Ryan(Tanto here on UY) knows even though I am in the Navy also, that I have never and may never go on a ship. So he invited(sponsored) me onboard his ship the Nimitz class aircaft carrier the USS Nimitz. Let me tell you that it was no BS blast that left me with nothing but respect for the Sailors aboard and the awesome power of this Ship!

Some of the cruise highlights are the F18 and MH60 flight demonstrations, the real bomb run(lots of dead fish!)sonic boom, in flight refueling, Helo Search and Rescue Swimmer deployment, carrier landings, carrier launching and the general principle of a machine that is almost a 1/4 of a mile long going like a bat out of hell...

The Man! Ryan aka Tanto












The tourist along for the ride




Thanks Ryan for a chance to see what the rest of the Navy does. Very cool stuff.

More pics in another post.