US Navy to Reduce Student Pilots
Navy Takes Action to Balance Student Pilot Population
(Source: US Navy; issued Jan. 21, 2005)
SAN DIEGO — Commander, Naval Air Forces has identified an excess of student naval aviators (pilots) in the training pipeline, based on current and near-term fleet needs. Starting immediately, several steps will be taken to meet future fleet requirements.
Commander, Naval Air Forces and Commander, Naval Education and Training Command are committed to identifying and training the number of aviators necessary to meet fleet requirements. The reduced requirements are due to several factors, including the accelerated transition to the F/A-18E/F Super Hornet from the F-14 Tomcat, the sundowning of the S-3 Viking community, and the disestablishment of two EA-6B Prowler squadrons.
Historically, the training production rate has been approximately 1,200 aviators per year. Analysis indicates an excess of approximately 160 student naval aviators currently in training. A number of policy changes are required to ensure that combat-quality aviators are deployed to the fleet in the numbers required to sustain current and future requirements.
Starting immediately, performance standards have been adjusted for Aviation Pre-flight Indoctrination (API) classes at Naval Aviation Schools Command. Additional minimum standards may be applied to other stages of flight training in the event the excess is not reduced on schedule. This process is performance-based, and each student naval aviator has and will continue to have the opportunity to compete for selection and retention.
Current strategies to properly shape the force consist of controlling the inputs from commissioning sources, such as the U.S. Naval Academy, Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC) and Officer Candidate Schools (OCS), as well as offering opportunities to serve in other flying careers within the Naval Reserve and transfers to the U.S. Marine Corps in an aviation unit.
These force shaping initiatives are required to make sure the right number of naval aviators are trained to meet the needs of Naval Aviation. These initiatives are expected to achieve force-shaping goals as early as May 2005, but no later than the end of Dec. 2005.
By: Hyperwarp - 21st February 2005 at 13:14
Looks scary…
By: Hyperwarp - 19th February 2005 at 10:35
from navy.mil
Pic 1: http://www.navy.mil/management/photodb/photos/050203-N-0000B-002.jpg
050203-N-0000B-002 Groton, Conn. (Feb. 3, 2005) – The Seawolf-class nuclear-powered attack submarine Jimmy Carter (SSN 23), underway during sea trials. Built by General Dynamics Electric Boat in Groton, Conn., Seawolf is the fastest, quietest, most heavily armed submarine in the world. Jimmy Carter is the third and final submarine of the Seawolf-class. A unique feature of the Jimmy Carter is a 100-foot hull extension called the Multi-Mission Platform, which provides enhanced payload capabilities, enabling the submarine to accommodate the advanced technology required to develop and test a new generation of weapons, sensors and undersea vehicles. The Jimmy Carter was delivered to the U.S. Navy on Dec. 22, 2004 and is due to be commissioned on Feb. 19, 2005. Photo provided courtesy General Dynamics Electric Boat (RELEASED)
Pic 2: http://www.navy.mil/management/photodb/photos/050203-N-0000B-001.jpg
050203-N-0000B-001 Groton, Conn. (Feb. 3, 2005) – The Seawolf-class nuclear-powered attack submarine Jimmy Carter (SSN 23), underway during sea trials. Built by General Dynamics Electric Boat in Groton, Conn., Seawolf is the fastest, quietest, most heavily armed submarine in the world. Jimmy Carter is the third and final submarine of the Seawolf-class. A unique feature of the Jimmy Carter is a 100-foot hull extension called the Multi-Mission Platform, which provides enhanced payload capabilities, enabling the submarine to accommodate the advanced technology required to develop and test a new generation of weapons, sensors and undersea vehicles. The Jimmy Carter was delivered to the U.S. Navy on Dec. 22, 2004 and is due to be commissioned on Feb. 19, 2005. Photo provided courtesy General Dynamics Electric Boat (RELEASED)
By: Hyperwarp - 19th February 2005 at 10:26
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/050218/480/wx10602182130
USS Jimmy Carter to Be Commissioned
By MATT APUZZO, Associated Press Writer
GROTON, Conn. – The USS Jimmy Carter enters the Navy’s fleet as the most heavily armed submarine ever built, and as the last of the Seawolf class of attack subs that the Pentagon (news – web sites) ordered during the Cold War’s final years.
By: SteveO - 7th February 2005 at 19:25
Navy to Christen the Littoral Surface Craft – Experimental (X-Craft)
http://www.onr.navy.mil/media/article.asp?ID=81
The USS Sea Fighter, its different.
By: bring_it_on - 25th January 2005 at 13:38
those are sme nice pics hyper..DOES ANY ONE HAVE THE CURRENT NO. OF THESE SUBS AND HOW MANY ARE EXPECTED TO BE WITH THE NAVY..
By: Wanshan - 25th January 2005 at 13:27
Here is the LHD design, LHA(R), that will replace the LHAs:
Nice, I want one! Interesting aviation also: Marines JSF, Tiltrotor, etc.
By: Hyperwarp - 25th January 2005 at 10:36
All pics from navy.mil Photo gallery……
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Inside Virginia Class SSN 774 !!
