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| 9 Jan 2014
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Posted on 01/09/2014 6:03:32 AM PST by frankenMonkey
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To: frankenMonkey
Good pic, FM....”underway replenishment”, old salts said :’unrep’.....just don’t bump into each other...
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posted on
01/09/2014 6:07:58 AM PST
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virgil283
(When the sun spins, the cross appears, and the skies burn red)
To: frankenMonkey
I LOVE these photos
I'm brought back to a time in my life I was younger, healthier full of more piss and vinegar than Satan's salad.
I miss being young and healthy
I might write a book.
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posted on
01/09/2014 6:08:28 AM PST
by
knarf
(I say things that are true .. I have no proof .. but they're true.)
To: knarf
Glad you like them.
It’s an attempt to honor our Active Duty and Veterans in some small way.
Regarding young and healthy, every day is a battle.
Sometimes you slay the dragon, sometimes the dragon slays you.
Keep fighting!
To: frankenMonkey
2 × Westinghouse A4W nuclear reactors?
I assume it is for plane fuel.....
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posted on
01/09/2014 6:15:57 AM PST
by
Vaquero
(Don't pick a fight with an old guy. If he is too old to fight, he'll just kill you.)
To: knarf
I miss being young and healthy
Don’t we all?
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posted on
01/09/2014 6:17:13 AM PST
by
mountainlion
(Live well for those that did not make it back.)
To: virgil283
Interesting that the captions says “The aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt pulls alongside the Military Sealift Command fleet replenishment oiler...”
So the bigger carrier maneuvers to the smaller oiler?
To: mountainlion; knarf
I miss being young and healthy still waiting for that 21 year old transplant...doesn't seem to be a list though.
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posted on
01/09/2014 6:20:31 AM PST
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Vaquero
(Don't pick a fight with an old guy. If he is too old to fight, he'll just kill you.)
To: Vaquero
still waiting for that 21 year old transplant...doesn’t seem to be a list though.
The old joke uses to have something to do with monkey glands.
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posted on
01/09/2014 6:23:17 AM PST
by
mountainlion
(Live well for those that did not make it back.)
To: Vaquero
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posted on
01/09/2014 6:29:12 AM PST
by
gunnrmike
(Initial success or total failure (Class 2B77))
To: gunnrmike
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posted on
01/09/2014 6:42:31 AM PST
by
Vaquero
(Don't pick a fight with an old guy. If he is too old to fight, he'll just kill you.)
To: frankenMonkey
"So the bigger carrier maneuvers to the smaller oiler"...I was told the rule is the larger has 'way' because the larger is less maneuverable. But in 'unreps' the truth is both are struggling to avoid the other.
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posted on
01/09/2014 7:14:53 AM PST
by
virgil283
(When the sun spins, the cross appears, and the skies burn red)
To: knarf
"I have the body of a 21 year old."
"Well give it back. You're getting it all wrinkled."
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posted on
01/09/2014 7:29:04 AM PST
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jim macomber
("Bargained for Exchange" "Art & Part" "A Grave Breach" "Sovereign Order " - www.jamesmacomber.com)
To: Vaquero
JP8 is the DoD standard for fuel.
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posted on
01/09/2014 8:06:33 AM PST
by
TADSLOS
(The Event Horizon has come and gone. Buckle up and hang on.)
To: frankenMonkey
Good Morning! Love today’s pic!
Anchors Aweigh!
To: frankenMonkey
I can remember back in 71-72, the oilers, supply ships and ammunition ships were all part of the regular navy. In Viet Nam we would unrep about once a week with an oiler and also a ammunition ship and about every two weeks for groceries with the supply ship. Every body from E-5 on down participated unless you were on watch.
Hated taking on ammo most as those 5” shells got awful heavy and was hot as hades on deck.
To: Vaquero
I read once that the carriers carry what it takes to largely supply their escort ships when necessary.
Not that I have any personal experience in this area.
Maybe others here can speak to that.
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posted on
01/09/2014 8:01:53 PM PST
by
EternalVigilance
('The simplification of anything is always sensational.' -- G.K. Chesterton)
To: Vaquero; gunnrmike
Avgas and they also carry considerable amounts of DFM that can be used for their escorts when other refueling assets aren’t available.
To: EternalVigilance
I read once that the carriers carry what it takes to largely supply their escort ships when necessary. Not that I have any personal experience in this area. Maybe others here can speak to that. I remember we would sometimes refuel smaller ships like a destroyer in our group. The carrier can give lot's of other support in anything from Post Office to Machine Shop, Motor Rewind Shop, small engine shop, O2N2, supplies, full surgical and dental care, pharmacy, and lots more.
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posted on
01/09/2014 8:21:26 PM PST
by
cva66snipe
((Two Choices left for U.S. One Nation Under GOD or One Nation Under Judgment? Which one say ye?))
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