David
Wed April 2, 2003 10:20am
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A C-2A Greyhound of the '
A C-2A Greyhound of the 'Rawhides' of Fleet Logistics Support Squadron Forty (VRC-40) taxies on the flight deck of USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) prior to launch. The C-2A provides critical logistics support to aircraft carriers. Its primary mission is Carrier On-Board delivery. Powered by two PT-6 turboprop engines, the C-2A can deliver a payload of up to 10,000 pounds. The cabin can readily accommodate cargo, passengers or both. It is also equipped to accept litter patients in medical evacuation missions. Priority cargo such as jet engines can be transported from shore to ship in a matter of hours.
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David
Wed April 2, 2003 10:20am
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Personnel and equipment o
Personnel and equipment of the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) offload from Navy Landing Craft at Camp Patriot piror to being deployed in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. The 24th MEU is embarked aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Nassau (LHA 4).
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David
Wed April 2, 2003 10:20am
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The combat stores ship US
The combat stores ship USNS San Jose (T-AFS 7) pulls alongside USS Nimitz (CVN 68) for a routine resupply. San Jose is one of six combat stores ships operated by the Military Sealift Command and which provide underway replenishment of all types of supplies, ranging from repair parts to fresh food, clothing and mail via tensioned cargo rigs and UH-46 Sea Knight helicopters. The ship is crewed by Department of the Navy civilian employees with a small active duty contingent providing communications and other military functions. Nimitz and her battle group are scheduled to join other multinational coalition forces supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom.
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David
Wed April 2, 2003 10:20am
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A Sailor is transferred t
A Sailor is transferred to the command combat stores ship USNS San Jose (T-AFS 7) from the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) by MH-60 Knighthawk from the "Indians" of Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron Six (HS-6). San Jose was resupplying Nimitz. One of six combat stores ships operated by the Navy's Military Sealift Command, San Jose provides underway replenishment of all types of supplies, ranging from repair parts to fresh food, clothing and mail via tensioned cargo rigs and helicopters. The Military Sealift Command (MSC) is the Navy command supplying logistics support to U.S. forces around the world, along with the Army's Military Traffic Management Command and the Air Force's Air Mobility Command. The three commands are components of the DoD's U.S. Transportation Command. Nimitz and her battle group are scheduled to join other multinational coalition forces supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom.
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David
Wed April 2, 2003 10:20am
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The fast combat support s
The fast combat support ship USNS Arctic (T-AOE 8) pulls away following an underway replenishment (UNREP) with the guided missile cruiser USS Cape St. George (CG 71). The fast combat support ship is the Navy's largest combat logistics ship. It rapidly can carry more than 177,000 barrels of oil; 2,150 tons of ammunition; 500 tons of dry stores; and 250 tons of refrigerated stores. Arctic is supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom.
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David
Wed April 2, 2003 10:20am
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Crewmembers assigned to R
Crewmembers assigned to Refueling Station Seven aboard the guided missile cruiser USS Cape St. George (CG 71) give the signal to disengage the refueling probe during an underway replenishment (UNREP) with the fast combat support ship USNS Arctic (T-AOE 8). Modern U. S. Navy guided missile cruisers are multi-mission [Anti-Air Warfare (AAW), Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW), and Anti-Surface Warfare (ASUW)] surface combatants capable of supporting carrier battle groups, amphibious forces, or of operating independently and as flagships of surface action groups. The cruisers are equipped with Tomahawk cruise missiles giving them additional long range strike capability.
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David
Wed April 2, 2003 10:20am
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An Aviation Ordnanceman a
An Aviation Ordnanceman assigned to the weapons department aboard USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) watches over munitions staged in the ship?s hangar bay. Lincoln and Carrier Air Wing Fourteen (CVW-14) are deployed in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom.
