Steeljaw Scribe

Notes and commentary on things present, reflections on a career in naval aviation and serendipitous items as strike me at the moment…

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How To Make a VAW Maintenance Dept Head Sweat…

December 9th, 2007 2 Comments

Crane-off an E-2.  
Now for the small-boys, it’s not as big a deal as they are more practiced at it given t he numbers in their squadrons, but also just because, well, they’re smaller, more compact and don’t have this big ol’ airframe feature called a dome in the middle to deal with that calls [...]

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Postcards From Deployment: HOA

December 9th, 2007 No Comments

Quick note from Southern Air Pirate this week. Remember to drop a note or other item via the snail mail to VAQ-130 or VMM-263 this week and tell ‘em how much we appreciate what they’re doing for us… - SJS

Two U.S. Navy F/A-18 aircraft from the Red Rippers of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 11 [...]

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