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CNAL Releases Investigation Results of MH-53E Crash


By Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Ernest R. Scott, Commander, Naval Air Force Atlantic Public Affairs NORFOLK (NNS) -- Commander, Naval Air Force Atlantic (CNAL) released the results today of the Judge Advocate General Manual (JAGMAN) investigation in to the crash of an MH-53E Sea Dragon off the coast of Virginia January 8, that resulted in the death of three Sailors.


The MH-53E, assigned to Helicopter Mine Countermeasures Squadron Fourteen (HM-14) and based at Naval Station Norfolk Chambers Field, was conducting a routine training exercise when the accident hap- pened.


The Navy has spent the past several months conducting a detailed investigation into the crash to learn what went wrong and how to minimize the chance of such an event from happening in the future.


The JAGMAN investigation found that the crash occurred as a result of a fi re that erupted in the upper left side wall of the crew cabin, resulting in a thick smoke that fi lled the cabin and cockpit. This caused the air- crew to lose spatial awareness and become disoriented, resulting in the aircraft crashing into the ocean.


Post-mishap analyses revealed two small holes in an aluminum fuel transfer tube. It is likely that the chafi ng breached through the insulation of a conductive wire, allowing shorting/arching to the aluminum surface.


In the weeks following the crash, the


Navy directed a one-time inspection of all CH/MH-53 cabin fuel tubes and electrical wiring within 12 inches of each other for signs of chaffi ng. A periodic inspection schedule is currently being developed. It is anticipated that this new requirement will be released in approximately three to four months.


Halyburton is Decommissioned By Lt. j.g. Stephanie Santarelli, USS Haly- burton Public Affairs


MAYPORT, Fla. (NNS) -- Crew members, plankowners, family members and friends gathered Sept. 6 to bid farewell to USS Haly- burton (FFG 40) during a decommissioning ceremony which capped more than 30 years of naval service.


Among the ceremony guests were re-


tired Cmdr. Porter Halyburton, a Silver Star recipient who spent seven and a half years as a prisoner of war in Vietnam and is the nephew of the ship’s namesake. The keel of the Oliver Hazard Per- ry-class frigate was laid Sept. 26, 1980, at the Todd Pacifi c Shipyards Co., Seattle Division, Seattle, Washington. She was launched Oct. 13, 1981, and commissioned on Jan. 7, 1984. The crew completed its fi nal deployment June 4.


The ship was named for Pharmacist’s Mate 2nd Class William David Halyburton, Jr. (Oct. 2, 1924 - May 10, 1945). He was a native of Canton, North Carolina and a graduate of New Hanover High School in Wilmington. His enrollment at Davidson College, Davidson, North Carolina, where he planned to prepare himself for the minis- try, was put aside to enter the United States Navy during World War II. Petty Offi cer 2nd Class Halyburton was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor for his heroism while serving with


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SUPSHIP Bath


Change of Command Held From Supervisor of Shipbuilding, Bath public affairs offi ce


BATH, Maine (NNS) -- Capt. Michael Taylor relieved Capt. Robert Crowe as com- manding offi cer, Supervisor of Shipbuilding (SUPSHIP), Bath, during a ceremony at Bath Waterfront Park.


As the 30th commanding offi cer, Taylor reports to SUPSHIP Bath after serving most recently as the test and evaluation director for the Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) Program Offi ce.


Over the course of his 21-year career, he also served assignments with the Pro- gramming Division of the Chief of Naval Operations (OPNAV N80), the Arleigh Burke-class Program Offi ce, and the Person- nel Exchange Program in Ottawa, Canada. A graduate of the University of South Carolina, he has also served aboard USS An- zio (CG 68). Taylor obtained dual master’s degrees of naval engineer and mechanical engineering in 2000 from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.


Following the change of command,


Vice Adm. Hilarides, presented Crowe with a Legion of Merit Medal for his professional accomplishment since assuming command of SUPSHIP Bath in July 2011.


Crowe is retiring after a 27-year ca- reer serving the Navy. As the Supervisor of Shipbuilding, he oversaw the delivery of seven ships to the Navy, including one Arleigh Burke-class destroyer, three Lewis & Clark-class auxiliary support ships, one Freedom-variant Littoral Combat Ship, and two Mobile Landing Platforms. SUPSHIP Bath is a fi eld activity of the Naval Sea Systems Command. SUPSHIP Bath oversees the design and construction of fi ve Navy ship classes at private shipyards in Bath, San Diego, California, Marinette, Wisconsin, and Anacortes, Washington.


Navy Christens Submarine John Warner By Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Jymyaka Braden, Defense Media Activity


NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (NNS) -- Pre-Com-


missioning Unit (PCU) John Warner (SSN 785), the fi rst of the Virginia-class attack submarines to be home-ported in Naval Station Norfolk, was christened at Newport News Shipbuilding, Newport News, Va., Sept. 6.


John Warner is the 12th Virginia-class submarine to be built. It is named after John Warner, the fi ve-term U.S. Senator from Virginia who also served as Secretary of the Navy from 1972 to 1974. His wife Jeanne is the ship’s sponsor. Virginia-class submarines are built to dominate the world’s littoral and deep waters while conducting anti-submarine warfare; anti-surface ship warfare; strike warfare; special operation forces support; intelligence, surveillance, and reconnais- sance; irregular warfare; and mine warfare missions.


Stealth and speed are standard in sub- marines, but this next generation of attack submarines offers an improved level of ca- pabilities to maintain the nation’s undersea supremacy well into the 21st century. The Virginia-class submarines are poised to meet the Navy’s multi-mission requirements from open ocean anti-subma- rine warfare to intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance to projecting power ashore with Special Operation Forces and Tomahawk cruise missiles in the prevention or preparation of regional crises. John Warner will fall in with the 64 ships, 187 aircraft, 18 aircraft squadrons, and 326 tenant commands that are home- ported or headquartered in Norfolk.


Navy Accepts Delivery of First MK VI Patrol Boat


From Program Executive Offi ce Ships, Public Affairs


WASHINGTON (NNS) -- The Navy ac- cepted delivery of the fi rst MK VI patrol boat, Aug. 27.


The craft is the fi rst of 10 patrol boats currently under contract with Safe Boats International in Tacoma, Washington. The patrol boats will be operated and maintained by the Navy Expeditionary Combat Com- mand (NECC), supporting coastal riverine forces.


The MK VI patrol boat is an 85-foot craft arranged with an ergonomically designed pilothouse, covered fl y bridge, re-confi gurable main deck cabin and be- low-deck accommodations.


The vessel includes shock mitigating seating for up to 10 crewmen and eight passengers with a maximum sprint speed of more than 35 knots. The fi rst MK VI successfully completed sea trials this summer and is undergoing testing and training evolutions before it will be transitioned to NECC for operational deployment in late spring of 2015. The MK VI patrol boat is the Navy’s


fi rst patrol boat introduced since the mid- 1980s. Tracing its lineage to the MK III and


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