Advill, I have worked with the US Navy, and am a member of the US Naval Institute, but I never served with the Navy. I just want to make that clear.
Popeye, and kwaig, and others on the other hand, have served on US carriers...and for many years.
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Popeye, and kwaig, and others on the other hand, have served on US carriers...and for many years.
Heh!, Heh! actually Jeffro is the Son-of-a-Salt, he received his Salt in Conceptus, along with all that engineering genomes, he could go by NAVY BRAT, or even Chance-Vought BRAT????? we just call him Jeff HEAD, or occasionally???? not to often cause we don't want it to go to his HEAD, the "headmaster"!
Now, Popeye, he actually had to go to sea, and become an old-sea-dog, you'll have to tune in to his sea stories???
Yep...my pappy was US Navy. Combat officer in the PTO in World War II. Stayed in the reserves into the mid 1950s. He was a full Lieutenant. Commanded an LCI.
Later became a lead engineer at Vought Aeronautics in Grand Prairie, TX. Was a lead on the F-7 Cutlass, the F-8 Crusader and the A-7 Corsair.
His Dad, my grand dad, was US Navy in World War I.
My son-in-law is career US Navy now.
I worked at Vought on the A-7 and other projects. Later worked with Electric Boat on the NSSN. Also got to work on such projects as the MLRS, THAADS, etc.
But have loved the Navy all my life.
Work for Uncle Sugar now...and will retire in four years...the good Lord willing and the creek don't rise.
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If all goes well Forbin. Further trials slated for August if I have my mail correct.
The band of The Royal Marines perform next to HMS Illustrious as she sails into her home port of Portsmouth for the final time
If they had kept her Harriers...she would not be outdated at all, and could have served on until the Queen Elizabeth was ready.
IMHO, that is exactly what they should have done.
I agree.. or another option as I suggested some time ago was to deploy USMC Harriers aboard RN carriers..Sad to see her go..
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Great news! I wonder if there is any chance of an deployment on board Lusty of notable lenght? say a little jaunt to the US to operate in unison with the USMC....
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Let's hope the RN will keep when commissioned both carriers HMS QE II & HMS Prince of Wales for its own maritime force & not "share" with another European Navy possibly France. There could be different political, foreign affairs and defense & it make it hard to set priority usage n interest.
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the qe class are being built as stovl, so they can't be shared with france which doesn't have the stovl capable aircraft. only usmc and italian f35b will be able to land and cooperate with our carriers. but, anyway all the rn vessels, subs, carriers, and ships will be sailing and serving alongside the american and european allies in almost every circumstance as they have been doing since ww2 and before.
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