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This is the most important thing you will possibly ever hang on the jet: The CNU-188/A is an external baggage container ...
09/04/2025

This is the most important thing you will possibly ever hang on the jet: The CNU-188/A is an external baggage container which is a modified Aero 1C fuel tank.
It contains 2 shelves mounted Center and Aft.
Tail configuration shall be a bobbed configuration.
Locate cargo on shelf with CG as near to the center of the shelf as possible.
CAPACITY: Center shelf 200lbs, aft shelf shore base 233lbs & 150lbs for CV operations.
Full weight: 632lbs, Maximum. Length: 227 inches, Diameter=27 inches.
SUSPENSION REQUIREMENTS:: Carriage authorized on BRU-10 (with cartridges removed) on stations 3 & 6 only.
RESTRICTIONS: Acceleration Limits: -1g to +3g, Maximum Airspeed: 525KIAS/0.81IMN (whichever is less), Roll Rate: 1/2 lateral stick, Bank Angle: 60°.
Additional Info: Drag is 9 counts per container carried. Abrupt control movements are NOT permitted.
There is NO jettison capability.
Concentrated point loading on the storage shelves shall be avoided.
The CNU-188/A may be loaded with any equipment that: Fits within the confines of the 2 shelves, Does not exceed the shelf length, does not exceed the shelf weight limitation, can be restrained by two tie down straps,
Maintains the Center of Gravity limits.
Care should be taken to ensure the straps are tight to preclude any significant shift of cargo.

FLY NAVY! ⚓️🇺🇸👍

GRUMMAN baby!
If you must fly…….Fly Navy! ⚓️🇺🇸👍

1974, the Swordsmen of Fighter Squadron 32 received their first F-14A Tomcat, at this time they are stationed at NAS Mir...
09/03/2025

1974, the Swordsmen of Fighter Squadron 32 received their first F-14A Tomcat, at this time they are stationed at NAS Miramar and shortly thereafter will relocate to NAS Oceana being one of the first Tomcat Squadrons to call NAS Oceana Home!
June 1975 and VF-32 makes their first Tomcat deployment, on this cruise they earned the “Clifton Award” as the Navy’s Top Fighter Squadron 🔥🔥.
October 1977, VF-32 becomes the first Fleet Squadron to fly against the F-15 Eagle, making “Dissimilar Air Combat Training” between the USAF and the US Navy a regularly scheduled event with both new fighters for Navy & Air Force..
VF-32 uses the radio call sign “Gypsy”.
Gypsy Roll, Baby!
Fun Fact: By the end of the 70’s, the Swordsmen will accumulate over 17,000 hours of accident free flight in the F-14A Tomcat and also inevitably retained the title for longest serving USN Tomcat Squadron..
Fly Navy! ⚓️🇺🇸👍

Repost from •🚨 TICKETS ON SALE NOW! 🚨Join us on the Flight Deck of the USS Lexington Museum for our annual Top Gun Movie...
08/16/2025

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🚨 TICKETS ON SALE NOW! 🚨

Join us on the Flight Deck of the USS Lexington Museum for our annual Top Gun Movie Night event this Fall!

🎬 Saturday, September 20th: Experience the original 1986 Top Gun movie with an 80s-themed viewing party for the original 1986 Top Gun movie on the LEX Flight Deck! Get your picture next to one of the F-14 Tomcat fighters used in the movie.

Doors open at 6:30 PM. Watch the sunset from the Flight Deck, while dancing to your favorite Top Gun tunes during our pre-show dance party! Be sure to dress in your best Top Gun outfit for a costume contest and a chance to win Top Gun themed prizes!

Tickets: $25 General Admission | $20 Military/Museum Members

CLICK THE LINK IN OUR BIO TO PURCHASE TICKETS!

