What's New 2001-2003

What's New 2001-2003 What's New On The CV41.org Website 2001-2003

30 December 2003

There have been many changes since the last update and I've been pretty lazy about updating this page. I'll try to list the major stuff...
I've migrated about 90% of the photos from the website over to a new web gallery system. This system allows me to better organize and manage the large number of photos I've tried to make available. The best part about it is you now see thumbnails instead of just a text link.
The Guestbook has been shut down indefinitely. It became a real pain in the ass to ban IP addresses from someone that couldn't go two days without crapping in it. I'd much rather put the effort into other things for the site and besides, the Forum is a much better solution.
I went retro with the website as of today. I never really liked the image map front page. This old design allows me more flexiblity in expanding the website. Besides, I like switching out the front page photo every once in awhile.

10 October 2003

USS Midway Muster Bar is reopened. :)

Many thanks to Rob Muldrow and his crew at T&E, Inc. You're the best!

9 October 2003

FAQ updated - Includes information about a new USS Midway book coming out soon.
There is a new Photo Gallery online and many photo collections have been moved over to it already. Eventually most photo collections will be in the new gallery system. The "Around and About The Midway" page will soon be trimmed down as those photos are moved. The page will probably be renamed as well as it's function changes.
The New Muster Bar will open in a matter of days. The old Muster Bar volumes will remain online for archive purposes only. I am not able to transfer the information to the new system. When you create your entry in the new Muster Bar I will remove your entry in the Muster Bar Archive by request.
E-mail me any bug reports, suggestions, or questions you have regarding the Muster Bar.
If you find a 404 error on the website (file not found) please e-mail and let me know. I'm still trying to tie all these up.

1 August 2003

I've actually been tinkering here and there and not updating this page. My apologies.
I've noticed a lot of folks signing up for the forum, but not many people posting. I'm hoping to see it become more popular than the Guestbook, which by the way was polluted recently...... AGAIN. I'm getting tired of cleaning it up when I could be working on the Muster Bar. I know a lot of you like the guestbook, but I think if you gave the forum a try you'd really like it better. If anyone has questions about the forum and it's use just drop me a line.
Many people are asking about the Muster Bar. It's coming along but it's been a lot more work that I thought it would be. I still hope to have it up by the end of August.
Updated Paul Jarvis's photo album. Addded a lot more cool photos from his tour.
Fixed the VA-23 Black Knights web page. Added a PDF of the 1994 reunion pamplet courtesy of James Ritchie. It includes an excellent and complete history.
Added some nice photos to the VA-115 web page courtesy of Dan Squire.
I'm looking into redesigning the "Around and About the Midway" page as well as all of the squadron pages. I'd like to have thumnails available for all photos though it's going to take some work before everything is redesigned.

2 April 2003

New Server and Forum are online.
The new server address is http://cv41.org/
The Forum address is http://cv41.org/forum/ Read the FAQ at the Forum on how to use it.
The Forum is still in the early stages. I'll be adding/subtracting things daily for awhile. If you have any ideas for Forum catagory ideas pass them on. I'd be interested in hearing them.
Some links still need to be fixed on the new server. I'm still on them.

30 March 2003

First of all I want to say how proud I am of our armed forces and those of our allies in the fight to liberate Iraq. The road home is through Baghdad! Press on!
I've gotten caught up with Muster Bar additions and updates. Note: The Roll Call form is closed for the time being.
The RollCall form is closed because a lot of changes are going to happen really soon to my website. It's moving to a new server complete with it's own domain name (cv41.org) and a lot of cool things I've been waiting for. Some of the new things I'll be bringing up;
Higher Resolution photos available
Muster Bar moved to a database
Forum (SuperCharged Shit Shooters Gazette)
Possible USS Midway items for sale, i.e. coffee mugs, etc...
Several shipmates have sent me photos and other items for the website; Bill Lowers, James Houchin, Jeff Jarvis, John Fink, Jose Lahoz, Mark Wade, Steve Hadley, J.P. Hale (c/o his son Ed), and Tony Macdonald. Just want to let you guys know I haven't forgotten or worse, lost your stuff! Because of space restriction on the current web server I'll be adding you items when I make the move this week to the new server. J.P.'s slide scans are outstanding and I want to thank his son, Ed for sharing them!
If all goes well the web site as it is now, will be moved early in the week. Hopefully I'll be able to get the "new" stuff going shortly afterwards.
A big thanks to everyone's patience while I get better services going. Hopefully everyone will think they are worth the wait! - Buzz

