David
Sat January 18, 2003 8:53am
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The hog-nosed RC-135 reco
The hog-nosed RC-135 reconnaissance aircraft, Rivet Joint, with its extensive antennae array, provides vital real-time battle management information to mission planners, commanders and warfighters. The aircraft is a high-altitude version of the C-135, which is a militarized version of the Boeing 707. The Rivet Joint aircraft, owned and operated by the 55th Wing, Offutt Air Force Base, Neb., provides direct, near real-time reconnaissance information and electronic warfare support to theater commanders and combat forces. The Rivet Joint crew consists of members of several 55th Wing squadrons. The pilots, navigators and maintainers are assigned to the 38th Reconnaissance Squadron. The electronic warfare officers, known as Ravens, and inflight maintenance technicians are from the 343rd Reconnaissance Squadron. The 97th Intelligence Squadron makes up the final portion of the crew.
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David
Thu February 13, 2003 12:56am
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Data Processing Technicia
Data Processing Technician - Officer
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David
Thu February 13, 2003 12:42pm
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Dental Technician
Dental Technician
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David
Thu February 13, 2003 12:42pm
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Gas Turbine Systems Techn
Gas Turbine Systems Technician
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David
Thu February 13, 2003 12:42pm
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Hull Maintenance Technici
Hull Maintenance Technician
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David
Thu February 13, 2003 12:42pm
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Missile Technician
Missile Technician
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David
Thu February 13, 2003 12:42pm
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Ocean Systems Technician
Ocean Systems Technician
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David
Thu February 13, 2003 12:42pm
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Sonar Technician
Sonar Technician
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David
Thu February 13, 2003 12:42pm
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Weapons Technician
Weapons Technician
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Marissa
Wed March 26, 2003 8:07am
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A fuels technician assign
A fuels technician assigned to the 410 Air Expeditionary Wing tops off the oxygen tank in a F-16 just minutes prior to take off, during the opening minutes of (A-Day). The commencement of the air war for Operation Iraqi Freedom, at a forward location.
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David
Sat January 3, 2004 10:35pm
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AS - L.Y. Spear Class Sub
Function: Submarine Tenders furnish maintenance and logistic support for nuclear attack submarines.
History: The L.Y. Spear class is designed and fitted to accommodate attack submarines and can service up to four submarines moored alongside simultaneously. The Simon Lake class was configured especially to service ballistic missile submarines, the last of this class was decommissioned June 25, 1999.
Description: Submarine tenders are the largest of the active auxiliaries. Their crews are made up mostly technicians and repair personnel.
General Characteristics, L.Y. Spear Class
Builders:
Lockheed Shipbuilding & Construction Company (AS-39 through AS-41)
Date Deployed:
July 7, 1979 (USS Emory S. Land)
Power Plant:
Two boilers, geared turbines, one shaft, 20,000 shaft horsepower
Length, Overall:
644 feet (196.30 meters)
Beam:
85 feet (25.91 meters)
Displacement:
Approximately 23,493 long tons (23,870.02 metric tons) full load
Speed:
20 knots (23.02 miles, 37.05 km, per hour)
Crew:
97 officers, 1,266 enlisted
Armament:
Two 40mm guns
Four 20mm guns
Aircraft:
None
Ships:
USS Emory S. Land (AS-39), La Maddalena, Italy
USS Frank Cable (AS-40), Guam
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David
Sat January 3, 2004 10:35pm
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T-ATF - Powhatan Class Fl
Function: Seven ocean-going tugs are operated by Military Sealift Command and provide the U.S. Navy with towing service, and when augmented by Navy divers, assist in the recovery of downed aircraft and ships.
History: Fleet tugs are used to tow ships, barges and targets for gunnery exercises. They are also used as platforms for salvage and diving work, as participants in naval exercises, to conduct search and rescue missions, to aid in the clean up of oil spills and ocean accidents, and to provide fire fighting assistance. USNS Apache (T-ATF 172) is the last of the Powhatan class of ocean tugs delivered to the Navy in 1981.
