Carrier Lincoln deploys with female captain
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Carrier Lincoln deploys with female captain
In a historic first, aircraft carrier Abraham Lincoln deploys under command of female captain - The San Diego Union-Tribune (sandiegouniontribune.com)
In a historic first, aircraft carrier Abraham Lincoln deploys under command of female captain,
For the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier Abraham Lincoln, which left its berth at Naval Air Station North Island Monday morning, the deployment marks the culmination of nine months of training and work-ups. It’s also the first carrier deployment for a Marine Corps F-35C fighter squadron.
The carrier’s deployment to the region comes amid rising hostile rhetoric between China and Taiwan. Rear Adm. Jeffrey Anderson, the Lincoln carrier strike group commander, didn’t comment specifically on the matter during a news conference Monday but said the strike group is ready to accomplish its mission, whatever that might be.
“We’re trained and certified for global deployment,” Anderson said. “Our mission is to provide combat capability and ready naval forces so that we can work alongside our allies and partners to be able to deter aggression and also counter malign influence.”
Capt. Amy Bauernschmidt, the commanding officer of the Lincoln, said her crew performed exceptionally during deployment work-ups and that she was humbled to be entrusted with their safety.
“This is an amazing day,” she said. “They are going to do exceptional work out there, and I just can’t wait to watch them succeed.
Five sailors were killed during those work-ups in September when their helicopter crashed into the carrier’s flight deck and tumbled into the sea. Bauernschmidt, who came up through the ranks flying helicopters, had only been in command for 12 days when the crash occurred. She offered condolences to the families of those killed and talked about the effect the crash had on the crew.
“It is always a tough experience and no one is prepared for something like that — everyone deals with it in their own way,” she said. “It was a tough day that none of us will ever forget.”
The investigation into the crash is ongoing, Anderson said. He declined to comment on possible causes. A preliminary report said the helicopter experienced side-to-side vibrations while on the flight deck before the crash.
The ship’s departure also coincides with soaring coronavirus case numbers. However, unlike previous carrier deployments, the crew of the Lincoln, its air wing and the crews of other ships in the battle group are 100 percent vaccinated, Anderson said. The crew did not have to quarantine ahead of the ship’s departure, and, as the strike group deploys, they leave with known positive cases among them.
“We do have some positive cases within the strike group,” Anderson said. “But ... we’re extremely confident that we can safely and effectively execute our mission.”
All active-duty sailors and Marines were required to be fully vaccinated by the end of November. Marines who refused the vaccine are already being booted from the Corps, and the Navy is preparing to do the same with its noncompliant sailors.
Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 314 becomes the first Marine F-35C squadron to deploy on an aircraft carrier. The Marine Corps Air Station Miramar-based squadron is only the second F-35C squadron to do so — Navy Fighter Attack Squadron 147 deployed on the San Diego-based carrier Carl Vinson in August.
In a historic first, aircraft carrier Abraham Lincoln deploys under command of female captain,
The strike group’s deployment to the western Pacific comes amid hostile rhetoric between China and Taiwan
CORONADO — A nuclear-powered aircraft carrier is steaming toward the western Pacific on a routine deployment and, for the first time ever, it’s doing so with a female captain in charge.For the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier Abraham Lincoln, which left its berth at Naval Air Station North Island Monday morning, the deployment marks the culmination of nine months of training and work-ups. It’s also the first carrier deployment for a Marine Corps F-35C fighter squadron.
The carrier’s deployment to the region comes amid rising hostile rhetoric between China and Taiwan. Rear Adm. Jeffrey Anderson, the Lincoln carrier strike group commander, didn’t comment specifically on the matter during a news conference Monday but said the strike group is ready to accomplish its mission, whatever that might be.
“We’re trained and certified for global deployment,” Anderson said. “Our mission is to provide combat capability and ready naval forces so that we can work alongside our allies and partners to be able to deter aggression and also counter malign influence.”
Capt. Amy Bauernschmidt, the commanding officer of the Lincoln, said her crew performed exceptionally during deployment work-ups and that she was humbled to be entrusted with their safety.
“This is an amazing day,” she said. “They are going to do exceptional work out there, and I just can’t wait to watch them succeed.