Repost from •Oshkosh MB-5 Today we will go a little in-depth on the Oshkosh MB-5 ARFF (aircraft rescue and firefighting)...
08/14/2025

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Oshkosh MB-5

Today we will go a little in-depth on the Oshkosh MB-5 ARFF (aircraft rescue and firefighting) truck. Only the “Old Salty” sailors would remember this unit. This unit could have been seen onboard and some air bases during the Vietnam War. Production ended in 1971 (unconfirmed) and used for close to a decade after production.

Built by Oshkosh Truck Corp. this 4 person fire truck was a little big for the flight deck, but was perfect for what the Navy needed at the time. It could rapidly deploy the products needed to extinguish the fire.
It had a Caterpillar 1673 I6 turbocharged diesel engine, a 4 speed twin disc semiautomatic transmission and could pump water while on the move.

The firefighting equipment onboard the unit was 360 degree foam/water turret, 100 feet of a spooled water hose with multiple attachments, 100 feet of a dry chemical (PKP) spooled hose as well and hand held extinguisher storage.
It had a separate small diesel motor to operate the water pump and compressed nitrogen to operate the PKP system.
Could carry 400 gallons of water, a 30 gallon AFFF (concentrate foam) tank which the chemical would mix with water as it was being pumped. The AFFF could be delivered through the turret or through the stand line hose.
Also had miscellaneous tools and a 10 foot aluminum ladder.

So if you see some old pictures and see this unit in them. Now you know what it is. If you used the Oshkosh MB-5, let us know what ship or air station you used it. Insight is always appreciated.

VANDY ONE Tribute, Baby…!A Black Cat still exist…It’s not the OG “VANDY ONE” from VX-4/VX-9..However, it’s still a Test ...
08/12/2025

VANDY ONE Tribute, Baby…!
A Black Cat still exist…
It’s not the OG “VANDY ONE” from VX-4/VX-9..
However, it’s still a Test Bed NF-14, BuNo 160658 would serve as NJ450 From The Gun Fighters of VF-124 upon delivery from Grumman Calverton in 1981.
Eventually 160658 would be transferred to NAWC.
Their headquarters are located in NAS Patauxent River Maryland along with 4 other locations as well.
This Tomcat made a home at NAS Lakehurst NJ.
Of the many things tested at Lakehurst, a great example is it’s one of the places where Take Off and Landing Suitability Trials are conducted using many different loadout configurations, fail here and your Company Product is a memory.
Succeed here during the initial test phase and your company product will next head out to the boat for Carrier Suitability Trials.
The rest of the pics are BuNo 160658 at work.
This Tomcat was never “Black”, it is a “Commemorative Paint Job” honoring the original VX-4 F-14A which carried the Callsign “VANDY ONE”.
The last Cat to carry the “VANDY ONE” Callsign was delivered to NAS Oceana after its retirement and is the LAST F-14 Built off the line and also is a F-14D Super Tomcat..
The third shot of 160658 was taken by at NATC, 1 October 1993, you can meet Dave at AIRFEST ‘25 at NAS Wildwood August 28-31 in a few weeks.
The Last Picture is NAS Lakehurst back in the 1970’s with the F-14 in testing.
Fly VX Navy/Test ⚓️🇺🇸👍
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August 1989,…The Fighting Renagades of Fighter Squadron 24 will be one of the first Pacific Fleet Fighter Squadrons to t...
08/11/2025

August 1989,…The Fighting Renagades of Fighter Squadron 24 will be one of the first Pacific Fleet Fighter Squadrons to transition to the Grumman F-14B Tomcat. It will take less than 365 days in the new model airframe before they make history as the first fleet squadron to drop ordinance at NAS Fallon with an F-14 Tomcat!