15 September 2002

New entries and updates in all 4 volumes.
Added new Operation Frostbite photo from Dudley Gilbert to Around and About the Midway page.
Added Keyhole photo of Midway at Bremerton from Bill Martin
Added two photos of Midway at Bremerton and one from a A Division Party at Subic 1985 from Rob Lee.
Added a new photo collection from Rod Muldrow to Around and About the Midway page. Great dry dock photos!
Added a new scan from Ike Newkirk of some excellent Midway art.

11 July 2002

New entries and updates in all 4 volumes.

23 June 2002

Believe it or not, all Muster Bar entry additions and updates are completed. There were a few entries that were missing e-mail addresses, so I couldn't reply to get a correct one. Also, some entries were missing information and requests for more information on some went unanswered or the e-mails bounced. If you submitted an application and it's not there or it's incomplete let me know. Now maybe I can get some other cool stuff posted that I've been wanting to get to. - Buzz

18 June 2002

Updates continue. New entries and updates in all 4 volumes. Again, far from being completed..... around 225 to go. ;-)

11 June 2002

Updates continue. New entries and updates in all 4 volumes. Again, far from being completed..... about halfway there. ;-)

09 June 2002

Updates continue. New entries and updates in all 4 volumes. Again, far from being completed.

05 June 2002

Updates continue. New entries and updates in all 4 volumes. Again, far from being completed.

03 June 2002

Discovered a major bug in the generation of the Muster Bar tables from the data files. Major thanks to David Lambeth who pointed the problem out.
Updated some Ship's Company entries in all 4 volumes. Again, far from being completed.

14 April 2002

Added some new entries to Ship's Company Vol 4. Not completely updated by a long shot.
Updated some Ship's Company entries in all 4 volumes. Not completed either.
I'll spend another day working on Ship's Company and then switch to the AirWing side for a few days. I'll keep alternating until I'm caught up.

10 April 2002

Tinkered some more with Bill Lowers photo collection web gallery. Took out the annoying slide show action.
Added three photos from Dudley Gilbert. They're of 1st division crewmembers from 1945-46. Great photos!

09 April 2002

Apologies for not updating the website sooner. Work's been too busy to do anything during lunch and I've been renovating the downstairs at home. Looks great but it's been taking all of my free time. With most of the hard work out of the way I'm looking forward to having a little more free time for keeping up with the website.
Curly Culp donated photos that have been added to the VF-151/161's page, the RF-4B Barricade page, and Around and About the Midway page.
Sam Lindsey III sent in a couple of VF-161 photos from 1970 when the Chargers were on the Coral Sea. The pics are on the VF-151/161 page.
Created a photo gallery of photos that Bill Lowers sent me. You can see them at http://www-personal.umich.edu/~buzznau/bill-lowers/index.html. This is a work in progress as I will make changes and tweaks to it. If you have suggestion to make it better or want to let me know you like or dislike the format please drop me an e-mail.
Muster Bar updates to begin tomorrow.

10 January 2002

Created a new page. "Yankee Station" to put stuff I get for the 1972-73 WestPac. I started off with photos and slides that Don Schartz sent me. They include photos of the Christmas 1972 Bob Hope USO show on the flight deck. Thanks Don!
Added photos submitted by Al J. Siedentopf - USS Midway at Bremerton 2000,
Willie Edmison - VQ-1 Whale and VF-151 CAG bird photos that crunched a main mount on landing during a NORPAC,
Walt Staples - couple of VA-115 photos and a cool picture of him standing next to the broken off tail of a 151 bird after the tanker collision of 1980,
Bill Bernhardt - collage of photos from his tour, photo of the Midway
Jim Danko - F-4 landing photo, with broken 151 CAG bird in the background, personal photo, F-14 landing on the Midway,
Phil Martin - collage of hotos from his tour,
Scott Bowen - various VA-115 photos,
Ken Bridges - USS Midway patch,
Don Luttmers - VA-56 F9F Cougars in flight.
There's still more to add but I'm getting caught up finally.

