All three Elements of the USN together

Post by **Mr Bean** » 2005-01-23 08:20am

Were's Admin? I just see Air and Sea there

MKSheppard · Post by **MKSheppard** » 2005-01-23 08:22am

Mr Bean wrote:Were's Admin? I just see Air and Sea there

I was anaware that Admin was ranked as equal to Surface Warfare, Naval Aviation, and the Squids.

Medic · Post by **Medic** » 2005-01-23 08:29am

Great pic

BTW, was this some sort of parade formation? Why's everyone on the deck?

Tsyroc · Post by **Tsyroc** » 2005-01-23 10:31am

PFC Brungardt wrote:Great pic
BTW, was this some sort of parade formation? Why's everyone on the deck?

Unless they are doing some really trippy and dangerous group unrep it looks like they are all together for an aerial BG photo op.

None of the crewmembers of either ship is dressed for a parade. The guys on the FFG are in dungarees and coveralls while the guys on the carrier are wearing their flight deck jerseys.

I also notice that the FFG is packing a SLQ-32(v)5 (aka SLQ-32(v)2 with Sidekick).

There also appears to be a wake between the FFG and the sub so we are likely missing out on another ship.

Howedar · Post by **Howedar** » 2005-01-23 11:44am

Sweet picture.

Ace Pace · Post by **Ace Pace** » 2005-01-23 12:16pm

Awesome, what sub though?

Elheru Aran · Post by **Elheru Aran** » 2005-01-23 12:33pm

Ace Pace wrote:Awesome, what sub though?

Looks like a Los Angles class, can't see the hull number though.

Howedar · Post by **Howedar** » 2005-01-23 12:48pm

It's a third flight 688. Hull numbers are painted over before a cruise, so don't be suprised that you can't see it.

Post by **RogueIce** » 2005-01-23 01:50pm

Tsyroc wrote:There also appears to be a wake between the FFG and the sub so we are likely missing out on another ship.

It's the USS Bunker Hill.

MKSheppard · Post by **MKSheppard** » 2005-01-23 07:51pm

Marines assigned to Weapons Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, conduct a mounted patrol in the cold and snowy weather of the Khowst-Gardez Pass, Afghanistan.

MKSheppard · Post by **MKSheppard** » 2005-01-23 07:54pm

RogueIce wrote:It's the USS Bunker Hill. :D

Nop

The U.S. Navy’s guided missile frigate USS Samuel B. Roberts (FFG 58) (center) and nuclear powered Los Angeles-class attack submarine USS Baltimore (SSN 704) (top) pull alongside the nuclear powered aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73) during a battle group formation exercise, July 17, 1996.

MKSheppard · Post by **MKSheppard** » 2005-01-23 07:57pm

RogueIce on his first Command, 15 years from now

Post by **RogueIce** » 2005-01-23 08:27pm

Subs? Hell no!

Shep: I'm referring to the ship that we only see the wake of in the first picture, between the FFG and the sub.