November 1990, they prep for deployment to the Persian Gulf.
By February 1991, they are one of only two West Coast Squadrons to deploy the F-14B.
April ‘91 They will be begin flying missions in support of Operation Provide Comfort over Notthern Iraq and Kuwait. June 1991, VF-24 completes 9 years and 36,000 Flight hours without incident!
Grumman/Renegades Baby!
Fly Navy! ⚓️🇺🇸👍
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Awesome Repost from .s.a•VF-124 F-14A breaks over NAS Miramar..VF-124 ‘Gunfighters’ - TOMCAT UNIVERSITY Self-portrait re...
08/09/2025

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VF-124 F-14A breaks over NAS Miramar..
VF-124 ‘Gunfighters’ - TOMCAT UNIVERSITY
Self-portrait released.
FIGHTERTOWN U.S.A. 1986

Photo by ‘Tumor’ Twomey

Here’s some rare photos of Naval Weapons industrial Reserve Plant Calverton, AKA Grumman Calverton. These were donated b...
08/06/2025

Here’s some rare photos of Naval Weapons industrial Reserve Plant Calverton, AKA Grumman Calverton.
These were donated by Gerry Simone’s family.
Gerry worked for the US Navy in the NAVPRO office at Calverton. One of the only people able to walk around with a camera on the factory floor. It was highly forbidden to possess a camera, never mind take a photo.
It was part of his job to document Grummans work for the Navy.
Plant 7 for the first photo: A very rare look at the Big Fighters 20mm gun as shop #514 just got back from the “Gun Butts” where it’s final test was done, it’s now being prepared for its first flight!
Photo 2 was taken directly after Photo 3: Grumman Aircrew had just completed a test hop on a brand new Tomcat. NAVPRO office staff made a visit to the ramp only to have the heavens open up monsoon style, bad hair day for the Secretary and RIO.
Photo 4: This is a legendary Golden Age of Naval Aviation photo, the Big Fighter had a lot of American pride, demonstrated here, a VF-211 Checkmate F-14 Tomcat has run down a TU-95 Russian Nuclear Bomber and is showing them the way home.
Photo : Just look at that shine on a brand new Tomcat, it was humbling to watch them taxi for the first time in the sun.
Straight Outta Calverton! ⚓️🇺🇸👍

The Salty Dogs of VX-23. VX-23 will show the demonstrate how you actually bring a Tomcat aboard the boat by the book bes...
08/05/2025

The Salty Dogs of VX-23.
VX-23 will show the demonstrate how you actually bring a Tomcat aboard the boat by the book besides many other variables like Flight Controls etc
Air Test and Evaluation Squadron 23 (VX-23) is NAVAIR’s largest flight test organization.
The squadron’s mission is to support the RDT&E of fixed wing tactical aircraft by providing aircraft and pilot assets, maintenance services, safety oversight and facility support for these efforts. Primary areas of support include flying qualities and performance evaluations, shipboard suitability, propulsion system testing, tactical aircraft mission system testing, ordnance compatibility and ballistic efforts, reliability and maintainability assessments, flight fidelity simulation and flight control software development. 
The Squadron also provides Government Flight Representatives, Test Monitoring, Chase Aircraft support, and facilities for contractor demonstration, validation and development work involving tactical aircraft and associated systems.
VX-23 is also supported by hundreds of flight test engineers and technicians provided by the Integrated Systems, Evaluation, Experimentation and Test Department and various contractors.
The squadron conducts more than 3,000 flight operations annually, totaling approximately 4,400 flight hours, much of which involves high-risk flight test.
VX-23 conducts operations from both shipboard and shore based at NAS Patuxent River.
Fly Navy! ⚓️🇺🇸👍

The Jolly Rogers of Fighter Squadron 103 returned to the Persian Gulf for their FINAL Tomcat cruise which happened aboar...
08/04/2025

The Jolly Rogers of Fighter Squadron 103 returned to the Persian Gulf for their FINAL Tomcat cruise which happened aboard USS John F. Kennedy in July 2004.

