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Vol 14 No 3 May/June 2009
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GW Ready for Summer Deployment
Update:  Monday, 29 June 2009

  US and Coalition Forces Losses: War on Terror

Iraq
Total: 4,311 Killed
Wounded: 30,182
June 2009: 9
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 1,160 Killed
(US: 700 Killed)

June 2009: 11
May 2009: 27
April 2009: 14
March 2009: 28
February 2009: 24
January 2009: 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)
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
the latest news

Bush: Deck Certification
Reagan:  Singapore 
Truman:   TSTA / FEP
Stennis:   Pearl Harbor
Washington: Western Pacific 
Lincoln:   Bremerton
Roosevelt:  Newport News
Vinson:  RCOH 
Eisenhower: Enduring Freedom
Nimitz:  COMPUTEX / JTFEX
Enterprise:  EDSRA N.News
  
Invincible : 
Illustrious : 
Ark Royal : 

Vietnam Time Line

 


US Naval Base Pictures
Guam Naval Base
NAS Fallon
NAS North Island
Puget Sound
Washington Navy Yard

Foreign Naval Base Pictures
Brest France
Portsmouth England
iCasualties.org
US Navy Podcasts
Association of Aviation Ordnancemen
AO Shack
Bluejacket.com :Lots of good Navy stuff

USS Intrepid
  
USS Saratoga (CV-3/60)
  
USS Hornet (CV-12)
  
USS Bon Homme Richard (CVA-31)
  
USS Midway (CV-41) Museum
  
USS Wasp (CV-18)
  
 
USS Kitty Hawk (CV-63)
USS John F Kennedy (CV-67)
GoogleMap
Decommissioned March 23 2007
USS Constellation (CV-64) Decommissioned 7 August 2003
USS Independence (CV-62) 30 September 1998- San Diego
USS America (CV-66)
9 Aug 1996 Reserve - Norfolk
USS Ranger (CV-61)
10 Jul 1995 Reserve - Bremerton
USS Saratoga (CV-60)
30 Sep 1994 Stricken - Philadelphia
USS Forrestal (AVT-59)
10 Sep 1993 Stricken - Philadelphia

Photos
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Nimitz2
Reagan1
Reagan2
Aircraft-carrier Vikramaditya. ex.Admiral Gorshkov

 

 
 
 


June 24, 2009 Navy Identifies Sailor Who Died Aboard USS Dwight D. Eisenhower
From USS Dwight D. Eisenhower Public Affairs

USS DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER, At Sea (NNS) -- The command master chief from Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 7 died June 20 aboard deployed aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69). Initial indications are that the death was of natural causes.

Command Master Chief Jeffrey J. Garber, 43, was found unresponsive in his stateroom at approximately 8:15 a.m. A medical emergency was declared, and medical personnel were on the scene within minutes. All efforts to revive Garber were unsuccessful, and he was pronounced dead at 8:23 a.m. local time.

June 20, 2009 Navy Leads Helicopter Recovery Efforts
By Naval Sea Systems Command Office of Corporate Communications

WASHINGTON (NNS) -- Naval Sea Systems Command's Supervisor of Salvage and Diving (SUPSALV) concluded salvage operations June 10 of an HH-60H Seahawk helicopter that went down near the Los Coronados islands.

The Seahawk helicopter crashed May 19 while conducting training operations with USS Nimitz (CVN 68) during a composite training unit exercise. Supporting the accident investigation board, SUPSALV's remotely operated vehicle (ROV) operations yielded the recovery of the aircraft rotor, engines, tail section and other aircraft components.

June 3, 2009 Carl Vinson's Flight Deck Ready for Ops
By Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class David Shen, USS Carl Vinson Public Affairs

NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (NNS) -- USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) held a grand opening ceremony of its flight deck May 28 after three years of reconstruction and maintenance.

Carl Vinson is completing its scheduled refueling complex overhaul (RCOH) at Northrop Grumman Shipbuilding. The RCOH is an extensive yard period that all Nimitz-class aircraft carriers go through near the mid-point of their 50-year life cycle.

During RCOH, Carl Vinson's nuclear fuel has been replenished and the ship's services and infrastructure upgraded to make her the most state-of-the-art aircraft carrier in the fleet and prepare for another 25 years or more of service.

June 3, 2009 GW, CVW-5 Finish COE, Ready for Summer Deployment
By Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class John J. Mike, USS George Washington Public Affairs

ABOARD USS GEORGE WASHINGTON (NNS) -- USS George Washington (CVN 73) and embarked Carrier Airwing (CVW) 5 successfully completed a combat operations efficiency (COE) evaluation June 2.
Two major criteria involved in a successful COE evaluation are event factors and combat boarding rates. Event factor represents the average amount of time it takes GW to launch and recover aircraft per cycle, and combat boarding rate is the average amount of attempts it takes an aircraft to land on board.

Following COE, GW will continue this underway in the western Pacific Ocean conducting advanced cyclic flight operations in preparation for its first summer deployment from Fleet Activities Yokosuka since becoming the Navy's only permanently forward deployed aircraft carrier.

For more news go to NewsBytes 2009


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 is scheduled to be laid in late 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 2009: Flight Deck Certifications May 18 - 29 2009

 

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
2009: Deployed May 28 (4th Deployment), Singapore June 24


USS Harry S Truman (CVN-75)
History   Google Map
Capt. Leo Falardeau
CVW-3 AC
Homeport: N.S. Norfolk
2009: TSTA/FEP May 5th

USS John C Stennis (CVN-74)
History  GoogleMap
 Capt. David H. Buss
CVW-9 NG / CCG 3
Homeport: N.S Bremerton Wash
WestPac'09.
2009: Deployed WestPac'09 January 13, Pearl Harbor June 2

Schedule:

 

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
2008:  RCOH November 2005
Schedule:  Delivery to US Navy March 09

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

2009:  Enduring Freedom
Schedule:

USS Nimitz (CVN-68)
Capt. Ted N. Branch
  CVW-11, Carrier Strike Group 11, DESRON 23
Homeport: NS San Diego
2008: 
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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