Five sailors were killed during those work-ups in September when their helicopter crashed into the carrier’s flight deck and tumbled into the sea. Bauernschmidt, who came up through the ranks flying helicopters, had only been in command for 12 days when the crash occurred. She offered condolences to the families of those killed and talked about the effect the crash had on the crew.
“It is always a tough experience and no one is prepared for something like that — everyone deals with it in their own way,” she said. “It was a tough day that none of us will ever forget.”
The investigation into the crash is ongoing, Anderson said. He declined to comment on possible causes. A preliminary report said the helicopter experienced side-to-side vibrations while on the flight deck before the crash.
The ship’s departure also coincides with soaring coronavirus case numbers. However, unlike previous carrier deployments, the crew of the Lincoln, its air wing and the crews of other ships in the battle group are 100 percent vaccinated, Anderson said. The crew did not have to quarantine ahead of the ship’s departure, and, as the strike group deploys, they leave with known positive cases among them.
“We do have some positive cases within the strike group,” Anderson said. “But ... we’re extremely confident that we can safely and effectively execute our mission.”
All active-duty sailors and Marines were required to be fully vaccinated by the end of November. Marines who refused the vaccine are already being booted from the Corps, and the Navy is preparing to do the same with its noncompliant sailors.
Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 314 becomes the first Marine F-35C squadron to deploy on an aircraft carrier. The Marine Corps Air Station Miramar-based squadron is only the second F-35C squadron to do so — Navy Fighter Attack Squadron 147 deployed on the San Diego-based carrier Carl Vinson in August.
Hopefully, one day, appointments such as this will no longer provoke more than a routine announcement of the new CO's name and post nominals. Then progress will have been made.
Today's news from the BBC won't help that progress then
"An Army officer is thought to have become the first woman of colour to complete a solo expedition across Antarctica."
"An Army officer is thought to have become the first woman of colour to complete a solo expedition across Antarctica."
Whatever next?!
Female? A helicopter pilot? They really will take anyone nowadays won’t they?!
BV
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amy_Bauernschmidt
Good career profile.
(and I would, but I suspect she wouldn't)
Good career profile.
(and I would, but I suspect she wouldn't)
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Female? A helicopter pilot? They really will take anyone nowadays won’t they?!
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amy_Bauernschmidt
Good career profile.
(and I would, but I suspect she wouldn't)
Good career profile.
(and I would, but I suspect she wouldn't)
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Sorry, UJ … will you allow the Wine escape clause? 😀
Probably a very good thing. Females do not have the instant aggression that males have, so a female in charge might have a more balanced view about any conflicts than males would. All the female pilots I have flown with, (apart from one, who had mental health issues), have been very good at their jobs. And why shouldn't they be?
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All joking aside, gender stereotyping is pointless whichever way you apply it. Some might even call it virtue signalling.
Let’s just all agree that the lady (I genuinely don’t even know if that’s an acceptable pronoun any more) got the job because she was suitably qualified and fully capable of performing it.
BV
Let’s just all agree that the lady (I genuinely don’t even know if that’s an acceptable pronoun any more) got the job because she was suitably qualified and fully capable of performing it.
BV
a) They were extremely good - enough so to overcome the predominate male bias
b) They were shysters - doing whatever was needed to get ahead.
I sincerely hope that the lady in question falls into the first group.
My RAF experience is somewhat different. Around 40% of the officers in my specialisation were female within a wider branch which also had a significant percentage of women. In general, they were no different to male officers in quality. That said, the best officer I ever had the honour to serve, on two occasions, was a lady. Her personal qualities and standards were impeccable and she has an intellect light years of most of the senior officers I have served. Her main attributes were the ability to understand the most complex issues in a single pass and to come up with an improvement or solution in one go. She knew exactly what all her subordinates were doing and if she had to give you a new task, she would tell which job to put in hold when she tasked you, rather than just overload you.
Long before all this pathetic LGB-GT* woke nonsense, many of us were privileged to have known the excellent 'Aunty Joan': see https://www.pprune.org/military-avia...pkins-rip.html
*I thought that was a PorscheCGayman?
*I thought that was a Porsche
"Mildly" Eccentric Stardriver
All the female pilots I have flown with, (apart from one, who had mental health issues), have been very good at their jobs. And why shouldn't they be?
