USS Coral Sea 79-80 WestPac deployed with CVW-14 on board. The squadrons were VA-27, VA-97, VA-196, VAW-113, VMFA-323, VMFA-531, VFP-63 Det 2, and HC-1 Det 3. No Vigilantes, No Tomcats, and the fighter squadrons were both USMC. Next cruise we had 2 Navy F-4 squadrons. I was in HC-1 and we made 10 rescues on this cruise.
Stu served on the Lex 76-80 rode out hurricane Frederick in 79 was my first ship out of bootcamp was assigned first division out of deck department we had the focsle with the anchors mooring lines called housers take it to the capstan up one. Man we chipped a bunch of paint. Ended up doing twenty BM1/ E6 There were good times and there were bad times just like Chief Paulson said when retired from the tugs SubBase Bangor Wa man that was some great duty on the Hood Canal. Me and QM1 sweet cheeks fished Salmon. Funny thing the Lex is just on down the road from me for last 25 years have never visited did four on the chucky v cvn 70 have had enough of flat tops.
Game over quasi tutto okay, ma comunque forza e coraggio , sempre! Ministero della Difesa Arma delle Trasmissioni Esercito Italiano, BTG Lucania, Potenza !
A guy stood watch in the engine room buck naked when I was on the Saratoga in the 1970s Nobody said anything.Hell,it got 115 degrees down there.Cant say I can blame him.I take that back,he did have shoes and socks on.
No wonder alot people get killed doing stupid crap like military hazing on a union skilled trade job crap wouldn't be allowed this looks like a bunch queers nuts does the military still do this junk?
I have always loved this song since it came out... now many decades later, my husband just passed and I kept seeing this commercial on TV for Xfinity where a little girl gives her grandpa a gift of these goggles to see and experience flying in jets with his buddies he was in the military with... "Gentlemen, it's a good day to fly"... My husband was on the USS Constitution a huge nuclear carrier reporting directly to the commander and this seems like such a fitting song and tribute-like video. Thank you, it's beautiful!
I get Chills seeing that female sailor. I am 81yrs now, served on Destroyers. Just before I entered the Navy they had done away with Right Arm rates. Deck Rates BM, QM, SM, GM, TM, etc. Women were considered a Jinx on a Ship. Oh well, I am Confused by this Modern Era.
I was sitting an F8 Crusader riding brakes during a deck arrangement when it happened. Saw the red tower lights going up and down then they disappeared as we hit. kennedy's flight deck overhang kept beating the Belknap's super structure as we rode the waves.
R.I.P Dave Edward Kearns, December 3rd, 1966 - October 14th, 2017. R.I.P Kimberley Anne Kearns, December 9th, 1969 - October 14th, 2017. R.I.P William Kearns, January 20th, 2005 - October 14th, 2017. R.I.P Michael Tahana, January 19th, 1968 - October 14th, 2017.
@floridagator013 Sorry for the delayed response, I forgot I had a channel and usually use my Gmail and other accounts. @floridagator013 Thank you for your service. You never know we may have passed one another unknowingly. It was very interesting work at GB EB Div in Groton... Here is an open souce PDF of a tour of the SSBN 739 Nebraska. I find it weird/strange/odd but everything I know I still respect my clearance and think like the film "Fight Club", i.e - I keep everything to myself. If someone asks me a specific or even general question I simply reply "Google search is your friend (sort of)". The photos in the PDF are carefully edited as to details but if you were aboard you will see as I do oh so much of my handiworkin hundreds of installations installations (again I am being nonspecific) and have been on pretty much every nook and cranny of this and a many others previous and a couple after. A real trip down memory lane to all who have served aboard our SSBN's or worked on them. As I mentioned this PDF on the enclosed link is freely visable online without restriction (which to me is, well not right). But as it it is open source unrestricted Govt approved document here you go: navsource.org/archives/08/pdf/0873924.pdf Also similar to this video but specific for the SSBN 739 Nebraska see: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-Evl1VZTfxyg.html Be safe and have a wonderful evening where ever you may be. Elena😊
@floridagator013 Sorry for the delayed response, I forgot I had a channel and usually use my Gmail and other accounts. @floridagator013 Thank you for your service. You never know we may have passed one another unknowingly. It was very interesting work at GB EB Div in Groton... Here is an open souce PDF of a tour of the SSBN 739 Nebraska. I find it weird/strange/odd but everything I know I still respect my clearance and think like the film "Fight Club", i.e - I keep everything to myself. If someone asks me a specific or even general question I simply reply "Google search is your friend (sort of)". The photos in the PDF are carefully edited as to details but if you were aboard you will see as I do oh so much of my handiworkin hundreds of installations installations (again I am being nonspecific) and have been on pretty much every nook and cranny of this and a many others previous and a couple after. A real trip down memory lane to all who have served aboard our SSBN's or worked on them. As I mentioned this PDF on the enclosed link is freely visable online without restriction (which to me is, well not right). But as it it is open source unrestricted Govt approved document here you go: navsource.org/archives/08/pdf/0873924.pdf Also similar to this video but specific for the SSBN 739 Nebraska see: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-Evl1VZTfxyg.html Be safe and have a wonderful evening where ever you may be. Elena😊
U.S. Coast Guard District 13 Points of Contact: Media Relations (510) 437-3375 D11-DG-M-PACAREA-PA@uscg.mil Video by Petty Officer 1st Class Levi Read DOD_105233302 dvidshub.net/video/579418/52-foot-motor-life-boat-history
Served on the USS James Madison (Gold) - 1980s, USS Nebraska commissioning crew (Gold) and USS Maine (Gold) - 1990s. Boomer boats look the same as they did 25-years ago.
