I'm 84 years old now and tell my great grandkids stories about the US Salamonie AO26 fueling the 6th fleet in the Med. My skipper was Capt. Edward L Beach. Those were days my friend and they will never end.
I graduated bootcamp May 13th 2021. Currently at A school now. Will be reporting to my command duty at Norfolk Naval base on the USS DDG 58 Laboon soon on June 11th 2021. Really looking forward to my Navy career.
Congratulations. Make sure you work hard and follow directions from your superiors. The first few years are difficult until you make E4. Stay positive and enjoy those Med cruises.
3 pieces of advice for you from a retired Navy guy....Stay in, get you a couple of degrees, and save money so when you decide to get out, you'll be set
I was on the USS Forrestal in 1986 and that deployment was awesome. We departed Jacksonville on June 2nd and hit Naples 20 days later. Spend 5 days in Naples then sailed for about 20 days the. Hit Palma de Mallorca for 14 days! Sailed for about 10 days and hit Palermo Sicily for a week. Sailed for 10 days then hit Cannes France for 10 days. Sailed for 15 days then hit Naples again for a week. Sailed for a few days then hit Livorno Italy for five days. Sailed for two weeks hit Palma on the way out of the Med and was back home November 11. The reason why we were not hazy gray and underway for six months was that the sixth fleet blew through their operating budget messing around with Libya the prior quarter and there was no money to keep us at sea! Great times on that cruise
US Navy...thank you for doing what you do. All I ask is that you do it safe while showing any potential enemies out there that you are like a really mean dog guarding a big back yard
Same here, did two West pacs on the USS Lincoln, a looong time ago ha ha. Great times, met amazing people that I still keep in touch with almost 30 years ago.
A carrier is real busy I mean real busy. I was on a destroyer and pull up along side to get fuel, mail, ice cream, etc. they were busy over there. We just watched all the activity in awe.
@@EricZeak in the Indian Ocean with Enterprise. I was on Rathburne ff1057 and Harold E Holt for 1074. We did asw watch and downed pilot recovery. I was in that area when no storms calm sea. When you’re with a carrier expect to be at sea 45 days at a time. They are a very high demand attention and activity ship. Don’t get nearly the port calls that a destroyer can get.
Did my time in Royal Marines included sailing from Singapore to Tokyo via Hong Kong & visited the US Embassy there to have a few wets with the US Marine Guards,then to Tokyo for British week in 1970 !! Great memories! Also did 2 tours in Borneo in 64/66 plus Nov /67 sailed to Aden to cover the final withdrawal.
I served on the USS Mars (AFS-1) 1990 - 1993 & USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72) 1993. It was a great experience, I really enjoyed it. I was an Operations Specialist 3rd Class Petty Officer.
US Navy Deployment is not bad what people try to say, to me its a free six months overseas cruise on the Government's dime. Of course its stressful being away from family and friends but that is reality that is part of your life in the military . Military is not a job its a lifestyle, you get to see to see other countries that you only hear or watch on the internet and basically you can see the world as is unfiltered without the media telling you what the world suppose to be. I was blessed to deploy with the USS John F. Kennedy CV-67(2002, 2004), VC-6 IA Deployment Mosul Iraq 2007, USS Nimitz CVN-68 (2014).
I was a Gunner's Mate on a west coast based AE in the early 90's and you're right I would dread an UNREP. We had one or two that lasted 36+ hours straight of backbreaking no sleep for the duration until the job was done, it's a good thing I was young back then.
Just saw this one roll across my feed and checked it out... All of my ships (save the USS Abraham Lincoln CVN 72) are all scrap now and I didn't think I was that old!! How Sigonella these days? I spent 3 years in Naples (89 - 92) and drove the Amalfi Coast several times among other places.
I deployed on USS Cape Cod AD 43, USS Whidbey Island LSD 41 (Twice), and USS Wasp LHD 1. Stationed with COMUSNAVCENT in Bahrain embarked on USS LaSalle AGF 3.
@@EricZeak Yes all were good experiences. Cape Cod deployment was to the Western Pacific. Spent time in Japan, Korea, Hong Kong, & Philippines. Held my first re-enlistment ceremony on USS Arizona Memorial. Spent a year in the Persian Gulf. Went to Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, UAE, Oman, & Pakistan. On Whidbey Island I sailed around South America, through the Panama Canal, to West Africa, became a trusty Shellback, sailed through the English Channel to Norway, deployed to the Mediterranean. Stopped in Spain, Tunisia, Crete, Venice, Bari, and Brindisi, Italy, completed the pilgrimage to the Holy Land. On Wasp, I was part of the Global War on Terrorism. Visited Bahrain, Turkey, Crete, and Spain.
@@EricZeak Yes I have been pretty much all over the world. Wished I could have visited Australia, Thailand, Singapore, France, and Greece. Plus a few more interesting and historical countries...
So glad I actually did Japan, that was real cruise, hitting a port at least once a month, sometimes every 2 weeks! I never saved any money during my three years there, because so many port calls once on deployment.
What ship? I was stationed in Yokosuka from '97 - '99 on the USS VIncennes (CG 49). Spent more days in South Korea than I can count... but did enjoy our deployments.
I served in the Navy for 4 years and the Army Reserve for 3 years and I was activated for Desert Storm and sent to FORT SAM HOUSTON and I would do it all over again 😑😑🤗
Sir can you help me I am looking for a man I met in subic on October 91 he's name is Michael Coligde I'm not really sure the spelling of his last name but it sounds like that,he called Como by his companion when I met him,Abraham Lincoln ship stayed only about 3 nights in subic coz there's a typhoon during that time ,Pls help me I want to know about him,He's bday is August 27 1947
I am still not understanding why these pipes are used..They were used at the time when no announcement system available onboard..This is very irritating when you are sleeping after night duty and this nonsense thing start at 0600
They condition you to understand and respond to the boatswain's whistle because there may be a situation when modern communication systems are down and that's all that's available. Additionally, a lot of shipboard operating equipment a) runs on lower frequencies, and b) is really, really loud and that whistle cuts right through both.
He works in Abraham Lincoln ship 16 yrs during that time he have friend named Kevin a black man,He said Michael is his boss,Michael is 47 yrs old during that time,Hope you can help me Sir,Thank you and God bless
@@EricZeak if in the army mostly just work with firing huge guns or work as a mortar man and if I join the navy gunners’ mate so in conclusion I like shooting shit🤣
Deployment on a ship can be tough, but coming back was incredible. I remember pulling back into San Diego and being so happy to see the city. A lot of family members were waiting on the pier, and that was a sight to see. Everybody was so happy to be back.
@@EricZeak does the ships ever go back on land during the deployment? Or does it go back on land when the deployment is over? And are the sailors able to use WhatsApp while on the ship?
LOL. The video talks about steaming hard on deployment with very few port calls WITHIN THE FIRST MINUTE OF THE VIDEO. Did you watch the video? Nobody said it was easy. The Captain said it was challenging
