#USS Princeton (CG-59)

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Ticonderoga-class guided missile cruiser USS Princeton (CG 59) transits to Pearl Harbor, Hawaii for Exercise Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2024, June 22. Twenty-nine nations, 40 surface ships, three submarines, 14 national land forces, more than 150 aircraft and 25,000 personnel are participating in RIMPAC in and around the Hawaiian Islands, June 27 to Aug. 1. The world's largest international maritime exercise, RIMPAC provides a unique training opportunity while fostering and sustaining cooperative relationships among participants critical to ensuring the safety of sea lanes and security on the world's oceans. RIMPAC 2024 is the 29th exercise in the series that began in 1971. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Larissa T. Dougherty)

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The Virginia-class nuclear guided missile cruiser USS Texas (CGN-39) in formation with USS Princeton (CG-59) during the multinational Exercise RimPac ‘90. The Pacific Rim nations of Australia, Canada, Japan, South Korea, and the U.S. have held the RimPac naval and amphibious exercise since 1971 to increase Allied cooperation and readiness.

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US Navy Carl Vinson Carrier Strike Group Arrives in the Philippines

imitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70), flagship of Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 1, embarked Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 2, Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Princeton (CG 59) and Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyers USS Kidd (DDG 100) and USS Sterett (DDG 104) arrived in the Philippines for a scheduled port visit Jan. 5. This visit marks an additional demonstration of…

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USS TEXAS (CGN-39) and USS PRINCETON (CG-59) maneuver during the multinational Exercise RimPac ‘90.

Date: May 1, 1990

NARA: 6467683

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Final exams…..

PACIFIC OCEAN (June 2, 2020) -- United States Navy nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) formally celebrates final completion of all readiness exercises, and being certified for imminent overseas deployment, with a fly-over of some of its air wing off the coast of California.

The supercarrier, with it’s nearly 6,000 men and women onboard, will be deploying overseas to the Pacific and Indian Oceans very soon on a regularly-scheduled six-to-seven-month voyage. The crew has already had to endure a lengthy onboard quarantine to guard against the COVID-19 coronavirus.

USS Nimitz (CVN 68) will be escorted overseas by guided-missile cruiser USS Princeton (CG-59); and guided-missile destroyers USS John Paul Jones (DDG-53), USS Sterett (DDG-104), and USS Ralph Johnson (DDG-114).

USS Nimitz (CVN 68) conducting final pre-deployment training off the California coast recently.

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>>CLICK the photos for larger images....

>>Top photos: #1 & #3 -- Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Keenan Daniels, USN; #2 -- Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Sarah Christoph, USN

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USS Nimitz (CVN 68) escort warships....a 360-degree bubble of protection for the aircraft carrier:

USS Princeton (CG-59)....providing, primarily, anti-air threat protection for the carrier out for hundreds of miles.

USS John Paul Jones (DDG-53)....providing, foremost, anti-surface ship threat and anti-submarine protection for the carrier. (Note: This is one of the oldest of the Arleigh Burke-class of guided missile destroyers....approaching her 30th birthday.)

USS Sterett (DDG-104)....also providing anti-surface threat and anti-submarine protection, as well as additional anti-air cover.

USS Ralph Johnson (DDG-114)....advanced anti-surface, anti-air and anti-submarine protection. (Note: This is one of the newest, and most capable, of the Arleigh Burke-class of guided missile destroyers.....on active duty only two years....since 2018.)

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#USNavy searching for missing #USSNimitz Sailor in North Arabian Sea. The U.S. Navy aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) and guided-missile cruiser USS Princeton (CG 59) are currently conducting search and rescue operations in the North Arabian Sea following reports of a missing Sailor, Sept.

