I actually got to trap and cat off the Stennis in 2000 as an Air Force passenger in a C2.
The most incredible experience of my Air Force career was with the Navy.
Go figure...
I have the world of respect for my Navy brothers and sisters.
Its even more increadable when you miss the wire three straight passes at zero dark hundred in the morning.
Dittos. I was stationed in the Azores 85-88 and I was the weather briefer for the P-3 sub hunters who were there at the time.
Most fun I ever had until I went to work with TR-1 crews in England.
Went back to Lajes in the mid 90s, the Navy had left by then and the “vibe” just wasn’t the same.