Bytemarks

Approach to the USS Santa Fe from our transport vessel, a torpedo weapons retriever.

Riding the sail of the USS Santa Fe

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A friend of mine in college was studying to be a nuclear engineer and after graduating headed off to the Navy to do his tour of duty on a submarine. At the time I could not comprehend what 6 months on the sub really meant. I probably still don’t fully understand although having the opportunity [...]

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We stood near the achor point of the arrest cable used to catch the planes as they land. From this vantage point you can almost touch the F-18 as it approaches and flies in for a landing. The arrest cable is about 3 inches in diameter and when the F-18 catches it you can feel [...]

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Without a doubt watching the F-18 Hornet catapult off the flight deck of the USS Nimitz is an intense, awesome and full-body experience. The jet engine noise will penetrate to your bones. We had both foam ear plugs and over that wore headphones. Even with the double protection you could hear and feel the power [...]

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I just put together this Animoto video of some photos from my embark to the USS Nimitz. The entire set of photos are on Flickr for your viewing pleasure. I am also working on posting my videos. So bear with me as I unfold all this content of my trip.

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