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Tailhook Association July 2010 Newsletter
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Harris Publications - Tailhook Centennial Celebration Directory
Several members have asked about Harris Publications' request for your information. Harris is working for the Tailhook Association assembling a directory of members next year to coincide with the Centennial of Naval Aviation (CONA). Harris has published three previous membership directories. The directory is a useful tool that allows members to make contact with good friends and squadron mates when they have lost touch. Participation in the membership directory project is completely voluntary and you will have the option to remove your name. The questionnaire is comprehensive and you can complete only the information that you are comfortable revealing to other members. You will also have the opportunity to submit your favorite pictures. Voluntary participation in the project will make the directory a useful guide to other members of the Tailhook Association and the information provided will be available to Harris Publishing and Tailhook Association members only.
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PBS Documentary on Naval Aviation
The Documentary Group in New York, is producing a one-hour documentary film on the history of naval aviation, set to air early next year on PBS. They are looking for active and former naval aviators who would be open to speaking about their experiences and who could give a good historical perspective on the aviation branch of the Navy.
They will be discussing the Battle of Midway in the film and they are looking for anyone who participated in the Battle of Midway. Additionally, they plan to cover the Cuban Missile Crisis and the current war in Afghanistan.
If you are willing to participate contact:
Julia Conley, Associate Producer - The Documentary Group - julia@thedocumentarygroup.com
- 125 West End Avenue, 4th Floor
- New York, NY 10023
- o: 212.456.5857
- c: 914.907.5188
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Top Gun the Game
Paramount Pictures - game division is looking for fighter and strike pilots willing to play online (Sony PlayStation 3) against all other players when the game is introduced 27 July 2010.
Contact: John Gillin at Paramount
Paramount Digital Entertainment introduces the "Top Gun" game for Mac, PlayStation 3, PC
Rating: ESRB Rating: T - Violence, Language
Summary
Maverick, Goose, Iceman and Viper roar into the sky again in Top Gun for the PlayStation®Network. Top Gun is a free-flying air combat shooter where players blast enemies out of the sky in dogfight battles, obliterate ground and air-based targets and show off their extreme flying prowess as Maverick. With their Radar Intercept Officer Goose, players enroll at flight school to go up against the best for Top Gun honors. Following graduation, players fly into the danger zone with other US Navy pilots over the Indian Ocean, where they can shoot down MiGs, defend and attack bases and engage in large-scale dogfight battles. Top Gun also features five multiplayer modes, where up to sixteen players can relive the thrills from the film and interactively experience US Navy combat!
KEY FEATURES:
- Talk to Me Goose: With all-new dialogue and storyline written by the film’s screenwriter, Jack Epps, Jr., players talk trash with Iceman, Merlin, Slider, and the rest of the flyers from the film.
- You're a Hell of a Pilot. Maybe Too Good: Feel the need for speed! With arcade controls, players defy the laws of gravity as they dodge enemy planes using inverts, dives and spins.
- Too Close for Missiles, I'm Switching to Guns: Players go up against the best as they outmaneuver and shoot down bogeys using short and long range missiles and Vulcan cannons.
- This is the Real Thing. This is What You've Been Trained for: Top Gun features three single player and five multiplayer modes.
- Tutorial Mode: Players enroll as Maverick at Top Gun Academy and train to handle the breakneck speeds of hitting the “after burner” and the “tunnel vision” that poses a threat during high G-force maneuvers.
- Campaign Mode: After training to be the best of the best, players join the fight above the Indian Ocean for 11 total missions at various times of day.
- Horde Mode: Bogeys like fireflies all over the sky! Solo players get to test their flight combat abilities as they take down endless waves of enemies of increasing difficulty. Top scores will appear on leader boards. Remember, no points for second place.
- Online Multiplayer: Players can enlist in the US Navy or join the Soviet air forces and go head-to-head with opponents in five different modes: Deathmatch, Team Deathmatch, Top Gun (choose your wingman and compete against enemy pairs), Bombing Run (defend and attack mobile bases) and Capture the Flag. Players can choose to battle at three times of day across multiple environments.
- Tower, This is Ghost Rider Requesting a Flyby: Players take their RIO along and buzz the tower!
- It Takes a Lot More Than Just Fancy Flying: Players can unlock six sonic jets with varying speed, maneuverability and weapon load.
TOP GUN will be available this summer on PlayStation®Network
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The Tailhook Reunion 2010
The registration form is available on the Tailhook web site or you can click here to download the form. Hotel registration is also available on the Tailhook home page or with the links below:
Tailhook is proud to welcome the following reunion groups:
Other reunion groups will be holding events in conjunction with the Tailhook Reunion, so check the Tailhook Web site for contact information and any additions. The Thursday evening welcoming reception, open to everyone, will salute the reunion groups.
At this year’s convention your name tag will be your ticket to enter all symposium events and we will collect tickets at the door for all “ticket required” events. Please bring your tickets to each event. We expect well over 3000 attendees and our entire exhibit area is filled with exhibitors. The Nugget is offering a reduced room rate to all active duty attending. Call John Ascuaga’s Nugget (800) 648-1177 today and make your hotel reservations before the “block” rooms have been taken. I will see you in Reno at the Tailhook Reunion from 9 to 12 September 2010.
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Grand Club Plaques: If you have 1000 or more carrier arrested landings and you don't have a Grand Club plaque come to the reunion and we will award your plaque during the awards luncheon. Check the Grand Club list to see if your name is listed and correct. If you plan to attend and pick up your plaque send an email and include the following information:
- Your name - as you want it listed on the plaque
- Pilot or NFO
- Aircraft type
- Ship
- Date
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New Tailhook Logo Hawaiian Shirt
We have added a new silk Hawaiian shirt with the American Flag on a tailhook staff and two new dress shirts with the pilot wings and hook logo or the Tailhook script logo. The Hawaiian shirt is from Eagle Dry Goods Signature Series and is made from 100% pigment dyed silk floral jacquard. The pigment dyed colors are meant to fade when washed. It has a chest pocket, coconut buttons and a vented tail.
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New Tailhook Logo Dress Shirt
The dress shirt is from Port Authority Signature Line and features yarn dyed material for rich color prior to weaving, this lightweight shirt has a subtle check pattern for detail and dimension. It is 55% cotton and 45% rayon with button-down collar, dyed-to-match pearlized buttons, and a patch pocket.
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Naval Aviation News Update
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100623-N-2833J-271 ARABIAN SEA (June 23, 2010) An F/A-18F Super Hornet assigned to the Jolly Rogers of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 103, lands aboard the aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69). The Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group is deployed as a part of an ongoing rotation of forward-deployed forces to support maritime security operations in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Apprentice Albert K. Jones/Released)
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100623-N-3595W-004 NORTH ARABIAN SEA (June 23, 2010) Sailors signal the pilot of an E-2C Hawkeye from the Bluetails of Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron (VAW) 121, as it prepares to take off from the aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69). The Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group is deployed as a part of an ongoing rotation of forward-deployed forces to support maritime security operations in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Gina K. Wollman/Released) |
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100621-N-7908T-073 ATLANTIC OCEAN (June 21, 2010) Air department Sailors assigned to the crash and salvage division of the aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77) spray water on an F/A-18 Hornet training aircraft during a flight deck firefighting drill. George H.W. Bush is conducting training in the Atlantic Ocean. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Brent Thacker/Released)
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100619-N-3852A-500 ATLANTIC OCEAN (June 17, 2010) Marine Corps V-22 Osprey lands aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1). Wasp is conducting deck landing and engineering qualifications. (U.S Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Rebekah Adler/Released)
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