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210209-N-OW019-0098 by U.S. Pacific Fleet Via Flickr: SOUTH CHINA SEA (Feb. 9, 2020) Aircraft from Carrier Air Wings (CVW) 17 and 11 fly in formation above the aircraft carriers USS Nimitz (CVN 68), left, and USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) during dual carrier operations as seen from the guided-missile cruiser USS Princeton (CG 59). The Nimitz and Theodore Roosevelt Carrier Strike Groups are conducting dual carrier operations in the Indo-Pacific in support of maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Logan C. Kellums)

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USS Nimitz (CVN 68), USS John Paul Jones (DDG 53), and USS Princeton (CG 59) transit the Strait of Hormuz. by Official U.S. Navy Page Via Flickr: STRAIT OF HORMUZ (Nov. 9, 2020) The aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68), guided-missile destroyer USS John Paul Jones (DDG 53), center, and the guided-missile cruiser USS Princeton (CG 59) sail in formation during a scheduled transit of the Strait of Hormuz, Nov. 9, 2020. The Nimitz Carrier Strike Group is deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations in support of naval operations to ensure maritime stability and security in the Central Region, connecting the Mediterranean and Pacific through the western Indian Ocean and three critical chokepoints to the free flow of global commerce. With Nimitz as the flagship, deployed strike group assets include staff, ships and aircraft of Carrier Strike Group 11, Destroyer Squadron 9, Princeton and Carrier Air Wing 17. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Anthony Collier) 201109-N-FP334-1063

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USS Nimitz (CVN 68), USS John Paul Jones (DDG 53), and USS Princeton (CG 59) transit the Strait of Hormuz. by Official U.S. Navy Page Via Flickr: STRAIT OF HORMUZ (Nov. 9, 2020) The aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68), guided-missile destroyer USS John Paul Jones (DDG 53), center, and the guided-missile cruiser USS Princeton (CG 59) sail in formation during a scheduled transit of the Strait of Hormuz, Nov. 9, 2020. The Nimitz Carrier Strike Group is deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations in support of naval operations to ensure maritime stability and security in the Central Region, connecting the Mediterranean and Pacific through the western Indian Ocean and three critical chokepoints to the free flow of global commerce. With Nimitz as the flagship, deployed strike group assets include staff, ships and aircraft of Carrier Strike Group 11, Destroyer Squadron 9, Princeton and Carrier Air Wing 17. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Anthony Collier) 201109-N-FP334-1063

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Aerial view of the Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Princeton (CG 59) during Exercise Rim of the Pacific 2024. Twenty-nine nations, 40 surface ships, three submarines, 14 national land forces, more than 150 aircraft and 25,000 personnel are participating in RIMPAC in and around the Hawaiian Islands, June 27 to Aug. 1. The world's largest international maritime exercise, RIMPAC provides a unique training opportunity while fostering and sustaining cooperative relationships among participants critical to ensuring the safety of sea lanes and security on the world's ocean. RIMPAC 2024 is the 29th exercise in the series that began in 1971. (Royal Netherlands Air Force photo by Sergeant-majoor Cristian Schrik)

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Tic Tac Witness Ryan Weigelt Interview

Premiered on 20 Oct 2019

Meet navy vet AD1(AW) Ryan Weigelt. Ryan was present on the USS Princeton (CG-59) during the tic tac encounters of November, 2004. He was a helicopter maintenance training instructor. As a member of the squadron assigned to the ship with HSL-43 Detachment 5, the “Battlecats”, Ryan was a LPO or leading petty officer, training up to 20 people pre-deployment on the operations and maintenance of the SH-60B Seahawks. Ryan’s navy career spanned 15 years before he left the service in 2012. His extensive expertise in Sea Hawk system maintenance and operations covers all aspects of the anti-submarine helicopters. During the workups off San Diego, Ryan witnessed several very unusual events that lend credence to the reports from the other navy vets as told in the Nimitz Encounters documentary. Listen as Ryan recounts those events for the first time. I conducted this interview Friday October 11th. Ryan has provided me with his DD-214 Military Separation Papers and I have photo’s proving his navy career. He was an aviation machinists’ mate petty officer first class, anti-submarine warfare operator.

If you have witnessed these events from military ships or planes contact us at anon@thenimitzencounters.com. You can remain anonymous.

