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» Air Department - Where great things take flight Greetings fronfthe finest flight deck in ATFWEST! We hope you had the opportunity to follow the Mag- nificent Seven ' s (USS Cleveland, USS Boxer, USS Bonhomme Richard, USS Comstock, USS Dubuque and USS Anchorage) progress during the long voy- age to the Persian Gulf and the Cleveland ' s further transit to the Mediterranean Sea. The Air Department is composed of eighteen sail- ors, two officers and three divisions, Aircraft Han- dlers (VA01), Aviation Fuels (VE01) and Aviation Support (VS01 ), all working together towards a com- mon goal. CH-46D drops a VERTREP load BitK Lmmk «« u -y hm v ■ i li WJ r-rffM PP Hr AirDepartment Personnel The deployment can be broken up into three basic phases the transit to the Gulf, operations in the Mediterranean Sea, and the transit home to San Diego. The transit to the Gulf was challenging with the addition of nine AH-1W Cobra helicopters from HMLA-267 and one CH-53E Sea Stallion helicopter from HMM-165. During daily flight operations, the flight deck crew aver- aged 10 hours at flight quarters per day while qualifying pilots in the art of day and night small deck landings, mis- sile shoots, gun exercises, passenger transfers and the routine vertical replenishments, all skills necessary in the upcoming battlefield operations. Work was not limited to the flight deck as the Air Depart- ment Fuels Division was responsible for the security and transfer of over 300,000 gallons of jet fuel (JP-5) as well as 6,500 gallons of explosive automotive gasoline (MOGAS). Fuels security watches were stood 24 7 on the flight deck and below decks. ABF2 (SW) Lawrence in line for another tattoo but little does he know it is actually the Smallpox line. 14
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After the long transit was finally over and the offload was complete off the coast of Kuwait, the Cleveland was tasked to enter the Medi- terranean to conduct mine-sweeping mine- hunting operations with a MCMRON staff, HM- 1 5 squadron and an EOD detachment. Work- ing closely with four smaller mine-sweeping ships, the Cleveland and the Air Department kept the Mediterranean side of the Suez Ca- nal free from Iraqi and terrorist threats and open for business. It was not all work, however, as many enjoyed the food and culture offered by Sicily and Split Croatia. While at our first port since leaving San Di- ego, NAS Sigonella Sicily was raided for much needed items (such as protein powder for the hard chargers), phone calls were made to family and friends and of course fast food urges were satisfied at the local food court. Split Croatia was also enjoyed by all with many MWR tours available including Whitewater raft- ing down one of the local rivers, cliff diving and shopping at the local outdoor markets MH-53E conducts a hotwash after completing a day of mine-hunting One day of many, chaining down AH-1w Cobras. Fast food fix at the food c ourt NAS Sigonella, Sicily Someone point out the XO so I don ' t run him over! 15
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