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Ditto with CDS2 and they're about to embark with us pretty soon. And they're Commodore certainly likes to "manage" things around. Gah.
I really wish we were back with Commodore Bob and CDS26.
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A day in the life (SWOs in action)
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Ditto with CDS2 and they're about to embark with us pretty soon. And they're Commodore certainly likes to "manage" things around. Gah.
I really wish we were back with Commodore Bob and CDS26.
It was at night
Yeah, and a FFG silhouette doesn't exactly scream warship the way DDGs/CGs do.
http://www.fas.org/man//dod-101/sys/ship/ffg57-reubenja.jpg
At night, I could see those dumbasses mistaking it for a fishing vessel. This could even be a new strategy for us.
100505-N-6138K-019 ATLANTIC OCEAN, (May 5, 2010) Ensign John Thomson, from Long Island, N.Y., directs an Spanish navy AB-212 helicopter from the 3rd Air Wing Squadron during fight deck operations aboard the Whidbey Island-class amphibious dock landing ship USS Gunston Hall (LSD 44). Gunston Hall is on a scheduled deployment in West Africa supporting Africa Partnership Station, an international initiative developed by U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa that aims to improve maritime safety and security in Africa. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Gary Keen/Released)
Somebody should give Ens Johnny some Brasso and a rag so he can shine the brightwork while he's "directing" helos.
Funny, I know an ensign johnny t-son...too bad he's floating around these parts, just waiting on, what...FAM 2?
Hehehehe... just put a piece of paper in front of it.
I was distracted by the LARC parked way up on the flight deck. I imagined what it would look like to drive off the side into the surf (LSDs have a pretty high flight deck- splash!). I probably watched too much roadrunner as a kid.
100804-N-7280V-229 MANILA, Philippines (Aug. 4, 2010) Chief Quartermaster Clint Tergeson, right, and harbor pilot Capt. Ross Sarmientos guide the U.S. 7th Fleet command ship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) through the Manila South Harbor. Blue Ridge is in Manila conducting humanitarian assistance projects and strengthening ties with the Filipino people. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Daniel Viramontes/Released)
100804-N-7783B-008 SEATTLE (Aug. 4, 2010) The Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Port Royal (CG 73) arrives in Seattle to participate in the 61st annual Seattle Seafair Navy Week. Seafair activities allow U.S. and Canadian Sailors and Coast Guard personnel to experience the local community and to promote awareness of the maritime forces. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Thomas J. Brennan/Released)
100803-N-7498L-160 PEARL HARBOR (Aug. 3, 2010) Coast Guardsmen enter the Surface Damage Control Trainer at the Center of Naval Engineering Learning Site Pearl Harbor. The training simulates the conditions aboard the guided-missile frigate USS Samuel B. Roberts (FFG 58) when the ship struck a mine in the Persian Gulf in April 1988. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Mark Logico/Released)
100803-N-7498L-266 PEARL HARBOR (Aug. 3, 2010) Coast Guard Machinery Technician 3rd Class Chris Warner performs a jubilee patch inside the flooding Surface Damage Control Trainer at the Center of Naval Engineering Learning Site Pearl Harbor. The training simulates the conditions aboard the guided-missile frigate USS Samuel B. Roberts (FFG 58) when the ship struck a mine in the Persian Gulf in April 1988. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Mark Logico/Released)
100804-N-6770T-018 SEATTLE (Aug. 4, 2010) The amphibious transport dock ship USS Green Bay (LPD 6) leads the guided-missile destroyer USS Kidd (DDG 100) and three Royal Canadian Navy ships during a pass in review for the 61st annual Seattle Seafair Fleet Week. Seafair activities allow U.S. and Canadian Sailors and Coast Guard personnel to experience the local community and to promote awareness of the maritime forces. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Jason M. Tross/Released)
100803-N-5516S-002 MAYPORT, Fla. (Aug. 3, 2010) Sailors assigned to the guided-missile destroyer USS Farragut (DDG 99) man the rails as they return home after a seven-month deployment to the Gulf of Aden, the Somali Basin and the Arabian Sea. Farragut served as a flagship for Commander, Combined Task Force (CTF) 151 commanding counter-piracy forces around the Horn of Africa. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Jacob Sippel/Released)
100802-N-7638K-385 MEDITERRANEAN SEA (Aug. 2, 2010) Sailors assigned to the Oliver Hazard Perry-class guided-missile frigate USS Taylor (FFG 50) provide box lunches and water to stranded Spanish boaters. Taylor rendered assistance after her forward lookout spotted the men in distress. Taylor, homeported in Mayport, Fla., is on a scheduled deployment in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of responsibility. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communications Specialist 1st Class Edward Kessler/Released)
100803-N-7783B-011 SEATTLE (Aug. 3, 2010) A Sailor mans the rails of the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Kidd (DDG 100) as it arrives in Seattle to participate in the 61st annual Seattle Seafair. Seafair activities allow U.S. and Canadian Sailors and Coast Guard personnel to experience the local community and to promote awareness of the maritime forces. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Thomas J. Brennan/Released)