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US Navy Carl Vinson Carrier Strike Group Conducts Maritime Operations in South China Sea

U.S. Navy Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 1 led by its flagship, Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70), is operating in the South China Sea following a successful scheduled port visit to the Republic of Singapore. While in the South China Sea, the strike group is conducting maritime security operations, which include flight operations with fixed and rotary wing aircraft, maritime strike exercises, and coordinated tactical training between surface and air units. Carrier operations in the South China Sea are part of the U.S. Navy's routine presence in the Indo-Pacific. CSG 1 consists of CVN 70, Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 2, Ticonderoga class guided-missile cruiser USS Princeton (CG 59) and Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 1, which includes Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyers USS Hopper (DDG 70), USS Kidd (DDG 100), USS Sterett (DDG 104), and USS William P. Lawrence (DDG 110).

U.S. Navy Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 1 led by its flagship, Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70), is operating in the South China Sea following a successful scheduled port visit to the Republic of Singapore. While in the South China Sea, the strike group is conducting maritime security operations, which include flight operations with fixed and rotary wing aircraft, maritime…

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PACIFIC OCEAN (March 6, 2008) The guided-missile cruiser USS Princeton (CG 59) holds position in formation during Exercise Key Resolve/Foal Eagle 2008 (KR/FE 08). Princeton is deployed with the Nimitz Carrier Strike Group participating in KR/FE 08, an annual joint exercise involving forces from the United States and the Republic of Korea. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Joseph Pol Sebastian Gocong (Released)

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Cruiser on the prowl….

SOUTH CHINA SEA (July 15, 2020) -- Looking almost as if an artist’s-rendering for a movie or game poster, United States Navy Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Princeton (CG 59) patrols the often dramatically-lit nighttime tropical seas between China and the Philippines....

....while escorting nuclear-powered aircraft carriers USS Nimitz (CVN 68) and USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) in a show of force against serious Chinese military incursions and territorial seizures in the region.

USS Princeton (CG 59) (far left), along with another guided-missile cruiser and two guided-missile destroyers, escort supercarriers USS Nimitz (CVN 68) (left) and USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) (right) through the South China Sea.

(For more information on the volatile situation in the South China Sea....my blog post from two days before this one explains....with a couple of maps showing the region and its strategic importance to the whole world. CLICK HERE for that post.)

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>>ZOOM IN on the top two photos to step out onto the cruiser’s fo’c’sle under a vast canopy of stars....

>>Top two photos: Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Logan Kellums, USN; Photo #3 - Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Keenan Daniels, USN

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U.S. Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Christiano Cervantes (Courtesy of the U.S. Navy)

U.S. Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Christiano Cervantes, a native of Hemet, recently returned to San Diego, marking the end of a more than 10-month deployment aboard Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Princeton (CG 59) to the U.S. 5th and 7th Fleet areas of operations.

Cervantes is a gunner’s mate aboard USS Princeton, responsible for the operation of and maintenance on the ship’s weapons systems.

“I maintain and operate our ship’s MK38 mod 2 machine gun system, as well as our .50-caliber machine guns and various small arms,” Cervantes said in a news release.

During the COVID-19 pandemic, the crew of USS Princeton embarked aboard the ship for a nearly month-long sequester April 7, 2020. While underway in U.S. 3rd Fleet, the crew rendered aid to a distressed personal watercraft user off the coast of Southern California. USS Princeton then joined Nimitz Carrier Strike Group (NIMCSG) for integrated training before deploying June 8, 2020.

“My proudest moment on this deployment was when I chose to re-enlist,” Cervantes said in the news release.

Cervantes graduated in 2015 from California Virtual Academies.

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-on March 25, 2021 at 07:51AM by Staff report

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210215-N-NH257-1035 by U.S. Pacific Fleet Via Flickr: PACIFIC OCEAN (Feb. 15, 2021) An MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter, from the "Screamin' Indians" of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 6, hovers in front of the USS Princeton (CG 59) during an air power demonstration alongside the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68). As the U.S. Navy's largest forward-deployed fleet, 7th Fleet routinely operates and interacts with 35 maritime nations while conducting missions to preserve and protect a free and open Indo-Pacific Region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Elliot Schaudt/Released)