Iraq Jul-Aug McClusky, RADM Chief Warrant Officer, first MH-60R, fires AGM-114 Jul-Aug C. Wade Jul-Aug advanced pilot training Mar—Apr MV-22, first deployment Ney, Edward F. Jul-Aug Cressman, Robert, ADM Arthur W. to Iraq Mar-Apr Presidential Unit Radford Award Sep-Oct P-8, begins production Mar—Apr Citation Sep-Oct Denton, HM3 Manuel R., Scan Eagle, first flight May-Jun Prowler Mar-Apr remains returned Nov—Dec SH-60B, BuNo 162109, Radford, ADM Dunn, LCDR Ryan, Philippine 13,000th hour Sep-Oct Arthur W. Sep-Oct humanitarian relief Sep-Oct T-2, sunset ceremony Nov—Dec 2 Safety, Afloat Sep-Oct Electromagnetic Aircraft Launch UH-LY, initial operating Safety Excellence, DON Jan-Feb System, 10,000 simulated capability Nov—Dec Nov—Dec launches Nov—Dec VH-71 presidential Smith, R G. Sep-Oct Grampaw Pettibone helicopter Mar-Apr Stockdale, VADM A4-D1 Jul-Aug Aircraft Mishaps, Class A James B., Mar-Apr A-7 Jan—Feb AH-1W Mar-Apr Thach, ADM Jul-Aug A-7E May-Jun oaon Nov—Dec Barnes, SKCS Linda, AH-1W May-Jun AV-8B Mar-Apr 10,000 hours Jan—Feb AV-8B Mar-Apr May-Jun Bisz, LCDR Ralph C., CH-53E Jul-Aug Jul-Aug remains returned Sep-Oct F/A-18 Jan-Feb Sep-Oct Book Reviews Sep-Oct C-130T Sep-Oct Aircraft Carriers at War: A Nov—Dec CH-46E Sep-Oct Personal Retrospective of Korea, F-8 Sep-Oct E-2C+ May-Jun Vietnam and the Soviet F8F-2 Nov—Dec FEREREREEERE EA-6B May-Jun Confrontation Jan—Feb T-45 Mar-Apr SoN n F/A-18A+ Jan-Feb An American Journey: My Life Guerra, JO3 Raul A., remains F/A-18C Sep-Oct On the Field, In the Air, identified Jan-Feb F/A-18E Mar—Apr and On the Air Sep-Oct Humanitarian/Disaster Relief F-5 Sep-Oct Control in the Sky: The Bangladesh, cyclone Mar-Apr HH-60H Mar—Apr Evolution & History of the HSC-28, deployed on MH-53E Mar-Apr Aircraft Cockpit Jul-Aug Comfort (T-AH 20) Mar—Apr MH-60S Jan—Feb F-14 Tomcat Units of Airlift replacement P-3C Sep-Oct Operation Enduring helicopter Mar—Apr T-34C Jul-Aug Freedom May-Jun 24 Hurricane Ike relief Nov—Dec T-45A Jan—Feb Fist from the Sky Mar-Apr 26 Philippines, typhoon Sep-Oct T-45C May-Jun Fujita Plan, The May-Jun 24 Kennedy, LTCOL James, Sep-Oct Harrier II: Validating 5,000 hours Jul-Aug VFA-37 Jul-Aug V/STOL Mar-Apr 27 Lewis, AW1 (AW/AC) Chad, Awards 1-400, Japan’s Secret Aircraft-Carrying Air Medal Jul-Aug Akers, RADM Frank Jul-Aug Strike Submarine: Objective Manazir, CAPT Michael, Air Medal Jul-Aug Panama Canal Jul-Aug 40 1,000th trap May-Jun Aviation Safety, CNO Sep-Oct Latin American Air Wars and Miller, GEN Thomas H. Jr., Battenberg Cup Sep-Oct Aircraft 1912-1969 May-Jun 25 obituary Mar—Apr Naval Aviation News, CHINFO Kitty Hawk (CV 63), VAQ-137, back to back Award Nov-Dec 400,000th trap Jan-Feb deployments Jan—Feb Pawlowski, CAPT Frederick, Departs Yokosuka for VAW-123, Safety S Nov-Dec 6,000 hours May—Jun decommissioning Sep-Oct VAW-126, 15 mishap- Pineau, ATC Roland R.., Arrives in Bremerton Nov-Dec 2 free years Mar-Apr remains identified Jan—Feb Final cruise Nov—Dec VC-6, deactivated Nov—Dec Rescues Nassau (LHA 4), VFA-22, completes F/A-18F Essex (LHD 2) May—Jun hurricane relief ops ©N ov—Dec transition Mar-Apr Harry S. Truman Nov—Dec 2 VFA-97, flies with JSDF Jul-Aug (CVN 75) Mar-Apr Ronald Reagan (CYN 76), lands on Iwo