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Boeing actually briefed this to the Navy. An Osprey can carry about 80% of what a COD can (internal). It can carry about half of what a 53 can externally, about 80% of the pax of a 53 (but at a speed comparable to the COD) So it makes a good 'tweener' platform if you needed to replace both...

Does that weight include the 'can'? I can't speak to the 60S, but in the F/H if you want to pick up 2400 lbs then you have about 2K (or less) in gas. (21,884 - 17.5 (dry weight) - 2.4 (engine weight) = 1984 lbs of fuel) Can you pick up an engine, yes. Can you transport it into Bahrain when...

The S-3 was never envisioned as an organic tanker when it came to the fleet; the KA-6 had the role. When the A-6's went away, something needed to take over the job. Tanking ability isn't the reason the S-3 was retired, the ASW retirement of the Strike Group had more to do with it than...

You pretty much are spot on about the reminiscing that will happen once VP transitions to the new airframe. When HS started transitioning to the 60F in the 90's we had to listen about how the Imperial Sea Pig (the H-3) won the cold war (and how the H-60 had all the problems and how the H-3...

I know it can be carried in the cabin of a 53. There was a mishap in Bahrain in the 90's where a 53 was off-loading a Hornet motor and the aircraft lurched sideways. A crewman was killed when the motor crushed him against the side of the aircraft.

You may want to explain that to the CO of the CG I was on, it was forbidden to wear flight suits in the wardroom for any meal.

I can't speak for a 53, but an H-60 can not vertrep a F-18 motor.

Long story short: "Echelon" basically refers to who is your boss. If you're Echelon 1 then you answer to the CNO directly. If you're Echelon 2 then you answer to an Echelon 1 Command and so on. All it means is that the command you mention has been moved down one spot in the Navy chain of...

Saw this on the news, pretty decent video of the mishap http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/42548948/ns/travel-news

Can you fit an aircraft engine (in the can) into a US-3? If not, we will still require C-2 (or new aircraft with ability to transport a canned engine)

The Navy is looking to put more civilian mariners on ships. Right now they are on a few, like Mt Whitney and Blue Ridge, but the Navy is looking at putting them on Amphibs (in the engine room) in the near future. There is also discussion about merchant mariners on surface combatants. Lots of...

In my experience no one has ever "looked down" on another officer for writing an article for a professional journal. What 'seniors' get upset about is when a 'junior' launches an article that is basically venting about that particular persons hot-button topic. When someone picks out a windmill...

But if you have to set down, you may be on your own... If there happens to be some ISAF forces near by, they may come to help, but you can't expect the calvary if bad things start happening!

A lot of the issues may result more from 'how' something is said, vice what is actually said. If you write an article that comments on ways (in your opinion) to improve TTP for naval warfare, address changes to training processes, modify a career path or update doctrine, then it should (never...

First thing that came to mind... http://www.llakomy.com/Projects/flashvideo/office-space/tom-smykowski-s-interview-with-bobs/view

And that ladies and gentlemen is one more reason why we have UAV's!!

I had a JO in my last fleet squadron who was married to another helo pilot (finished HT's about the same time). The Detailers set them up so one was on shore duty and one was on sea duty right out the of the HT's. When the husband was finishing up his first sea duty and looking for shore...

You are correct, but the number of NAMs was based on your unit size. An O-5 command of under 200 people were authorized 2 NAMs per year. We'd usually use them for SOY or maybe for a well deserving E-6 who was going up for Chief in an over-manned rating. That's how it was in 1995 and before...

Get sent a link to this today. HS-14 crews made a video of their flights into Japan. Sometimes knowing you've helped save some lives is better than any medal you could receive... (If this video is a repost, mea culpa.)

One significant issue is that all the Services want their own camouflage utility uniform. Once the Marines went their own way, it became popular to have a service specific uniform. As for why we all don't wear the MARPAT, I have been told (so if this is incorrect, I'm sure a Marine on this...

I can't speak to what P'cola is going to do, but most discussions I've heard from the training and education folks is that military personnel will continue to report to work. Civilians will not be coming to work until the budget is passed or another CR is approved. I have no idea if API...

We switched to the new "Air Force Flight Suit" (it's what we called it) back in the mid-90's. It was a 'fuller cut' through the midsection and had zippers on the sides, like pockets. They were roundly panned by all of naval aviation and within 2 years we switched back to the 'old flight...

This question of medal proliferation is not a new topic of discussion, after Napoleon is famously quoted; "give me enough medals, I'll win any war".