Just 10 days after leaving the dock, the Bones would be already dropping bombs.
October 2004, the Jolly Rogers provide air support over Fallujah for the 1st Marine Expeditionary Force and Iraqi Army soldiers.
During one mission an F-14B from VF-103 provided laser designation for a Bell AH-1W Super Cobra (helicopter) AGM-114 Hellfire missile to destroy a building.
This operation had never previously been attempted with a Hellfire, but the missile successfully hit the building, neutralizing the enemy fire that was a threat to ground forces in the area.
The F-14 was ordered to drop 2 additional GBU-12 laser-guided bombs on the building, leveling the structure.
After this last deployment, USS John F. Kennedy CV-67 with CVW-17 and returned to NAS Oceana in December 2004.
Shortly after returning home, VF-103 retired their upgraded F-14B’s.
The Jolly Rogers Radio Callsign is: VICTORY!
Come see VICTORY 112
Fly Navy! ⚓️🇺🇸👍
Photo Credits: Cover Photo is from NAS Wildwood
Photos 8 & 9

Photo 10 NAS Wildwood.

An AMAZING Repost People have asked me several times how I know the details for many of the photos I post. Here are som...
07/31/2025

An AMAZING Repost
People have asked me several times how I know the details for many of the photos I post. Here are some explanations … and photos.
(1) Some images are just memorable, like this afterburner photo of a VF-24 F-14A very early in my career. The pilot was CJ –I remember his Southern accent on the radio: “Hey Bio, look at this.” His RIO was probably Tex. All I know about the date was that it was between Nov 1981-Apr 1982, when we were in the Indian Ocean during my first deployment. Most slides and prints had the month / year added by the processor, but this slide was remounted and the date info lost.
(2) In my second F-14 squadron, VF-2 (1987-90), I felt some pictures were better than average and made notes on the slide frame. I had a stamp with my name (Baranek, top left), partly obscured here. At the top-right you can see the date, 15 June 87, and lower-left has the aircrew names, LTs Jack Fields / Mike Quillin. The date from the processor is also at lower-left. Other notations include the BuNo, 162600, which is legible on the original slide, but I wrote it on the frame for easier reference. P. 49 was the page number in my slide album. I don’t know what 27 means, or why 24 is circled. The word “scanned” means I’ve digitized it, and the big J means I had the file corrected for dust and scratches by a company formerly known as Jainco, now ProImage Experts.
(3) Later during my VF-2 tour, I made detailed notes for some images. This one shows a lot of information, but not the BuNo for either aircraft. Fortunately, the BuNos can be read on the image. (If I can’t read them, I go to Mike Crutch’s e-book, “CVW…”.) I didn’t record this information for very many images, though.
(4) In my final flying tour, VF-211 (1996-98), I took the time to make detailed notes for some images, primarily to serve as captions when I sent them to The Hook magazine. I wasn’t the squadron PAO, just felt like contributing. But for other images, I just wrote date and aircrew names on the slide frame. This print is in color but I scanned it in black and white for the caption and like the way the photo looks, so that’s what I’m using.

Grumman 49th Annual Report for the year1978: By the end of 1978, a total of 386 F-14 Air Superiority Fighters had been d...
07/30/2025

Grumman 49th Annual Report for the year1978:
By the end of 1978, a total of 386 F-14 Air Superiority Fighters had been delivered to the US Navy and the Imperial Iranian Air Force.
The Tomcat, which now has over 200,000 flight hours, demonstrated it’s unmatched capability, high reliability and low maintenance requirements during an 18 day exercise, when it flew Combat Air Patrol Missions against a number of different fighter aircraft in NATO inventory.
A reconnaissance system (TARPS Photos 3 & 4) for the US Navy F-14 Fighter is being tested now.
The first modified aircraft will be delivered this year and the total 48 aircraft program will produce 30 million worth of sales.
Anytime, Baby..! ⚓️🇺🇸👍
Photos of BuNo 161422: Built in 1982 as an F-14A, 161422 received the big motor upgrade and today is the only surviving F-14B Last Cruise VF-103 Jolly Roger
Make sure to give a follow!
Fear the Bones..🏴‍☠️

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