The Hook - Naval Aviation In Color - Spring 2000

VOLUME 28 NUMBER 1 SPRING 2000

© 2000, all rights reserved

ISSN: 0736-9220

On The Cover

Section of TraWing One T-45C Goshawks display the aircraft's vertical capability over the Mississippi countryside near NAS Meridian. Photo by Boeing, C22-602-16

Table of Contents : Air Plan

• BRIEF
  • Naval Time Critical Strike: The Way Ahead
    VADM Dennis V. McGinn, USN, Commander, Third Fleet
  • From the Chairman: The View From Here
    RADM Thomas F. Brown III, USN(Ret)
  • From the Executive Director: The New Year Takes Shape
    CAPT J.R. Davis, USN(Ret)
  • Naval Aviation In Color — The Mighty Spad Douglas Skyraider
    photo essay by Robert L. Lawson
• FROM THE CATWALK
  • From the Catwalk
    conducted by CAPT Hook
  • The Further Adventures of Youthly Puresome: First Blood
    CDR Jack D. Woodul, USNR(Ret), artwork by Carl Snow
• LAUNCH
  • Shortening the Training Pipeline
    Vivienne Heines
  • Where are the Carriers?
  • Courtesy of VMFA(AW)-332: Kodak Moments in Kosovo
    Margaret Bone
  • U.S. Navy Non-Tactical Units
    LCDR Rick Burgess, USN(Ret)
• AT MARSHAL
  • Command Changes
  • Air Wing and Squadron Reports
• RECOVERY
  • Commentary: Potomac Currents
    Michael Dennis
  • The Last Crusader
    Bruce R. Boland
• IN REVIEW
• RESPOT
  • Trader Jon, Naval Aviation Legend, Dies at Age 84
  • Blue Angels 2000 Performance Schedule
• PATCH PAGE
  • Oldies But Goodies
• WAVEOFFS & BOLTERS
  • What is It?
    Steve Millikin and Hal Andrews

Executive Staff Members

• EDITOR : CAPT Steve Millikin, USN(Ret)
• MANAGING EDITOR : CDR Jan C. Jacobs, USNR(Ret)
• ASSOCIATE EDITORS
  • CAPT Wynn F Foster, USN(Ret)
  • Barrett Tillman
  • Carmelle Carter
• CONTRIBUTING EDITORS
  • Steven P. Albright
  • Hal Andrews
  • Margaret Bone
  • CDR Doug Siegfried, USN(Ret)
  • Mike Weeks
  • CDR Jack D. Woodul, USNR(Ret)
• CONTRIBUTING PHOTOGRAPHERS
• Ted Carlson
• Rick Llinares
• Jose M. Ramos
• LCDR Chris Buhlmann, USNR

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