Friday, June 10, 2011
Thursday, June 9, 2011
This warms the heart - nothin' like seeing family members welcome hero's home
USS Carl Vinson CVN 70 - One final visit before heading home to SAN (US Navy Photo)
PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii (June 7, 2011) Sailors aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) render honors to the USS Arizona Memorial as the ship arrives in Pearl Harbor. Carl Vinson and Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 17 recently completed a deployment to the U.S. 5th Fleet and U.S. 7th Fleet areas of responsibility. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class James R. Evans/Released)
PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii (June 7, 2011) Sailors assigned to the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) render honors to the USS Arizona Memorial as the ship arrives in Pearl Harbor. Carl Vinson and Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 17 recently completed a deployment to the U.S. 5th Fleet and U.S. 7th Fleet areas of responsibility. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Rosa A. Arzola/Released)
Tuesday, June 7, 2011
BOSTON (June 3, 2011) USS Constitution, left, passes the Oliver Hazard Perry-class frigate USS Carr (FFG 52) in Boston Harbor during an underway Battle of Midway commemoration. The underway honored approximately 200 members of Gold Star Families who lost loved ones in Operations Enduring and Iraqi Freedom and remembered the Navy's victory at Midway Island in World War II. Carr is making a port visit in anticipation of the local celebration Dorchester Day. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Eric Dietrich/Released)
PACIFIC OCEAN (June 3, 2011) The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) is underway in the Pacific Ocean. Carl Vinson and Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 17 are underway in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Nicolas C. Lopez/Released)
Battle of Midway Celebration
SANTA RITA, Guam (June 3, 2011) World War II veteran Manuel Diaz, left, and Joint Region Marianas Command Master Chief Paul Kingsbury salute a wreath during a ceremony in commemoration of the 69th anniversary of the Battle of Midway at the WWII Memorial Park at U.S. Naval Base Guam. (U.S. Navy photo by Anna-Victoria Crisostomo/Released)
Welcome to the fleet! USS William P Lawrence DDG 110 MOBILE, Ala. (June 4, 2011)
MOBILE, Ala. (June 4, 2011) Sailors assigned to the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS William P. Lawerence (DDG 110) man the rails and bring the ship to life during the ship's commissioning ceremony. The new destroyer honors the late Vice Adm. William P. Lawrence, a naval aviator who served as a test pilot and endured 6 years as a prisoner of war in Vietnam. Lawrence went on to serve as the superintendent of the U.S. Naval Academy and Chief of Naval Personnel. (U.S. Navy photo by Lt. Cmdr. Mark C. Jones/Released)
Retro Paint - Outstanding!
Significant progress on our VFC-12 Hornet. We're painting her in the colors of the VF-12 - USS Randolph Air Group circa 1945. One pilot assigned to VF-12 was Hamilton "Mac" McWhorter, the U.S. Navy's first Hellcat ace. (rd |
U.S. Ship Escapes Major Fire Damage
US Navy DDG escapes major fire damage
'A fire aboard a U.S. Navy destroyer in the final stages of construction may not have seriously damaged the ship, said one source familiar with the incident, although an investigation has yet to be completed.
"In the course of routine propulsion gas turbine engine tests, a system failure occurred resulting in a fire within one of the engine uptakes, or stacks," said Chris Johnson, a spokesman for the Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) in Washington. "The fire was extinguished and there were no personnel injuries."
Johnson provided no other details, other than to say an investigation has been started.
A spokesman for Bath Iron Works declined comment, deferring questions to NAVSEA.
A photo on the Colton Co. website showed flames leaping from the after portion of the Spruance's after stack. The ship, according to the website, "sustained extensive damage when the engine controls failed during a test and poured fuel into a hot engine." '
'A fire aboard a U.S. Navy destroyer in the final stages of construction may not have seriously damaged the ship, said one source familiar with the incident, although an investigation has yet to be completed.
The accident took place May 20 aboard the Arleigh Burke-class destroyer Spruance (DDG 111) at the General Dynamics Bath Iron Works shipyard in Bath, Maine.
"In the course of routine propulsion gas turbine engine tests, a system failure occurred resulting in a fire within one of the engine uptakes, or stacks," said Chris Johnson, a spokesman for the Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) in Washington. "The fire was extinguished and there were no personnel injuries."
Johnson provided no other details, other than to say an investigation has been started.
A spokesman for Bath Iron Works declined comment, deferring questions to NAVSEA.
A photo on the Colton Co. website showed flames leaping from the after portion of the Spruance's after stack. The ship, according to the website, "sustained extensive damage when the engine controls failed during a test and poured fuel into a hot engine." '
Monday, June 6, 2011
Navy too politically correct for ‘old salts’
Ah, when it comes to naming ships, nothing is too politically correct
This is a story on politically correct naming of US Navy warships..........
This is a story on politically correct naming of US Navy warships..........
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