Free Republic
Browse · Search
News/Activism
Topics · Post Article

Skip to comments.

U.S. Navy Photo of the Day: Power Passing Power
ChamorroBible.org ^ | June 21, 2011 | U.S. Navy MC2 Brooks B. Patton Jr.

Posted on 03/01/2013 9:50:14 AM PST by EnjoyingLife


On the right the USS Enterprise (CVN 65) passes the USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77) in the Red Sea's Strait of Bab el-Mandeb on June 21, 2011. Via http://ChamorroBible.org/gpw/gpw-20060917.htm (medium, large)

The Photographer 
Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class (MC2) Brooks B. Patton Jr., United States Navy  



TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: aircraft; carrier; cvn65; cvn77; shipmovement; usn

1 posted on 03/01/2013 9:50:25 AM PST by EnjoyingLife
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | View Replies]

To: EnjoyingLife

Out with the old, and in with the broke.


2 posted on 03/01/2013 10:01:00 AM PST by Old Sarge (We are officially over the precipice, we just havent struck the ground yet...)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: EnjoyingLife

Where are the escorts?


3 posted on 03/01/2013 10:02:37 AM PST by massgopguy (I owe everything to George Bailey)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: EnjoyingLife

Thanks very much for posting. Absolutely magnificent picture. Makes me so proud. The ChamorroBible.org is a fantastic source of US military imagery among all types of subjects.


4 posted on 03/01/2013 10:02:44 AM PST by lbryce (BHO:"Now, I am become Death, the destroyer of worlds by way Oppenheiner at Trinity NM)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: EnjoyingLife

“Excuse me, do you have any Grey Poupon?”


5 posted on 03/01/2013 10:04:40 AM PST by Tijeras_Slim
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: Tijeras_Slim
“Excuse me, do you have any Grey Poupon?”

Ha ha! Post of The Day!

6 posted on 03/01/2013 10:16:14 AM PST by Bloody Sam Roberts (Here once the embattled farmers stood... And fired the shot heard round the world.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 5 | View Replies]

To: lbryce
Absolutely magnificent picture.

Agree, although I wish they had done donuts around each other at 60mph, splashing that bathtub of a sea into the rags' faces while all ten thousand sailors screamed the rebel yell in unison at the top of their lungs. Now THAT would make a magnificent picture! :-)

7 posted on 03/01/2013 10:18:42 AM PST by LibWhacker
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 4 | View Replies]

To: EnjoyingLife

8 posted on 03/01/2013 10:21:09 AM PST by Iron Munro (I miss America, don't you?)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: EnjoyingLife

must be an old photo, what with sequestation and such.....


9 posted on 03/01/2013 10:26:44 AM PST by llevrok (Keep your arms out. ItÂ’ll make it harder for them to throw a net over you.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: Tijeras_Slim

LOL. Very well said.


10 posted on 03/01/2013 10:28:55 AM PST by lbryce (BHO:"Now, I am become Death, the destroyer of worlds by way Oppenheiner at Trinity NM)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 5 | View Replies]

To: LibWhacker
Can't argue with you on that.
Absolutely magnificent picture.
Not quite absolutely magnificent. :-)
11 posted on 03/01/2013 10:34:01 AM PST by lbryce (BHO:"Now, I am become Death, the destroyer of worlds by way Oppenheiner at Trinity NM)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 7 | View Replies]

To: massgopguy
"Where are the escorts?"

Prostitutes not allowed on deck - left them behind in port..........

12 posted on 03/01/2013 10:41:09 AM PST by Psalm 73 ("Gentlemen, you can't fight in here - this is the War Room".)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 3 | View Replies]

To: Iron Munro

Why are both carriers casting shadows that face inward?


13 posted on 03/01/2013 10:44:45 AM PST by AD from SpringBay (We deserve the government we allow.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 8 | View Replies]

To: EnjoyingLife

I’d give a month of salary to water-ski off the back of the Enterprise. Come on Capt, bigger wake!


14 posted on 03/01/2013 10:44:54 AM PST by Made In The USA (I'm not yelling, just... just talking enthusiastically..)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: AD from SpringBay

Because the sun is up and positioned off the top of the picture?


15 posted on 03/01/2013 10:57:45 AM PST by DoodleDawg
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 13 | View Replies]

To: EnjoyingLife

Is it SOP for a carrier to be at a dead stop when not in port?

Seems it would be a lot more vulnerable than when moving.

Just curious...


16 posted on 03/01/2013 11:12:10 AM PST by chrisser (Senseless legislation does nothing to solve senseless violence.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: Psalm 73

Doesn’t the Navy have them assigned now? They are probably below deck earning their shift preferences & promotions.


17 posted on 03/01/2013 11:50:04 AM PST by ASA Vet
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 12 | View Replies]

To: ASA Vet

Truth be known, I miss my days in the Navy. It was in better times than we see today and respect was given to the military by its government and its president.


18 posted on 03/01/2013 12:59:03 PM PST by DaveA37
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 17 | View Replies]

To: EnjoyingLife

I don’t see an alert fighter on either ship’s cats.


19 posted on 03/01/2013 1:17:26 PM PST by 2nd Bn, 11th Mar (The "p" in Democrat stands for patriotism.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.

Free Republic
Browse · Search
News/Activism
Topics · Post Article

FreeRepublic, LLC, PO BOX 9771, FRESNO, CA 93794
FreeRepublic.com is powered by software copyright 2000-2008 John Robinson