Aircraft Carriers III

it's armchair-admiralling of mostly the carrier (the money for future aircraft are irrelevant)
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Amid a heated aircraft carrier debate, the US Navy sees funding slashed for a next-generation fighter
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gee how many times I've heard of various 'overhauls' during like last six years, LOL
 

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it's armchair-admiralling of mostly the carrier (the money for future aircraft are irrelevant)
:
Amid a heated aircraft carrier debate, the US Navy sees funding slashed for a next-generation fighter
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gee how many times I've heard of various 'overhauls' during like last six years, LOL

Politicians think they know everything about the military. Meanwhile they are probably funding their pork barrel projects.
 

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SUEZ CANAL (Dec. 13, 2019) The aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) transits the Suez Canal Dec. 13, 2019. Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group is deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations in support of naval operations to ensure maritime stability and security in the Central Region, connecting the Mediterranean and the Pacific through the Western Indian Ocean and three strategic choke points. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Gabrielle Joyner)

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SUEZ CANAL (Dec. 13, 2019) A view of Egypt from the aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) during a Suez Canal transit, Dec. 13, 2019. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Kelsey Trinh)

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ARABIAN SEA (Dec. 19, 2019) Sailors hookup an F/A-18E Super Hornet, attached to a the “Knighthawks” of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 136, to a tractor on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) in the Arabian Sea, Dec. 19, 2019. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Benjamin Waddell)

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RED SEA (Dec. 15, 2019) Boatswain's Mate 3rd Class Jeryd Reuss, from Los Angeles, pulls a shot line from the fast combat support ship USNS Supply (T-AOE 6) to the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) during a replenishment-at-sea in the Red Sea Dec. 15, 2019. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Apprentice Isaac Esposito)

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ARABIAN SEA (Dec. 22, 2019) Entertainer George Lopez performs during a comedy show hosted by the USO in the hangar bay of the aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) in the Arabian Sea Dec. 22, 2019. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Kaysee Lohmann)
 

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As it's Christmas Eve, the day when men are finally allowed to go shopping for presents (but only after 5pm!), I thought I'd take this opportunity to wish everyone all the best, have a great time, try not to kill any visiting family members (no matter how much they are asking for it!), and finally, a Turkey is for Christmas, not for life!81184525_478390943090352_4382982372874780672_o.jpg
 
As it's Christmas Eve, the day when men are finally allowed to go shopping for presents (but only after 5pm!), I thought I'd take this opportunity to wish everyone all the best, have a great time, try not to kill any visiting family members (no matter how much they are asking for it!), and finally, a Turkey is for Christmas, not for life!View attachment 56155
Merry Christmas to you, Mr. Russell

on Christmas Eve I think also of those who are serving

(for instance doctors pulling fish bones, firefighters extinguishing Christmas trees, police catching burglars :-( and of course military personnel and others)

at the time the rest of people may be waiting for the arrival of Messiah, or whatever it is they're celebrating on this day
 

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I hope everyone has a very Merry Christmas!

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RED SEA (Dec. 16, 2019) A pilot, assigned to "Fighting Checkmates" of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 211, renders honors to the aircraft plane captain while exiting an F/A-18F Super Hornet on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) during an underway replenishment. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Apprentice Isaac Esposito)

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ARABIAN SEA (Dec. 23, 2019) An F/A-18F Super Hornet, attached to the “Fighting Checkmates” of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 211, launches from the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) in the Arabian Sea Dec. 23, 2019. Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group is deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations in support of naval operations to ensure maritime stability and security in the Central Region, connecting the Mediterranean and the Pacific through the western Indian Ocean and three strategic choke points. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Kaysee Lohmann)

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ARABIAN SEA (Dec. 23, 2019) A C-2A Greyhound, attached to the "Rawhides" of Fleet Logistic Support Squadron (VRC) 40, launches from the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) in the Arabian Sea Dec. 23, 2019. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Kaysee Lohmann)

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RED SEA (Dec. 16, 2019) Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Handling) 3rd Class Ryan Janis, directs an F/A-18F Super Hornet, attached to the “Fighting Checkmates” of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 211, on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) in the Red Sea, Dec. 16, 2019. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Kaysee Lohmann)[/SIZE]
 

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on Christmas Eve I think also of those who are serving

(for instance doctors pulling fish bones, firefighters extinguishing Christmas trees, police catching burglars :-( and of course military personnel and others)

So do I jura. So do I;

Sailor's Christmas
author unknown

Twas the night before Christmas, the ship was out steaming,
Sailors stood watch while others were dreaming.
They lived in a crowd with racks tight and small,
In a 80-man berthing, cramped one and all.

I had come down the stack with presents to give,
And to see inside just who might perhaps live.
I looked all about, a strange sight did I see,
No tinsel, no presents, not even a tree.

No stockings were hung, shined boots close at hand,
On the bulkhead hung pictures of a far distant land.
They had medals and badges and awards of all kind,
And a sober thought came into my mind.

For this place was different, so dark and so dreary,
I had found the house of a Sailor, once I saw clearly.
A Sailor lay sleeping, silent and alone,
Curled up in a rack and dreaming of home.

The face was so gentle, the room squared away,
This was the United States Sailor today.
This was the hero I saw on TV,
Defending our country so we could be free.

I realized the families that I would visit this night,
Owed their lives to these Sailors lay willing to fight.
Soon round the world, the children would play,
And grownups would celebrate on Christmas Day.

They all enjoyed freedom each day of the year,
Because of the Sailor, like the one lying here.
I couldn't help wonder how many lay alone,
On a cold Christmas Eve on a sea, far from home.

The very thought brought a tear to my eye,
I dropped to my knees and started to cry.
The Sailor awakened and I heard a calm voice,
"Santa, don't cry, this life is my choice."

"Defending the seas all days of the year,
So others may live and be free with no fear."
I thought for a moment, what a difficult road,
To live a life guided by honor and code.

After all it's Christmas Eve and the ship's underway!
But freedom isn't free and it's sailors who pay.
The Sailor say's to our country "be free and sleep tight,
No harm will come, not on my watch and not on this night.

The Sailor rolled over and drifted to sleep,
I couldn't control it, I continued to weep.
I kept watch for hours, so silent, so still,
I watched as the Sailor shivered from the night's cold chill.

I didn't want to leave on that cold dark night,
This guardian of honor so willing to fight.
The Sailor rolled over and with a voice strong and sure,
Commanded, "Carry on Santa, It's Christmas, and All is Secure!"

Remember those serving!

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BAB AL-MANDEB STRAIT (Dec. 17, 2019) Quartermaster 3rd Class Kyler Venson, from Freeport, Illinois, left, and Cryptologic Technician (Technical) 1st Class John Turner, from Fayetteville, North Carolina, raise the American flag on the flag bridge of the aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) while transiting the Bab al-Mandeb Strait Dec. 17, 2019. Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group is deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations in support of naval operations to ensure maritime stability and security in the Central Region, connecting the Mediterranean and the Pacific through the Western Indian Ocean and three strategic choke points. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Kelsey Trinh)
 

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Merry Christmas !!

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SOUTH CHINA SEA (Dec. 24, 2019) A Sailor dressed as Santa Claus directs the launch of an F/A-18E Super Hornet attached to the "Pukin' Dogs" of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 143 on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72). Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group is deployed to the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations in support of security and stability in the Indo-Pacific region. With Abraham Lincoln as the flagship, deployed strike group assets include staffs and aircraft of Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 12, Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 2 and Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 7. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Jeremiah Bartelt/Released)
 
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