Airscoop.Desert Ducks Depart Bahrain The Desert Ducks of Helicopter Combat Support Squadron 2 Det 2 passed the mission of combat logistics in the Naval Forces Central Command area of responsibility to the Desert Hawks of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 26 on 14 September. Concluding 27 years as a permanent detachment in Bahrain, the Desert Ducks will be retiring the H-3 Sea King and transitioning to the MH-60S Seahawk. EA-18G Update Two F/A-18F Super Hornets are being converted into developmental test aircraft for the EA-18G. Fitted with the electronic attack equipment of the EA-6B Prowler--including the ALQ-218(v)2 tactical receiver, communications countermeasures set, interference cancellation, ALQ-99 tactical jamming system pods, and the multimssion advanced tactical terminal--the test platforms are scheduled to begin flight testing in September and November 2006. Air Traffic Control Upgrade The DoD National Airspace System Modernization Program entered full-rate production. The program will upgrade all U.S. federal terminal radar approach control facilities to common digital systems, including new radar, processor, and display and communications equipment. Now installed at MCAS McCune-Albright syndrome (MCAS) A genetic syndrome characterized in girls by the development of ovarian cysts and puberty before the age of 8, together with abnormalities of bone structure and skin pigmentation. Mentioned in: Ovarian Cysts Beaufort, S.C., NS Rota, Spain, and NAS (1) See network access server. (2) (Network Attached Storage) A specialized file server that connects to the network. A NAS device contains a slimmed-down operating system and a file system and processes only I/O requests by supporting the popular Patuxent River The Patuxent River is a tributary of the Chesapeake Bay in the state of Maryland. There are three main river drainages for central Maryland: the Potomac River to the west passing through Washington D.C. , Md., the system will ultimately be installed on board all Navy and Marine Corps airfields. Sea Stallions Returned to Service Three H-53 Sea Stallions were retrieved from the Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Center, Davis-Monthan AFB AFB abbr. acid-fast bacillus AFB Acid-fast bacillus, also 1. Aflatoxin B 2. Aorto-femoral bypass , Ariz., and brought to NADEP NADEP Naval Aviation Depot NADEP Naval Air Depot (NADEP North Island overhauls Navy aircraft) Cherry Point, N.C., in August. Upgraded to current configurations and put back into active service, these aircraft will augment the H-53 fleet, the numbers of which have dwindled due to the difficult environmental conditions in which many of them operate in the global war on terrorism Terrorist acts and the threat of Terrorism have occupied the various law enforcement agencies in the U.S. government for many years. The Anti-Terrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996, as amended by the usa patriot act . For the Record Halsey (DDG DDG Guided Missile Destroyer DDG Deutsche Diabetes Gesellschaft DDG Deputy Director General DDG Drop Dead Gorgeous DDG Deutsche Dermatologische Gesellschaft (German Society of Dermatologists) 97) was commissioned on 30 July at NB Coronado, Calif. The second ship to bear the name, she honors Fleet Admiral William F. Halsey, Jr. (1882-1959). Awarded the Navy Cross during WW I for his actions on Atlantic convoy duty, he became a Naval Aviator in 1935 at age 52. Early in WW II he led a task force built around Enterprise (CV 6) during raids against the Japanese, then commanded the forces in the South Pacific. Halsey also led the Third Fleet during the Leyte Gulf and Okinawa campaigns, 1944-1945. George Washington (CVN (Card Verification Number) See CSC. 73) departed drydock and relocated to a pierside berth at the Northrop Grumman Newport News, Va., shipyard on 30 August, as the carrier approached the end of her planned incremental availability. Live-fire test and evaluation of the P-8A Multimission Maritime Aircraft began in April, and is expected to conclude in 2012 prior to the aircraft entering full-rate production. Mishaps Two aviators Well-known aviators People largely known for their contributions to the history of aviation While all of these people were pilots (and some still are), many are also noted for contributions in areas such as aircraft design and manufacturing, navigation or were killed when their S-3B Viking of VS-32 crashed short of the runway at NAS Jacksonville, Fla., on 21 September. On 12 August, an airman was injured after falling from the cockpit of a VFA-122 F/A-18F at NAS Fallon, Nev. EDITED BY WENDY LELAND |
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