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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