Jima = Sep-Oct HS-4 Mar—Apr Philippine VFA-136, 60,000 mishap- HS-5 Jul-Aug typhoon relief Sep-Oct free hours May-Jun HS-7 May-Jun Wasp (LHD 1), carries Ospreys to VMA-311, split Jul-Aug first deployment Mar-Apr deployment Sep-Oct HSC-25 May-Jun Slaughter, CDR Walt, VMFA-134, cadre status Mar—Apr NAS Key West May-Jun 1,000th trap Nov—Dec VMFA-212, cadre status Jul-Aug NAS Whidbey Island Nov—Dec Squadrons/Aviation Units VMGR-352, in Iraq Nov-Dec 22 VP-4 Jul-Aug CVW-1, flies with foreign VMM-263, first Ospreys Research, Development & Testing forces May-Jun in Iraq Mar—Apr Air traffic control CVW-14, Philippine typhoon VO-67, Presidential Unit simulator May-Jun relief Sep-Oct Citation Sep-Oct Hydraulic power supply, HC-4, deactivated Jan—Feb VP-46, 300,000 mishap- improved Jan-Feb HM-15, airlift Mar-Apr 3 free hours Jul-Aug LANTIRN-Expanded Range, HMH-361, Iraq Sep-Oct VP-47, 200,000 mishap- tested Jan—Feb HMH-462, airlift ex. May-Jun : free hours Mar—Apr Mini-Quad Eye Night Vision HMM-161, 60,000 mishap- VP-65, deactivated May-Jun Cueing and Display Mar—Apr free hours May-Jun VP-66, deactivated May-Jun Scan Eagle, first flight May-Jun 06 HMM.-365 (Rein), KC-130s VP-92, deactivated May-Jun VH-71 presidential in Iraq Jul-Aug VP-94, deactivated May-Jun helicopter Mar-Apr 06 HS-10, 80,000 mishap- VRC-40, feature Jan-Feb Roggaw, LTJG Norman L., free hours Nov—Dec VT-86, sunset ceremony remains identified Jan—Feb HSC-8, receives for T-2 Nov—Dec Schirra, CAPT Walter M., MH-60S Jan—Feb VX-9, H-1 upgrade committal of ashes on Ronald HSC-28, deployed on OPEVAL Nov—Dec Reagan (CVN 76) May-Jun Comfort (T-AH 20) Mar-Apr Stewart, Marcus W. Jr., R. G. Ships 50,000 mishap- Smith Award Sep-Oct America (LHA 6), free hours May-Jun Tanner, AW1 (AW/AC) Lance, named Sep-Oct HSC-85, recognized for Air Medal Jul-Aug Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6), 2007 wildfire Thompson, LT James, operates JSDF planes Nov—Dec response Jul-Aug Air Medal Jul-Aug Boxer (LHD 4), Army deck Wildfire response Nov—Dec Training landing quals Sep-Oct HSL-49, Philippine typhoon Aviation “A” schools relocated to George H. W. Bush (CVN 77), relief Sep-Oct NATC Pensacola Jan—Feb catapult test May-Jun HSM-41, graduates first Weapons & Technology George Washington (CVN 73), aircrew class Jan-Feb AGM-114 Hellfire, fired from shipboard fire Sep-Oct HSM-71, established Jan—Feb HSM-71 MH-60R = Jul-Aug departs for Japan Nov—Dec photos Jan-Feb Joint Standoff Weapon, Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78), fires AGM-114 3,000th accepted Jan—Feb design contract Nov—Dec Hellfire Jul-Aug Whitacre, LT Kiersten, Harry S. Truman (CVN 75), first to embark carrier Air Medal Jul-Aug 75,000th trap May—Jun with air wing Sep-Oct Wilbur, Morgan I., artwork Jul-Aug French navy flight deck HSM Wing Pacific, recognized Wildfires, California Jan—Feb landing quals Sep-Oct for 2007 wildfire Wolfe, LTJG Donald F., remains Kearsarge (LHD 3), response Jul-Aug identified Jan—Feb 1,000th approach HT-28, 1-year Year in Review Jul-Aug during deployment Mar-Apr anniversary May-Jun Zissu, LTJG Andrew G., Hurricane relief ops Nov—Dec MAG-42, deactivated Nov—Dec remains identified Jan—Feb Nov—Dec VAQ-129, first E/A-18G Sep-Oct