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Updated: Truman History
 
14th Year of Publication

Vol 15 No 1 January/February 2010
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US No Longer Doing The Hard Things
Update:  Wednesday, 24 February 2010

  US and Coalition Forces Losses: War on Terror

Iraq
Total: 4,375 Killed
Wounded: 30,182

 February 2010: 0
 January 2010: 5
December 2009: 3
November 2009: 10
October 2009: 7
September 2009: 10
August 2009: 7
July 2009: 8
June 2009: 14
May 2009: 25
April 2009: 19
March 2009: 9
February 2009: 17
January 2009: 16
December 2008: 13
November 2008: 16
October 2008: 13
September 2008: 25
August 2008: 22
July 2008: 13
June 2008: 28
May 2008: 20

Afghanistan
Total 1,624 Killed
(US: 984 Killed)
US/Coalition

February 2010: 7/12
January 2010: 30/45
December 2009: 18/35
November 2009:18/32
October 2009: 59/74
September 2009:40/70
August 2009: 51/77
July 2009: 45/76
June 2009: 25/38
May 2009: 12/27
April 2009: 6/14
March 2009: 13/28
February 2009: 15/24
January 2009: 15/25

On the Ramp:
Fallon NAS 1
North Island NAS 1
 

Glossary

COMPTUEX: Composite Training Unit Exercise
CQs: Carrier Qualifications ( for new aviators)
COE Combat Operations Efficiency
DPIA: Docked Planned Incremental Availability
FEP Final Evaluation Problem
FRS Fleet Readiness Squadron
FRTP: Fleet Response Training Plan
JTFEX: Joint Task Force Exercise
RCOH: Reactor Refuel and Complex Overhaul
SCOOP: Shipboard Coordinated Offload and Outfitting Plan (prior to RCOH)
SUSTAINEX sustainment training exercise
TPCD: Topside Production Completion Datenon-Engineering production work is complete
TSTA: Tailored Ships Training Assessment a training regimen designed to prepare a ship for prompt and sustained combat operations at sea
 USWEX undersea warfare exercise

Monthly Losses War on Terror
April 2008: 51
March 2008: 37
February 2008: 29
January 2008: 40
December 2007: 23
November 2007: 35
October 2007: 37
September 2007: 63
August 2007: 77
July2007: 73
June2007: 123
May2007: 124
April 2007: 108
March 2007: 75
February 2007: 93
January 2007: 93
December 2006: 105
November 2006: 77
October 2006: 110
September 2006: 81
August 2006: 70
July 2006:  51
June 2006: 77
May 2006: 84
April 2006: 71
March 2006: 45
February 2006: 62
January 2006: 66
December 2005: 72
November 2005: 96
October 2005: 87
September2005: 48
August 2005: 84
July 2005: 54
June 2005 78
May 2005: 80
April 2005 51
March 2005 36
February 2005 58
January 2005 101
December 2004 79
November 2004 140
October 2004 62
September 2004 79
August 2004 67
July 2004 60
June 2004 52
May 2004 80
April 2004 129
March 2004 42
February 2004 31
January 2004 43
 December 2003 49
November 2003 84
October 2003 47
September 2003 33
August 2003 37
July 2003 42
June 2003 26
May 2003 31
April 2003 92
March 2003 59
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GoogleMap
Decommissioned March 23 2007
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9 Aug 1996 Reserve - Norfolk
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10 Jul 1995 Reserve - Bremerton
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30 Sep 1994 Stricken - Philadelphia
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10 Sep 1993 Stricken - Philadelphia

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February 7 2010 US No Longer Doing The Hard Things.

President Obama has dropped the idea of returning to the moon. The spirit of Kennedy has finally been extinguished, it began with the previous Administrations who insisted the banks give loans for houses to the poor who could not afford them, running deficits, year on year, overbuilding, allowing the collapse of Lehman Bros. and then the GFC. and the US cant even afford basic health care for all citizens, or the political ideology to give it.

I can remember seeing man land on the moon on TV and I'll never see them return, perhaps China will.

FY 2011 Navy Budget Procurement

Combat Aircraft:
EA-18g          22                           UH1-Y     27
FA/18E/F       18                           MH-60S  24
JSF                20                            MH-60R  6
V-22               30                             E-2D       3
$14.9Bill   Weapons   $3.3Bill.

Ship Building:
Submarine(Virginia class) 2
DDG-51                               1
LCS                                      2
$11.8Bill.

 
 

For more news go to NewsBytes 2010


Welcome to Carrier Aviation News, a regular newsletter that brings you the news around the Carrier Navy now in its 14th year. Want to contribute? then mail me David 'chuckles' McCandless (take out _at_) and maybe I can publish it here. Thanks to all those who have sent me mail and suggestions.

