090322-N-8283S-041 GULF OF ADEN (March 22, 2009) The Amphibious assault ship USS Boxer (LHD 4) and the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) transit the Gulf of Aden. Boxer is the flagship of Combined Task Force 151, a multinational task force conducting counter-piracy operations to detect and deter piracy in and around the Gulf of Aden, Arabian Sea, Indian Ocean and Red Sea. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class John J. Siller/Released)
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fleet_admiral
Admiral of the Fleet
An Admiral of the Fleet or Fleet Admiral, is a military naval officer of the highest rank. In the United States, the rank of Fleet Admiral is reserved for war time use, with the last promotions to position coming during World War II. It is usually a rank above Admiral, and is often held by the most senior Admiral of an entire naval service. It is also a generic term for a senior Admiral in command of a large group of ships, comprising a fleet or, in some cases, a group of fleets. If actually a rank (equivalent to an army Field Marshal or General of the Army, which ranks above General), its name varies depending on the country, including Fleet Admiral, Admiral of the Fleet, Admiral of the Navy, and Grand Admiral.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fleet_Admiral_%28United_States%29
Fleet Admiral (United States)
Fleet Admiral of the United States Navy, is a five-star flag officer considered to be the equivalent of a General of the Army and General of the Air Force.
From 7/20/1969 ( I was Apollo 11 Eagle astronaut landing on Earth's moon ) To 2/11/1995 ( USS Boxer LHD 4 commissioned into U.S. Navy active duty )(Saturday) is 9337 days
9337 = 1 + 4668 + 4668
From 7/20/1969 ( I was Apollo 11 Eagle astronaut landing on Earth's moon ) To 5/1/1982 ( my graduation and commissioning U.S. Naval Academy Class of 1982 as Fleet Admiral Thomas Reagan U.S. Navy ) is 4668 days
http://www.nvr.navy.mil/nvrships/details/LHD4.htm
USS BOXER (LHD 4)
AMPHIBIOUS ASSAULT SHIP (MULTI-PURPOSE)
Class: LHD 1
Commission Date: 02/11/1995
http://www.boxer.navy.mil/site%20pages/history.aspx
Boxer History
The sixth ship to carry the name BOXER would be the fourth ship of the new Wasp Class Multi-purpose Assault Ship (LHD). Fabrication work for LHD4 began at Litton-Ingalls in Pascagoula, Mississippi on July 9, 1990. The ship's keel was authenticated on April 08, 1991 and the ship was launched on August 13, 1993. The ship was official christened the USS Boxer (LHD 4) on August 28, 1993. After post-launch outfitting and testing, Ingalls delivered the ship to the U.S. Navy on November 21, 1994.
First Boxer:
The first Boxer in American history was actually Her Majesty's British Ship (HMBS) Boxer, a Brig of 14 guns with a keel measuring 98 feet in length and just over 28 feet in breadth. The HMBS Boxer, commanded by Captain Blyth, was sailing off the coast of Portland, Maine on September 5, 1813, when she was met by USS Enterprise, commanded by Lieutenant William Burrows. The fight that ensued was heroic for both ships, and in the end Boxer's crew surrendered her to U.S. forces. In January 1815, Commodore Oliver Hazard Perry endeavored to build a squadron of four ships to aid fighting in the Mediterranean resulting from the War of 1812. The first, the newly refurbished HMBS Boxer - renamed USS Boxer - would be one of these ships. The USS Boxer was launched on May 17, 1815, with a new array of fourteen 32-pound cannons and two long 9-pound cannons. She was first commanded by Lieutenant John Porter who sailed her to the Mediterranean to join Commodore Perry's squadron.
From 5/12/1965 ( I am active duty U.S. Navy aviator ) to 12/17/1977 ( USS Oliver Hazard Perry FFG 7 commissioned into U.S. Navy active duty ) is: 4602 days
From 3/4/1959 ( my birth date UK ) to 10/9/1971 ( I am board-certified surgeon as Dr. Thomas Reagan M.D. ) is: 4602 days
http://www.nvr.navy.mil/nvrships/details/FFG7.htm
OLIVER HAZARD PERRY (FFG 7)
GUIDED MISSILE FRIGATE
Class: FFG 7
Commission Date: 12/17/1977
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090327-N-8907D-470 NORFOLK (March 27, 2009) Chief Cryptologic Technician (Technical) Alex Brown, assigned to the guided-missile destroyer USS Barry (DDG 52), competes in the Goat Locker Challenge during the 116th chief petty officer birthday celebration. The event has been organized to bring together shore and sea chief petty officer messes from the Hampton Roads area while conducting community relations projects, athletic events, and social gatherings. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class David Danals/Released)
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http://www.tv.com/space-above-and-beyond/ray-butts/episode/72595/trivia.html?tag=overview;quotes;see_all_link#quotes
Space: Above and Beyond: Ray Butts
Ray Butts
Season: 1
Episode: 6
First Aired: 10/22/1995
McQueen: You are gone, I don't care if you turn out to be the Commodore's bestest golf buddy and you bleed scarlet and gold, YOU ARE GONE! I will pull every string to get you away from my people, and off this bucket, and back to the slime pit you crawled out of!
Ray Butts: Well, maybe you can pull every string. But I pull the rope.
http://www.cswap.com/1980/The_Final_Countdown/cap/en/2_Parts/b/00_22
The Final Countdown
:22:00
- And is it true?
- Yes, sir.
:22:02
Did you inform
Pearl Harbor Command?
:22:05
- No, Senator.
- Why the hell not?
:22:11
Well, the reasons are a little complicated,
but, uh, believe me, Senator
:22:14
this carrier is capable of handling
any attack should it occur.
:22:18
One carrier
against a whole fleet?
:22:20
What kind of an idiot
do you take me for?
:22:22
- Senator, calm down.
- The hell with you.
:22:24
Tell Pearl Harbor what's happening here,
or I'll talk to them.
:22:27
Very well.
:22:29
Dan, set up the communications
in my inport cabin.
:22:34
Wouldn't you like to talk to them
with some clothes on?
:22:40
- Thank you, Captain.
- Follow me, sir.
:22:50
- Are you all right?
- Yes, sir, I'm fine.
:22:53
Can you do that, Captain?
:22:55
Contact Pearl Harbor
back in 1941.
:23:01
I think so.
:23:03
- Then what do you do?
- One step at a time.
:23:07
Yeah. Like a minefield.
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060713-N-2659P-079 Pacific Ocean (July 13, 2006) - Arresting Gear Officer, Lt. Nathaniel Dishman stands watch to ensure flight deck is clear for landing as an E-2C Hawkeye assigned to the "Wallbangers" of Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron One One Seven (VAW-117) lands aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74). Stennis is currently underway conducting carrier qualifications off the coast of Southern California. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Paul J. Perkins (RELEASED)
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