Desert Shield: interview with flight operations officer on board aircraft carrier
1990 - Desert Shield: On Board Aircraft Carrier - Briefing by Commander Rick Eason
Commander Rick Eason, Flight Operations Officer, USS Saratoga (CV-60) provides briefing. Commander Eason discusses the scheduled deployment of the USS Saratoga to the Red Sea via Mediterranean Sea and Suez Canal, and how Iraq's invasion of Kuwait coincided with the deployment and affected their mission.
1990 - Desert Shield: On Board Aircraft Carrier - Briefing by Commander Rick Eason
Commander Rick Eason, Flight Operations Officer, USS Saratoga (CV-60) provides briefing. Commander Eason states only a few aircraft carriers have actually passed through the Red Sea and conducted operations in the area in conjunction with Saudi and multinational armed forces. Commander Eason lists various missions that are being conducted over land and sea, and the work being done to coalesce the interoperability of the multinational forces in the region.
1990 - Desert Shield: On Board Aircraft Carrier - Briefing by Commander Rick Eason
Commander Rick Eason, Flight Operations Officer, USS Saratoga (CV-60) provides briefing. Commander Eason discusses the need for interoperability between multinational armed forces in the region, highlighting Air Force support in refueling and reconnaissance. Commander Eason notes the predictability of the weather in the region which also aided in ease of long distance communication between ships. It's still a learning experience, however, given the U.S. lack of experience in the region.
1990 - Desert Shield: On Board Aircraft Carrier - Briefing by Commander Rick Eason
Commander Rick Eason, Flight Operations Officer, USS Saratoga (CV-60) provides briefing. Commander Eason briefly mentions bridge-to-bridge discussions between ships hundreds of miles apart. Commander Eason states that they didn't have to do much different in preparation for this deployment. Commander Eason discusses prolonged deployment effects on a ship's and battle group's operations.
1990 - Desert Shield: On Board Aircraft Carrier - Briefing by Commander Rick Eason
Commander Rick Eason, Flight Operations Officer, USS Saratoga (CV-60) provides briefing. Commander Eason discusses prolonged deployment effects on a ship's and battle group's operations, including refueling and replenishment.
1990 - Desert Shield: On Board Aircraft Carrier - Briefing by Commander Rick Eason
Commander Rick Eason, Flight Operations Officer, USS Saratoga (CV-60) provides briefing. Commander Eason says the USS Saratoga is battle ready, the crew is ready to fight, morale is high.