| 19 Jan |
westpac 83 84
(john carlisle)
i was with vs41 anti sub sqd we had been runninning simmilulatated kills on this guy for three days he got underus and we speed up and lost him in the dark we had no lights on he tried to cut in front of us we think he thoght we where one our support ships the said he was at 60 feet of water a... More |
| 10 Nov |
CV 63 Kitty Hawk
(Rodney Brewer)
CV 63 Kitty Hawk
These carriers are based on an improved Forrestal class design featuring improved elevator and flight deck arrangement. These ships are larger than those of the Forrestal class and have two elevators forward of the island structure and portside elevator on the stern quarter... More |
| 03 Aug |
Lt. Cmdr. James E. Plowman, U.S. Navy, of Peb
(Rodney Brewer)
IMMEDIATE RELEASE No. 936-06
September 21, 2006
Navy Aviator Missing In Action From Vietnam War is Identified
The Department of Defense POW/Missing Personnel Office (DPMO) announced yesterday that the remains of a U.S. serviceman, missing in action from the Vietnam War, have been... More |
| 01 Aug |
frocked to chief
(earl robbins)
earl robbins was frocked 11/78 at north island and iniated at ntc chief club, proudest day of his life! |
| 25 May |
plank owner
(Rene Medrano)
commissoning crew seaman BM .any sucttelbutt about receving our plank.
REN'E MEDRANO
KITHAWK63@AOL.COM
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| 22 Jan |
Starfish Prime
(Earl Martinelli)
Interesting story Mr. Wiese. I am trying to gather together other stories of the Starfish Prime test and am most interested in the emotional response to the test by actual witnesses. Anyone caring to relate their feelings? Take Care, Earl |
| 26 Oct |
1979 Irainian Crisis
(Kevin Cashen)
While we were at port in the Phillipines, we were suddenly ordered to report back to the Hawk and were on our way to the Arabian Sea. Our Wes Pack was extended and we were now part of Camel Station the beginning of our long fight against Terrorism!!! |
| 01 Oct |
Weapons Dept
(Michael Soto)
I have some pictures from back in the day. Trying to post them, any help on how THANKS |
| 15 Jul |
WestPac 1985
(Richard vargas)
My name is Dennis and my nick name is "IggI". I worked on the hangar deck, in the jet shop. My Master Chief was Chief "Low".
I can't remember anybody else's name except for the Chief, but I remember everyday I served on 'Kitty'. From 'Olong-go-po' in the Phillipines, to Sri-Lanka, I enjoyed every... More |
| 11 Jun |
July 1962 High Altitude Nuclear Test
(Robert Wiese)
In July 1962 We were embarked as NROTC Midshipman for our third class cruise.
You could tell Kitty Hawk was not well built by the contractor shipyard because of old metal used in some of the decks.
We sailed from San Diego to Hawaii while the air group was qualifying the new F-4 Phantoms for... More |
