The Hook - Reflections on Iraqi Freedom - Fall 2003

Cover: Two F-14 Tomcats along with two F/A-18 Hornets overfly USS Ronald Reagan (CVN-76) in a diamond formation at the conclusion of the ship's commissioning ceremony at NavSta Norfolk, Va., on 12 Jul '03.
photo by PH2 Charles A. Edwards Jr., USN, via CHINFO

Table of Contents

BRIEF

• Reflections on Iraqi Freedom
  RADM David C. Nichols Jr., USN
  Commander, Naval Strike and Air Warfare Center
• From the President: The Health of Your Tailhook Association
  CAPT D. A. "Roy" Rogers, USN
• Where are the Carriers?
• Executive Director's Report
  CAPT J.R. Davis, USN(Ret)

TAILHOOK EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION

FROM THE CATWALK

• From the Catwalk
  conducted by CAPT Hook
• The Further Adventures of Youthly Puresome: Wheels
  CDR Jack D. Woodul, USNR(Ret), artwork by Carl Snow
• Where Are They Now? Walter Ohlrich
  CDR R.R. "Boom" Powell, USN(Ret)
• Clear the Pattern!
  RADM Paul T. Gillcrist, USN(Ret)
• Family Reunion
• Combat Memories From the Korean War
  LCOL Don Tooker, USMC(Ret)

LAUNCH

• Like Hitting a Sitting Duck
  Robert J. Cressman and James C. Sawruk with Minoru Kamada and Matsami Jinno
• 2003 Marine Corps Aviation Awards
• Where Do We Get Those People?
  Recruiting the Modern Naval Aviator
  Vivienne Heines, photos by Jim Rostohar

AT MARSHAL

• Command Changes
• Air Wing and Squadron Reports
• Constellation (CV-64) Decommissioning
• USS Ronald Reagan (CVN-76) Commissioning

RECOVERY

• Washington Report: Navy to Step Up Efforts in Fleet Readiness, Joint Training
  Sandra I. Erwin

IN REVIEW

RESPOT

• Tailhook '03: I Love Reno in the Fall
  Barrett Tillman and Rick Morgan
• Naval Aviators Experience Success In Iraq
  Sandra I. Erwin

WAVEOFFS & BOLTERS

IBC PATCH PAGE

• USS Constellation (CVA/CV-64) Remembered

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VOLUME 31 NUMBER 3 FALL 2003 ©2003, all rights reserved ISSN: 0736-9220
EDITOR
CAPT StevIngeillikin, USN(Ret)
MANAGING EDITOR
CDR Jan C. Jacobs, USNR(Ret)
ASSOCIATE EDITORS
CAPT Wynn F. Foster, USN(Ret)
Barrett Tillman
Carmelle Carter
CONTRIBUTING EDITORS
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
CDR Chris Buhlmann, USNR
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THE HOOK, Fall 2003

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