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103 Carrier Deployments in 13 Years

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Talyn

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With the current “where’s the carriers” moment in history–a look back at the old “million sortie” war waged from Yankee and Delta Station days is relevant, in which sortie rates would average upwards of 4,000 a month when three carriers were on station.

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103 Carrier Deployments in 13 Years

With the current “where’s the carriers” moment in history– including having the Ford Carrier Strike Group (CVN-78/CAW-8) in the Eastern Mediterranean along with U.S. 6th Fle…
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A-7B of VA-215 standing by on the catapult of USS_Oriskany (CV-34) in 1976.

Carrier Deployments During the Vietnam Conflict

The following listing covers port visits for carriers (CV, CVA, CVAN, CVS) deployed to Vietnam during the conflict. Sources for the information are listed in the text. Compiled in August 2003 by the Naval Aviation History Branch, Naval Warfare Division, Naval History and Heritage Command...
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Plus., a free e-book

Naval Air War

by Norman Polmar and Edward J. Marolda, 2015, ISBN 978-0-945274-82-7 (paperback)
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Bonus...

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Comparing old- and new-school U.S. flattops

The $13 billion supercarrier USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78), the inaugural ship of her class, has been underway for the past week or so in the Atlantic with the bulk of Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 8 along …
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My favorite Essex Class carrier, the USS Oriskany (CV/CVA-34), the "BIG O" was the ultimate Essex.

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USS Oriskany - Wikipedia

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USS Oriskany - The Aircraft Carrier That Became An Artificial Reef -

The USS Oriskany (CV-34) was a prominent Essex-class aircraft carrier that served the U.S. Navy with distinction from its commissioning in 1950 through
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USS Oriskany CV/CVA-34 Essex class Aircraft Carrier US Navy

cv cva-34 uss oriskany essex class aircraft carrier us navy cvg cvw
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America CV-66, was sunk off the continental shelf to see what happens to a "super carrier" did when it sank.
It's the largest ship ever sunk, to include the Yamato and Musashi.
She rests flight deck up in the DEEP water past the shelf.

As for me, the best time I ever spent was on the boat. The U.S.S. John C. Stennis (CVN-74) to be exact, never before, or since have I had the genuine job satisfaction, and love for the work I did as those nine months between work ups and the cruise.
If I'd have been half smart I'd have re-upped as a Squid and gone on permanent sea duty.
There's nothing like seeing a bird you fixed on the roof (that's the flight deck to you uninitiateds, lol) get launched after you fixed it, knowing it's launch wouldn't have happened if not for you.

Damn how I could go on......
 
USMC6094 said:
America CV-66, was sunk off the continental shelf to see what happens to a "super carrier" did when it sank.
It's the largest ship ever sunk, to include the Yamato and Musashi.
She rests flight deck up in the DEEP water past the shelf.

As for me, the best time I ever spent was on the boat. The U.S.S. John C. Stennis (CVN-74) to be exact, never before, or since have I had the genuine job satisfaction, and love for the work I did as those nine months between work ups and the cruise.
If I'd have been half smart I'd have re-upped as a Squid and gone on permanent sea duty.
There's nothing like seeing a bird you fixed on the roof (that's the flight deck to you uninitiateds, lol) get launched after you fixed it, knowing it's launch wouldn't have happened if not for you.

Damn how I could go on......
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i get it, my BIRD farm days were great, as were the tin can days.. i liked being at sea. no traffic, good food mostly
 

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powerboatr said:
i get it, my BIRD farm days were great, as were the tin can days.. i liked being at sea. no traffic, good food mostly
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Damn right, the scenery changed, we chased the time changes, we worked 12 hour PLUS days, and most important, we got the job done.
Best of all was the mail, I got mail from my folks that only took three days from posting in Eastern NC, to me getting it in theater.......
Nothing, at least professionally, has ever compared to the job, or the people in anything I've done since. And I was an "I" level AIMD bubble chaser, but I spent every minute I could with the line shack guys in VFA-147, and VMFA-314 (who I deployed with).
Sure doesn't seem like it was the millennium cruise.
 
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