To: Jeff Head
The previous USS America, a Kitty Hawk class carrier:
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/8d/USS_America_CV-66.jpg)
To: colorado tanker; cva66snipe
The USS America was a great carrier. Freeper cva66snipe served aboard her. A bunch of folks (myself included) petitioned to have one of the Ford class crriers named for the America. They decided to name this vessel for her instead.
And that's okay. She will fulfill carrier duties in her sea control role, and when she is, shel'll have a bunch of F-35Bs aboarrd.
I'd love to see them build an AEW variant of the V-22, an EV-22 AEW, and an ASW vaiant of the V-22, the SV-22, specifcally for these vessels (they would also be purchased by a lot of our allies).
11 posted on
05/23/2012 12:07:15 PM PDT by
Jeff Head
(Freedom is not free, never has been, never will be (www.dragonsfuryseries.com))
To: colorado tanker; cva66snipe
The USS America was a great carrier. Freeper cva66snipe served aboard her. A bunch of folks (myself included) petitioned to have one of the Ford class crriers named for the America. They decided to name this vessel for her instead.
And that's okay. She will fulfill carrier duties in her sea control role, and when she is, shel'll have a bunch of F-35Bs aboarrd.
I'd love to see them build an AEW variant of the V-22, an EV-22 AEW, and an ASW vaiant of the V-22, the SV-22, specifcally for these vessels (they would also be purchased by a lot of our allies).
12 posted on
05/23/2012 12:07:48 PM PDT by
Jeff Head
(Freedom is not free, never has been, never will be (www.dragonsfuryseries.com))
To: colorado tanker
Yep I sure miss the old gal. I had a memorable four year ride on her.
23 posted on
05/23/2012 12:54:25 PM PDT by
cva66snipe
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