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Aboard Navy aircraft carriers, Aviation Boatswain s Mates (Equipment) keep flight operations going.
The Navy s newest carrier, USS Gerald R. Ford, has first-in-class technology and optimized manning, which allows it to operate with fewer personnel than its Nimitz-class predecessors.
NORFOLK, Virginia If an aircraft carrier did not have Aviation Boatswain s Mates (Equipment), also known as ABEs, carriers would just be carrying aircraft. Flight operations wouldn t be possible, and one of the carrier s primary missions couldn t be accomplished.
ABEs assigned to USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78), work with first-in-class technology known as Advanced Arresting Gear (AAG) and Electromagnetic Aircraft Launch System (EMALS). Ford s ABEs are specifically charged with learning these new systems and paving the way for future Ford-class carriers.
The USS Ford represents a leap in aircraft carrier innovation and is steaming toward qualification for service, Admirals John Meier and Craig Clapperton write in a guest column.
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The light carrier studies will determine if the small carrier is worth the effort to add to the US fleet. One of the considerations is how they will fit into the overall strategy.
Having supercarriers is advantageous for any nation, but they are high maintenance, yet small carriers are lighter on the budget alternative.
Why small carriers?
Naval engineers are working on smaller carrier designs incorporated in a joint force as supercarrier replacements or added to a carrier strike group at less cost. These ships are less complicated and very cost-effective as well, reported USNI.