The 2013 F-14 Tomcat Association Reunion was held in San Diego 24-28 April. Guest speakers to included VADM Gerald R. Beaman, Commander 3rd Fleet and CAPT Kurt C. Schroeder (USNR Ret) former Grumman Chief Test Pilot. Click here for photos from the event.
5-8 September, Nugget Hotel and Casino in Sparks (Reno), Nev. Click for details. The Association will be having booth again this year. Be sure to stop by and check it out. If you are interested in helping man the booth let us know. Email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. See you at Hook '13
by David "Bio" Baranek
From the time we began flying Tomcats in 1975, the Fighting Checkmates painted our aircraft tails with checkerboard rudders, horizontal stripes at top
