Of all the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyers in the U.S. Navy I have examined, they are always commissioned into active service on a Saturday. The commissioning date of the USS Cole DDG-67 suggests to me I scheduled the commissioning date to represent the date 6/7/1976, which I recognize as when I landed on the Saturn moon Phoebe.
That day-of-week scheduling constraint means you could be off by as much as 6 days from the target date. In this case, the result I expect to see is off by only 2 days, which is well within the constraint range.
From 3/3/1959 to 6/8/1996 is: 13612 days
13612 * 0.3459 = 4708
From 7/16/1963 to 6/7/1976 is: 4710 days
http://www.navysite.de/dd/ddg67.htm
USS Cole (DDG 67)
Commissioned: June 8, 1996
From 6/19/1968 to 11/18/1978 is: 3804 days
From 3/3/1959 to 7/24/1969 is: 3796 days
3804 - 3796 = 8
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/F/A-18_Hornet
Maiden flight 18 November 1978
The McDonnell Douglas (now Boeing) F/A-18 Hornet is a modern all-weather carrier-capable strike fighter jet, designed to attack both ground and aerial targets. Designed in the 1970s for service with the U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps, the Hornet is also used by the air forces of several other nations. It has been the aerial demonstration aircraft for the Blue Angels since 1986. Its primary missions are fighter escort, fleet air defense, suppression of enemy air defenses (SEAD), interdiction, close air support and reconnaissance. Its versatility and reliability have proven it to be a valuable carrier asset, though it has been criticized for its lack of range and payload compared to its contemporaries.[1] The Hornet has also been exported to several nations worldwide.
The F/A-18E/F Super Hornet is a distinct, evolutionary upgrade to the F/A-18 designed to serve a complementary role with Hornets in the U.S. Navy
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apollo_11
Launch: July 16, 1969
Lunar landing: July 20, 1969
Landing: July 24, 1969
The Apollo 11 mission was the first manned mission to land on the Moon. It was the fifth human spaceflight of the Apollo programs, and the third human voyage to the moon. Launched on July 16, 1969, it carried Commander Neil Armstrong, Command Module Pilot Michael Collins and Lunar Module Pilot Edwin 'Buzz' Aldrin. On July 20, Armstrong and Aldrin became the first humans to land on the Moon, while Collins orbited above.
The mission fulfilled President John F. Kennedy's goal of "landing a man on the moon and returning him safely to the Earth by the time this decade is out," in other words by the end of the 1960s. Many consider the landing one of the defining moments of human history.
Is this also a pointer to 5/1/1967? Is it supposed to be 1 May 1967?
From 3/3/1959 to 3/19/1989 is: 1567 weeks, 5 days
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/V-22_Osprey
Maiden flight 19 March 1989
The V-22 Osprey is a joint service, multimission, military tiltrotor aircraft with both a vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) and short takeoff and landing capability (STOL). It is designed to perform missions like a conventional helicopter with the long-range, high-speed cruise performance of a turboprop aircraft. The V-22 was developed by Bell Helicopter Textron, which manufactures it in partnership with Boeing Helicopters. The initial operators are the U.S. Marine Corps and United States Air Force. The FAA classifies the Osprey as a model of powered lift aircraft.
http://www.dodmedia.osd.mil/JCCC/Still/2007/Air_Force/070516-F-9032T-003.JPEG
ID: 070516-F-9032T-003
Service Depicted: Air Force
A CV-22 Osprey aircraft from the 71st Special Operations Squadron, Kirtland Air Force Base, N.M., taxis out for takeoff on the flightline at Scott AFB, Ill., May 16, 2007. The CV-22 is a multi-mission military tilt rotor aircraft with vertical takeoff a nd landing capability. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Tony R. Tolley) (Released)
Location: SCOTT AFB, ILL. USA 3
Camera Operator: STAFF SGT. TONY R. TOLLEY
Date Shot: 16 May 2007
http://www.dodmedia.osd.mil/JCCC/Still/2007/Air_Force/070330-F-4684K-025.JPEG
ID: 070330-F-4684K-025
Service Depicted: Air Force
A U.S. Marine Corps MV-22 Osprey from Marine Medium Tiltrotor Training Squadron 204 (VMMT-204), Marine Corps Air Station New River, N.C., flies over the Gulf of Mexico and surrounding areas in Florida March 30, 2007. Marines from VMMT-204 are on a two-w eek training exercise at Hurlburt Field, Fla., to allow pilots and other aircrew members the opportunity to train in a different environment and navigate over unknown terrain. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Andy M. Kin) (Released)
Location: HURLBURT FIELD, FL USA 5
Camera Operator: SRA ANDY M. KIN
Date Shot: 30 Mar 2007
http://www.dodmedia.osd.mil/Assets/Still/2007/Navy/DN-SD-07-07733.JPEG
ID: DN-SD-07-07733
Service Depicted: Navy
A USN HH-60H Seahawk assigned to USN Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron 4 (HS-4) flies in a holding pattern as a USN F/A-18 Hornet launches from the flight deck of the USN Nimitz Class Aircraft Carrier USS RONALD REAGAN (CVN 76) during a Tiger Cruise in the Pacific Ocean. Tiger Cruise is provided for family members and friends of the crew to give them an opportunity to experience life at sea for a week.
Camera Operator: MC2 AARON BURDEN, USN
Date Shot: 2 Jul 2006
