A tailhook, arresting hook, or arrester hook is a device attached to the empennage (rear) of some military fixed-wing aircraft. The hook is used to achieve...
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The Tailhook scandal was a military scandal in which United States (U.S.) Navy and U.S. Marine Corps aviation officers were alleged to have sexually assaulted...
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The Tailhook Association is a U.S.-based non-profit organization supporting the interests of sea-based aviation, with emphasis on aircraft carriers. The...
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Paula Coughlin (section Tailhook scandal)
who played a role in opening investigations into what was known as the Tailhook scandal. Coughlin attended Old Dominion University, where she joined the...
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equipped with a heavy duty tailhook for landings aboard aircraft carriers and for emergency arrestments ashore. Aman lowered his tailhook and Pardo moved behind...
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Frank Kelso (section Tailhook controversy)
Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) on June 29, 1990. Kelso attended the 1991 Tailhook Association meeting in Las Vegas (his second time) at the urging of his...
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landing area, designed to be caught by an aircraft's tailhook. During a normal arrestment, the tailhook engages the wire and the aircraft's kinetic energy...
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Richard Dunleavy (section Tailhook scandal)
being demoted from the rank of three-star vice admiral as a result of the Tailhook scandal. Dunleavy was born and raised in Boston. He attended Boston College...
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Look up tailhook, tail-hook, or tail hook in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Tail hook or variant, may refer to: Tailhook - used on carrier based aircraft...
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passing the equator for the first time includes a paddling version) In one Tailhook Association convention for Navy and Marine Corps pilots, female participants...
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