The Bataan Amphibious Ready Group and the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit are deployed to the Navy’s 5th and 6th Fleet areas of operation. The Bataan ARG is comprised of the USS Bataan, USS Mesa Verde, and the USS Gunston Hall. All photos courtesy U.S. Navy.
Boatswain’s Mate 2nd Class Cost Dumerville, a native of Miami, directs as an H-60 Helicopter lands aboard the amphibious dock landing ship Gunston Hall
http://wtkr.com/2014/02/20/photos-the-bataan-amphibious-ready-group-on-deployment-2/
A GLOBAL safety review launched after faulty fuel gauges were discovered on the same type of helicopter involved in the Clutha crash has detected problems with 99 sensors.
Checks were carried out on 753 Eurocopter EC135 helicopters worldwide after an air ambulance in England was found to have a defective fuel indicator which was overestimating the amount of fuel on-board.
A spokesman for Airbus Helicopters, the new name for Eurocopter, said the review had found faults in 99 out of 1506 fuel sensors. However, in 62 of the 99 the overestimate equated to less than one minute of flight time, and only five were beyond repair.
http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/transport/helicopter-sensors-faulty.23493802
More than 40 helicopters this week are whirring into north Orange County – first to Fullerton, then to Anaheim – in preparation for the world’s largest helicopter trade show.
The Anaheim Convention Center’s back parking lot is turning into a temporary heliport as aircraft arrive for next week’s Heli-Expo, which is expected to draw about 20,000 people.
http://www.ocregister.com/articles/helicopters-602553-anaheim-expo.html
The Helicopter Association International’s Heli-Expo 2014 show next week isn’t expected to showcase many entirely new rotorcraft programs, but early indications are that records may be broken in the orders department. The show officially opens on Monday, and the exhibit halls will be open from…
http://www.ainonline.com/aviation-news/ainalerts/2014-02-20/heli-expo-2014-set-liftoff-anaheim
Turin, February 20 – Turin prosecutors have placed a dozen former and current directors of Italian helicopter giant AgustaWestland under investigation in a probe into suspected health risks from the asbestos in helicopters supplied to the Italian armed forces and police. Investigators led by well-known Turin magistrate Raffaele Guariniello, who has made a name for himself with soccer doping probes, are said to be focussing on what has been described as a ‘delay’ by the company in flagging up the problem…
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