May 13, 2011 | Aviation Article
Author & photography: Ian French The acquisition of land that was to become Marine Corps Air Station New River in North Carolina began in 1941. The first aircraft were based here in 1943. The area was placed under the command of nearby Marine Corps Base Camp...
May 10, 2011 | Aviation Article
Authors: Mark Forest & Ian French Photography: Ian French Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron ONE TWO ZERO “GREYHAWKS” Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron One Two Zero (VAW-120) is the United States Navy’s Fleet Replacement Squadron for the E-2C and...
May 10, 2011 | Aviation Article
Author & photographer: Ian French Organisation and History Helicopter Mine Countermeasures Squadron 14 (“HM-14”) was established in 1978. It was the first of two squadrons Navy-wide that have integrated an Active Duty airborne mine countermeasures squadron (AMCM)...
May 10, 2011 | Aviation Article
Author & photography: Ian French HSC-2 was previously Helicopter Combat Support Squadron 2 (HC-2), also known as the “Fleet Angels” (previously the “Circuit Riders”), and is a helicopter squadron of the United States Navy based at NAS...
May 9, 2011 | Aviation Article
Author & photography: Ian French Construction of Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point in North Carolina began in 1941 only days before the attack on Pearl Harbour. The facility was commissioned in 1942 as Cunningham Field, named in honor of the Marine...