Description: Each vessel is equipped with 10 ton capacity crane and a bollard pull of at least 54 tons. A deck grid is fitted aft which contains 1 inch bolt receptacles spaced 24 inches apart. This allows for the bolting down of a wide variety of portable equipment. There are two GPH fire pumps supplying three fire monitors with up to 2,200 gallons of foam per minute. A deep module can be embarked to support naval salvage teams.
General Characteristics, Powhatan Class
Builders:
Marinette Marine Corporation, Marinette, WI
Power Plant:
Two GM EMD 20-645F7B diesels; 5.73 MW sustained; two shafts; Kort nozzles (except on Powhatan and one other); cp props; bow thruster; 300 hp (224 kW)
Length, Overall:
226 feet (68.88 meters)
Beam:
42 feet (12.80 meters)
Displacement:
2,260 long tons (2,296.27 metric tons) full load
Speed:
14.5 knots (16.69 mph, 26.86)
Crew:
16 civilians and 4 naval communications technicians
Ships:
USNS Powhatan (T-ATF 166)
USNS Narragansett (T-ATF 167)
USNS Catawba (T-ATF 168)
USNS Navajo (T-ATF 169)
USNS Mohawk (T-ATF 170)
USNS Sioux (T-ATF 171)
USNS Apache (T-ATF 172)
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David
Sat January 3, 2004 10:35pm
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T-AK - Maritime Prepositi
Function: The 13 Maritime Prepositioning Ships are part of Military Sealift Command's Prepositioning Program. They preposition U.S. Marine Corps vehicles, equipment and ammunition throughout the world.
History: The Cpl. Louis J. Hauge, Jr. Class is the original class of MPS ships chartered by Military Sealift Command. The five ships are Maersk Line ships converted by Bethlehem Steel. During conversion, the ships gained an additional 157 feet amidships and a helicopter landing pad, among other additions. The Sgt. Matej Kocak Class, the second class of MPS ships chartered by MSC, also gained 157 feet amidships and a helicopter landing platform after conversion. These ships, delivered to MSC in the mid-1980s, are National Steel and Shipbuilding, San Diego, conversion ships owned and operated by Waterman Steamship Corp. The 2nd Lt. John P. Bobo Class ships are new construction ships delivered to MSC in the mid-1980s from General Dynamics, Quincy, Mass. They are owned and operated by American Overseas Marine.
Description: The MPS ships are assigned to three Maritime Prepositioning Ship squadrons located in the Mediterranean, the Indian Ocean at Diego Garcia and the Western Pacific at Guam and Saipan. The MPS ships in each squadron have sufficient equipment, supplies and ammunition to support a Marine Corps Air Ground Task Force for 30 days. The MPS ships are self-sustaining, having cranes which enable them to unload their own cargo.