Pic 1:
040825-N-2653P-040 Atlantic Ocean (Aug. 25, 2004) – Sonar Officer, Lt. j.g. Andrew Waldman, utilizes the infra-red function on the photonics display aboard the attack submarine PCU Virginia (SSN 774). Virginia is the Navy’s only major combatant ready to join the fleet that was designed with the post-Cold War security environment in mind and embodies the war fighting and operational capabilities required to dominate the littorals while maintaining undersea dominance in the open ocean. U.S. Navy photo by Journalist 1st Class James Pinsky (RELEASED)
Pic 2:
040825-N-2653P-001 Atlantic Ocean (Aug. 25, 2004) – Fire Control Technician 1st Class Patrick Nogalski monitors the attack submarine PCU Virginia’s (SSN 774) radar screens during a surface transit off the coast of Virginia after successfully completing Bravo Trials. Virginia is the Navy’s only major combatant ready to join the fleet that was designed with the post-Cold War security environment in mind and embodies the war fighting and operational capabilities required to dominate the littorals while maintaining undersea dominance in the open ocean. U.S. Navy photo by Journalist 1st Class James Pinsky (RELEASED)
Pic 3:
040822-N-2653P-370 Atlantic Ocean (Aug. 22, 2004) – PCU Virginia (SSN 774) has one of the most advanced torpedo delivery systems in the fleet. In addition to torpedoes, the Virginia-class will be armed with Tomahawk cruise missiles and has been designed to host the Advanced SEAL Delivery System (ASDS) and Dry-Deck Shelter to support various missions. Virginia is the Navy’s only major combatant ready to join the fleet that was designed with the post-Cold War security environment in mind and embodies the war fighting and operational capabilities required to dominate the littorals while maintaining undersea dominance in the open ocean. U.S. Navy photo by Journalist 1st Class James Pinsky (RELEASED)
Pic 4:
040822-N-2653P-344 Atlantic Ocean (Aug. 22, 2004) – One of PCU Virginia’s (SSN 774) new components is it’s diesel generator, a Caterpillar 3512B V-12 Twin-turbo charged engine. All of the engine’s readings are visible on a liquid crystal display (LCD) panel. Virginia is the Navy’s only major combatant ready to join the fleet that was designed with the post-Cold War security environment in mind and embodies the war fighting and operational capabilities required to dominate the littorals while maintaining undersea dominance in the open ocean. U.S. Navy photo by Journalist 1st Class James Pinsky (RELEASED)
Pic 5:
040821-N-2653P-003 Atlantic Ocean (Aug. 21, 2004) – Machinist’s Mate 1st Class James Guild and Machinist’s Mate 1st Class Derrick Jones, both assigned to the Auxiliary Division aboard PCU Virginia (SSN 774), operate the submarine’s new V-12 diesel engine during Bravo trials. Virginia is the Navy’s only major combatant ready to join the fleet that was designed with the post-Cold War security environment in mind and embodies the war fighting and operational capabilities required to dominate the littorals while maintaining undersea dominance in the open ocean. U.S. Navy photo by Journalist 1st Class James Pinsky (RELEASED)
Pic 6:
040822-N-2653P-209 Atlantic Ocean (Aug. 22, 2004) – Chief Electronics Technician Jerry Allan Bolte, co-pilot, and Senior Chief Machinist’s Mate Scott McIntire, pilot, operate the ship’s control panel aboard the attack submarine PCU Virginia. Unlike submarines before it, Virginia eliminates the traditional helmsman, planesman, chief of the watch and diving officer of the watch stations by combining all of them into two watch stations manned by E-6 and above personnel. U.S. Navy photo by Journalist 1st Class James Pinsky (RELEASED)
By: Hyperwarp - 25th January 2005 at 09:45
Some older news on the Virginia class…
USN commissions new attack sub USS Virginia
http://forum.keypublishing.co.uk/showthread.php?t=33797
Virginia Class sub updates
http://forum.keypublishing.co.uk/showthread.php?t=29328
By: Arabella-Cox - 25th January 2005 at 04:47
Here is the LHD design, LHA(R), that will replace the LHAs:
By: US Agent - 25th January 2005 at 04:41
50th Aegis Destroyer: US Navy to Christen New Guided-Missile Destroyer Kidd
(Source: US Department of defense; issued Jan. 19, 2005)
The Navy will christen the newest Arleigh Burke class guided-missile destroyer Kidd, Saturday, Jan. 22, 2005, during a 10 a.m. CST ceremony at Northrop Grumman Ship Systems – Ingalls Operations in Pascagoula, Miss.
The ship will honor Medal of Honor recipient Rear Adm. Isaac Campbell Kidd. Vice Adm. Phillip Balisle, commander, Naval Sea Systems Command, will deliver the principal address. Regina Kidd Wolbarsht and Mary Corrinne Kidd Plumer will serve as sponsors of the ship named for their grandfather. In the time-honored Navy tradition, they will break a bottle of champagne across the bow to formally christen the ship “Kidd.”
Kidd is the 50th ship in the Arleigh Burke class of guided-missile destroyers. This highly capable, multi-mission ship can conduct a variety of operations, from peacetime presence and crisis management to sea control and power projection, in support of the National Military Strategy. Kidd will be capable of fighting air, surface and subsurface battles simultaneously. The ship contains myriad offensive and defensive weapons designed to support maritime defense needs well into the 21st century.
Cmdr. Richard E. Thomas of Westwood, N.J., will command Kidd and lead her crew of 380 officers and sailors. The 9,200-ton Kidd has an overall length of 511 feet, a waterline beam of 59 feet and a navigational draft of 33 feet. Four gas turbine engines will power the ship to speeds in excess of 30 knots.
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