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FRIDAY, DECEMBER 3, 2010 • NORTHWEST NAVIGATOR > WHIDBEY EDITION WWW.NORTHWESTNAVIGATOR.COM PAGE 3 1/4ct T.W. — 2ct T.W. ALL MAJOR CREDIT CARDS ACCEPTED 1421 SW Barlow St. • Suite #2 • Oak Harbor • 360.679.1800 DIAMOND EARRINGS Specially Priced Now LAYAWAY NOW FOR CHRISTMAS! Toll free: (877) 999-9876 www.ccis.edu/ranks Columbia College. Rise the Mark Brooks ‘09 Installation Training Ofﬁcer Everett, Wash. Hennrich Tree Farm We Have Tall Trees! Reduced Prices! Open Thursday-Sunday 10-5 1651 Hastie Lake Rd • Oak Harbor 675-4000 Good Lawyers, Doing Good Things, For Good Men Facing a divorce? Need legal advice? 10% discount for active duty military No Cost for Initial 1/2 hr Consultation 425.348.5949 877.866.7393 Serving Snohomish, Island, Skagit & King Counties SERVING THOSE THAT PROTECT & SERVE US www.DivorceLawyersforMen.com Native Springs Spa Boutique 360-708-8313 Pamper Yourself with a … Clay Facial! s h Look Your Best for the Holidays! By Lt. Steven Fischbach VAQ-137 In October the Electronic Attack Squadron (VAQ) 137 and Carrier Air Wing One (CVW 1) participat- ed in Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMTUEX) onboard the USS Enterprise (CVN 65). After two years in the shipyards the Enterprise Strike Group has almost completed their one-year workup cycle. The Rooks started work- ups in February with Air Wing Fallon taking advan- tage of the high fidelity training opportunities that the Naval Strike and Air Warfare Center (NSAWC) provides and becoming familiar with the rest of the air wing squadrons. After several weeks of training, culminating in a simulat- ed roll back of enemy air defense, the Rooks came home and prepared for a deck certification and inde- pendent steaming exercise on the Enterprise. In May, the Rooks left for the east coast, home basing at Naval Air Station Oceana for daily trips to the Enterprise during carrier qualifications. Later, they flew out to the boat and practiced “normal” carrier operations, including cyclic operations. The Rooks came back home to NAS Whidbey Island for a few weeks and then flew back out to the east coast to go to sea again in August for tai- lored ship training availabil- ity or TSTA for more cyclic operation practice and large force strike planning and execution. VAQ-137 came home again during the middle of September, but only for a few weeks as they had to leave again in October for COMTUEX. During COMTUEX the air wing demonstrated that they were ready for the rigors of deployment and passed their Blue Water Certification. CVW 1 achieved the max- imum score in seven out of eight categories, putting them one step closer to their upcoming deployment. Shortly after Thanksgiving the Rooks depart for Joint Task Force exercises to con- duct additional training with other elements of the strike group. After a three-year wait the Rooks are looking forward to being ready for combat operations instead of just preparing for them. VAQ-137 and Carrier Air Wing One will be “Ready on Arrival”. Rooks, CVW1 ‘ready on arrival’ Lt. Steven Fischbach Two VAQ-137 EA-6B Prowler jets prepare to launch off USS Enterprise (CVN 65) during recent “blue water” certification with Carrier Air Wing 1.

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FRIDAY, DECEMBER 3, 2010 • NORTHWEST NAVIGATOR > WHIDBEY EDITION WWW.NORTHWESTNAVIGATOR.COM PAGE 3

1/4ct T.W. — 2ct T.W.

ALL MAJOR CREDIT CARDS ACCEPTED1421 SW Barlow St. • Suite #2 • Oak Harbor • 360.679.1800

DIAMOND EARRINGSSpecially Priced NowLAYAWAY NOW FOR CHRISTMAS!

Toll free: (877) 999-9876 www.ccis.edu/ranks

Columbia College.

Risethe

Mark Brooks ‘09Installation Training OfficerEverett, Wash.

Hennrich Tree FarmWe Have Tall Trees!Reduced Prices!Open Thursday-Sunday 10-51651 Hastie Lake Rd • Oak Harbor675-4000

Good Lawyers,Doing Good Things,

For Good Men

Facing a divorce?Need legal advice?

10% discount for active duty military No Cost for Initial 1/2 hr Consultation

425.348.5949877.866.7393

Serving Snohomish, Island, Skagit & King Counties

SERVING THOSE THAT PROTECT & SERVE US

w w w . D i v o r c e L a w y e r s f o r M e n . c o m

Native Springs Spa Boutique

360-708-8313

Pamper Yourself with a …

Clay Facial!

Mu

ddy Waters Workshop

Look Your Best for the Holidays!

By Lt. Steven FischbachVAQ-137

In October the Electronic Attack Squadron (VAQ) 137 and Carrier Air Wing One (CVW 1) participat-ed in Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMTUEX) onboard the USS Enterprise (CVN 65). After two years in the shipyards the Enterprise Strike Group has almost completed their one-year workup cycle.

The Rooks started work-ups in February with Air Wing Fallon taking advan-tage of the high fidelity training opportunities that the Naval Strike and Air Warfare Center (NSAWC) provides and becoming familiar with the rest of the air wing squadrons. After several weeks of training, culminating in a simulat-ed roll back of enemy air defense, the Rooks came home and prepared for a deck certification and inde-

pendent steaming exercise on the Enterprise.

In May, the Rooks left for the east coast, home basing at Naval Air Station Oceana for daily trips to the Enterprise during carrier qualifications. Later, they flew out to the boat and practiced “normal” carrier operations, including cyclic operations. The Rooks came back home to NAS

Whidbey Island for a few weeks and then flew back out to the east coast to go to sea again in August for tai-lored ship training availabil-ity or TSTA for more cyclic operation practice and large force strike planning and execution.

VAQ-137 came home again during the middle of September, but only for a few weeks as they had

to leave again in October for COMTUEX. During COMTUEX the air wing demonstrated that they were ready for the rigors of deployment and passed their Blue Water Certification. CVW 1 achieved the max-imum score in seven out of eight categories, putting them one step closer to their upcoming deployment.

Shortly after Thanksgiving the Rooks depart for Joint Task Force exercises to con-duct additional training with other elements of the strike group. After a three-year wait the Rooks are looking forward to being ready for combat operations instead of just preparing for them. VAQ-137 and Carrier Air Wing One will be “Ready on Arrival”.

Rooks, CVW1 ‘ready on arrival’

Lt. Steven Fischbach

Two VAQ-137 EA-6B Prowler jets prepare to launch off USS Enterprise (CVN 65) during recent “blue water” certification with Carrier Air Wing 1.