Celebrate the Navy's 239th Birthday - Life at Sea with USS George Washington (part 2)

I share the pictures I found in a "cruise photo album" from the USS George Washington ...

 

It takes a village to operate the ship and perform missions ...

The crew stays alert for the fast action on the flight deck ...

... with many types of aircraft.

The flight deck is one of the most dangerous job in the military.

Maintenance above deck ...

 ... and below deck.

Thank you US Navy - active duty, reserves, civilians, spouses, and family members - for your selfless service!  One randomly selected commenter from this week's blogs wins a book choice from my convention stash.  Comments are open through Saturday, October 18, 10 pm in Baltimore.  I'll post the winner on Sunday, October 19.

Mahalo,

Kim in Baltimore
Aloha Spirit in Charm City

Check out my blogs about:

- USS Constitution, link and link
- USS Missouri, link, link, and link
- USS Carl Vinson, link and link

Navy's 239th Birthday - Life at Sea with USS George Washington (part 1)

Today is the Navy's 239th Birthday.   From the Navy History website (link),

On Friday, October 13, 1775, meeting in Philadelphia, the Continental Congress voted to fit out two sailing vessels, armed with ten carriage guns, as well as swivel guns, and manned by crews of eighty, and to send them out on a cruise of three months to intercept transports carrying munitions and stores to the British army in America. This was the original legislation out of which the Continental Navy grew and as such constitutes the birth certificate of the navy.

Today, the US Navy is a robust fleet.  From Wikipedia (link),

323,561 active duty personnel
109,117 reserve personnel
289 ships
3,700+ aircraft
10 aircraft carriers
9 amphibious assault ships
10 amphibious transport docks
12 dock landing ships
22 cruisers
62 destroyers
10 frigates
4 littoral combat ships
72 submarines

Last summer, while visiting my husband in Korea, I found a blue photo album at the Osan Thrift Shop.  The cover was embossed with the seal from the USS George Washington (CVN 73).   I share the pictures from the album ...

Flight deck ... 

Maintenance ...

Operations ...

Thank you, US Navy, for your selfless service!  I am giving away a book choice from my convention stash to one randomly selected commenter from this week's blogs.  To enter the giveaway,

1.  What job would you do on an aircraft carrier?

2.  Comments are open through Saturday, October 18, 10 pm in Baltimore.

3.  I'll post the winner on Sunday, October 19.

Mahalo,

Kim in Baltimore

Aloha Spirit in Charm City

Check out my blogs about:

- USS Constitution, link and link

- USS Missouri, link, link, and link

- USS Carl Vinson, link and link