Underway once again, Fleet CQ in VACAPES…
Background here. Petition here.
Over 3,000 signatures as of today (28 July) — let’s keep pressing. 50th Anniversary of her christening is coming up in September. Just think, what a great way to kick off the 100th anniversary of Naval Aviation next year with the naming of the next CVN as ENTERPRISE!
One of our long-standing family traditions we have had to forego since moving to Occupied Territory from Hampton Roads some few years back was the drive down to the carrier and destroyer-sub piers at the Norfolk Naval Base after evening service on Christmas Eve. There we’d see all manner of creative talent put to display,…
Earlier today, at a Change of Command and Retirement ceremony hosted onboard USS Harry S Truman (CVN 75), Admiral John C. Harvey turned over the conn to Admiral William E. Gortney, bring to close a distinguished career spanning some thirty-nine years — a period that saw dramatic change in the Navy’s missions, force structure and…
Fight’s on: More info and to join Team Navy here: and here: More to follow…
It’s time to return some sanity to the way ships are named. Why? Because the silliness is upon us once again: 111th CONGRESS 1st Session H. CON. RES. 83 Expressing the sense of Congress that a nuclear-powered aircraft carrier of the Navy, either the aircraft carrier designated as CVN-79 or the aircraft carrier designated as…
Come back when you’ve got your varsity letter:
…and dissent become heterodoxy? As noted previously, the USNI Board of Directors is asking the membership to approve a new mission statement that changes “the Mission of the Naval Institute to ‘advocating the necessity of global seapower.’” because “The Board believes that the United States must support and maintain a strong, global naval capability and…
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I am a US Navy veteran of the Vietnam and I served with the Big E and this has been a part of our national history since we became a nation and does not bode well not to have this great name as a part of our fleet. I was 10 years old when this ship began service.
My Dad (Larry Barge, poster above) is a proud veteran, and he served our country selflessly aboard this beautiful vessel! Please preserve its name and historical significance!!! My grandchildren should be able to hear about it when I’m old and grey!!!