2 January 2002

I didn't get everthing done that I had hoped to over the xmas break, but here's a list of what I did get done.
Updated AirWing and Ship's Company Muster Bars as of 24 December 2001 and created Volume 4 for the AirWings and Ship's Co. There's a few new ones that aren't in there yet. Give me another week to get them in there.
Created a page for Air Group 2 and it's squadrons. Some of it is still in work.
Added exerpts from the 1965 Cruise Book thanks to Bill Bernhardt.
Created a page for squadrons that were frequent flyers on the Midway or just visiting.
Started a Frequently Asked Questions page for the Midway. If you think something should be added please let me know.
I still have photos and other submissions that fellow shipmates have sent me that aren't on the website yet. I apologize it's taken so long. The stuff I did over the holiday break took longer than I thought and I still didn't get it all done. I'm still working on it though and hope to get caught up with that stuff next!

6 November 2001

Updated AirWing and Ship's Company Muster Bars. Everything's up to date guys.

23 October 2001

Updated AirWing Muster Bars - Ship's Company lists are still in work

17 August 2001

Updated Muster Bars - Sorry, haven't had time to add some photos I've received. I'll get to them soon.

18 July 2001

Updated Muster Bars

21 June 2001

Updated Muster Bars

11 June 2001

Loaded some great pictures sent to me by Bob Kampel. They include the Midway with escort, unrep, nice shot from a helo off the port bow, and the lighting crew all on the Around and About The Midway page. Also some photos of VF-151, VF-161, HC-1, and VAW-115 all on their respective pages. Thanks Bob!

08 June 2001

Updated Muster Bars with new entries and requests for changes.
I have some great pictures sent to me by Bob Kampel and Robert Culp that I hoped to have up this week. Looks like it's going to be next week due to my workload. - Buzz

24 May 2001

Just got back from 10 days off. Nice vacation, but kept pretty busy. Good news is it looks like I'm going to be an aircraft owner real soon now. If everything works out well during the annual inspection this week I should be the proud pilot/owner of a Piper Tripacer N4453A. Other than that we're getting new siding put on the house and a lot of other improvements. Just enough to keep us real busy.
Updated Muster Bars with new entries and requests for changes.

01 May 2001

Updated Muster Bars with new entries and requests for changes.

26 April 2001

Updated Muster Bars with new entries and requests for changes.

18 April 2001

Updated Muster Bars with new entries and requests for changes.
Ship's Company Vol 3 was fubared with Vol 2's entries. I had a backup of Volume 3 that went up yesterday. I may have lost some entries though so look to see if you're still there.

09 April 2001

Updated Muster Bars with new entries and requests for changes.

30 March 2001

Updated Muster Bars with new entries and requests for changes.
Added a few more links. F3H Demon Driver's is highly recommended. Very cool stuff.
Modified the Roll Call page. Now has check boxes to select a few items.

28 March 2001

Received Distinguished Site Award from Military.Com.
Added a banner link to military.com's Personnel Locator to the Index page.
Updated the Links page a little. Still have more work to do though.

26 March 2001

Added new members to Air Wing and Ship's Co. Volume 3.
Added requests for changes to Muster Bar entries.
Added new photos of Kelsea.

22 March 2001

Air Wing Volume 3 Muster Bar all caught up.
All caught up with requests for changes to Muster Bar entries.

21 March 2001

Put up the Air Wing Volume 3 Muster Bar. It's not complete yet. Still have around 70 more submissions.
Put a link on the main index page to a news article concerning the Midway. Looks like the museum is a done deal!

16 March 2001

All caught up with Ship's Company Volume 3.
Took care of a few more address changes.
Will start work on Air Wing Volume 3 next week.

15 March 2001

Added about another 100 entries to Ship's Company Volume 3

14 March 2001

I think I have all the updates and changes that were requested for Air Wing and Ship's Co. volumes 1 & 2.
Started work on a new Ship's Co. Vol 3 and put out what I have done so far. I still have about 200 more to add. If you don't see yourself and you submitted a new request for Ship's Co. wait until I announce that I'm caught up to resend your info.
Haven't started on Air Wing Vol 3 yet. I will as soon I have Ship's Co. caught up.

08 February 2001

Added some new pics of Kelsea

31 January 2001

Added a 3.9mb mpeg movie of the Operation Sandy V-2 luanch. Color, but quality isn't great.

