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A little love for the fleet workhorse

By Bill McMichael on August 18, 2011 Carrier On-Board Delivery plane, Carriers, Class A mishaps, Flight deck certification, Logistics, Maritime operations, Naval aviation, Navy, Photos, Sea trials

A lengthy post-availability at-sea period just ended for the carrier Dwight D. Eisenhower, which blitzed through sea trials, flight deck certification, carrier quals, and 3M (Maintenance Material Management) inspections following nine months of shipyard work that ended in mid-June. During that time, Ike’s primary lifelines to shore were the reliable Carrier On-Board Delivery planes that deliver mail to ship and shore and carry personnel and spare parts back and forth. Filling the bill for Ike was Fleet Logistics Support Squadron 40 out of Naval Station Norfolk’s Chambers Field. It goes without saying that CODs “deliver the mail.” According to VRC-40’s…

Getting safer

By Bill McMichael on March 29, 2011 Class A mishaps, Liberty, Naval aviation, Naval Safety Center, Navy, Personnel, Photos, Physical training, Privately owned vehicles, Safety, Shore duty, Statistics

Officials have to be encouraged at the trend toward a safer on- and off-duty Navy, indicated by near-mid-year Naval Safety Center statistics. We type those words with a big “knock on wood,” of course. But with the fiscal year — which began Oct. 1 — nearly halfway gone, it’s looking like the Navy is shaping up, safety-wise — at least in terms of major mishaps, and on- and off-duty deaths. Check the trends for the fiscal year through March 23, referred to in the following as “at this point”: Class A afloat mishaps: two this year compared to four a…

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