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PRK in January 2001. Still 20/20 to 20/15 depending on the day. Surgery on Thursday, post-op Friday and Monday. Flew home from San Diego to Whidbey on Monday and drove home from the airport. Was med-up and flying the Prowler in 6 weeks. Toughest part was the immediate 48 hours after surgery...

Some of my favorites pics: The Eagles of VA-115: 28 Mk-82's. Static display but we did fly this once (CO's last flight, NUW to NFL). 22 Mk-82's on the cat. Check out the A-3 and A-7 in the background. Live by the sword, die by the Swordsmen. I believe this is Desert Storm era...

Not bad, not even close to the record. Captain Eric Melrose "Winkle" Brown, CBE, DSC, AFC, FRAeS, Royal Navy is officialy credited with flying 487 different aircraft but only includes basic types. For example Captain Brown flew several versions of the Spitfire and Seafire, and although these...

What was once old is new again. Good thing those AF bubbas didn't have to rely on a lat/long from a SWO:

Wrong. Pilot pulls the trigger in the A-6E Intruder to signal to the computer to release the weapons at the release point when using the system to bomb. The pickle is used for manual releases.

Down is down. The vertical component is the same. A drop that ends up at 1400 ft/min has the same energy as a constant 1400 ft/min descent. FYI, just looked in my Prowler NATOPS. Max allowable sink rate at normal landing weight (45,500#) is 1400 ft/min. You can land heavier (up to 51,000#)...

And of course, hard landings never happen....NOT. Check out the Intruder at the beginning of this video.

Couple of points that the folks on that site don't address: 1) Corrosion control. Rain can damage a B-2 to the point that its RCS suffers. What will happen to a F/A-22N that lives on the flight deck for six months? Anybody think the RCS will survive in this environment? Will we only keep the...

The old joke was "Fighter pilots make movies, attack pilots make bad movies." :D A-6 Intruders, All Weather Attack. We stay up longer, go deeper and deliver bigger loads.

When I did selection out of basic in 1991, you had to be the #1 guy if you wanted Intruders to guarantee the spot. #2,3,4 were usually E-2 draft. Then Prowlers and Tomcats. Bottom guy would get Intruders as quality spread.

Ever fly over the Cascade Mountains in winter? You do that a lot out of Whidbey.

As oil prices go down, Venezuala will be in a world of hurt http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601086&sid=a6cMC3Dx21n8&refer=latin_america Goods dwindle as oil drops in Venezuela http://www.usatoday.com/news/world/2009-02-11-chavez_N.htm Edit: Thanks to heyjoe for watching my six.

I was interested in a military career and was looking at AFROTC. Fortunately, I came to my sense, did college on my own and then was commissioned in the Navy via AOCS. You could talk to the US Embassy as a start. The issue here is that if you are over 18 (or will be when the process is...

Like other said, you have to be US citizen to be a commisioned officer and you have to be a commisioned officer to be a Naval Aviator. If you are over 18, you have to go through the naturalization process and get a Certificate of Naturalization. If under 18, you can become a citizen if your...

When you are done with training, you will be assigned to a Marine squadron. You will deploy with them, "usually" six months at a time. Expect 2 deployments in a 3 year tour. I say "usually" since people have deployed for 8/9/10/11 months at a time. As for carrier time, the only Marine...

Of course, the real question is why any self-respecting person would be caught wearing the V-neck sweater.

Masterbates, You also have to build a Cubi cat at every O-Bar that you are stationed at.:D I just my latest copy of Hook. Nice job down in Texas.

We could start with the Sea Shepherd idiots from "Whale Wars":

Agree. Anybody who was seen a GCCS picture of the Bab-el-Mandeb would agree.

Flight suit is considered organizational clothing. Command can issue him one if they want. As for the flight jacket. Not legal even for VP spys. http://buperscd.technology.navy.mil/bup_updt/upd_CD/BUPERS/Unireg/chapter6.pdf Just google Navy Uniform Regulations. Since your buddy is at...

And this seems like an appropriate place to repost Bob Norris' classic AF vs Navy description: BTW, AF pilots are now getting UAS (Unmanned Aerial Systems) right out of flight school.:eek: Also, a Naval Aviator (or Naval Flight Officer) is a Naval Officer first, aviator second.

You have obviously never worn the new Navy PT gear. It sucks for running. Chafes and does not breath. Absolutely miserable. So bad that my command authorizes alternate shirts (most wear Underarmor types) for our 4 mile run days (we do that off base to it is legal).

Yes, but he has to pander to the idiots in his constituency who vote.

That idiot is Duncan Hunter, the senior Republican on the House Armed Services Committee. And, he is asking for the all the maintenace records on all FA-18D Hornets. I agree, give him hard copy of everything on all D's all the way back to acceptance. That should shut him up.

JAGMAN's are generally required for Class A FM (Flight mishaps) or where there is loss of life. The ISIC will generally make the call and appoint the investigating officer. The MIR will usually be done by the mishap squadron ASO (unless he was involved) plus usually one member will be from...

