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Airman Classroom Training Course By Former Naval Aviator Jay Rollins

Airman Classroom Training Course By Former Naval Aviator Jay Rollins. Objective :. To provide all Sea Cadets with a broad overview of Naval Aviation (Lesson One), and further, to provide classroom instruction for cadets desiring to earn the Airman rating (E-3).

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Airman Classroom Training Course By Former Naval Aviator Jay Rollins

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  1. Airman Classroom Training CourseByFormer Naval AviatorJay Rollins

  2. Objective: • To provide all Sea Cadets with a broad overview of Naval Aviation (Lesson One), and further, to provide classroom instruction for cadets desiring to earn the Airman rating (E-3). • The Airman course includes classroom presentations as well as field excursions, to be announced.

  3. Special Notes: • Cadets are encouraged to take notes at each classroom presentation. Sea Cadets interested in qualifying as an NSCC Airman (E-3) are expected to progress through Airman Cadet qualifying test questions, located in the Navy’s Airman Manual posted at: • http://compass.seacadets.org/cadets/nscc_courses/airman.htm.

  4. LESSON ONE • Introduction to Naval Aviation • (2+00 hrs) • Mission, History, and Organization • (0 +55 mins)

  5. Introduction • By marrying air power with naval forces, the USA is able to project military power virtually anywhere in the world. • The ability to win WWII, to fight the Korean War, Viet Nam, and two Gulf Wars directly accomplished with the sea power in combination with air power.

  6. The Airman Rating prepares you to maintain the Navy’s vast fleet of aircraft. • Leadership and training are a part of your everyday life in the Navy, and teamwork is the most important attribute of any military organization.

  7. [Aircraft “Nomenclature”] or aircraft naming convention reveals the aircraft’s purpose and model series. The first letter describes the purpose:

  8. “A” = Attack

  9. “C” = Cargo

  10. “E” = Electronic Warfare • US Navy EA-18 G Growler Electronic Warfare Aircraft

  11. “H” = Rescue

  12. “S” = Anti-submarine

  13. “T” = Trainer Pilatus Pilatus Pc-7 Military Trainer Aircraft

  14. “U” = Utility The Boeing (formerly McDonnell Douglas) C-17 Globe master III

  15. The letter is followed by a hyphen, a number for each model, and finally a letter to identify which design modification. As an example, I flew the “[TA-4J],” which describes training attack aircraft # 4 in a “J” design. Aircraft are also assigned a nickname. For the A-4, it is the “Skyhawk.”

  16. TA-4J Skyhawk

  17. Primary Mission of Naval Aviation: • To support our naval forces, “The Fleet” to keep vital sea lanes open (command of the seas). Accomplished by closely coordinating with other forces by engaging in five basic operations:

  18. 1.     Act as “eyes and ears” for the fleet [E-2 Hawkeye, FA-18 Super Hornet]. E-2 Hawkeye , FA-18 Super Hornet

  19. 2.       Protect against submarine attack. [P-3C Orion][SH-60B/F Seahawk] P-3C Orion US Navy SH-60B Sea Hawk

  20. 3.       Aid and support amphibious landings (for Marines). [AH-1W Cobra] ah-1w cobra

  21. 4.       Rapid logistic support for ground forces. [C-130 Hercules], [C-2A Greyhound (COD)] C-130 Hercules C-130 Hercules

  22. 5.       Search and Rescue (SAR) missions. [HH-60H Rescue Hawk] HH-60H Rescue Hawk

  23. History of Naval Aviation: • 1898 – The Navy becomes interested the new “flying machine” as a weapon. • 13 Dec 1903 – the Wright Brothers successfully demonstrate first powered flight.

  24. November 14, 1910 Civilian aviation pioneer, Glenn Curtiss began developing aircraft suited water-based operation, and today, he is considered to be “The Father of Naval Aviation.” • [“The Glenn Curtiss Story” video]

  25. 1910 – First successful shipboard launch of an aircraft. [Eugene Ely launches a Curtiss biplane off the cruiser Birmingham].

  26. 8 May 1911 – Considered “birthday” of Naval Aviation: Navy purchases its first aircraft, [A-1 Triad]. Ely lands and takes off from the Pennsylvania. [Excerpts from “The Glenn Curtiss Story”] By end of year, Navy has three airplanes, four pilots, one Naval Air Station (NAS) near Annapolis.

  27. 1917 – USA declares war on Germany with fleet of 54 aircraft, one airship, and three balloons. By end of WWI, fleet had grown to 252 land aircraft and 1865 seaplanes and flying boats. • 1922 – USS Langley commissioned as first aircraft carrier (CV-1)

  28. 1941 – Surprise attack at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. USA declares war on Japan with fleet of 5,233 aircraft, including the [F-6F Hellcat], [F-4U Corsair], [SB-2C Helldiver], and the [TBM Avenger] carrier-based aircraft.

  29. 1942 • The Battle of Coral Sea – carrier-based aircraft attacked Japanese Navy alone. Was first major naval battle without opposing ships making contact. • The Battle of Midway, decisive battle considered the turning point of the naval war in the Pacific. • The Battle of Gaudalcanal, carrier-based aircraft helped secure island for USA forces.