I talked to a local helo operator here in RI about getting checked out and renting. It was going to run about $500/hour to rent once qual'd. That $200/hour figure is still steep but a more attractive way to build hours vice $500/hour. Good luck

Northcom will have requirements for Alert aircraft that they will request through the Joint Staff. I would guess that most of them would various A.F. squadrons who would be sourced from Air Combat Command.

Which is far more powerful than the tactical data processor in the H-60 F and H models!!!

Well since I was one of those Officers who actually sat on a board, I guess I really don't know what I'm talking about... I guess I'll just taking my wings and go home.

So an officer who is actually an Officer Recruiter is writing things that are incorrect? Since you are 'disputing' it, you obviously have other information; please provide it to educate the rest of us who look to the site for education and enjoyment. You have a lot to learn about how the...

And HAL will sell you a brand new "export" ready Growler for far less money than Boeing ever will!!

This obviously will be the VP/VQ community in the future...

Actually I think it's Joint Officer Candidate Selection for TRaining of Aviation Professionals (JOCSTRAP)

I think it has more to do with a 'keeping up with the Jones'" than anything else. Canada's two closest partners, the U.S. and U.K., are both buying the JSF; why should they settle for 'second best'? If they want to be seen as a front line military, then they need to have top-of-the-line...

Actually Northrup Grumman has proposed a "Seahawk-sized Firescout". Since it would be as capable as any H-60 in the inventory, there is no longer a need for helo pilots in the future. Along with the development of the X-47 (UCAV) there will no longer be a need for fixed winged pilots either...

It wasn't the system that failed in the Foxtrot cockpit, it was the money folks who caused the Blue Glass to happen. The Foxtrot was never viewed as the long term replacement for the H-3, it was an interim fix. By 1996 the Foxtrot was already deemed a legacy platform and it was only 5 years...

I went through flight school in the early 90's and the tail of the NAVCAD's (this generation) was winged around 1994-5 timeframe.

Yes Google can be your friend if you know what to look for.... However since Independent Duty Corpsman are enlisted, I don't think anyone will be going through OCS to become one. An Independent Duty Corpsmen, for those who may not know, is basically the Navy's version of a Physician's...

Get used to it!

Walk over to base Legal (also known as NLSO) and ask a lawyer; don't cost nothing. You can get legal advice from a lawyer or a bunch of sea-lawyers...

1) The internet is your friend.... http://www.navy-prt.com/ Yes, you can do the swim, but each command has different rules regarding it. In college the swim was not an option for us, the unit made everyone run. (If you want times to complete the swim...

Don't forget Mk-46 & Mk-50 torpedoes! I've done many an ASW exercise when I'd be in a dip calling out range and bearings and two S-3'w would be doing a racetrack making multiple weapons run on the target.

Wait a second, after hearing all the TBS stories during flight school, I thought you guys were doing fast roping, HALO drops, gun shoots, orgies, more gun shoots, shooting guns from helo doors, throwing grenades, and basically blowing sh!t up every day. You mean the Marines I went through...

In case anyone needs their Joint Intel Preparation of the Operational Environment (JIPOE): http://video.foxnews.com/v/4594162/logistics-of-enforcing-no-fly-zone-in-libya/?playlist_id=87937 Man, I wish I thought of some of this stuff..... Gotta love that they dragged Wesley Clark out of some...

Looks like there will be lots of long days in Naples for the foreseeable future! http://uk.reuters.com/article/2011/03/17/uk-libya-idUKLDE71Q0MP20110317

Deliveries of the current version, the HH/UH-1N, began in 1971. http://www.navy.mil/navydata/fact_display.asp?cid=1200&tid=100&ct=1

NAVADMIN 084/11 is on the streets today, all PCS moves to Japan are cancelled UFN. If anyone who hasn't checked out of their present command is to be held UFN. Let the trainwreck begin!

Actually an IA had very little impact on who makes Chief and who doesn't. The Chief's Board is much like an Officer's Board in that folks are reviewing your records and comparing you to your peers. Most of the folks who did an IA (on the Chief's Board I sat on) were "pack players" who were...

I remember the smell, I'd say it could be described as 1/3 vomit, 1/3 exhaust and 1/3 pure fear....

While I am not debating your assertion, would you please cite the studies you are referring to?

In the FAQ section of Navy.com is this question: http://www.navy.com/faq.html CAN I EXPLORE NEW FIELDS OUTSIDE OF THE JOB FOR WHICH I RECEIVE TRAINING? Absolutely! Once you’ve served at least one tour in your designated field (Pilot, Naval Flight Officer, Intelligence, etc.) the opportunities...

True enough, but this is not Foreign Service which is what the OP originally listed as a possible opportunity as a SuppO.