OK, $166.61. That includes 8-pt cover, boots, one blouse, one t-shirt, one set of socks, one set of trousers. Don't forget cost of rank insignia (3), name tapes (2), NAVY tape, and warfare designater, plus cost to sew it all on. Easy $200. Now, you are supposed to get 4 trousers and 4...

Oh yeah, as for the blue-digis, I will wear khakis or SDB's every day till I retire (601 and a wakeup) before buying a pair of those. One of the wear test sailors is at my command and I can attest that they are even uglier in person. Also, about $200 for one set plus an additional $250 if...

The reason that Marines started wearing flight suits outside the wire was the fact that Achmed started to add accelerants (gasoline) to his IED's. With the issue of CTEP gear that includes flame retardent digi-camis to all Marines deploying, I would expect to see the practice of flight suit...

Not bad.... But I would go with a VR-1350 PT A entry down to Boardman and VR-1355 return. For unitiated, launch from Whidbey, hit PT A ~20 nm to the east. Low level over the Cascades and down the Columbia River valley. Get to the Boardman target range and get right on the 1355 without...

OK, June 2002 graduate of NWC here. Some of my info may be a little old but in the ball park. NWC consists of two schools for US students (there are also two equivalent schools for foreign officers but I won't discuss them). There is the College of Naval Command and Staff (CNCS). This is...

Found this story in the old Intruder archives:

And of course the always popular 500 Paveway II with a Shrike rocket motor up its ass a.k.a. AGM-123 Skipper.

Well, in real life, we called that AOCS (Aviation Officer Candidate School). No API, straight to TRACOM for AOCS graduates. In the old days (circa 1990), the Navy did have two versions of OCS. - AOCS in Pensacola for Naval Avaiators, NFO's and AI's. 14 week course with API incorporated...

I agree. The OP stated that he wanted to become a pilot at all costs. In that case, I would suggest United Airlines or whoever is hiring this week. In the Navy, you are an officer and leader first. The back to back flying tours are getting rarer. You an easily fly 3 years and then spend 6...

The Landings down on Bowen's Wharf is good waterfront dining. Newport Blues Cafe has good food and live music. Down on Thames as well just down from Brick Alley. Brick Alley is always good but usually crowded. Christies is $$$. Flo's out on First Beach is a great local fish place but not...

Oh, and sometimes the cat does not even need to fire for an interesting day. Tailpipe came apart while at high power in tension. Nice fire.

Well, here is a link to Oyster's story where the green shirts forget to remove the cat seal. Result, two FOD'ed motors, night single engine barricade arrestment with 380# of gas. http://www.aucountry.com/ACA_Folder/Flying_Stories/Scary_night.html

Not sure, but here is an explanation on why the veto means we still get a 3.0% pay raise vice 3.5%. http://www.military.com/benefits/military-pay/military-pay-overview

BAH is an entitlement, not a pay. Also not taxable. I believe that the BAH increase will happen despite issues with the defense appropriations bill. As for the bill itself, it had so much added pork and conditions in it that the President was right to veto it.

Dimensions are worthless. Anyone who has trapped on a overcast moonless night in the Pacific know that carriers are light sensitive and shrink when it gets dark.:icon_wink Only explanation that makes sense for why the boat looks so small at night.

I agree. Performance as a fleet JO will determine if you make O-4/DH. Performance as an O-4/DH will detemine if you make O-5/XO/CO. When JCCS-1 was stood up, they told us that it was the most important mission in the Navy and would help us get promoted. Well, I have been passed over twice...

Squadron Toys is great. I ordered an HH-60H for a my girlfriend (that is what she used to fly) and it is gorgeous. Absolutely accurate and makes my Intruder and Prowler models look low quality. Great customer service too. I called them to find out when the model would be shipped (they are...

Interestingly enough, I was drinking in Bahrain in '93 with a helo pilot that knew the good LT "X". If his stories were anything like your PM,......

More pics here; http://www.defencetalk.com/pictures/showphoto.php/photo/25424 I heard that the driver had some bruised ribs. That was it.

Interestingly enough, when I left Al anbar last March, the II MEF policy (inherited from I MEF) was that everyone going outside the wire wore desert flight suits. The policy was put in place to wear Nomex due to the use of accelerants (gasoline, turpentine, etc) being added to the IED's. Also...

Or one Intruder....22xMk-82

The photo posted above is for an A-6E TRAM/SWIP. Nothing like the A-6B/C or EA-6A cockpits. Detail and Scale Vol 24 on the A-6 Intruder has good drawings of the A-6A and A-6E cockpits. A-6 Intruder WalkAround from Signal has a great photo of the A-6B cockpit. I dont think any of my old...

I am surprised that no one has yet mentioned that Google Earth is NOT real time or even recent imagery. Some of their stuff is 4-5 years old. Google Earth San Diego and try to find the USS Midway. It was there in 2005 when I visited. Has it sunk since then? I just counted 18 Tomcats on...

Also try the BOQ on Dam Neck, right on the beach. Last time I stayed there, I had a suite.

Volun-told along with an O-5 in my command. EW expertise being Prowler guys.