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ITS Cavour Arrives in Norfolk
The Italian Navy flagship, aircraft carrier ITS Cavour (CVH 550), transits toward Naval Station Norfolk, Virginia, Feb. 13, 2021. The Cavour’s visit is part of a series of operations alongside U.S. military assets to attain the Italian Navy’s “Ready for Operations” certification to safely land...
The Italian Navy flagship, aircraft carrier ITS Cavour (CVH 550), transits toward Naval Station Norfolk, Virginia, Feb. 13, 2021. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Apprentice Curtis Burdick)
U.S. Sailors, assigned to the aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74), greet the Italian Navy flagship, aircraft carrier ITS Cavour (CVH 550), as it arrives at Naval Station Norfolk, Virginia, Feb. 13, 2021. The Cavour’s visit is part of a series of operations alongside U.S. military assets to attain the Italian Navy’s “Ready for Operations” certification to safely land and launch F-35B aircraft, U.S. 2nd Fleet exercises operational authorities over assigned ships, and landing forces on the East Coast and the Atlantic. (U.S. Navy photos by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Apprentice Curtis Burdick)
The Italian Navy flagship, aircraft carrier ITS Cavour (CVH 550), arrives at Naval Station Norfolk, Virginia, Feb. 13, 2021. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Samuel Gruss)
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WOW, what a great start to this thread!
I had a chance to meet with Captain John F. Meier, the first Captain of the Gerald R. Ford. He was giving a talk, before commissioning, on the Ford, at the Ford Presidential Library.
EJ
I had a chance to meet with Captain John F. Meier, the first Captain of the Gerald R. Ford. He was giving a talk, before commissioning, on the Ford, at the Ford Presidential Library.
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Thanks to Santana for getting this thread commissioned.
I'll start with USS ESSEX, My ship, "The Oldest and the Boldest".
I was born 12 February, 1942, and 10 months later, 31 December 1942, my ship was born.
The 9th US carrier ever built and the first of a class of 24, she was built in 17 months and was the first new carrier sent to the Pacific after Pearl Harbor. The next 23 all came on line before the end of 1945.
I served aboard 18 years after she was commissioned, 1960 -s, after she had gone from a CV (WWII, "The Fightenest Ship in the Fleet - Take Notice) to a CVA, (Korea, ) and was the newest, most advanced CVS of that time.
A lot of my pics are as old as I am or older, so the quality is not the best, but they are what they are.
They are not sorted by era either, and span from 1942 to 1969.
EJ Ford Expedition
I'll start with USS ESSEX, My ship, "The Oldest and the Boldest".
I was born 12 February, 1942, and 10 months later, 31 December 1942, my ship was born.
The 9th US carrier ever built and the first of a class of 24, she was built in 17 months and was the first new carrier sent to the Pacific after Pearl Harbor. The next 23 all came on line before the end of 1945.
I served aboard 18 years after she was commissioned, 1960 -s, after she had gone from a CV (WWII, "The Fightenest Ship in the Fleet - Take Notice) to a CVA, (Korea, ) and was the newest, most advanced CVS of that time.
A lot of my pics are as old as I am or older, so the quality is not the best, but they are what they are.
They are not sorted by era either, and span from 1942 to 1969.
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Good morning gentlemen, it's like "Old Times" isn't it. Between us we should be able to post a fair few new desktop backgrounds. I had better start slow and build up me thinks. Hey Ej have you got a hat like the guy above, I bet you do 
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Yes...next year...read here...
The US Navy is planning to 'recycle' one of its first supercarriers. Here's what's next for USS Nimitz.
The Navy has the ambitious goal of building a fleet with 546 ships by 2051. The USS Nimitz won't be one of them.www.businessinsider.com
PS..by US law the USN is required to maintain 11 carriers;
10 U.S. Code § 8062 - United States Navy: composition; functions
www.law.cornell.edu
In all the years never once has any Nimitz Class Carrier ever made a visit to the Clyde , Would be awesome if she was the make a visit to the Clyde
So i can get a multitude of Pics .. ..
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Hey @EJ. and @colin traveller How are you guys? Wow its like old times all together with @bdpopeye again here to post the best pictures of Air Carriers. I know many of you served in the Navies around the World and that make this thread much better. with you here we can expirience your life at sea. please let us make a new goal, the first 20 pages of the most amazing pictures of air carriers 
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