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Looks like these were taken only yesterday! Sort of...
Backward taxiing is called two-weel taxiing and is an ATM tasked required by all Chinook pilots. The frequency in which we practice it may be less than other more utilized tasks (pinnacle/ridgeline landings), but nonetheless is still useful. An old Hooker who flew out of Arbrook in Panama (when it was still open) used to have to back out of his parking spots by two-wheel taxiing. Also particularly useful if you snap off a front gear doing a dust landing and you gotta get back to parking to shut down on some crates
And if you think the 82nd is shit hot, wait till we come over and replace them. Flippers ain't got nothin on the Pachyderms.
AFTERTHOUGHT: there is no such thing as one or three-wheeled taxiing or maneuvers on a ramp of any sort in a Chinook. He must have been practicing two-wheel taxiing and straight fucking it up. Front wheels touch if you take too much power out, one will touch if you have lateral cyclic in, and if only one rear wheel is on the ground, God help you.
HS-11 (or 7, depending on who you ask) to the rescue!
100113-N-8590G-008 JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (Jan 13, 2010) SH-60 Sea Hawk helicopters assigned to Anti-Submarine Squadron (HS) 7 depart Naval Air Station Jacksonville to embark aboard the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) en route to Haiti. The squadron and several Navy vessels are underway to render humanitarian assistance after a 7.0 magnitude earthquake struck the Caribbean nation. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Gary B. Granger Jr./Released)
Call me crazy, but it looks like those are HS-11's birds. Either way, good luck to those heading out on short notice.
100113-N-8590G-008 JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (Jan 13, 2010) SH-60 Sea Hawk helicopters assigned to Anti-Submarine Squadron (HS) 7 depart Naval Air Station Jacksonville to embark aboard the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) en route to Haiti. The squadron and several Navy vessels are underway to render humanitarian assistance after a 7.0 magnitude earthquake struck the Caribbean nation. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Gary B. Granger Jr./Released)
Call me crazy, but it looks like those are HS-11's birds. Either way, good luck to those heading out on short notice.
100113-N-8590G-008 JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (Jan 13, 2010) SH-60 Sea Hawk helicopters assigned to Anti-Submarine Squadron (HS) 7 depart Naval Air Station Jacksonville to embark aboard the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) en route to Haiti. The squadron and several Navy vessels are underway to render humanitarian assistance after a 7.0 magnitude earthquake struck the Caribbean nation. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Gary B. Granger Jr./Released)
Call me crazy, but it looks like those are HS-11's birds. Either way, good luck to those heading out on short notice.
Yeah, HS-11 sent 4 birds. Sadly, I got left behind.
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Nice to see once young LT's in my HS squadron now CDR's.
Nice to see once young LT's in my HS squadron now CDR's.
Is it common for the Navy to send Carriers to respond to disasters? I would have expected the USNS Mercy or another hospital ship to go, but seeing that the Vinson was going kind of surprised me. Will it mostly be there to support helicopter operations on the island? Or perform some other function?
The carrier (along with an amphib) will be the only ship capable of supporting the command and control of the operation. The hospital ship is just that, a hospital. The amphib will carry the ground forces and marine air assets while the carrier supports the naval side of the show along with the command staff.
And the Comfort is on it's way too.
By Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class (SW) Robert A. Wood Sr., U.S. Naval Forces Southern Command Public Affairs
MAYPORT, Fla. (NNS) -- USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) has been ordered to deploy to Haiti to conduct Humanitarian Assistance/Disaster Response (HA/DR) missions Jan. 13. Currently, Vinson is underway in the Atlantic Ocean, and will briefly loiter off the coast of Mayport to receive equipment and supplies.
Along with Vinson, USS Bataan (LHD 5) embarked with Marines from the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU 22), USS Fort McHenry (LSD 43), and USS Carter Hall (LSD 50) were ordered to get underway as soon as possible. Additionally, USS Normandy (CG 60), USS Underwood (FFG 36) and USS John L. Hall (FFG 32) will deploy from their homeports and stand ready to assist, while USNS Comfort (T-AH-20), homeported in Baltimore, Md., is preparing to get underway, if required.
