No more 'Ouija' Board

[HeyJoe]

Reagan FDC

090906-N-4995K-353 GULF OF OMAN (Sept. 6, 2009) Maj. Gen. C.S. Sullivan, the director of Air Coordination Element, International Security Assistance Force, talks to the handler in flight deck control aboard the aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76). Sullivan is aboard to observe Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) and Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 14 Sailors as they support Operation Enduring Freedom. Ronald Reagan is deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Chelsea Kennedy/Released)

 

[HeyJoe]

More hot action on the Reagan Flight Deck Control

090721-N-4995K-002 GULF OF OMAN (July 21, 2009) Aviation Electronics Technician Airman Patricia Hansen moves aircraft templates around the Ouija board in flight deck control aboard the aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76). Flight deck control is responsible for all movement of aircraft on the flight deck. The Ouija board is a scale model of the flight deck. Ronald Reagan is deployed in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Chelsea Kennedy/Released)

 

[HeyJoe]

090619-N-7780S-044 GULF OF ALASKA (June 19, 2009) Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Fuels) 1st Class Counsil Griffin, left, from Detroit, Mich., Lt. Cmdr. Chuck Villegas, from Los Angeles, and Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Handling) Airman Taylor Miller, from Rockville, Md., monitor aircraft movements and operations in flight deck control during flight operations aboard the aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74). John C. Stennis and Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 9 are participating in Northern Edge 2009, a joint exercise focusing on detecting and tracking units at sea, in the air and on land. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Kyle Steckler/Released)

 

[HeyJoe]

When CENTCOM comes to visit, the Ouija Board is a must-see

081127-N-4584J-008 GULF OF OMAN (Nov. 27, 2008) Gen. David H. Petraeus, Commander, U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) gets briefed by Flight Deck Handler Lt. Cmdr. Wesley D. Cunningham in Flight Deck Control aboard the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71). Theodore Roosevelt and embarked Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 8 are deployed in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility. U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Lorie Jewell (Released)

 

[HeyJoe]

Night time in Flight Deck Control

081115-N-6538W-158 PACIFIC OCEAN (Nov. 15, 2008) Chief Aviation Boatswain's Mate Keith Miller, from St. Louis, Mo., organizes aircraft templates on the "Ouija Board" in flight deck control aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74). Stennis is operating off the coast of Southern California after completing a joint task force exercise. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Walter M. Wayman/ Released)

 

[HeyJoe]

081108-N-2456S-175 GULF OF OMAN (Nov. 8, 2008) Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Handling) Juciara Bramusse, from Minas Gerais, Brazil, assigns aircraft to the ouija board in Flight Deck Control as they taxi the flight deck aboard the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71). The Nimitz-Class aircraft carrier and embarked Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 8 are operating in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class John Suits/Released)

 

[HeyJoe]

100413-N-8374E-687 SAN DIEGO (April 13, 2010) Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Handling) 2nd Class Antoine N. Damron, assigned to the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68), explains the ship's Ouija board to visitors during A Day in the Life of a Sailor event tour. The purpose of the event is for key Sea Warrior personnel to meet face-to-face with their fleet customers to better understand the challenges Sailors face when using Sea Warrior applications in the operational environment. (U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Maria R. Escamilla/Released)

 

[rondebmar]

Thanks for those, HJ! I'll sleep better tonight with the realization not EVERYTHING re USN has changed so much over the years.

 

[HeyJoe]

Guess who's coming to visit?

100808-N-4830B-033 PACIFIC OCEAN (Aug. 8, 2010) Capt. Daniel Grieco, left, executive officer of the aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73), explains flight deck operations to senior military and civilian officials from Vietnam. The visit is one of the events scheduled during a five-day engagement commemorating the 15th anniversary of the normalization of relations between Vietnam and the United States. George Washington, the Navy's only permanently forward-deployed aircraft carrier, is underway helping to ensure security and stability in the western Pacific Ocean. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Danielle A. Brandt/Released)

 

[Alpha_Echo_606]

110112-N-5016P-004 ARABIAN SEA (Jan. 12, 2011) Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Handling) Airman Kyle Peffley positions aircraft markers on the Ouija board aboard the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72). The Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group is deployed in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility conducting maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Arif Patani/Released)

 

[Alpha_Echo_606]

110112-N-5016P-006 ARABIAN SEA (Jan. 12, 2011) Aircraft handling officer Lt. Cmdr. Sean Black keeps tabs on the status and location of aircraft aboard the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72). The Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group is deployed in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility conducting maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Arif Patani/Released)