Week 9: Naval Air Warfare Flashcards
Who was the first naval officer selected for flight training?
LT Theodore G. Ellyson (1910)
Who was Glenn Curtiss?
- Producer of the first practical hydroplane
- Early aircraft developer
Who completed the first shipboard takeoff as well as the first to successfully land an aircraft on a ship? (1910)
Eugene Ely
What ship did Eugene Ely complete his takeoff?
USS Birmingham
Where was the first naval air station located?
Greenbury Point, Annapolis (1911)
First aircraft carrier
USS Langley (CV-1)
Commissioned in 1922
What battle solidified the importance of Naval Aviation?
Battle of Midway
How many Japanese carriers were destroyed during the Battle of Midway?
4
Percentage of strike sorties flown during OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM (OEF)
72%
What three aircraft provided close air support during OEF?
- Hornets
- Prowlers
- Hawkeyes
Carrier Air Wing assigned to USS Theodore Roosevelt that flew 3,000 sorties and supporting TIC 500 times
CVW-8
How many carriers were surged for Operation IRAQI FREEDOM?
6 of 12 carriers
Amount of ordnance dropped from CVW-14
1.865 million pounds
Operation that supported the Indonesia tsunami
Operation UNIFIED ASSISTANCE
ABECSG
Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group
Statistics of Operation UNIFIED ASSISTANCE
- 1,527 missions
- 4.8 million pounds of supplies
- 2,929 people transported
How many ships and aircraft did the U.S. Navy respond with during the disaster of the Fukushima nuclear reactor?
- 24 ships
- 140 aircraft
NATO operations that proved sea-based assets importance
- ODYSSEY DAWN
- UNIFIED PROTECTOR
Statistics of Operation INHERENT RESOLVE
- 2,383 combat sorties
- 869 precision-guided munitions
- Half a million pounds of ordnance
Where is Flight School?
Pensacola, FL
Details about Naval Aviators
- Unrestricted Line Officer
- Qualify as Aircraft Commander (AC)
- Retains overall responsibility of the aircraft and flight operations
Details about Naval Flight Officers (NFO)
- Unrestricted Line Officer
- Operates the advanced systems
- Overall tactical coordinator
Details about Naval Aircrewmen
- Enlisted personnel in a permanent flight status
- Responsible for operation, maintenance, and training of the aircraft
Details about Flight Surgeons
- Medical representative for an aviation command
- Responsible to the CO of the squadron for medical readiness of flight personnel
Professional Aviation Maintenance Officer (PAMO)
- Comprised of: aerospace maintenance duty officers, aviation maintenance limited duty officers, and aviation maintenance chief warrant officers
- Serve a minimum of 24 months in an aviation maintenance activity
- One operational deployment
Primary function of naval aviation
- Closely coordinate with other naval forces
- Establishing dominance in the airspace
Warfare areas Naval Aviation supports
- AW
- SUW
- USW
- Close Air Support (CAS)
- Combat Search And Rescue (CSAR)/ Search and Rescue (SAR)
- C5I
- Logistics Support Operations (LOG)
- ISR
- MIW
- STW
Three categories of aircraft
- Fixed Wing
- Rotary Wing
- Tiltrotor
Two groups fixed wing aircraft can be divided into
- Carrier Aviation
2. Maritime Aviation
What’s a squadron
Military units composed of a number of similar aircraft
(Squadron type)
1st Letter
V
Fixed Wing
(Squadron type)
1st Letter
H
Rotary Wing
(Squadron type)
2nd Letter
Q
Electronic or Reconnaissance
(Squadron type)
2nd Letter
R
Logistics
(Squadron type)
2nd Letter
W
Warning
(Squadron type)
2nd Letter
P
Patrol
(Squadron type)
2nd Letter
A
Attack
(Squadron type)
2nd Letter
F
Fighter
VAW
Airborne Early Warning
VAQ
Electronic Attack
VP
Maritime Patrol
VFA
Fighter/Attack
VQ
Fleet Air Reconnaissance
VR/VRC
Fleet Logistics Support (Carrier)
HSM
Helicopter Maritime Strike
HSC
Helicopter Sea Combat
HM
Helicopter Mine Countermeasures
Two ways squadrons can be grouped
- Carrier Air Wings
- Detachments
CAG
Carrier
Air
Groups
Rank that The CAG holds
Captain
Who does the CAG report to?
Carrier Strike Group (CSG) Commander
Typical Carrier Air Wing composition
- 4 VFA Squadrons (F/A-18E/F Super Hornet
- 1 VAQ Squadron (EA-18G Growler)
- 1 VAW Squadron (E-2C/D Hawkeye)
- 1 VRC Detachment (C-2 Greyhound)
- 1 HSC Squadron (MH-60S Knighthawk)
- 1 HSM Squadron (MH-60R Seahawk)