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The old and the new….
PACIFIC OCEAN (October 19, 2020) – Past and future intersected when a quadcopter-style drone resupplied, at sea, one of the United States Navy’soldestsubmarines,Ohio-class ballistic missile submarineUSSHenry M. Jackson (SSBN 730).(The submarine was commissioned in 1984.)
Delivery complete….the drone heads for home.
The test event was successful….with the 21st century drone depositing its package (look to the far right in the video) for pick-up on the submarine’s hull by waiting crew members….and returning to operators aboard a nearby surface ship.
Electronics Technician, Submarine, Navigation,1st Class Carlos Gonzalez, USN and Chief Electronics Technician, Submarine, Navigation Michael Inman, USN, pilot the drone from a nearby surface vessel.
While short in distance and small in size, the experimental operation demonstrated potential for future resupply operations without the need for ports or, even, nearby ships. (OrAmazon Prime!)
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>>Turn up the sound on the video….you can hear the submarine crew members on deck clapping at the successful delivery….
>>Video:Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Devin M. Langer, USN; Photos: Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Michael B. Zingaro, USN
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“Sunset on the Vinh Te”
Taken by Captain Jim Eldridge near Vinh Gia in the Fall of 1969
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US Navy Light Photographic Squadron 62 (VFP-62) Vought F-8 Crusader on the deck of the USS Franklin D. Roosevelt, 1966.
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[The following from Cdr. Norm Green gives more information on the above photo.] “Close inspection of the photo reveals that the aircraft has flown 25 combat missions when the picture was taken; it was pretty busy since we had only flown missions on about 23 days at that point. Using Russian math and some guesswork I would guess that the picture was taken on perhaps the 4th or the 5th of Sept, I flew that aircraft both Days. At first I thought that it might have been the 6th of Sept, the day Norm Bundy crashed in that aircraft; but I doubt that because of the light ripples in the water. There was no wind on the 6th of Sept, the Gulf of Tonkin was as smooth as glass. I remember that the cat officers could only give us 5-6 knots above stall speed that day. The Rosy had all boilers on line and was pulling her guts out. Amazing, sometimes I struggle to remember my street number but remember things from 48 years ago.”
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US Navy PBR (patrol boat, river), date and location unknown.
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Artifact Road Trip - Maine
ALTA painting of the destroyer, USS ANDERSON, on patrol in Tenants Harbor, St. George, Maine, by Edwin Whitman. Commissioned in May 1939, the USS ANDERSON (DD-411), a Sims-class U.S. Navy destroyer, was named for Rear Admiral Edwin Alexander Anderson, Jr. The ship served in both the Atlantic and Pacific during WWII before being decommissioned in August 1946.
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Follow along each week as we feature a different artifact in our Museum Collection from each of the United States.
Sailors cleaning up and cooling off during a rain shower. South Pacific ww2.
Anothervictim initiate of The Order of Neptune.
From the photo album of my great uncle Lawrence Krettler’s travels in the US Navy aboard the USS Altair 1923 - 1933 total mileage 85,020
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It hurts
It’s lonely
It’s heartbreaking
It tests your relationship
You cry so many tears it seems never ending
But you know what I wouldn’t have it any other way. I love my husband the same no matter how long he is gone.I await the day he is back in my arms and in my daily life again. I love him so much that I would wait forever for him, he truly is my soul mate and despite the hardships we have with him being in the military we can concur anything together. I am seriously counting down the days for this deployment to be over It takes two to make a military marriage work and I know I will give my all for the rest of my life ❤️
So it’s that time again, the one where my heart breaks because my husband is on deployment ⚓️ However my husband tried to make things as easy as possible for me so one night after I come home from work he surprises me with a puppy! He’s a miniature pinscher that we’ve called Gunner he’s definitely helped even if it’s just a little, nothing compares to having my husband home with him. I am so ready for this deployment to be over ⚓️
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USS Harry S. Truman Strike Group Flyover
The U.S. Navy Flight Demonstration Squadron, the Blue Angels, flew over Nimitz-class aircraft carrier, USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75), on a return transit to Naval Air Station Pensacola following their annual flight over the U.S. Naval Academy commissioning ceremony May 20, 2020.
The Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group (HSTCSG) remains at sea in the Atlantic as a certified carrier strike group force ready for tasking in order to protect the crew from the risks posed by COVID-19, following their successful deployment to the U.S. 5th and 6th Fleet areas of operation. (U.S. Navy video by Petty Officer 2nd Class Cody Hendrix)
