Salvage Sailor Posted March 15, 2019 Author Share #26 Posted March 15, 2019 USS IOWA (BB-61) Engineering Department - Big Stick - The Fleet's Finest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salvage Sailor Posted May 18, 2019 Author Share #27 Posted May 18, 2019 USS NEW JERSEY (BB-62) FIRE POWER FOR FREEDOM - Shield shaped Reagan era cold war patch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salvage Sailor Posted July 7, 2019 Author Share #28 Posted July 7, 2019 USS NEW JERSEY (BB-62) Peace Through Strength 1990's (rather than Firepower for Freedom, the 1980's motto) Two different types of her 1990's patch - collector's (above) and one from a crewman (below) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salvage Sailor Posted December 22, 2019 Author Share #29 Posted December 22, 2019 BATTLE GROUP ECHO - USS RANGER (CV-61) Operation Desert Storm 1991 WAR IN THE GULF - Battlegroup Echo - COMCARGRU 7 - CVW-2 - We Own The Night In 1991 BATTLE GROUP ECHO CONSISTED OF USS RANGER (CV-61) with COMCARGRU-7 & CVW-2 embarked, USS WABASH (AOR 5), AND USS MAUNA KEA (AOE 22) and CRUISER DESTROYER GROUP THREE - USS VALLEY FORGE (CG 50), USS CHOSIN (CG 62), USS KINKAID (DD 965), USS HARRY W. HILL (DD-986), USS KIRK (FF 1087) Operation Desert Storm saw the Ranger do a three-month stint in the Persian Gulf, arriving Jan. 15 following a 39-day transit. Less than 48 hours after arriving, the Ranger’s air wing began pounding Iraqi troops in Iraq and Kuwait. The planes flew more than 4,200 sorties against the enemy and dropped more than 4.3-million pounds of bombs. One aircraft with two pilots aboard was lost. “The sense of patriotism and mission were clear,” said Capt. Jay Campbell, a Vietnam veteran who commanded the 2,200-man air wing. “Our fighting crew was disappointed that we didn’t have more of an opportunity to engage them (Iraqi warplanes),” he said. Los Angeles Times Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salvage Sailor Posted December 11, 2021 Author Share #30 Posted December 11, 2021 USS NEW JERSEY (BB-62) "THE DOC'S" Medical Department Blake Edwards Pink Panther, 1960's, 7"h x 5"w Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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