Navy aviation mechanic 3rd Class Rudina Calcano, Tactical Electronics Warfare Squadron 209, prepares to launch a squadron EA-6B Prowler after preflight operations for a local mission here May 17. The Naval Reserve is commemorating 100 years of progress and achievement in naval aviation. The first successful hydro-aeroplane flight took place at Naval Air Station North Island, Ca., birth place of naval aviation, just eight years after the famed 1903 Wright brother's flight. (Photo by Bobby Jones)