This morning, a flight of three Navy H-60s landed at Hunter AAF, one of them landing with an emergency. Due to the callsign used, I'm not sure which unit they were from or what type of H-60. NAVY 613 and flight landed with one of the aircraft flying very low and slow (tower advised Crash/Fire units that it was only flying at 70 kts). As the emergency aircraft approached, the other aircraft in the flight stayed high and above to handle radio communications. The entire flight landed without incident and taxied to Base Ops with Crash/Fire units following the emergency aircraft in.
I monitored the incident on 124.975, Hunter AAF Tower and the Fort Stewart/Hunter AAF TRS talkgroup 3504, Hunter Crash/Fire.
Mac McCormick, KF4LMT
kf4lmt@comcast.net
Showing posts with label USN. Show all posts
Showing posts with label USN. Show all posts
08 June 2009
01 December 2008
P-3 Units to Relocate from NAS Brunswick to NAS Jacksonville
I noted the following USN P-3 unit relocations in an email from the NAMAR e-mail group last week. It looks like there will be increased P-3 activity off of the GA/FL coast beginning in mid 2009.
- VP-10 will relocate from NAS Brunswick to NAS Jacksonville on 1 June 2009. However, it will belong to Commander Patrol Reconnaissance Wing 5(CPRW-5) until 1 Dec 2009, at which time it will belong to CPRW-11.
- VP-8 will relocate from NAS Brunswick to NAS Jacksonville on 1 June 2009 and switch from CPRW-5 to CPRW-11.
- VPU-1 will relocate from NAS Brunswick to NAS Jacksonville on 1 July 2009 and switch from CPRW-5 to CPRW-11.
There was also a movement listed away from NAS Jacksonville. One of the USN H-60 units will be moving and changing aircraft type:
- HS-3 will be redesignated HSC-9 on 1 June 2009 and switch from theSH-60F/HH-60H to the MH-60S helicopter. The squadron will relocate fromNAS Jacksonville to NS Norfolk.
Mac McCormick III, KF4LMT
kf4lmt@comcast.net
17 November 2008
Navy Announces Preference To Homeport Aircraft Carrier In Mayport
Received today through the Navy News Service:
From Department of the Navy
WASHINGTON (NNS) -- As part of an environmental impact statement (EIS), the Navy announced today its "preferred alternative" is to homeport a single nuclear-powered aircraft carrier (CVN) at Naval Station (NAVSTA) Mayport, Fla.
The EIS examined potential consequences of constructing and operating facilities and infrastructure associated with homeporting additional surface ships at NAVSTA Mayport. The EIS evaluated resources in the Mayport area that may be affected by the proposed action, such as air and water quality, biological resources, marine mammals and threatened or endangered species, land use, cultural resources, and socioeconomics. The EIS also accounted for cumulative impacts from other activities in the Mayport area.
After consultation with the public, key individuals and numerous organizations, the Navy considered 275 official comments while assessing 13 EIS alternatives. Ultimately, the Navy concluded that homeporting a CVN at NAVSTA Mayport would increase operational readiness while affording the necessary environmental protections.
The last Navy aircraft carrier to be homeported in Mayport was the conventionally powered USS John F. Kennedy (CV 67), which was decommissioned in 2007.
The Navy's preferred alternative involves homeporting one CVN and associated infrastructure modifications. These include dredging, infrastructure and wharf improvements, and construction of CVN nuclear propulsion plant maintenance facilities. Homeporting a CVN at NAVSTA Mayport reduces risk to fleet resources in the event of a natural disaster, manmade calamity, or attack by foreign nations or terrorists. This includes risks to aircraft carriers, industrial support facilities, and the people that operate and maintain these crucial assets.
A Notice of Availability for the Final Environmental Impact Statement will be published to the Federal Register Nov. 21. The Record of Decision is expected in late December.
For more news from the fleet, visit www.navy.mil.
From Department of the Navy
WASHINGTON (NNS) -- As part of an environmental impact statement (EIS), the Navy announced today its "preferred alternative" is to homeport a single nuclear-powered aircraft carrier (CVN) at Naval Station (NAVSTA) Mayport, Fla.
The EIS examined potential consequences of constructing and operating facilities and infrastructure associated with homeporting additional surface ships at NAVSTA Mayport. The EIS evaluated resources in the Mayport area that may be affected by the proposed action, such as air and water quality, biological resources, marine mammals and threatened or endangered species, land use, cultural resources, and socioeconomics. The EIS also accounted for cumulative impacts from other activities in the Mayport area.
After consultation with the public, key individuals and numerous organizations, the Navy considered 275 official comments while assessing 13 EIS alternatives. Ultimately, the Navy concluded that homeporting a CVN at NAVSTA Mayport would increase operational readiness while affording the necessary environmental protections.
The last Navy aircraft carrier to be homeported in Mayport was the conventionally powered USS John F. Kennedy (CV 67), which was decommissioned in 2007.
The Navy's preferred alternative involves homeporting one CVN and associated infrastructure modifications. These include dredging, infrastructure and wharf improvements, and construction of CVN nuclear propulsion plant maintenance facilities. Homeporting a CVN at NAVSTA Mayport reduces risk to fleet resources in the event of a natural disaster, manmade calamity, or attack by foreign nations or terrorists. This includes risks to aircraft carriers, industrial support facilities, and the people that operate and maintain these crucial assets.
A Notice of Availability for the Final Environmental Impact Statement will be published to the Federal Register Nov. 21. The Record of Decision is expected in late December.
For more news from the fleet, visit www.navy.mil.
22 March 2007
VS-24 Disestablished
From the 22 March, 2007 edition of Jax Air News:
VS-24, the SCOUTs, will officially deactivate on March 31, 2007. The formal ceremony, however, occurs today at NAS Jacksonville. I will sorely miss hearing the SCOUTs. It wasn't unusual to hear them transiting near the Savannah area or working down at Townsend Range. I also was occasionally able to hear them working up with carrier strike groups.
Unfortunately this will not be last S-3B unit to disestablish; the Navy is gradually phasing the venerable S-3 out. One can only wonder if they will be able to replace it with a platform as steady, durable, versatile, and dependable as the S-3B has been.
Mac McCormick, KF4LMT
08 March 2007
USS Enterprise Carrier Strike Group
I've been busy monitoring (or trying to monitor) the Fort Stewart Exercise, but there is also another good monitoring target in the southeast area right now. The USS Enterprise Carrier Strike Group is working off of the Florida coast. So far it sounds like they have been working south of Jacksonville in the offshore areas and around Avon Park Range in central Florida.
The Monitoring Times Milcom Monitoring Blog is keeping an updated list of active frequencies for the Enterprise Strike Group:
http://mt-milcom.blogspot.com/2007/03/big-e-comm-intercepts-382007-0400-utc.html
Mac McCormick, KF4LMT
kf4lmt@comcast.net
The Monitoring Times Milcom Monitoring Blog is keeping an updated list of active frequencies for the Enterprise Strike Group:
http://mt-milcom.blogspot.com/2007/03/big-e-comm-intercepts-382007-0400-utc.html
Mac McCormick, KF4LMT
kf4lmt@comcast.net
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)