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tdeane
Wed April 23, 2003 7:35pm
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USS Alabama resting at Ba
My pride and joy! She looks awesome with the storm clouds brewing behind her! I'm proud to call this ship my 2nd wife...but we wont tell my wife who comes first in the order! This is my place of employment as Operations aboard the "Lucky A".
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tdeane
Thu April 24, 2003 1:11pm
Rating: 10
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USS Princeton in Subic Ba
LPH-5 in Subic Bay, PI. This was my Dad's ship...he thinks this pic is from May 68.
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David
Fri April 25, 2003 1:00pm
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CGC EAGLE, 4" sailing shi
CGC EAGLE, 4" sailing ship w/shrouds, New London, Connecticut, before 1987
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David
Fri April 25, 2003 6:06pm
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CGC EAGLE, 3" sailing shi
CGC EAGLE, 3" sailing ship, New London, Connecticut, -1993
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David
Fri April 25, 2003 6:06pm
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CGC TANEY, museum ship, B
CGC TANEY, museum ship, Baltimore, Maryland, 1998
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David
Fri April 25, 2003 6:06pm
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CGC NANTUCKET, The Ship T
CGC NANTUCKET, The Ship They Named An Island After, Key West, Florida, 1998
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David
Fri April 25, 2003 6:06pm
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CGC EAGLE, 5" round, Amer
CGC EAGLE, 5" round, America's Tall Ship, New London, Connecticut, 2000
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David
Sat January 3, 2004 8:51pm
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Phalanx Close-In Weapons
Function: Anti-ship missile defense.
Description: Phalanx provides ships of the U.S. Navy with a "last-chance" defense against anti-ship missiles and littoral warfare threats that have penetrated other fleet defenses. Phalanx automatically detects, tracks and engages anti-air warfare threats such as anti-ship missiles and aircraft, while the Block 1B's man-in-the-loop system counters the emerging littoral warfare threat. This new threat includes small,high-speed surface craft, small terrorist aircraft, helicopters and surface mines. Phalanx accomplishes these engagements via an advanced search and track radar system integrated with a stabilized, forward looking infra-red (FLIR) detector. This integrated FLIR provides Phalanx with an unique multi-spectral detect and track capability for littoral warfare threats and dramatically improves the existing anti-air warfare capability. Block 1B also incorporates new Optimized Gun Barrels which provide improved barrel life, improved round dispersion and increased engagement ranges.
Phalanx is the only deployed close-in weapon system capable of autonomously performing its own search, detect, evaluation, track, engage and kill assessment functions. Phalanx also can be integrated into existing Combat Systems to provide additonal sensor and fire-control capability.
History: The Phalanx Close-In Weapons System (CIWS) underwent operational tests and evaluation onboard USS Bigelow in 1977, and exceeded maintenance and reliability specifications. Phalanx production started in 1978 with orders for 23 USN and 14 Foreign Military Sales (FMS) systems.
General Characteristics, Phalanx Close-In Weapons System
Contractor:
Raytheon Systems Company (formerly Hughes Missile Systems Company and purchased from General Dynamics Pomona Division in 1992)
Weight:
12,500 pounds (5,625 kilograms) - Later models: 13,600 pounds (6,120 kilograms)
Range:
Classified
Gun Type:
M-61A1 Gatling
Type of Fire:
3,000 rounds per minute
Later models: 4,500 rounds/min (starting 1988 production, Pneumatic Gun Drive)
Magazine Capacity:
989 rounds
Later models: 1,550 rounds
Caliber:
20mm
Ammunition:
Armor Piercing Discarding Sabot (APDS), Depleted Uranium sub-caliber penetrator (penetrator changed to Tungsten 1988; Block 1B will incorporate the new Enhanced Lethality Cartridge with a heavier penetrator)
Sensors:
Self-contained search and track radar with integrated FLIR
Date Deployed:
1980 (aboard USS Coral Sea)
Block 1: 1988 (aboard USS Wisconsin)
Block 1B: 1999 (aboard USS Underwood)
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