July 2000
Dawn...
and the great ship lay in her moorings. She slid off the ways
forty years ago, and countless sea miles have rolled beneath her
keel. yet her greatest ordeal was only now upon her, because
it's...
Family Day on the U.S.S. ENTERPRISE CVN-65
My brother and I (along with 7000 other people were guests of the U.S.S. Enterprise and her crew. here are some pictures I took, in no particular order.
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A MPEG
file of a F-14 launch. 599K bytes.
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JPEG of a F-18 from VFA 15. 49K bytes.
A MPEG
of A SH-60 coming in, 597K bytes. (note the tail rotor).
A MPEG
of A F-18 landing, 796K bytes.
A MPEG
of A F-18 taxing, 757k bytes.
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JPEG of US Navy SEALS come to save the day. 37K bytes.
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JPEG of daring Damage Control Technicians
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JPEG of The hanger deck, lots of people.
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JPEG of daring Damage Control Technicians.
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JPEG of the Enterprise's wake, 55K bytes.
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JPEG of A F-14 being readied for launch, 55K bytes.
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JPEG of A F-14 being readied for launch, 53K bytes.
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quarter of the lady in front of me, 65K bytes. (nice one, eh?.)
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JPEG of A F-14 taxying back for the next launch, 47K Bytes.
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JPEG of A F-14 lining to to cat #3, 53K bytes.
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JPEG of A F-14 on cat #3, 50 K
Bytes.
A MPEG
of A SH-60 coming in, 857K bytes.
(note the tail rotor).
A MPEG
of A F-14 coming in, 790K bytes.
A MPEG
of A F-14 taxying back for the next launch, 569K bytes.
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JPEG of A F-18 getting ready for launch, 41K bytes.
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JPEG of A F-14, F-18, 52K Bytes.
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JPEG of A F-14, F-18, 46K Bytes.
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JPEG of A F-18 on cat #4, 46K Bytes.
A MPEG
of A F-18 ON THE CAT, 627K bytes.
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JPEG of two from the catapult crew, 47K Bytes.
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JPEG of A F-14 taxying back for the next launch, 49K bytes.
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JPEG of A F-18 catching the number 3 wire., 49K bytes.
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JPEG of A F-18 taxying back for the next launch, 51K bytes.
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JPEG of folks trying to relax on the way back to Norfork, 83K
bytes.
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JPEG of the Island, 59K Bytes.
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JPEG of folks trying to relax on the way back to Norfork, 55K
Bytes.
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JPEG of the Island, 70K Bytes.
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JPEG of A big round thing, 46K Bytes.
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JPEG of the USS Arleigh Burke, 59K Bytes.
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JPEG of the USS Mount Whittney, 61K bytes.
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JPEG of the USS what it's name?, 47K Bytes.
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JPEG of the Logo of the Damage Control Crew, 152K bytes.
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motley crew, my brother Charles, my nephew Paul, and me.
My nephew is in the damage Control Party on the Big E.
Internet Resource: http://www.navy.mil/