Off the Bulletin Boards around VAW 115

-- photos from & by VAW 115's LT MIKE KIBLER--


The boys in admin, YNC (SW/AW) Billy Brown from Lubbock, TX, PNSN Demond A. Walker from Richmond, VA, PN2 Oscar Ramos from Quezon City, RP, and PN1 Homer Navotas from Cebu, RP keep the paper moving in the Administration Department.


AT2 (AW) Danie Bryant of Newton Falls, OH inspects a portion of the wing leading edge during routine maintenance aboard USS Independence.

AME3 James Crocker of Forest Grove, OR repairs a deicing boot of an E-2C Hawkeye prior to a launch.

"Working in the tube," AT3 Andrew Karsten of Milwaukee, WI troubleshoots the IFF radar system of a Liberty Bell Hawkeye.

AZ1 William Harris of White Plains, NY, AZ3 Aaron L. Gant of Louisville, KY, and AK3(AW) Stacey T. Bailey of Torrington, CT keep track of aircraft maintenance reports in the VAW-115 Maintenance Admin work center.

AT3 Michael McClain of Las Vegas, NV removes the floorboards in the Forward Equipment Compartment of a Liberty Bell E-2C Hawkeye.

ADC(AW) Rolando Busalpa of Suisun City, CA, AN Nelson Fernandez of Hillside, NJ, AMSAN Patrick Norbert of Nome, Alaska, AMS2(AW) Chieh Yang of San Diego, CA, and AMSAN Edward Butler of Buhl, MN keep constant vigil over VAW-115's aircraft to keep them free of corrosion.

AK3 Stacey Bailey from Torrington, CT, AT3 Ryan Selzer from Grand Blanc, MI, AA Michael Tucker from Knoxville, TN, and Joseph Renteria from St. Visalia, CA, stand near a VAW-115 E-2C Hawkeye prior to launching an Operation Southern Watch mission.

Having completed his preflight inspection, AMH2 Thomas Beck from Santa Barbara, CA watches over a Liberty Bell Hawkeye.

As AA Ewin McKay of Memphis, TN, stands by, LCDR Chris "CJ" Junge from Huntingburg, IN inspects an E-2C propeller assembly. A single E-2 prop weighs over 800 lbs. and is nearly 13 1/2 feet in diameter.

AEAN Allan Weidmann inspects the nose landing gear of a VAW-115 E-2C prior to a steam catapult shot from USS Independence.

Members of the VAW-115 Avionics Division pose for a group photo aboard USS Independence. The Avionics Division is gearing up for VAW-115's transition to the new E-2C Group II Nav Upgrade aircraft which the squadron will receive this July.

CDR Matthew Klunder, VAW-115's Executive Officer and a native of Alexandria, VA, and AEC Bob Donohue of San Diego display the "Liberty Spirit" following a FOD walkdown on the flightdeck of USS Independence.