an andsome lad e was, that popeye the sailor man!
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an andsome lad e was, that popeye the sailor man!
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Ahh...the good ole days when the US Navy has wide range of different jets and helicopters IMO.
My first ship..
USS John F Kennedy (CVA 67) Photo taken in 1972. I was aboard. I served aboard JFK from March 24 1972 until August 1st 1973. Funny how a person remembers those dates.
My second ship..
USS Midway(CVA 41) Photo taken circa 1972. I served aboard Midway from August 17th 1973 until August 1st 1974.
My third ship..
USS Hancock(CVA 19) photo taken in 1975. I served aboard Fightin' Hanna from August 15 1974 to August the 8th 1975.
USS John F Kennedy (CVA 67) Photo taken in 1972. I was aboard. I served aboard JFK from March 24 1972 until August 1st 1973. Funny how a person remembers those dates.
My second ship..
USS Midway(CVA 41) Photo taken circa 1972. I served aboard Midway from August 17th 1973 until August 1st 1974.
My third ship..
USS Hancock(CVA 19) photo taken in 1975. I served aboard Fightin' Hanna from August 15 1974 to August the 8th 1975.
I also served aboard USS America(CV 66) in 1981 as part of CVW-11 . I was assigned to VS-33 an S-3A squadron out of NAS North Island in San Diego...mostly we just dropped sonobouys..
VS-33 Screwbirds S-3A Viking firing Zuni rockets near Fallon NV..late 1980.
I'm not 100% sure but I think the top photo is from the first transit and the bottom is from the second transit.
USS America (CV 66) transiting the Suez canal in 1981. We were the first carrier to transit the Suez sine 1966 when Intrepid made the journey.
from wiki;
Originally scheduled to have commenced her transit of the Suez Canal on 5 May, the tense situation in Lebanon prompted a 24-hour "hold" on the evolution. Given the go-ahead soon after, America made the 104.5 mi (168.2 km) transit on 6 May, in ten hours – the first United States Navy carrier to steam through the Suez Canal since Intrepid had made the passage shortly before the Arab-Israeli "Six-Day War" of 1967. It was also the first "super-carrier" to transit the canal since it had been modified to permit passage of supertankers.
And;
On 21 October 1981, America commenced the northbound transit of the Suez Canal. This transit, unlike the comparatively light-hearted one of 6 May, proved more tense. As a result of the unsettled conditions in Egypt following the 6 October 1981 assassination of President Anwar Sadat, the Egyptian government accorded America's passage through the Suez Canal the utmost security considerations. The Egyptian Navy provided a patrol vessel to escort the carrier, while an Egyptian Air Force helicopter conducted reconnaissance flight over both banks of the waterway. Egyptian Army units patrolled the adjacent canal roads. Additionally, liaison officers on board the carrier maintained constant touch with the security forces by radio.
Making the passage of the canal without incident, America continued on across the Mediterranean, reaching Palma on 25 October. After a three-day port call, the carrier conducted exercises with Spanish forces, and subsequently sailed for home on 1 November, departing the Mediterranean the following day. She arrived at Norfolk on 12 November.
VS-33 Screwbirds S-3A Viking firing Zuni rockets near Fallon NV..late 1980.
I'm not 100% sure but I think the top photo is from the first transit and the bottom is from the second transit.
USS America (CV 66) transiting the Suez canal in 1981. We were the first carrier to transit the Suez sine 1966 when Intrepid made the journey.
from wiki;
Originally scheduled to have commenced her transit of the Suez Canal on 5 May, the tense situation in Lebanon prompted a 24-hour "hold" on the evolution. Given the go-ahead soon after, America made the 104.5 mi (168.2 km) transit on 6 May, in ten hours – the first United States Navy carrier to steam through the Suez Canal since Intrepid had made the passage shortly before the Arab-Israeli "Six-Day War" of 1967. It was also the first "super-carrier" to transit the canal since it had been modified to permit passage of supertankers.
And;
On 21 October 1981, America commenced the northbound transit of the Suez Canal. This transit, unlike the comparatively light-hearted one of 6 May, proved more tense. As a result of the unsettled conditions in Egypt following the 6 October 1981 assassination of President Anwar Sadat, the Egyptian government accorded America's passage through the Suez Canal the utmost security considerations. The Egyptian Navy provided a patrol vessel to escort the carrier, while an Egyptian Air Force helicopter conducted reconnaissance flight over both banks of the waterway. Egyptian Army units patrolled the adjacent canal roads. Additionally, liaison officers on board the carrier maintained constant touch with the security forces by radio.
