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090727-N-2791J-376 ATLANTIC OCEAN (July 27, 2009) Sailors assigned to the weapons department of the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) carry a BDU-45 inert bomb to the bomb table for disassembly. Carl Vinson is currently at sea conducting carrier qualifications. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Joshua Johnson/Released)
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From 1/19/1976 ( U.S. congressional joint resolution Public Law 94-479 General of the Armies of the United States applies to me personally and professionally as Fleet Admiral Thomas Reagan U.S. Navy ) To 6/26/2000 ( premiere US film "The Perfect Storm" ) is 8925 days
From 1/13/1982 ( rescue of Air Florida Flight 90 crash survivors from ice-covered Potomac River in Washington D.C. by means of the U.S. Park Police Eagle 1 - Bell 206L LongRanger variant of the Bell 206 JetRanger helicopter ) To 6/21/2006 ( premiere US film "Superman Returns" ) is 8925 days
http://us.imdb.com/title/tt0177971/releaseinfo
Release dates for
The Perfect Storm (2000)
USA 26 June 2000 (premiere)
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0348150/releaseinfo
Release dates for
Superman Returns (2006)
USA 21 June 2006 (premiere) (Los Angeles, California)
USA 28 June 2006
http://us.imdb.com/title/tt0177971/quotes
Memorable quotes for
The Perfect Storm (2000)
Todd Gross, TV Meteorologist: Look, look at this. We got Hurricane Grace moving north off the Atlantic seaboard. Huge... getting massive. Two, this low south of Sable Island, ready to explode. Look at this. Three, a fresh cold front swooping down from Canada. But it's caught a ride on the jet stream... and is motoring hell-bent towards the Atlantic. What if Hurricane Grace runs smack into it? Add to the scenario this baby off Sable Island, scrounging for energy. She'll start feeding off both the Canadian cold front... and Hurricane Grace. You could be a meteorologist all your life... and never see something like this. It would be a disaster of epic proportions. It would be... the perfect storm.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Air_Florida_Flight_90
Air Florida Flight 90
A few survivors were rescued from the icy river by civilians and professionals; President Ronald Reagan commended these acts during his State of the Union speech a few days later.
At approximately 4:20 p.m. EST, Eagle 1, a United States Park Police Bell 206L-1 Long Ranger helicopter, N2PP, based at the "Eagles Nest" at Anacostia Park in Washington, D.C. and manned by pilot Donald W. Usher and paramedic Melvin E. (Gene) Windsor arrived and began attempting to assist the survivors to shore. At great risk to themselves, the crew worked close to the river surface, at one time coming so close to the ice-clogged river that the helicopter's skids went beneath the surface of the water.
The helicopter crew lowered a line to survivors to tow them to shore. First to receive the line, Bert Hamilton, who was treading water about ten feet from the floating tail, took the single lifeline dangling beneath the chopper and passed it under his arms. The others watched while the helicopter carried him a hundred yards to the Virginia shore and returned. The helicopter pilot had to gently move the survivor across the ice, while avoiding the sides of the bridge and keeping an eye on the crowd.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Park_Police
United States Park Police
The United States Park Police (USPP) is the oldest uniformed federal law enforcement agency in the United States. It functions as a full service law enforcement agency with responsibilities and jurisdiction in those National Park Service areas primarily located in the Washington, D.C., San Francisco, and New York City areas and certain other government lands. In addition to performing the normal crime prevention, investigation, and apprehension functions of an urban police force, the Park Police are responsible for policing many of the famous monuments in the United States and share law enforcement jurisdiction in all lands administered by the Service with a force of National Park Rangers tasked with the same law enforcement powers and responsibilities.
1978 film "Superman" DVD movie:
01:08:43
New York City police officer: Okay, Bresslaw, move these people out.
Spectator: Oh God, look up there.
Television reporter: What the hell's that?
Superman: Easy, miss. I've got you.
Lois Lane: You - You've got me? Who's got you?
Television reporter: I can't believe it. I just cannot believe it. He got her.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0348150/quotes
Memorable quotes for
Superman Returns (2006)
Clark Kent: How did Lex Luthor get out of prison?
Jimmy Olsen: When his appeals came up, they called Superman as a witness, and he never showed. How much do you think that pisses off Superman?
Clark Kent: ...A lot.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fleet_Admiral_%28United_States%29
Fleet Admiral (United States)
Fleet Admiral of the United States Navy (FADM), or more commonly referred to as Fleet Admiral, is a five-star flag officer rank and is presently considered the highest possible rank in the United States Navy.
The insignia for Fleet Admiral comprises five stars in a pentagon design with a thick rank stripe, below four smaller stripes, on the service dress blue uniform.
The Fleet Admiral rank is reserved for war-time use only
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.
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The Final Countdown
:30:11
Look at all this ordnance.
:30:12
Yeah, it's gotta be
the real thing.
:30:18
Watch that wing tip!
:30:27
This is the captain.
:30:29
I'm speaking to every man
aboard this ship.
:30:32
In the past few hours,
many things have happened
:30:35
but rumors
of nuclear attacks
:30:38
and a third world war
are totally untrue.
:30:41
We have no reason to believe
that any aggression has been taken
:30:45
against our homes
and families.
:30:49
I believe that what we have stumbled
across is not man-made
:30:53
but a phenomena of nature.
:30:57
One that
can't be explained.
:31:00
Now, this phenomena is a storm
which the Nimitz went through
:31:04
less than 18 hours ago.
:31:06
This storm has had some effect
on time as we know it.
:31:10
It created a portal,
a door into another era.
:31:17
Today is December 7, 1941.
:31:22
I'm sure we're all aware
of the significance of this date
:31:26
and its place in history.
:31:28
We're about to fight a battle
that was lost
:31:31
before most of you
were born.
:31:34
This time, with God's help
:31:38
it's going to be different.
:31:41
Good luck.