General Characteristics, Cpl. Louis J. Hauge, Jr. Class
Builders:
Odense Staalskibsvaerft A/S, Lindo
Power Plant:
One Sulzer 7RND76M diesel; 16,800 horsepower; one shaft; bow thruster
Length, Overall:
755 feet (230.12 meters)
Beam:
90 feet (27.43 meters)
Displacement:
46,552 long tons (47,299.07 metric tons) full load
Speed:
17.5 knots (20.14 mph, 32.41 kph)
Crew:
32 civilians, 10 technicians
Ships:
MV Cpl. Louis J. Hauge, Jr. (ex-MV Estelle Maersk) (T-AK 3000)
MV PFC William B. Baugh (ex-MV Eleo Maersk) (T-AK 3001)
MV PFC James Anderson, Jr. (ex-MV Emma Maersk) (T-AK 3002)
MV 1st Lt. Alex Bonnyman (ex-MV Emilie Maersk) (T-AK 3003)
MV Pvt. Franklin J. Phillips (ex-Pvt. Harry Fisher, ex-MV Evelyn Maersk) (T-AK 3004)
General Characteristics, Sgt. Matej Kocak Class
Builders:
Pennsylvania SB Company, Chester, PA
Power Plant:
Two boilers; two GE turbines; 30,000 horsepower; one shaft
Length, Overall:
821 feet (250.24 meters)
Beam:
105.6 feet (32.19 meters)
Displacement:
48,754 long tons (49,536.41 metric tons) full load
Speed:
20 knots (23.02 mph, 37.05 kph)
Cargo Capacity:
Containers, 532; ro-ro, 152,236 square feet; JP-5 bbls, 20,290; DF-2 bbls, 12,355; Mogas bbls, 3,717; stable water, 2,189; cranes, two twin 50 ton and 1-30 ton gantry
Helicopters:
Platform Only
Crew:
34 civilians, 10 technicians
Ships:
MV Sgt. Matej Kocak (Ex-SS John B. Waterman) (T-AK 3005)
MV PFC Eugene A. Obregon (ex-SS Thomas Heywood) (T-AK 3006)
MV Maj. Stephen W. Pless (ex-SS Charles Carroll) (T-AK 3007)
General Characteristics, 2nd Lt. John P. Bobo Class
Builders:
General Dynamics, Quincy
Power Plant:
Two Stork-Wartsilia Werkspoor 16TM410 diesels; 27,000 horsepower sustained; one shaft, bow thruster; 1,000 horsepower
Length, Overall:
675.2 feet (205.80 meters)
Beam:
105.5 feet (32.16 meters)
Displacement:
44,330 long tons (45,041.41 metric tons) full load
Speed:
18 knots (20.71 mph, 33.33 kph)
Cargo Capacity:
Containers, 530; ro-ro, 152,185 square feet; JP-5 bbles, 20,776; DF-2 bbls, 13,334; Mogas bbls, 4,880; stable water, 2,357; cranes, one single and two twin 39 ton
Helicopters:
Platform Only
Crew:
38 civilians, 10 technicians
Ships:
MV 2nd Lt. John P. Bobo (T-AK 3008)
MV PFC Dewayne T. Williams (T-AK 3009)
MV 1st Lt. Baldomero Lopez (T-AK 3010)
MV 1st Lt. Jack Lummus (T-AK 3011)
MV Sgt. William R. Button (T-AK 3012)
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David
Sat January 3, 2004 11:51pm
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T-AGM Missile Range Instr
Function: Missile range instrumentation ship provides a platform for monitoring foreign missile launchers for SALT Treaty verification.
History: The USNS Observation Island was built as a "Mariner" class merchant ship; launched Aug. 15, 1953; and acquired by the Navy on Sept. 10, 1956, for use as a Fleet Ballistic Missile test ship. The vessel was converted at Norfolk Naval Shipyard, and was placed in reserve from September 1972. On Aug. 18, 1977, the Observation Island was reacquired by the U.S. Navy from the Maritime Administration and transferred to Military Sealift Command and reclassified as T-AGM 23.
Description: The USNS Observation Island operates worldwide, monitoring compliance with strategic arms treaties and supports U.S. military weapons test programs. Observation Island carries an Air Force shipborne phased-array radar System for collection of data on missile tests. The ship is operated by Military Sealift Command for the U.S. Air Force Technical Applications Center at Patrick Air Force Base, Florida.
General Characteristics, USNS Observation Island
Builders:
New York Shipbuilding
Conversion:
Maryland Shipbuilding and Drydock Corporation
Power Plant:
Two boilers; one GE turbine; 19,250 hp (14.36 MW); one shaft
Length, Overall:
564 feet (171.91 meters)
Beam:
76 feet (23.16 meters)
Displacement:
13,060 long tons (13,269.59 metric tons) light; 17,015 tons (17,288.06 metric tons) full load
Speed:
20 knots (23 mph, 37.05 kph)
Crew:
65 civilians (20 officers, 35 technicians)
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David
Sat January 3, 2004 11:51pm
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Ocean Surveillance Ship
Function: Ocean surveillance ships have a single mission to gather underwater acoustical data. The T-AGOS ships operate to support the anti-submarine warfare mission of the Commanders in chief of the Atlantic and Pacific Fleets.
