USS Nimitz

The Nimitz -class supercarriers are a class of ten nuclear-powered aircraft carriers in service with the United States Navy. With an overall length of 1,092 ft (333 m) and full-load displacements of over 100,000 long tons, they are the largest capital ships in the world. Instead of the gas turbines or diesel-electric systems used for propulsion on many modern warships, the carriers use two A4W pressurized water reactors which drive four propeller shafts and can produce a maximum speed of over...Read Full Story

USS Enterprise (CVN-65) , formerly CVA(N)-65, is the world's first nuclear-powered aircraft carrier and the eighth US naval vessel to bear the name. Like her predecessor of World War II fame, she is nicknamed the " Big E ". At 1,123 ft (342 m), she is the longest naval vessel in the world. Her 93,284 long tons (94,781 t) displacement ranks her as the 11th-heaviest supercarrier, after the 10 carriers of the Nimitz class. The only ship of her class, Enterprise is the second-oldest vessel in...Read Full Story

NORFOLK, Va. — Raunchy comedy videos made by a high-ranking Navy commander and shown to the crew of an aircraft carrier three or four years ago have suddenly proved an embarrassment to the Pentagon that could blight the officer's career. The videos, released Sunday by a newspaper in this Navy port city, feature Capt. Owen Honors using gay slurs, pantomiming masturbation and staging suggestive shower scenes. They were played on the shipwide television system during weekly movie night when...Read Full Story

NORFOLK, Va. — Raunchy comedy videos made by a high-ranking Navy commander and shown to the crew of an aircraft carrier three or four years ago have suddenly proved an embarrassment to the Pentagon that could blight the officer's career. The videos, released Sunday by a newspaper in this Navy port city, feature Capt. Owen Honors using gay slurs, pantomiming masturbation and staging suggestive shower scenes. They were played on the shipwide television system during weekly movie night when...Read Full Story

USS Enterprise Video Scandal: Raunchy comedy videos made by a high-ranking Navy commander and shown to the crew of an aircraft carrier three or four years ago have suddenly proved an embarrassment to the Pentagon that could blight the officer’s career. The videos, released Sunday by a newspaper in this Navy port city, feature Capt. Owen Honors using gay slurs, pantomiming masturbation and staging suggestive shower scenes. They were played on the shipwide television system during weekly...Read Full Story

(Image: U.S. Federal Government , public domain) She pioneered the angled deck and was capable of projecting the strength of 50 aircraft to distant corners of the world, but HMS Ark Royal (scrapped in 1980) was dwarfed by the massive American-built aircraft carrier USS Nimitz .  Seen here docked at Norfolk, Virginia shortly before decommissioning in 1978, Ark Royal will posthumously remain Britain’s largest carrier until the introduction of the first new  Queen Elizabeth class  aircraft...Read Full Story

Raunchy comedy videos made by a high-ranking Navy commander and shown to the crew of an aircraft carrier three or four years ago have suddenly proved an embarrassment to the Pentagon that could blight the officer’s career. The videos, released Sunday by a newspaper in this Navy port city, feature Capt. Owen Honors using gay slurs, pantomiming masturbation and staging suggestive shower scenes. They were played on the shipwide television system during weekly movie night when Honors was...Read Full Story

Image via Wikipedia The fact that the Navy thinks that there really isnt anything wrong with the culture says a lot more about the Navy than about the people outside the service who just dont get it. This is what hapens when you have an insular insiders club dominated by yahoos and bullies.  There’s no excuse for “boys will be boys” when your rank gives you the authority to be a jackass. “While Capt. Honors’s performance as commanding officer of the USS Enterprise has been without...Read Full Story

USS Enterprise Scandal: Navy Performs Investigation over Lewd Videos The USS Enterprise, a Norfolk-based, nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, is covering an investigation from the U.S. Navy involving a series of dirty video clips. The Associated Press reports that Capt. Owen Honors, a former Top Gun pilot who now commands the ship, broadcast the videos to his crew. Read more on ThirdAge USS Enterprise Scandal: Navy Performs Investigation over Lewd Videos The USS Enterprise, a Norfolk...Read Full Story

EA-6B TAKES OFF AT DAWN IN AFGHANISTAN EA-6B UNDERGOES INVERTED ATTACK MANEUVER More EA-6B TAKING OFF FROM USS NIMITZ ( CVN 68 ) EA-6B ON DECK CVN 71 WITH FOLDED WINGSRead Full Story