  30. 1943 – Navy purchases first helicopters from US Army along with Sikorsky YR-4B built to Navy standards. • 1944 – Battle of the Philippine Sea (aka “The Great Mariannas Turkey Shoot”) is largest aircraft carrier battle in history. Japanese defeated after losing 600 aircraft and three aircraft carriers to US Navy.

  31. 1945 – World War II ends in victory for USA and “Allies.” • June, 1946 – [“Blue Angels”] flight team established. • 1953 – Navy aircraft test USS Antietam, as first angled-deck aircraft carrier. • 1954 – Guided air-to-air and air-to-surface missiles placed into operation. [Polaris] [Sidewinder]

  32. 1959 – Four Naval Aviators selected for Project Mercury space missions. By the 1960s, US Navy is assigned the task of recovering space vehicles after splash-down. • 1961 • [Naval Aviator Alan B. Shepard, Jr.] becomes first American in space. • [USS Enterprise (CVN-65)] is commissioned – World’s first nuclear powered aircraft carrier.

  33. 1962 • Former Senator and Naval Aviator [John Glenn], Jr. (USMC) became first American to orbit the earth, and later the oldest man in space at 77-years-old in 1998. • [Naval Air Museum] is commissioned in Pensacola, FL • 1965 – [A-4 Skyhawk], [F-4 Phantom], A-6 [Intruder], and [A-7 Corsair] aircraft execute massive bombing campaign in Viet Nam under Operation “Rolling Thunder.”

  34. 1967 – Fire breaks out on the deck of USS Forrestal. Despite heroic efforts, fire quickly spreads below, igniting bombs and ammunition. More than 130 are killed. • July, 1969 – Naval Aviator [Neil Armstrong] becomes the first human to ever to set foot on the moon.

  35. 1971 • Marines take delivery of [AV-8 Harrier] vertical (V/STOL) “Jump-jet.” • [EA-6B Prowler], high-tech electronic warfare jet delivered. • Navy also receives CH-53A Sea Stallion used to locate and safely detonate mines. • 1972 – F-14 Tomcat, made famous in the movie, [“Top Gun,”] first delivered as replacement for aging F-4 fighter jets.

  36. 1973 – Viet Nam cease-fire announced and US forces begin withdrawal. • 1976 – Navy’s last operational seaplane, [HU-16] Albatross withdrawn from service. Navy celebrates USA’s 200th birthday. [LTJG Rollins outside specially painted CT-39E Sabreliner] • 1981 – First flight of the Space Shuttle ([Columbia]), with an all-Navy crew, launches from Cape Canaveral, Florida.

  37. 1983 – After Cuban forces occupy Grenada’s main airfield, amphibious assault operations commence on Caribbean island of Grenada with air support based aboard [USS Independence]. • 1986 – Naval Aviation celebrates its 75th Anniversary. The bombing of a transatlantic Pan American 747 jetliner over Lockerbee, Scotland provokes a counterstrike on Libya using F-14 Tomcat, F-18 Hornet, and A-6 Intruder aircraft and HARM, Harpoon, and Shrike missiles..

  38. 1990s – Following fall of Berlin in 1989, Soviet Union collapse leaving USA as world’s only superpower. • 1991 – Kuwait liberated in Persian Gulf War following massive aerial attacks as Navy launches Tomahawk cruise missiles, while Navy, Marine, USAF, and Allied aircraft of all types deliver crippling blow to Iraqi ground and air forces.

  39. 1992 – Unsinkable “Blue Ghost” of WWII and training command carrier, [USS Lexington], decommissioned. Navy accepts [T-45 Goshawk] to replace T-2 Buckeye and TA-4 Skyhawk. • 1993 – Secretary of Defense allows women on combat flights and vessels. • 1995 – First female Naval Aviator goes into space. In age of high technology and shifting national interest, armed services are downsized. But the Navy and Naval Aviation retain their major role.

  40. Questions • 1.       What is the mission and primary function of naval aviation?

  41. 1.       What is the mission and primary function of naval aviation? • (Support the fleet in maintaining control of the seas).

  42. 2.       Which Naval Aviator became the first American in space?

  43. 2.       Which Naval Aviator became the first American in space? • (Alan B. Shepard, Jr.)

  44. 3.       What is the name of the world’s first nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, and what year was it commissioned?

  45. 3.       What is the name of the world’s first nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, and what year was it commissioned? • (USS Enterprise, 1961)

  46. 4.       What year did the Secretary of Defense lift the band allowing women into combat roles?

  47. 4.       What year did the Secretary of Defense lift the band allowing women into combat roles? • (1993)

  48. Break Time

  49. What is an “Airman,” an “AMDO,” and an “NFO”?

  50. Naval Aviation Chain-of-Command • (0 + 55 mins) • President – Commander-in-Chief (civilian)Secretary of Defense (civilian)Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of StaffChief of Naval Operations (CNO) (or Commandant of the Marine Corps); 

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