r I r( Plebes Survive Sea Trials Features f 1 2 Destination: Annapolis 20 The longest Day It's go0 history, tradition, friend- For the Naval Academy Plebes ly people and great seafood. And of the Class of 2002, one day it's the state capital of Maryland will always stand out - the day to boot. Take a walk down the they completed Sea Trials. In a scenic streets of Annapolis, grueling test of their endurance home to the United States Naval and leadership ability, these Academy. future naval officers proved they were worthy. 14 The loemen USS Hawkbill ( ?8 Over the Top Navy's Arctic Science Lab It's taunted them all year, but team up for SCICEX '99, now they have a chance to con- of five scientific expeditions er it. Witness the dramatic the North Pole. horts of the Naval :ademy Class of 2002 as 1 8 Northern Enclosure The Applied Physics Laboratory Ice Station (APLIS), known also as Camp Lyon, is a one-of-a- kind support camp built at the North Pole to aid scientists during SCICEX '99. 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Oh yeah, hero CAPT Edward L. Beach and he’s also a best-selling and find out. author. All Hands sits down for an exclusive interview with 38 Hoop Dreams CAF’T Edward L. Beach. Two very lucky Sailors recently had the chance to work out with the WNBA Phoenix Mercury. Think you got what it takes? See how they fared against the pros. 38 L Departmentsm8 ,,?J 6 Around the Fleet 42 CyberSailor 44 Eye on the Fleet 48 The Final Word I Final Exam OnTop of the World J ! F i Idea leads to Big i Cash Award For i Aviator T Chris Williams, of Tactical Electronic Warfare i Station Whidbey i Island, Wash., has i developeda i strike planning i software tool i called STFUPP and i received a MILCAP Beneficial i Suggestion Award of $7,500. i He worked more than 18 i months to develop the program, i originally designed to help i Prowler planners process i jamming and High-speed Anti- ! Radiation (HARM) missile Sea Shadow glides across San Francisco Bay on the last day of Fleet Battle Experiment-Echo. i timelines. i As the program progressed, Sea Shaduw i he was able to link it with other : advanced technology surface i “We finally received the reac- i current tools to enhance strike Reactivate/tl for Tests i ship that would utilize a Small tivation orders, and in two : planning and execution for the e Sea Shad+w advanced i Waterplane Area Twin-Hull i months and a week, we had i entire air wing team. surface ship lplatform was i (SWATH) design in conjunction i completed reactivation repairs, i “It has really revamped and recently readtivated for a i with several advanced vessel- i trained the crew, had our first i streamlined our planning Pnew six-year test ~ program : control and signature-reduction i sea trial and then did the first i process and it does what other designed to evalqate future Navy i technologies. : transit of Sea Shadow from San i procured programs have been ships, including the DD 21 : Early testing centered on the i Diego to San Francisco,” Mayer i unable to accomplish,”said land-attack destroyer. The craft : performance and applicability of i said. Sea Shadow was incorpo- i CAPT Danny Knutson, is returning to s ’ce following : these technologies to future i rated into 3rd Fleet’s i commander, Carrier Air Wing 2. five years of dea ‘vation. : Navy vessels. Following an early i recently-completed Fleet Battie i “The fact that Chris developed Sea Shadow e erged from a : 1990s test program, Sea Shadow i Experiment-Echo, held in and i this on his own is amazing.” mid-1980s collaI? oration : was deactivated, stored inside a i around the San Francisco Bay i Naval Strike Warfare Center between the Naq, the Defense : mining barge and was relocated i region. i has embraced Williams’ so Advanced Research Projects : to San Diego. According to i i ware, and it’s currently being Agency and Lodkheed Martin : Gerard Mayer, manager for Sea i Story by Scott Gourley, a corre- i evaluated for use in future Air Missiles and Spap Company. i Shadow at Lockheed Martin, : spondent to Jane’s Defense i Wing Fallon detachments. Tests focused onldesigning, i January‘s reactivation has been : Weekly. i “What Chris has done building and tes{ing an : planned for the last year. i simply boggles the mind,” said i CDR Terry Kraft, commanding i officer of VAQ-131. “He has i developed an intuitive way to i quiddy and accurately plan i timelines that used to take Send your comments to: All Hand! aval Media Center, (ATCN: Editor), i hours. We now use it to he1 i de-conflict and coordinate 2713 Mitscher Rd., S.W., Washington, D.C. 20373-581 9 or i entire strikes.” e-mail: allhandsOmediacen.navy.mil i Story courtesy of Crosswind, 6 : NAS Wkidbey Island, Wash. ‘rr Around the Fleet In case the power fails, plan to use’/ < f you plan to use a portable genera- tor, connect what you want to power directly to the generator; do not con- While mos ect the generator to your home’s impact on lectrical system. Also, be sure to to the Yea eep a generator in a well-ventilated some areas where inconveniences are Have extra blankets, coats, hats, anc area - either outside or in a garage, experienced. More than likely, these gloves to keep warm. Please do not keeping the door open. 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