History: A contract for the first SWATH ship, T-AGOS 19, was awarded in November 1986, and options for the next three were exercised in October 1988. These ships have the same WSC-6 communications, links and operating procedures as the Stalwart class. The keel for the first Impeccable class was laid down Feb. 2, 1993. The ship was more than 60 percent completed when the shipyard encountered difficulties. The contract was sublet to Halter Marine on April 20, 1995 to complete the ship. Planned christening date is early 1999.
Description: The ship is designed to tow an array of underwater listening devices to collect acoustical data. The ship also carries electronic equipment to process and transmit that data via satellite to shore stations for evaluation. The ship, the listening devices and electronic equipment are all part of a system called the Surveillance Towed Array System, or SURTASS. The Victorious class ocean surveillance ships are built on a Small Waterplane Twin Hull, or SWATH, design for greater stability at slow speeds in high latitudes under adverse weather conditions. The Impeccable class ships have a hull form based on that of the Victorious. Acoustic systems should include an active low frequency towed array, which has a series of modules each of which houses two high-powered active transducers. These can be used with either mono or bistatic receivers.
Background: Stalwart, along with two sister ships, was deactivated in the early 1990s when the end of the Cold War signaled a reduced submarine threat from the former Soviet Union, however, the Atlantic commander decided to convert the three ships for a new mission ? finding narcotics traffickers. They now support the Joint Interagency Task Force, East. The three Stalwart class ships have been modified for a drug interdiction mission. The underwater acoustic array was removed, and an air search radar, integrated display system, sophisticated communications suite and other special mission equipment were installed to detect and monitor suspected drug traffickers.
General Characteristics, Stalwart Class
Builders:
Tacoma Boatbuilding, Tacoma, WA
Power Plant:
Diesel-electric; four Caterpillar D 3988 diesel generators, 3,200 horsepower, two motors, 1,600 horsepower; two shafts; bow thruster; 550 horsepower
Length, Overall:
224 feet (68.28 meters)
Beam:
43 feet (13.11 meters)
Displacement:
2,262 long tons (2,298.3 metric tons) full load
Speed:
11 knots (12.66 mph, 20.37 kph), 3 knots when towing array
Crew:
18 mariners, five technicians and up to 15 Navy personnel
Ships:
USNS Prevail (T-AGOS 8)
USNS Assertive (T-AGOS 9)
USNS Bold (T-AGOS 12)
General Characteristics, Victorious Class
Builders:
McDermott Marine, Morgan City, LA
Power Plant:
Diesel-electric; four Caterpillar 3,512 diesel generators, two GE motors, twin screw 1,600 shaft hp; two bow thrusters; 2,400 horsepower
Length, Overall:
234.5 feet (71.48 meters)
Beam:
93.6 feet (28.53 meters)
Displacement:
3,396 long tons (3,450.5 metric tons) full load
Speed:
10 knots (11.51 mph, 18.52 kph), 3 knots when towing array
Crew:
19-22 mariners, 5 technicians and up to 15 Navy personnel
Ships:
USNS Victorious (T-AGOS 19)
USNS Able (T-AGOS 20)
USNS Effective (T-AGOS 21)
USNS Loyal (T-AGOS 22)
General Characteristics, Impeccable Class
Builders:
Tampa Shipyard/Halter Marine
Power Plant:
Diesel-electric; three diesel generators; two Westinghouse motors; 5,000 horsepower; twin screw shaft; two omni-thruster hydrojets; 1,800 horsepower
Length, Overall:
281.5 feet (85.80 meters)
Beam:
95.8 feet (29.2 meters)
Displacement:
5,370 long tons (5,456.18 metric tons) full load
Speed:
13 knots (14.96 mph, 24.08 kph), 3 knots when towing
Crew:
20 mariners, 5 technicians and up to 20 Navy personnel
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