During 1990s, Nimitz’s first deployment was to the Arabian Gulf on 25 February 1991, replacing USS Ranger in the Operation Desert Storm. Later in 1993, the most efficient aircraft carrier in the US Navy was deployed to support the Operation Southern Watch in the Arabian Gulf. On November 19...
From the carrier launch in total darkness to the gut-dropping rolls through enemy antiaircraft fire, Peter Hunt puts you in the pilot's seat for the flight of your life. Moments after Desert Storm began, bomber pilot Pete Hunt was in the air ove...
This memorial is very moving, seeing the resting place of 900 of our servicemen and learning more about what happened that day. The ranger with us was very knowledgeable and shared a very good story of the rescue of 4 men off the USS Arizona. ...
We had reservations for the 8am tour through the National Park website to the USS Arizona, Ranger Dan did a great job telling us what we should do during our tour. We arrived at the dock, unloaded from the boat and proceeded into the memorial. We looked at the...
Continuing to serve,Arkansaswas at Hampton Roads in September 1939 whenWorld War IIbegan in Europe. Assigned to the Neutrality Patrol reserve force along with USSNew York(BB-34),USSTexas(BB-35), andUSSRanger(CV-4), the battleship continued training activities into 1940. The following July,Ar...
On 20 April 1966 the destroyer sailed in company with Ranger (CVA-61) for return to San Diego 7 May 1966. The remainder of the year was filled with a rapid succession of coastwise training exercises ranging north to Seattle which continued until she sailed for the western Pacific 12 May ...
USS Sproston (DD-577) was a Fletcher-class destroyer. She was the second ship named for Admiral John G. Sproston, an officer in the United States Navy during the Civil War. Sproston was laid down on 1 April 1942 by the Consolidated Steel Corporation, Ora
she was one of only three American carriers commissioned before World War II to survive the war (the others being Saratoga and Ranger). She participated in more major actions of the war against Japan than any other United States ship. These actions included the attack on Pearl Harbor — 18 ...
Wallace L. Lind departed Hong Kong on 5 January 1971. The destroyer spent the month of January rotating plane guard duty among Kitty Hawk (CVA-63) Wainwright (DLG-28) Chicago (CLG-11) Hollister (DD-788) and Ranger (CVA-61). On 4 February the destroyer performed amphibious operations off...
she was one of only three American carriers commissioned before World War II to survive the war (the others being Saratoga and Ranger). She participated in more major actions of the war against Japan than any other United States ship. These actions included the attack on Pearl Harbor — 18 ...