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 [...]
Mission: USS Nimitz – F-18 Landing
August 14th, 2009 · 2 Comments · Dept of Defense, military, Navy
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Mission: USS Nimitz – F-18 Takeoff
August 13th, 2009 · 8 Comments · military, Navy
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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Mission: USS Nimitz – the Experience
August 12th, 2009 · 2 Comments · military, Navy
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.
Tags: CVN 68·Hawaii·US Navy·USS Nimitz
Mission: USS Nimitz
August 9th, 2009 · 4 Comments · Dept of Defense, military
I’ve got my mission orders. It was sent from Theresa Donnelly, LTJG COMPACFLT via email to meet at the Nimitz Gate at Pearl Harbor Naval Base this morning to embark on a tour of the US Navy Aircraft Carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68). With all this excitement I could barely sleep last night. The mission [...]
Tags: US Navy·USS Nimitz
