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I was in a fighter squadron during the Vietnam war. Did two deployments (cruises) from 1967-1969. The deepest into the carrier I ever got was the chow hall which was one deck below the hanger bay. There was no need for me to go any deeper as I had no business down there. I know there were weapons compartment and the engine room. I was in on the USS Ranger which was a conventional carrier, by that I mean it had conventional engines. My job was working on the radar systems on the F4 phantom. So my work area was the hangar bay and the flight deck. We had 5,000 men on this ship. We worked at minimum 12 hours a day 7 days a week. I worked from 7pm to 7am each day. I was discharged in 1969, 57 years ago. What is done today on the flight deck and hangar bay is 95% the same as it was in 1969. Go Navy.
AI voiceover? Couldn't find any real humans?
I served on 4 carriers. USS Independence CV-62, USS Carl Vinson CVN 70, USS Constellation CV-64 and USS America CV-66. On Constellation, I was the Weapons Dept. representative to the Safety Department for 4 years. Best Navy job I ever had. I had to walk around the ship and stick my nose in everybody's business. I got to see most of the spaces on that ship. Even got to inspect the CO's Quaters, by appointment only. I found an electric alarm clock that didn't have a current electrical safety tag. I forwarded a report to the Safety Officer and XO that was then passed on the Commanding Officer for prompt correction. I got called to the CO's office where he thanked me for being so efficient. He told me that he had never been inspected before. It's good to have friends in high places.
So when did carriers get floors? We always called them decks. Walls were called bulkheads, ceilings were called overheads, stairs were called ladders.
Marine here. Spent all my time in the desert and three days on a carrier, and all I did was get lost and was ultimately a nuisance to the poor sailors of the alligator navy. Mad respect to all who work aboard these boats.
I'm very proud of every one of these sailors!
When I was on the Big E, I suspected there was a chicken coop somewhere near the reactors, full of giant three headed chickens. And that's what we ate.
It's surprises me to be allowed to see publicized footage of the inside of the weapons rooms....
I was on board the U.S.S. Kitty HawkCV-63 1979 - 1981
My entire time at sea was spent without seeing sunshine, with the exception of looking through a periscope. A few weeks without going topside is nothing.
The fact that these super carriers have full on category 1 hospitals in incredible and must be extremely large for a lot of the specialized medical machinery such as MRI, CT and PET scanners. A real hospital is well over a billion dollars all buy itself and that's without the wards. They can do nearly ANY medical diagnostic or procedure with the most gravest cases like a full time shock trauma center. They might not be Mayo or Mount Sini Hospitals but they are right up there.
The job I had allowed me to go to every space on the ship. I was very fortunate. USS Saratoga CV-60. Loved my job.
Great job guys
Did i know weapons elevators existed before watching this video? No. I knew almost nothing about life and operations at sea before discovering this amazing channel. Thank you to all the sailors out there doing what you do every day for the many of as all around the world.
(I would lock a deck of cards in a time box !!I) was aboard the Indy CVA-62 from 74 to 79 in A-Div AC&R Shop(Yeah ships company !!!). Had clearance to go EVERYWHERE... we had monster 150 an 170 Ton chill water unit everywhere, forward an Aft Reefers and lots of Fire Pumps. I got to know my ship like the back of my hand !!! Made 2 Med Cruises and 1 Caribbean to St Thomas Virgin Islands for 3 days. You could see the Anchor on the bottom the water was so clear. Want Scuba Diving for 1 awesome day. Went through a storm so bad waves were breaking over the flight deck. Had 1 A7 on its side Port forward, and Helo on its side on forward Starboard Elevator. We also lost 50+ feet forward catwalk on each side. The deck/floor in forward 2nd con was bowed the power of the waves was so powerful. I can still hear the sounds of the waves hitting the ship and the slow roll's and the vibration of the waves hitting the ship... BOOOM... SHUTTERING... VIBRATION through the ship !!! I can still hear the Jets n cats taking off and the arresting cables spinning out and slapping the deck. In AC&R Shop and having keys to the bake shop made life real good :) Shhh ;) FOOD WAS... THE BEST EVER ANYWHERE !!! When your in... all you want is out... biggest mistake of my life... was getting out !!! INDY WAS THE BEST TIME OF MY LIFE !!!
You never showed us the control area in the thumbnail to this video, which is why I clicked on it I think I got gypped!
21 Years U.S. Air Force Combat Sortie Generation. We are good, but my respect to our brothers and sisters who spend almost a life time at see, doing every thing Air Fore did on land and more......Respect!
Thank you for your amazing service everyone on board God bless the USA.
Having served my time on a carrier in the 1970s, (USS Saratoga), the one thing that surprised me about the USS Gerald Ford is the addition of the lounge area with sofas, and wifi. That's a luxury we didn't have.
Im not a USA citizen but admire all the people on these carriers. Every time I watch with amazement about the machine. I’m a baker confectioner that’s most part I love to watch. I’m not Techie but interesting enough to learn a little more the Navy. Thank you for showing g the inside of the machine. I always like these videos. I’m Dutch living in South Africa for 41 years.