| 05 Nov |
USS America
(Jeffrey Burleson)
Hey Guys, the USS America will live again. This time it will be a New gator ship LHR 6 AMERICA Class. It will have Osprey, Harriers and the new verticle takeoff F-22 raptor. |
| 28 Jun |
Places in the heart
(Rodney Mathis)
Med cruise/Gulf war |
| 22 Feb |
Operation Desert Storm
(John Miller)
I was in V-1 as a tractor driver. As we were on our way to the Gulf we lost a F/A-18 I believe the pilot was from vfa 105 and he was Lt. Warner. It was said that he was flyin low and somehow crashed into the med. We also lost a A6 in the Persian Gulf. It landed on the carrier and as it was taxiing... More |
| 15 Jan |
THE HISTORY OF POLICING
(Abiodun Doyin Oladimeji)
The word Police is derived from the Greek word “Polis”, meaning that part of nonecclesiastical administration having to do with the safety, health and order of the state. The Greek politeria, meant the art of governing and regulating the welfare, security needs and order of the city-state in the... More |
| 19 Apr |
Desert Shield/Storm 1991
(Scott Ruzylo)
Served as a MAA on board during Desert Shield and Desert Storm. Served with Atcavage, Jones, Myers, Beale. I joined the Marines after I got out of the Navy, then spent the next 13 years in Law Enforcement. I still talk to Leif Beale and Danny Myers regularly. |
| 08 Apr |
Med cruise 1976
(Kenneth Yates)
One memory that comes to light is dropping anchor off the coast of Greece and having a big party . We werent allowed liberty because of a communist party on the beach .
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| 01 May |
mooning the russians
(John Gumin)
Summer of 76 in the med. A Kaiser class Soviet cruiser crossed our bow close. It then went down our starboard side. I was Capt. D.G. McCormicks orderly and I can tell you he wasn't happy. Every sailor available rushed the side and dropped their collective trousers. Brought a smile to the capts' ... More |
| 19 Feb |
98+ Days ('76 Med)
(Gary Cockerham)
As luck would have it I, due to unlucky section placement when we hit Rota, got to stay onboard a few extra days over the 98 span to our next port. Brindisi wasn't it?
Anyway, remember standing down off the coast of Lebanon, unable to fly because we weren't in international waters, and since... More |
| 02 Jan |
Plane Fliping Over
(Dale Winningham Sr.)
A Plane Had fliped over after it snaged a wire and by the time the piolt ejected he hit the water and all they found was his helmet and part of his raft,and we had a plane go down only 1 mile behine us and was never found |
| 18 Dec |
F-14 that struck the fantail on landing
(James Barnhard)
In 76 I don't know the date I think it was VF-143's it sheared a main landing gear. Both the pilot and RIO punched out and survived.
Jamie Barnhard VF-142 & VF-143 1975-1977 |
