Trip To The Norfolk Naval Base & 2003 Naval Air Station Oceana Regional Air Show,
September 2003:
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Almost There!
Cool!
Outside of the quarters where
we slept on base.
Boy were they wound up!
Welcome to the
Norfolk Naval Station!
Getting ready to leave for breakfast at the galley,
before going to the Oceana Naval Air Show.
The "Golden Knights" & "Red Devils"
rocketing toward Earth at 120 mph at the air show!
Check them out!
Some people got in
a Blue Angel plane!
One Big Marine!
Fed-Ex plane
VA Beach police helicopter
C-5 Transport Plane
It's huge inside the C-5!
F-117A Nighthawk
F-117A Nighthawk
F-117A Nighthawk
The Navy Legacy Flight
F-14 Tomcat
They set off pyrotecnic 'bombs'
when the Tomcat flew by!
Tomcat landing
The Shockwave Jet Truck racing a plane!
The Shockwave Jet Truck is a world record holder, reaching speeds of up to 376 mph! This specially designed truck has more than 36,000 horsepower and is powerful enough to power a space shuttle!
It's Faaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaat Aaaaaaaaalberrrrrrrrrrrrt!
Fat Albert is the Blue Angels' transport plane.
The Blue Angels are
The U.S. Navy Flight Demonstration Squadron
(Could these be two future pilots???)
Blue Angels
Blue Angels
Blue Angels
Blue Angels
Blue Angels
Blue Angels
Blue Angels
Blue Angels
A Blue Angels pilot, Commander Russ "BOSS" Bartlett, signed an autograph for us! He is the Blue Angels #1 Flight Leader/Commanding Officer. He is from Nantucket Island, Massachusetts.
Outside the galley where we ate breakfast the next morning.
After breakfast we drove down to the Norfolk Naval Shipyard.
Aircraft Carriers
Aircraft Carriers
A Destroyer
U.S.S. George Washington Aircraft CarrierThe George Washington Battle Group returned to Norfolk on December 20, 2002, completing a six-month combat deployment in the Arabian Gulf, in addition to operations in the Mediterranean Sea and Atlantic Ocean.
During their six-month deployment, USS GEORGE WASHINGTON launched approximately 10,000 sorties. These sorties included offensive strike missions, designed to dislodge both Taliban and Al-Qaida operatives. In August, USS GEORGE WASHINGTON and USS NORMANDY, steamed into the Arabian Gulf in support of Operation Southern Watch, enforcing the southern no-fly zone over Iraq. Carrier Air Wing SEVENTEEN sorties marked the first time in a year that aircraft launched from a U.S. carrier would patrol the skies over Iraq in conjunction with other coalition aircraft.
The Wolverine Patrol in front of some very powerful tugboats.
Troop photo in front of an aircraft carrier.
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