Legends of Naval Aviation
The Tailhook Association and Speed & Angels Productions present Legends of Carrier Aviation. These great men share their unique experiences
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Jan 18, 2022
HOOK'22 Room Reservations Are Now Available
Welcome to Hook'22, September 8-10. Nugget Casion, Reno NV. Celebrating the centenary of U.S. Navy Aircraft Carriers.
Jan 11, 2022
Monthly spotlight from USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74)
Updates from USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) exclusive to Tailhook
Jul 22, 2021
The Stuff of Legend
The Hook honored the passing of two legendary LSOs, CDR John “Bug” Roach and CAPT Robin Lindsey. Decades separated their time on the platfo
Jun 29, 2021
Monthly Spotlight from CVN 70
A Tailhook Association exclusive update from CVN 70.
May 26, 2021
Blue Angels 75th Anniversary
This year the Blue Angels celebrate their 75th anniversary. Just months before the famous demonstration squadron's establishment in April...
Apr 9, 2021
Back into the fight: USS Abraham Lincoln completes PIA
SAN DIEGO The aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) successfully completed the largest planned incremental availability (PIA) on...
Mar 18, 2021
Tribute to a Naval Aviator
The sharing of ready rooms and the inherent dangers of Naval Aviation, particularly in combat, forges enduring bonds. In this article...
Mar 10, 2021
Youthly Puresome Arriving
The editors of The Hook are always on the lookout for a great story, but 30 years ago an appeal for tales about the A-4 Skyhawk resulted...
Mar 10, 2021
VAQ-139 Deployment Cruise Video Trailer: Overture
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Feb 3, 2021
When the Subject is LSOs...
Paddles in action on board USS Leyte (CV 32), circa 1952. The adjective “legendary” generally pops into any conversation about LSOs, and...
Feb 3, 2021
30 yrs ago, Naval Aviation was part of the Coalition forces that unleashed Operation Desert Storm...
A special section in the Summer 1991 issue of The Hook included reports from some of the squadrons that participated, including this...
Dec 15, 2020
December 2020 Fleet Monthly Spotlight
Updates from the Ford with Capt J.J. "Yank" Cummings
Aug 1, 2020
Rebuilding Lemoore’s Super Hornet Fleet
F/A-18F Super Hornet Bureau Number (BuNo) 166464 waited a long time to get back into the fight. Largely due to constrained Navy budgets...
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