U.S. Carrier Locations

CVNX-79 to 88
 10 more ships in Ford class planned to 2058

PCU-78 Gerald R. Ford
The keel laid in 2009, and the ship is scheduled to be delivered to the Navy in 2015.
$110mill R&D for 1999, 2008: $5.1 billion contract to Northrop Grumman Shipbuilding Newport News Sept. 10 

 

USS George HW Bush (CVN-77)
Google Map
Capt. Kevin O’Flaherty
Keel Laid 6 September 2003.Named December 9 2002, Christened October 7 2006, Commissioned Jan 10 2009
CVW-1
Commissioned: 2009, Homeport: Norfolk Va.
Schedule 2010: Sea Trials January 27 to 29, Deck Certification February 2

 

USS Ronald Reagan (CVN-76)
Google Map
"Peace through Strength"
Capt. James A. Symonds
Carrier Strike Group (CCSG) 7
CVW-14
Commissioned: 2002, Homeport: NAS North Island
2010:


USS Harry S Truman (CVN-75)
History   Google Map
Capt. Leo Falardeau
Carrier Strike Group (CCSG) 10
CVW-3 AC
Homeport: N.S. Norfolk
2010: SUSTAINEX  January 20 to February 1

The HST CSG is comprised of the aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75), with its embarked air wing, Carrier Air Wing( CVW) 3, Commander, Strike Group 10, and embarked Destroyer Squadron 26 staff, guided missile cruiser USS Normandy (CG 60); guided missile destroyers USS Ross (DDG 71), USS Oscar Austin (DDG 79) and USS Winston S. Churchill (DDG 81).

 

USS John C Stennis (CVN-74)
History  GoogleMap
 Capt. David H. Buss
CVW-9 NG / CCG 3
Homeport: N.S Bremerton Wash

Schedule 2010:

 

USS George Washington (CVN-73)
CAPT Garry R. White
CVW-5
Homeport: Yokosuka, Japan
2009:  COE May 23 -June 2
Schedule: 

 

USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72)
Capt. Kendall L. Card
CVW-2
2008: Homecoming October 12th 2008, 7 months deployment, 214 days at sea, 60,000 miles, 7,000 sorties and 36,000 hours, no losses of crew.
Schedule: Dry Docked Bremerton SCOOP



USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN-71)
CVW-8 Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 2  Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 22 6th Fleet
Homeport: N.S. Norfolk  
2008: Deployed September 8, Cape Town October 07, Indian Ocean October 09
Assets: USS Monterey (CG 61); USS The Sullivans (DDG 68), USS Mason (DDG 87) USS Nitze (DDG 94); USS Springfield (SSN 761); USNS Supply (T-AOE 3)
Schedule: RCOH October 2009 - November 2012



USS Carl Vinson (CVN-70)
History
"Gold Eagle"
Capt. Rick Wren
Homeport: N.S. Everett
2010:  Haiti January 15
Schedule: 

USS Eisenhower (CVN-69)
Capt. Charles E Smith
CVW-7 AG / CCDG 8
Carrier Strike Group 8, Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 28
Homeport: N.S. Norfolk

2010: January 25 Enduring Freedom,  
Schedule:

USS Nimitz (CVN-68)
Capt. Ted N. Branch
  CVW-11, Carrier Strike Group 11, DESRON 23
Homeport: NS San Diego
2010:  
Schedule: Planned Decommissioning 2024 (or 2019) 
Milestones:

USS John F Kennedy (CV-67)
GoogleMap
Decommissioned March 23 2007

USS Enterprise (CVN-65)
Capt. Lawrence Rice
CVW-8 AJ
Homeport: N.S. Norfolk
Commissioned: 1961
2008:
Schedule: Planned Decommissioning 2012 

Russia

Admiral Kuznetsov
Schedule: May 2009 Med.
  
China
 Shi Lang (Varyag)
Schedule: Sea Trials 4th Qtr 2009

Spain
Principe De Asturias
GoogleMap
  
Britain

HMS Invincible (R 07)
  2005: Portsmouth


HMS Illustrious (R 06)
 2007:  Joint Task Force Exercise (JTFEX) 07-2 August 3


HMS Ark Royal (R08)
Commander TJ Chidley
Extended Readiness thru 2006
 2005:  Portsmouth

Queen Elizabeth (CVF 1)
100 million pounds awarded November 1999

Prince of Wales (CVF 2)

France
Charles de Gaulle (R 91)
  
Commissioned July 1999, Toulon October 4
Foch (R 99)
   Toulon Apr 97, Antalya Turkey October12 1998, Adriatic June 1999
Clemenceau (R 98)
Decommissioned
Jeanne D'Arc (R 97)
   Brest,Training for Officers
     


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