Maintainers and handlers; the men and women who keep them flying.

[Alpha_Echo_606]

100503-N-9537D-001 ARABIAN SEA (May 3, 2010) Sailors give the signal to launch an E-2C Hawkeye aircraft assigned to the Bluetails of Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron (VAW) 121 aboard the aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69). The Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group is deployed as part of an on-going rotation of forward-deployed forces to support maritime security operations in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Jules Dean/Released)

100502-N-4236E-090 NORTH ARABIAN SEA (May 02, 2010) A Sailor directs an E-2C Hawkeye assigned to the Bluetails of Airborne Early Warning Squadron (VAW) 121 to the catapult aboard the aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69). Eisenhower is on deployment as a part of the on-going rotation of forward-deployed forces to support maritime security operations and operating in international waters around the globe, working with other coalition maritime forces. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Chad R. Erdmann/Released)

 

[navyao]

Sorry but your pic reminds me of one of those bad 80's break dancing movies. I was in a little later than you, all the bro's had Cameo box cuts - I love that shit!

 

[Alpha_Echo_606]

100520-N-0092J-012 PENSACOLA, Fla. (May 20, 2010) Aviation Electronics Technician 1st Class Ben Jones, from Jonesboro, Ark., assigned to the U.S. Navy flight demonstration squadron, the Blue Angels, performs the duty of a ground man safety observer during morning turns. The Blue Angels are slated to perform at the Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point Airshow May 21-23. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Andrew Johnson/Released)

100520-N-0092J-018 PENSACOLA, Fla. (May 20, 2010) Members of the maintenance department of the U.S. Navy flight demonstration squadron, the Blue Angels, conduct morning turns before the squadron departs for the Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point Airshow.The show, May 21-23, marks the beginning of the squadron's East coast trip. The Blue Angels will perform at the U.S. Naval Academy and Jones Beach, N.Y. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Andrew Johnson/Released)

 

[Alpha_Echo_606]

100519-N-5700G-083 U.S. 5TH FLEET AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY (May 19, 2010) Members of the crash and salvage crew of the amphibious assault ship USS Nassau (LHA 4) and air crewman from the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (24th MEU) hoist a propeller from an MV-22 Osprey. Nassau is the command platform for the Nassau Amphibious Ready Group and the 24th MEU, supporting maritime security operations and theater security cooperation operations in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Desiree Green/Released)

 

[Alpha_Echo_606]

Getting busy
An F-16 Fighting Falcon gets a postflight inspection on the flightline at Joint Base Balad, Iraq, May 27, 2010, following a night mission. The aircraft is assigned to the 157th Fighter Squadron with the 169th Fighter Wing out of McEntire Joint National Guard Base, S.C. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Caycee Cook)

 

[Alpha_Echo_606]

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Nathan Barnes prepares to signal Capt. Jeremy Sorenson to taxi his F-16 Fighting Falcon block 30 aircraft for takeoff from Joint Base Balad, Iraq, June 8, 2010. Barnes is a crew chief with the 169th Maintenance Squadron, 169th Fighter Wing out of McEntire Joint National Guard Base, S.C., and Sorenson is a pilot with the 370th Flight Test Squadron out of Edwards Air Force Base, Calif. (DoD photo by Tech. Sgt. Caycee Cook, U.S. Air Force/Released)

 

[Alpha_Echo_606]

06/18/2010
ON THE PROWLER
A U.S. Navy sailor cleans an EA-6B Prowler on the flight deck of the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower in the Arabian Gulf, June 12, 2010. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Gina K. Wollman

 

[A4sForever]

....ON THE PROWLER
A U.S. Navy sailor cleans an EA-6B Prowler on the flight deck ... in the Arabian Gulf ...

....IN THE INTRUDER

A monsoon downpour cleans a U.S. Navy A-6A Intruder AQ 'tweet' on the flight deck ... in the South China Sea ...

Image by A4sForever

 

[brownshoe]

....IN THE INTRUDER

A monsoon downpour cleans a U.S. Navy A-6A Intruder AQ 'tweet' on the flight deck ... in the South China Sea ...

Image by A4sForever

I never worked with you, but I'm sure it would have been a pleasure. Thanks for the compliment.

Steve

 

[Alpha_Echo_606]

100621-N-7908T-029 ATLANTIC OCEAN (June 21, 2010) Air department Sailors assigned to the crash and salvage division of the aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77) spray water on an F/A-18 Hornet training aircraft during a flight deck firefighting drill. George H.W. Bush is conducting training in the Atlantic Ocean. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Brent Thacker/Released)

 

[rondebmar]

Another AQ "Tweet" (Striker) post inspection outside the EM Barracks, NAS Rota, very early 1959. At that time, he'd never even seen a flight deck.

But he would...he would!! :icon_wink

 

[PerDiem]

sweet liberty cuffs!

 

[fc2spyguy]

sweet liberty cuffs!

Haven't seen cuffs like that in a long time! Still wish I would have had mine done when I was on deployment . . .

 

[BusyBee604]

Another AQ "Tweet" (Striker) post inspection outside the EM Barracks, NAS Rota, very early 1959. At that time, he'd never even seen a flight deck.

But he would...he would!! :icon_wink

Luvin' them cuffs!

Another ET "Tweet" (Striker) outside "A" School Barracks, NTC Great Lakes. IL circa 1954. Cuffed Blues in locker in barracks!

Had never seen a flight deck but...he would...he did!:glasses_1
BzB

 

[navyao]

Ok I know this is an old post but from page #1, why's an AD wearing a red cranial - wanna be? Another thing that caught my eye was what the heck is she doing wearing a wedding band while she's performing maintenance? I remember seeing the cover of MECH magazine once and some guy who got his finger and wedding band stuck while working on a jet and it cleaned the meat right off the bone! Where's QASO?