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- Thread starter Schnugg
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Ft Eustis is little known (at least in Navy circles) as their Mecca of transportation (Army Chief of Transportation resides there) and their equivalent of the Naval Air Warfare Centers for Rotorcraft and UAVs, the Applied Aviation Technology Division (AATD). Regardless, Army has a lot of boats and beat Navy to looking at HSV. Urban legend is they have more aircraft and pilots than Air Force (mainly Warrants) and more boats and boat drivers (mainly enlisted) than Navy. All my rides on Stiletto were captained by CCD coxswains though.
Stiletto was begun as an Office of Force Transportation project and transitioned to OSD AT&L Rapid Reaction Technology Office after untimely death of VADM Cebrowski. Since it is an OSD sponsored platform, it is available for use by all the services so Army can ask for time with it as could Air Force (if they wanted to). However, the RRTO action officers have always been Navy SWOs (exception was Glaros who was an aviator/former SWO).
Pill_Hacker said:
OSD cannot "sell" its wares to private buyers. Anything declared excess is offered to other services first and then shipped to DRMO for disposition where the public can bid on items. Stiletto was offered to all the services for potential utilization. It is actually subscale model to prove power fraction of composite hull. Hope was a successful design would yield more designs of various sizes. M Ship press release is certainly optimistic of garnering attention and sales.
The authors of public media articles and releases are notorious for their errors and our MCs don't always get it right either. I don't think the 10th Mountain Division were aboard or even present at Eustis. It was far more likely that the 10th Transportation Bn were in fact driving Stiletto. The NSWC CCD folks do all boat R&D for them so it's a natural that they were aware and interested. It was the Army that shamed Navy into looking at the high Speed Vessels in first place. They leased Joint Venture HSV-X1 and parked it at Ford island where SEALs got a good look at it in 2002 timeframe. They were able to get their hands on it for OIF I and Commodore Harward (now VADM Harward) used it as his "mothership" and Afloat Staging Base.
Pill_Hacker said:
I think you got the sea shadow and stiletto confused. As of February, the Navy was still looking for someone that would put sea shadow and the barge that stores it on display.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123543023154353525.html?mod=djemWMP
070801-N-4014G-044 NORFOLK, Va. (Aug. 1, 2007) - A Sailor assigned to guided missile destroyer USS Porter (DDG 78) kisses his spouse good-bye prior to boarding Porter to depart for a six-month deployment. Porter is currently underway for a regularly scheduled deployment as part of the Kearsarge Expeditionary Strike Group. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Patrick Gearhiser (RELEASED)
Get some!
090612-N-8467B-478 SOUTH CHINA SEA (June 12, 2009) The guided-missile destroyer USS Chafee (DDG 90) fires its Mark 62 5-inch gun at a target during the Singapore phase of Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) 2009. Ahead of Chafee is the amphibious dock landing ship USS Harpers Ferry (LSD 49). CARAT is a series of bilateral exercises held annually in Southeast Asia to strengthen relationships and enhance the operational readiness of the participating forces. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Ernesto Bonilla/Released)
090612-N-8467B-478 SOUTH CHINA SEA (June 12, 2009) The guided-missile destroyer USS Chafee (DDG 90) fires its Mark 62 5-inch gun at a target during the Singapore phase of Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) 2009. Ahead of Chafee is the amphibious dock landing ship USS Harpers Ferry (LSD 49). CARAT is a series of bilateral exercises held annually in Southeast Asia to strengthen relationships and enhance the operational readiness of the participating forces. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Ernesto Bonilla/Released)
CARAT underway
090612-N-5207L-106 SOUTH CHINA SEA (June 12, 2009) The Republic of Singapore Navy corvette RSS Victory (88) maneuvers in formation with the frigate RSS Intrepid (69) and the U.S. Navy guided-missile destroyer USS Chafee (DDG 90) in preparation for a surface gunnery exercise during Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) 2009. CARAT is a series of bilateral exercises held annually in Southeast Asia to strengthen relationships and enhance the operational readiness of the participating forces. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Bill Larned/Released)
090612-N-5207L-106 SOUTH CHINA SEA (June 12, 2009) The Republic of Singapore Navy corvette RSS Victory (88) maneuvers in formation with the frigate RSS Intrepid (69) and the U.S. Navy guided-missile destroyer USS Chafee (DDG 90) in preparation for a surface gunnery exercise during Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) 2009. CARAT is a series of bilateral exercises held annually in Southeast Asia to strengthen relationships and enhance the operational readiness of the participating forces. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Bill Larned/Released)