Making the passage of the canal without incident, America continued on across the Mediterranean, reaching Palma on 25 October. After a three-day port call, the carrier conducted exercises with Spanish forces, and subsequently sailed for home on 1 November, departing the Mediterranean the following day. She arrived at Norfolk on 12 November.
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I served aboard USS Nimitz(CVN 68) in 1991 as a part of CVW-9 assigned to SEAOPDET 9 NAS Miramar, San Diego CA. I was assigned to AIMD(Aircraft Intermediate Maintenance Department) Paraloft.
Nimitz performing a high speed turn ..circa 1990.
The U.S. Navy aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN-68) underway. The Nimitz, with assigned Carrier Air Wing 9 (CVW-9), was deployed to the Western Pacific and the Indian Ocean from 25 February to 24 August 1991.
Nimitz performing a high speed turn ..circa 1990.
The U.S. Navy aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN-68) underway. The Nimitz, with assigned Carrier Air Wing 9 (CVW-9), was deployed to the Western Pacific and the Indian Ocean from 25 February to 24 August 1991.
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Thank you for serving, test bd.
What is the usual deployment time on an Us naval ship?
In the Royal Netherlands navy we do avarage 3 to 4 years before moving on.
Is that also usual on the Frigates/Destroyers in the USN?
I see a lot of people saying served from to (1 year every time) on carrier.
It is known to me it takes a while to know your ship in and out and to be combat ready to the fullest with fire/water combat added.
I do know the USN has its own fire deparments onboard and stutters.
But yeah...
Thanks!
In the Royal Netherlands navy we do avarage 3 to 4 years before moving on.
Is that also usual on the Frigates/Destroyers in the USN?
I see a lot of people saying served from to (1 year every time) on carrier.
It is known to me it takes a while to know your ship in and out and to be combat ready to the fullest with fire/water combat added.
I do know the USN has its own fire deparments onboard and stutters.
But yeah...
Thanks!
damitch sorry I missed your post.
By deployment time I think you mean time spent aboard a ship. For the USN depending on your rating it is from 3 years to 5 years. Different circumstances cause tours to be longer or shorter. As an example my son's sea tour was four years. the first ship he served aboard was decommissioned after three years aboard. He was then transfered to another ship for one year.
If a sailor is part of the air wing of a carrier that sailor only goes aboard the carrier when the air wing is aboard.
Every sailor from seaman recruit to admiral aboard every ship serving the USN is trained in firefighting and damage control.
Ships go on deployments away from their homeport from 3 to 9 months depending on what sort of deployment is scheduled
By deployment time I think you mean time spent aboard a ship. For the USN depending on your rating it is from 3 years to 5 years. Different circumstances cause tours to be longer or shorter. As an example my son's sea tour was four years. the first ship he served aboard was decommissioned after three years aboard. He was then transfered to another ship for one year.
If a sailor is part of the air wing of a carrier that sailor only goes aboard the carrier when the air wing is aboard.
Every sailor from seaman recruit to admiral aboard every ship serving the USN is trained in firefighting and damage control.
Ships go on deployments away from their homeport from 3 to 9 months depending on what sort of deployment is scheduled
Thanks for your reply.
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With the recent death of boxing great Muhammad Ali I'm reminded that I was stationed in the Philippines when the "Thrilla in Manila" match took place.
I had been station in the Philippines for less than a month. We were given off work that morning so we could find a TV and watch the match. We went to the enlisted club in Cubi Pt. The Philippines was a buzz about the fight. This was and probably still is the biggest sporting event in the history of the Philippines. I remember Ali and Frazier pounding each other and dripping with sweat. It was more than likely about 50C in the ring at Araneta Coliseum...plus the humidity.
Wiki has an excellent account of the fight.
Yes, Muhammad Ali was..."the Greatest".
I had been station in the Philippines for less than a month. We were given off work that morning so we could find a TV and watch the match. We went to the enlisted club in Cubi Pt. The Philippines was a buzz about the fight. This was and probably still is the biggest sporting event in the history of the Philippines. I remember Ali and Frazier pounding each other and dripping with sweat. It was more than likely about 50C in the ring at Araneta Coliseum...plus the humidity.
Wiki has an excellent account of the fight.
Yes, Muhammad Ali was..."the Greatest".