Fleet week NYC

[Augustus]

Taken in Cunningham Park today, enjoy.

 

[Carno]

Heh, nice.

 

[mmx1]

Took these on the USS Kennedy today. Toured the Porter, as well; I'll go back tommorow for the Shrevport and Marine Day in Bryant Park. Atmosphere is much sudued from the last time I went to fleet week, 7 or 8 years ago, and the tour was much shorter (I remember actually getting to walk about inside a DDG, this time we just looped from the fantail to the forecastle and back).

 

[Fly Navy]

Well, a lot has changed in the past 7-8 years.....

 

[Augustus]

Yea, I remember several years back seeing cobras and hueys together with the seaknights, this year it was just the seaknights. I talked to one of the helo pilots a LtCol. he told me most cobras were tapped out. Presumably for the war. Nice pics mmx1

 

[mike172]

what day is Marine Day. I went last year it was sweet.

 

[mmx1]

Supposed to be Friday, 12-6 in Bryant Park. Weather hasn't been agreeable and the flyover was cancelled I believe. Don't expect the rain to daunt the Marines, though.

What's supposed to happen at Marine Day? Never went before.

 

[Augustus]

mmx1, did you go to Marine Day at Bryant Park?

 

[E5B]

Nice pics fellas. One of these days I'll make it over there for fleet week.

 

[mmx1]

Went there ~2, absolutely nothing going on.

Watched the relays at the Intrepid, man those sailors can run. Whipped the two Marine teams, and the SEAL teams did pretty poorly.

 

[fc2spyguy]

Heading down to NYC tomorrow to meet up w/ a friend from the Porter. Question about NYC. I'm going to meet him comming off the staton island ferry. The directions I got weren't very good, something about battery park. Can anyone help me w/ directions? I'm comming in from Rhode Island so I'll be on 95

 

[Augustus]

Went there ~2, absolutely nothing going on.

Watched the relays at the Intrepid, man those sailors can run. Whipped the two Marine teams, and the SEAL teams did pretty poorly.

I decided to get off my ass and go down there before it finished. Got there at 1530 and saw nothing. mmx1 are you heading to PLC tommorrow?

 

[titoj]

Heading down to NYC tomorrow to meet up w/ a friend from the Porter. Question about NYC. I'm going to meet him comming off the staton island ferry. The directions I got weren't very good, something about battery park. Can anyone help me w/ directions? I'm comming in from Rhode Island so I'll be on 95

I work down around there. Down in that area, 95 is the Jersey Turnpike. I think you want the eastern spur - take the Lincoln Tunnel in. (It's further north than the Holland, but requires less work.) Get on the West Side Highway (route 9A) and head south. You'll probably see signs.

I plan to go in myself on Sunday. Will take pictures, for anyone who's interested.

 

[mmx1]

I'm headed to combined next week, flight leaves Sunday morn. We had some 1st increment folks in today for their pre-ship brief, got to chat with them.

 

[USMCRugger]

FYI: The Blue Angels are performing today at NAS Willow Grove (1 1/2 hours from NYC). The MH-53 in the pics above is from HMH-772 "Hustlers" out of NAS Willow Grove, they're part of MAG-49 also here..