Nice SWO/Gator pic
090605-N-5345W-004 MEDITERRANEAN SEA (June 4, 2009) The amphibious transport dock USS Ponce (LPD 15) is anchored off the coast of Volos, Greece as the sun begins to rise over the Mediterranean Sea. Ponce is deployed with the Bataan Amphibious Ready Group supporting maritime security operations in the U.S. 5th and 6th Fleet areas of responsibility. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Kristopher Wilson/Released)
090605-N-5345W-004 MEDITERRANEAN SEA (June 4, 2009) The amphibious transport dock USS Ponce (LPD 15) is anchored off the coast of Volos, Greece as the sun begins to rise over the Mediterranean Sea. Ponce is deployed with the Bataan Amphibious Ready Group supporting maritime security operations in the U.S. 5th and 6th Fleet areas of responsibility. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Kristopher Wilson/Released)
Even SWOs get the girls...sometimes
090615-N-8539M-098 PEARL HARBOR (June 15, 2009) Family members of Sailors aboard the Oliver Hazard Perry class guided-missile frigate USS Crommelin (FFG 37) wave good-bye as the ship departs Naval Station Pearl Harbor for a scheduled six-month deployment as part of the Mid-Pacific Surface Combatant Operational Employment program. The program calls for all 11 Hawaii-based surface combatants to focus on the western Pacific Ocean by conducting intermediate and advanced training and scheduled deployments in the western Pacific Ocean. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class N. Brett Morton/Released)
090615-N-8539M-098 PEARL HARBOR (June 15, 2009) Family members of Sailors aboard the Oliver Hazard Perry class guided-missile frigate USS Crommelin (FFG 37) wave good-bye as the ship departs Naval Station Pearl Harbor for a scheduled six-month deployment as part of the Mid-Pacific Surface Combatant Operational Employment program. The program calls for all 11 Hawaii-based surface combatants to focus on the western Pacific Ocean by conducting intermediate and advanced training and scheduled deployments in the western Pacific Ocean. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class N. Brett Morton/Released)
Aloha
090615-N-8539M-148 PEARL HARBOR (June 15, 2009) The Oliver Hazard Perry class guided missile frigate USS Crommelin (FFG 37) departs Pearl Harbor in support of the Mid- Pacific Surface Combatant Operational Employment program and to participate in the annual Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) Exercise. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class N. Brett Morton/Released)
090615-N-8539M-148 PEARL HARBOR (June 15, 2009) The Oliver Hazard Perry class guided missile frigate USS Crommelin (FFG 37) departs Pearl Harbor in support of the Mid- Pacific Surface Combatant Operational Employment program and to participate in the annual Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) Exercise. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class N. Brett Morton/Released)
Break-away
090613-N-2638R-004 PACIFIC OCEAN (June 13, 2009) The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Mustin (DDG 89) pulls away from the Military Sealift Command fleet replenishment oiler USNS John Ericsson (T-AO 194) and the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Stethem (DDG 63) after a refueling at sea. Mustin received 110,000 gallons of diesel fuel marine and more than 6,000 gallons of JP-5 aviation fuel. Mustin is one of seven Arleigh Burke-class destroyers assigned to Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 15 and operates from Yokosuka, Japan. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Bryan Reckard/Released)
090613-N-2638R-004 PACIFIC OCEAN (June 13, 2009) The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Mustin (DDG 89) pulls away from the Military Sealift Command fleet replenishment oiler USNS John Ericsson (T-AO 194) and the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Stethem (DDG 63) after a refueling at sea. Mustin received 110,000 gallons of diesel fuel marine and more than 6,000 gallons of JP-5 aviation fuel. Mustin is one of seven Arleigh Burke-class destroyers assigned to Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 15 and operates from Yokosuka, Japan. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Bryan Reckard/Released)
090615-N-8539M-148 PEARL HARBOR (June 15, 2009) The Oliver Hazard Perry class guided missile frigate USS Crommelin (FFG 37) departs Pearl Harbor in support of the Mid- Pacific Surface Combatant Operational Employment program and to participate in the annual Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) Exercise. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class N. Brett Morton/Released)
Ahh, the Crommelin. I did in excess of 12 months on her. Sometimes the AC even worked.
I think that's the job that Squorch is filling on the boat.
MasterBates
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Is he even flying at all?
Home to Felker AAF. Helo OLF of choice for Chambers folks.