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Association of Naval Aviation
San Diego Squadron
June 20th Luncheon
Guest Speaker
VADM Thomas Kilcline
Commander, Naval Air Forces
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Eschewing the microphone, the Admiral worked the crowd, talking about the state of Naval Aviation -- getting Hornets to last until the F-35 enters the fleet and trying to cobble together enough P-3s. On a positive note, he waxed rhapsodic about the "Romeo" and "Sierra" Seahawk models -- apparently "not your father's helicopters". He said a rotary pilot might serve as CAG in the not too distant future.
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It may look like he's describing a dogfight, but he's actually talking about bundles of wiring destroyed in a fire aboard the USS George Washington
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CONA? Neither a soft drink nor a Hawaiian coffee, it stands for Centennial of Naval Aviation -- and the admiral is on top of it
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The "Skip". John Fry welcomed ANA members and visitors to the luncheon
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Who knew? The XO of VMFAT-101 is
Navy Commander Will Powers
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Frank Lang, Bob Morris, & Marty Haldiman
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John Bushong, Jack Bushong
and "Jim Bob" Anderson
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"Bravo" & "Sierra" -- Those are the models
of Seahawk helicopters flown by LCDR Mike Mcphail and LT Melissa "Mel" Hawley.
Mike is the Admiral's Aide and
Mel is his Protocol Officer
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"Unnamed interloper", Deb Kilcline
and VADM Tom Kilcline
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John Porter & Walt Davis
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Bill Harris, Claudia Aitcheson
and George Aitcheson
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