? The Big E ( CVN-65) was taken out of service Dec.2012
That’s the second time I’ve seen the Norfolk base called the Norfolk Naval Station. The other had to do with the submarine pens.
Have they changed the name? When I was stationed there, it was NOB, Naval Operations Base.
As for the Enterprise, she once came in to seas a little too rough for her to tie up, so they sent liberty parties to shore via helicopter. It was quite a sight seeing a bridge of choppers extending from the ship to the helicopter landing pads across the street from where I was.