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Carrier landings - Doing it and Observing it

2010-03-16; 19:38:05 EDT

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2002-09-17

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Bob,
You think and Navy ship is cramped? You ought to try living in an M1-A1  
tank with three other people. We ate, slept and did everything else inside  
those cans.
 
Rummy
 
 
In a message dated 3/16/2010 5:24:34 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  
bobandkathyr22 at bellsouth.net writes:

As an  Air Force guy I got to spend
three months with the US Navy in the Persian  Gulf and the Arabian Sea.  I
was stationed with the Joint Task Force  Middle East on the USS LaSalle 
Command and
Control ship during Desert  Shield (escorting tankers in and out of Kuwait).
Went for some R&R  (rest and recuperation) on the USS Constellation
carrier.  I was on a  COD (Carrier On Board delivery craft) going out and
coming back, so I got  my "cat and trap" (catapult take off and trap
landing).  I was on the  carrier for a week and the Navy fliers treated me
with tours of the Tomcats  and F18s.  Observing nighttime launches and
recoveries from the deck  and tower was a thrill.  I can only imagine what 
it would
be like from  the cockpit.   Bottom line:  we owe the men and women
who  serve in the US Navy a debt of gratitude for their service.  The 
dangers  of daily operations and cramped quarters (the carrier was much more  
comfortable than the LaSalle) made me appreciate the sacrifices endured by our  
great Navy folks.
Bob in Florida  



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