District 22 Mira Mesa Ospreys (V-22)
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Base High SchoolMira Mesa HS
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Head Coach Michael Gapasin
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The V-22 Osprey is a joint service multirole combat aircraft utilizing tiltrotor technology to combine the vertical performance of a helicopter with the speed and range of a fixed-wing aircraft. With its rotors in vertical position, it can take off, land and hover like a helicopter. Once airborne, it can convert to a turboprop airplane capable of high-speed, high-altitude flight.
This combination results in global reach capabilities that allow the V-22 to fill an operational niche unlike any other aircraft. |
Post 146 Santana Sea Knights (CH-46)
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Base High SchoolSantana HS
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Head CoachBrian Moutaw
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The first U.S. Marine Corps Sea Knight was delivered in 1964 and began military service during the Vietnam War a year later, carrying troops and cargo to and from Navy ships in the China Sea.
By 1968, the Sea Knight had flown 75,000 hours on 180,000 missions, including 8,700 missions rescuing wounded Marines, and had carried 500,000 troops. In October 2014, the Marines flew the last service flight of the CH-46. |
Post 201 Monte Vista Vigilantes (A-5)
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Base High SchoolMonte Vista HS Craig Neu
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One of the largest and heaviest aircraft ever accepted for service aboard U.S. Navy carriers. Production began in 1956, and it entered squadron service in June 1961. It was redesignated the A-5 and fully deployed by August 1962, when the USS Enterprise, the Navy’s first nuclear aircraft carrier, made its inaugural cruise.
Changing defense strategies marked a change of focus away from carrier-based, heavy-attack squadrons. In 1964, all the Vigilantes were reconfigured as reconnaissance aircraft and designated RA-5C. RA-5Cs served throughout the Vietnam War and were retired from service in 1979. |
Post 255 National City Seahawks (SH-60)
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Base High SchoolBonita Vista
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Head CoachRoann Gobeil
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Team SponsorNaval Coating, Inc.
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The SH-60 Sea Hawk is the U.S. Navy version of the UH-60 Black Hawk and is the primarily medium utility helicopter in the Navy’s fleet. The Seahawk is a twin-engine helicopter. It is used for anti-submarine warfare, search and rescue, drug interdiction, anti-ship warfare, cargo lift, and special operations.
The Navy received the SH- 60B Seahawk in 1983 and the SH-60F in 1988. |
Post 332 Ramona Patriots
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Base High SchoolRamona HS
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Head CoachSteve Diamond
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For nearly forty years, one air-defense system has protected the airspace above U.S. forces. Continuously upgraded since introduction, today the Patriot missile system protects against the full spectrum of flying threats, from ballistic missiles to consumer-grade quadcopter drones.
The design of Patriot goes back as far as 1965, when then secretary of defense Robert McNamara authorized development of a new air-defense missile, SAM-D. SAM-D was set to replace the Nike Hercules surface-to-air missile systems and protect against medium- to high-altitude threats. |
Post 365 Mount Miguel Lightning (F-35)
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Base High SchoolMount Miguel HS
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Head CoachFrank Coit
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Team Sponsor AL Auxilary Unit /Jr. Auxilary Unit 365
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The F-35 Lightning II is a 5th Generation fighter, combining advanced stealth with fighter speed and agility, fully fused sensor information, network-enabled operations and advanced sustainment. Three variants of the F-35 will replace the A-10 and F-16 for the U.S. Air Force, the F/A-18 for the U.S. Navy, the F/A-18 and AV-8B Harrier for the U.S. Marine Corps, and a variety of fighters for at least ten other countries.
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Post 365 San Marcos Sea King (SH-3)
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Base High SchoolSan Marcos HS
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Head Coach Butch Smith
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The first version of this workhorse helicopter was flown more than 40 years ago. The H-3 is a twin engine, all-weather helicopter. The SH-3H model is used by the Navy Reserves to detect, classify, track and destroy enemy submarines. It also provides logistical support and a search and rescue capability.
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Post 479 Scripps Ranch Phantoms (F-4)
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Base High SchoolScripps Ranch HS
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Head Coach Dan Bailey
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In service since 1960, the U.S. F-4 Phantom would come to define third generation military aviation and would serve as America’s prime fighter jet throughout the Vietnam War until its replacement by the F-15 Eagle from 1976. The F-4 was designed as a high performance twin engine heavy fighter, fulfilling a complementary role to the lighter F-5, and the Phantom’s export was restricted to high level U.S. allies such as Japan, West Germany, Iran and Israel.
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Sqd 149 San Pasqual Hercules (C-130)
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Base High SchoolSan Pasqual HS
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Head CoachJake Blalock
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The C-130 Hercules primarily performs the tactical portion of the airlift mission. The aircraft is capable of operating from rough, dirt strips and is the prime transport for airdropping troops and equipment into hostile areas. The C-130 operates throughout the U.S. Air Force, serving with Air Mobility Command, Air Force Special Operations Command, Air Combat Command, U.S. Air Forces in Europe, Pacific Air Forces, Air National Guard and the Air Force Reserve Command, fulfilling a wide range of operational missions in both peace and war situations. Basic and specialized versions of the aircraft airframe perform a diverse number of roles, including airlift support, Antarctic ice resupply, aeromedical missions, weather reconnaissance, aerial spray missions, firefighting duties for the U.S. Forest Service and natural disaster relief missions.
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Sqd 460 Patrick Henry Trojan (T-28)
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Base High SchoolPatrick Henry HS
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Head CoachSheldon Watkins
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The first flight of the T-28 was September 24, 1949 and was was a basic trainer that was ordered in three advanced versions, the T-28A for the U.S Air Force and T-28B and T-28C, by the U.S. Navy, with the latter version designed for carrier operation. It was the first trainer designed to transition pilots to using jet aircraft.
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