A Navy P-3 Orion aircraft from the Patrol Squadron (VP) 26 detachment operating from Cooperative Security Location (CSL) Comalapa, El Salvador, took off early this morning to conduct aerial surveys of the area affected by the earthquake.
USS Higgins (DDG 76) based out of Naval Station San Diego will arrive on station off the coast of Haiti tomorrow to provide afloat logistical services for the Coast Guard helicopters.
Additionally, various units are prepared to provide assistance with sea-based helicopters, to include H-53 Sea Stallions and H-60 Seahawks.
As the Navy component command of U.S. Southern Command, NAVSO's mission is to direct U.S. Naval forces operating in the Caribbean, Central and South American regions and interact with partner nation navies within the maritime environment. Routine operations include counter-illicit trafficking, theater security cooperation, military-to-military interaction and bilateral and multinational training.
MAYPORT, Fla. (NNS) -- USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) has been ordered to deploy to Haiti to conduct Humanitarian Assistance/Disaster Response (HA/DR) missions Jan. 13. Currently, Vinson is underway in the Atlantic Ocean, and will briefly loiter off the coast of Mayport to receive equipment and supplies.
Along with Vinson, USS Bataan (LHD 5) embarked with Marines from the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU 22), USS Fort McHenry (LSD 43), and USS Carter Hall (LSD 50) were ordered to get underway as soon as possible. Additionally, USS Normandy (CG 60), USS Underwood (FFG 36) and USS John L. Hall (FFG 32) will deploy from their homeports and stand ready to assist, while USNS Comfort (T-AH-20), homeported in Baltimore, Md., is preparing to get underway, if required.
A Navy P-3 Orion aircraft from the Patrol Squadron (VP) 26 detachment operating from Cooperative Security Location (CSL) Comalapa, El Salvador, took off early this morning to conduct aerial surveys of the area affected by the earthquake.
USS Higgins (DDG 76) based out of Naval Station San Diego will arrive on station off the coast of Haiti tomorrow to provide afloat logistical services for the Coast Guard helicopters.
Additionally, various units are prepared to provide assistance with sea-based helicopters, to include H-53 Sea Stallions and H-60 Seahawks.
As the Navy component command of U.S. Southern Command, NAVSO's mission is to direct U.S. Naval forces operating in the Caribbean, Central and South American regions and interact with partner nation navies within the maritime environment. Routine operations include counter-illicit trafficking, theater security cooperation, military-to-military interaction and bilateral and multinational training.
Diggin' around the office I came across a few stragglers. Some early Eighties stuff:
1.) SH-2F at a fuel stop at Lemoore. Notice the A-7's in the background. Also notice the A-5...
2.) Something to make A4's day...building in the background is the then unoccupied hangars for the LAMPS MK III squadrons.
3.) A 2-ship weekend cross-country to Monterey CA that only made it as far as Pt. Mugu.
4.) On the pads at OLF Imperial Beach. The SH-60B is from the RAG, no operational squadrons had formed yet. The angular structure in the background is the bullfighting ring in TJ.
1.) SH-2F at a fuel stop at Lemoore. Notice the A-7's in the background. Also notice the A-5...
2.) Something to make A4's day...building in the background is the then unoccupied hangars for the LAMPS MK III squadrons.
3.) A 2-ship weekend cross-country to Monterey CA that only made it as far as Pt. Mugu.
4.) On the pads at OLF Imperial Beach. The SH-60B is from the RAG, no operational squadrons had formed yet. The angular structure in the background is the bullfighting ring in TJ.
Convair XFY-1 Pogo?
Lockheed XFV Salmon?
I can't really tell.
Lockheed XFV Salmon?
I can't really tell.
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