Rotor Review Spring 2021 #152

Chairman’s Brief Time for Some Cautious Optimism By RADM Pat McGrath, USN (Ret.)

hope all of you and your families are faring well as we start our second year of COVID restrictions and health concerns. We are cautiously optimistic that the 2021 Symposium and Gulf Coast Fleet Fly-In will be able to proceed as normal later in the year, and I am looking forward to seeing all our helo brothers, sisters and families at these upcoming events. It is hard for me to believe, but I will be completing my third year as Chairman as the year closes out. I have decided to complete my tenure and am happy to say that recently retired Rear Admiral Dan Fillion will be taking over as Chairman. He is a legend in our Community and I am very confident that NHA could not be in better hands with Dan at the helm and our membership as strong as ever!

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Rotor Review Spring 2021 #152

Published on May 4, 2021

Naval Helicopter Association, Inc

Rotor Review Spring 2021# 152 's theme is Full Spectrum Rotary Wing Seapower. Within these pages, you will find pieces penned by Naval Aviators at the forefront of thought leadership within their respective communities. As the battlefield evolves, our Naval Rotary Force encounters a litany of chances to put our training and innovation to task. Our contributors discuss opportunities for cultural growth within the HSC Community, HSM’s budding employment of Artificial Intelligence, the integration of airframes and TTPs in the ever-critical Mine Countermeasures Mission and the birth of the Osprey Nation. On the historical side, the story behind the Cubi Point cafe at the National Naval Aviation Museum is revealed and the account of a det to Antarctica that became a rescue mission. The movie Red Tails and the story of the the WASP pioneer Nadine Ramsey are reviewed. Read about aircraft strikes from the bird's point of view, squadron updates, and who has recently put on their wings of gold.

Rotor Review Spring 2021 #152

Articles inside

NHA Scholarship Fund Always Says Two Things: “Donate" and "Apply!”

HSC Restructure: Resolving Organizational Dissonance through Cultural Alignment

Signal Charlie - CDR Robert Grady Duff, USN (Ret.)

Signal Charlie - CAPT WIlliam E. Zidbeck, USN (Ret.)

Signal Charlie - CDR James Archibald McCallum, USN (Ret.)

Signal Charlie - LCDR John M. Reid, USN (Ret.)

Signal Charlie - CAPT John "Jack Hood, Jr. USN (Ret.)

Inaugural Class COmpletes Project Avenger - Navy's Modernized Flight Training

HSC-22: A Growing Force in Fourth Fleet Operations

Time for Some Cautious Optimism

Squadron Updates-Air Station Barbers Point Receives First MH-65E Dolphin Helicopters

How Did the Cubi Point O’Club Bar Find a Home at the National Naval Aviation Museum?

The Dawn of Algorithmic Warfare

Taking Flight: The Nadine Ramsey Story by Raquel Ramsey and Tricia Aurand

The Giant Leap for Mine Countermeasures: Integrating the Navy’s MCM Forces

JO President's Message

National President's Message

Squadron Updates - HSC-9 Tridents Participate in Emerald Warrior

Off Duty Red Tails Movie Review - LCDR Chip Lancaster, USN (Ret.)

True Story We Were on the Way Home from Antarctica - LT Howell Purvis, USNR

The COMMIT Foundation Difference CDR Scott Walgren, USN (Ret

What is a Federal Executive Fellowship and Why Does It Matter? - CDR Trevor Prouty, USN

Moderate Bird Activity - Analysis of the “Strike-Chain” from a Bird’s Perspective - LT Justin “Toto” Davis, USN

Test Pilot School Instructors Conduct Research that Pushes Boundaries Paul Lagasse, U.S. Naval Test Pilot School Communications

Update from HX-21 / MH-60 Test Community LCDR Justin “Street Meat” Langan, USN

Assault Pillar RF Threat - Update Surviving the High-End Fight - LT Addison "Poon" Pellerano, USN

Present at the Birth of Osprey Nation: The Perspective of Colonel Spaid, CO of MAG-26 - Dr. Robbin Laird

No Tailhook, No Problem - The CMV-22 Inherits the COD Mission - LTJG Don Gahres, USN

EABO and You: Seahawks, Marines, and the Familiar Future of Expeditionary Warfare - LT Cory R. Poudrier, USN

Getting Started Telling Your Stories CAPT George Galdorisi, USN (Ret.)

View from the Cabin

What’s Next…You DECIDE CAPT Richard "Chip" Whitfield USN

Commodore's Corner Rotary Wing Relevance CAPT Jeffery Melody,USN

CAPT “Robbie” Roberts NHA Lifetime Achievement Award LT Joey “Bags” DeLorenzo, USN

On Leadership Resilience is Commander’s Business RDML John Menoni, USN

Historical Society

View from the Labs

Vice President of Membership Report

Executive Director's View