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It was actually a US Navy SEAL in camo doing an exercise to see how long they would allow him aboard! LOL!
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haha lol yeah a US Navy SEAL in disguise!! it does say it was "interested" in what was going on and was there for about 30minutes!!

great when you get these kinds of heart warming storys, something nice to read makes a difference!
 
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U.S. 5TH FLEET AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY (NNS) -- USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN-69) (IKE) is one of several U.S. Navy ships training British Sailors on large-deck flight operations as the United Kingdom prepares to launch the first Royal Navy aircraft carrier in more than 30 years.

The US-UK Long Lead Specialist Skills Program (LLSSP) commenced in early 2013 with British Sailors aboard IKE and Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3). The program is an opportunity for British Sailors to regain operational experience at sea while their carriers are under construction.

"The training the guys have received on board is second to none," said Lt. Cmdr. Jon Llewellyn, aircraft handling and crash rescue firefighting staff officer at British fleet headquarters. "It's absolutely thorough, professional and valid. They're gaining experience out on the deck, which would be impossible for us to replicate in the UK at the moment."

The British carriers under construction are the result of a strategic defense review by the British government in 1998, which called for a return to aircraft carriers. The first of the Queen Elizabeth class carriers will be 65,000-ton HMS Queen Elizabeth (R08), which will utilize the new F-35B Lightning II vertical take-off and landing aircraft. It is scheduled for sea trials in 2017.

LLSSP is training British Sailors in flight deck operations, maintenance and weapons handling to expose UK personnel to all facets of fixed wing and rotary wing aviation.

The program helps fulfill a joint-signed Statement of Intent on Enhanced Cooperation on Carrier Operations by the U.S. Secretary of Defense and the UK Secretary of State for Defence in January 2012. The statement of intent provides guidance to "ensure the generation, training, operation and sustainability of carrier forces are effective and reflect maximum interoperability and synergy of maritime power projection."

"It brings our two Navies, and countries, and forces together," said Lt. John Firth, UK liaison officer with Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 8, currently deployed with IKE. "Rather than being two Navies operating in a separate way, we're actually two Navies that can come together and rely on each other."
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asif iqbal

asif iqbal

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On the left thats the Type 45 DDG of the Royal Navy HMS Diamond, this was taken last year, during this excercise the Type 45 switched to full battle stations with all it's radars and sensors in full operation and during this excercise the captain of the USS Dwlight Eisenhower asked for the radar of the Type 45 to be and I quote "switched off" because it was restraining the excercise

Also it's good to see Type 45 being replenished from that tanker, btw replenisment tanker is that and what's the ship to the right of the carrier, not the Tico the one between the Tico and the carrier, looks massive, I think they might be larger than the MARS replenishment tankers Royal Navy is building, 37,000 tons a peice

And it doesn't stop their, since 2011 British pilots have been flying strikes mission off USN carriers, also carrying out strike missions in Iraq and Afghanistan, in addition to flying off American carriers the British pilots are also training at Naval air station Lemoore

So the training is many fold, on land, on sea and between naval assets, you can say pretty much that Royal Navy United States Navy are fully interchangeable, ships can refuel one another and UK pilots are flying combat missions in F18 Hornets off US carriers

And just one story to finish, HMS Astute has been under going trials at the Atlantic undesea test and evaluation centre in the Bahamas the USN brought in a Virgina Class SSN, both SSN were hunting each other, usually Virginia can control the situation and pretty much fight at will but on this occasion Virgina Class boat was up against one of the most powerful SSN ever fielded by the Royal Navy, it held the Virigina at a considerable distance and it's sonar was one of the most powerful sonars USN has ever faced, In the end neither side came out on top, a massive learning lesson ensued

It is said the Astute Class sonar can see a mini submarine from over 100 km away
 
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asif iqbal said:
On the left thats the Type 45 DDG of the Royal Navy HMS Diamond, this was taken last year.
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No, actually, this was taken in April of this year, and that is the HMS Dragon (D35) with the "Ike" in the North Arabian Sea. See
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asif iqbal said:
Also it's good to see Type 45 being replenished from that tanker, btw replenisment tanker is that and what's the ship to the right of the carrier, not the Tico the one between the Tico and the carrier, looks massive, I think they might be larger than the MARS replenishment tankers Royal Navy is building.
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Thats the US Navy dry cargo/ammunition ship USNS Medgar Evers (T-AKE 13), Lewis and Clakr Class T-AKE. They are larger. Displacement of 41,000 tons. The US has 14 of these vessels.

USNS, Lewis and Clark, T-AKE-1
USNS, Sacagawea, -AKE-2
USNS, Alan Shepard, T-AKE-3
USNS, Richard E. Byrd, T-AKE-4
USNS, Robert E. Peary, T-AKE-5
USNS, Amelia Earhart, T-AKE-6
USNS, Carl Brashear, T-AKE-7
USNS, Wally Schirra, T-AKE-8
USNS, Matthew Perry, T-AKE-9
USNS, Charles Drew, T-AKE-10
USNS, Washington Chambers, T-AKE-11
USNS, William McLean, T-AKE-12
USNS, Medgar Evers, T-AKE-13
USNS, Cesar Chavez, T-AKE-14
 
asif iqbal

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My bad thanks for the correction, I had HMS Dimond in my mind from a while back it also excercised with CVN-69, hence the confusion


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asif iqbal said:
My bad thanks for the correction, I had HMS Dimond in my mind from a while back it also excercised with CVN-69, hence the confusion
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No problem. I am glad to see them not only training, but doing joint operations together with several of the Daring class on a regular basis.
 
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On May 22, 2013, the final sections were lifted onto the aft portion of the HMS Queen Elizabeth so that her flight deck is now full length.

Here's a few pics after the last seciton was lifted on May 22.


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Can't wait to see that aft island lifted into place...and then see her properly launched. It will be a great day for the UK.
 
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Oh yes! Queen Elizabeth Aft Island lifted into place.

Feast your eyes! This is the first video I have seen of it.


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And here's three pics from
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