26 January 2001

Added two 1946-47 photos of the USS Midway to the Around and About Midway page courtesy of Bob Rohrlack
Added a 1950's photo of the USS Midway to the Around and About Midway page courtesy of Rich Patton
Added a photo of a Bear flyby with VF-151 escort (dark) to the Around and About Midway page - courtesy of Robert Castillo
Added many VA-115 Eagle photos to the Around and About Midway page plus some photos of VFA-115's first F/A-18E Super Hornet to the Eagle's page courtesy of Steve Prosser
Added two Bicentennial tail photos of VF-151 to the VF-151/161 page courtesy of Terry Killham
Added Arab A-6A Mt Fuji flyby photo to Eagle's page courtesy of Wayne Paul
Added a photo of Eagle Shooters from 1981(just before I went up) Around and About Midway page courtesy of Willie Edmisson
Added photo of Midway and Indy during SWAPEX - USN photo
Added a photo of VFA-151 Viggie on the cat to the VF-151/161 page - USN photo
Added a photo of a VFA-192 Hornet over the Midway to the Around and About Midway page - USN photo
Added four video capture stills of Operation Sandy V-2 launch from tape.

23 January 2001

Added VA-56 photo to VA-56, VA-93 page courtesy of Daniel Sessoms
Added Operation Mainbrace photos to Around and About Midway page courtesy of Bill Doyle
Added HC-1 liberty photo to Around and About Midway page courtesy of Bill Brookover
Added VQ-1 EA-3 photo to Around and About Midway page, EA-6B photo to VAQ-136 - HC-1 page courtesy of Ike Newkerk
Added VA-115 Arab A-6 photos to VA-115's page. Bob Hope and Red Foxx USO show photos, wog day, and bombing leaflets photos to Around and About Midway page courtesy of John Mscisz
Added official USS Midway photo 1945 courtesy of John T. Rieman
Added two older photos of the Midway to Around and About Midway page courtesy of Neil Burke
Added several photos to the VA-115 page, a liberty call photo courtesy of Steve Prosser

22 January 2001

Added a pdf file from the California Coastal Commision concerning the Port Master Plan in San Diego. California Coastal Commision Staff Recommendations
Modified the Model Rocketry page
Added a V-2 pamplet from the 1953 Michigan State Fair to the Model Rocketry page.
Considering changing the Muster Bars. This may take some time to do depending on how I do this. If it becomes too much of a pain then I'm just going to update the existing Muster Bar pages.
I have a ton of new photos and stuff to add. Hoping to get a lot of it online before the end of the week.

02 January 2001

Well, Happy New Year's to all. Last year I wasn't able to spend nearly as much time on the web site as I would have liked but a lot happpened with us in 2000. Melanie and I had a great vacation early in the year at Cancun. Shortly afterwards my Mom passed away from a longtime illness. My brother and sister and I flew down and spent a few day's with our Dad. We were all saddened by the loss. Melanie and I went to St. Augustine to visit my Dad a month later and as always, had a very good time there. After we got back I took my checkride for my private pilot's certificate and passed! It was a great moment for me as this is something I've always wanted. We took several cross country trips around the state and look forward to more flying this year when I get my taildragger signoff and we rent the Maule. During the summer we put up a sunroom addition to the back of the house. We couldn't have done it without Garry's help. It came out great and we're looking forward to using it a lot this summer. My best friend Dave and his family came up for a visit and we were able to go flying. He's taking lessons now and should have his ticket in the next month or so. I think we had a couple of weeks to relax and then Kelsea was born October 2nd. Since then our little world has revolved tightly around her. She's three months old now and doing something new everyday!
Over the holiday break I did get some stuff done to the pages. I revamped the main home page a little. I know it doesn't look like much but I'm trying out Dreamweaver for web editing and still trying to figure a few things out. It'll take me a while to get used to it. I created a new page as a directory to different photo groups. Check it out and tell me how you like it.
Another change that I hope people don't notice is I went through all of the photos and optimized them for web use. This cleared up a lot of disk usage on the site and on my system I don't notice a lot of degradation. If you think any of the photos look like crap let me know which ones and what resolution/color depth your system is set to. That'll help.
Didn't do any updates to the muster bars. Sorry guys. I'm going to try and get that done at work during lunch. Hopefully I'll get it all caught up in a couple of weeks. Cheers! Buzz

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