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It is my distinct pleasure to thank Lt. Ash Preston for his tremendous efforts as Rotor Review’s Editor-in-Chief over the past year and wish him “fair winds and following seas” as he heads off to his disassociated tour. Whereas Ash is out to sea, I have the good fortune of being a land lubber for the next year or so and have stepped up to fill the editor-in-chief position. I have been involved with Rotor Review as the HSM community editor for the past year and am looking forward to continuing my work with the NHA staff and members as editor-in-chief. The theme for this issue is #EverydayNHA, which ties in well with the upcoming Training Wing Five Gulf Coast Fleet Fly-In. Held October 27-30 at NAS Whiting Field in Pensacola, Fla. the Fleet Fly-In provides the perfect opportunity to pull back the curtain and give future unrestricted naval aviators a glimpse into what it is that we helicopter pilots do each day. Every pilot knows it’s not all gun shooting and torpedo launching and that some days are more like groundhog day than Top Gun, but, as you will see from the NHA photo and video contest entries in this issue, we get to do some pretty neat things! With a vast range of missions represented, to include search and rescue, vertical replenishment, anti-submarine warfare, humanitarian assistance, surface warfare and logistics, it is obvious that naval helicopter aviation is alive and well and that we are prepared to respond to our nation’s call at a moment’s notice. The pride and enthusiasm we have for our profession is clear and will undoubtedly be enthusiastically shared with the next generation of pilots at the upcoming Fleet Fly-In! You will notice a slightly different editorial style used in this issue of Rotor Review. We have changed our editing style to conform with the Navy Style Guide which follows the Associated Press (AP) stylebook. AP style is used by Navy NewsStand and Navy.mil as well as by many other professional publications such as newspapers and magazines. The reason for the transition is to shift away from an internal, military writing style and align ourselves with the style used by the military for public release. Ultimately, the goal is to make Rotor Review easier to read and facilitate reprints of our articles in other media sources. I hope you find our new style more reader friendly and standardized with the majority of other print media you also read. As always, the Rotor Review staff welcomes all feedback and suggestions for improvement. I hope you enjoy reading RR130 and I look forward to seeing you at the Fleet Fly-In!
LT Emily Lapp, USN |
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