#usnavy

[theworldatwar]

A US Grumman Wildcat has gone over the side of the USS Charger after a botched landing - Atlantic Ocean, March 1943. Note the pilot climbing to safety on the back of the plane. Credit : Renee Colours

[ghostwarriorrrr]

Beautiful! An F-14 Tomcat from VF-2 "Bounty Hunters" buzzing the USS Ranger (CV-61). Did you know that the Ranger had the distinction of being the first US carrier built from the beginning as an angled-deck ship? It entered service in 1957 (was retired in 1993).

[planesawesome]

[maga2024win]

In the fiscal year 2023, the U.S. budget deficit reached $1.695 trillion, a 23% increase compared to the previous year. The main reasons for this are a decrease in revenues and increased spending on Social Security and Medicare programs. Additionally, federal debt costs have risen due to high interest rates1.

The high deficit is expected to intensify the political battle between President Joe Biden and the Republicans in the House of Representatives, especially around the issue of the debt ceiling and demands for budget cuts1.

To my great joy, Donald Trump is a shrewd and patriotic businessman who can change the situation and reduce the debt significantly!

What do you think about the current economic situation in the U.S.? Share your thoughts in the comments!

[denisewillstrucks]

denisewills.trucks This trucks are designed to handle heavy loads operates In challenging terrain, making them ideal for transporting goods and equipment on farms. Perfect ideal for a large scale farming operation. Well it looks great. Available for purchase and rent.

[fishoe]

I had a 25 year career in the USN. I spent most of my time with the USMC as a Hospital Corpsman. I’m a full bred gravel agitator. I thank the Marines for helping me become a man and to understand sacrifice for my brothers and sisters.

[military1st]

U.S. Marine during exercise Warrior Shield 24 at Rodriguez Live Fire Complex, Pocheon, South Korea.

The U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Matthew Morales (2024).

[ink-n-ivy-shoppe]

A lil birthday surprise for a friend who loves Legos and served in the Navy. 🙂

[usafphantom2]

F-4J-153823-VF84-USS-ROOSEVELT-FEB71 by Michel Klaveren

[rachelroams]

🤿 Take a deep dive 🤿

While exploring my city of Portland, OR with @hellotravelcon & @travelportland recently, I was offered the chance to tour the US Navy’s last active duty diesel-electric submarine at @OMSI. I of course jumped at the chance -- and knew I wanted to share the tour with YOU!

Active between 1959-1990, the USS Blueback housed 85 people, 20-22 torpedoes, and the same BIG ol' engine as a locomotive. It typically cruised 700-800 feet beneath the surface of the ocean, and for its large size (at 219 feet long, 29 feet wide), it did a remarkable job of going undected by foes. It ALSO offered some of the best food in the military, and boasted an always-stocked soft-serve machine. 🍦

OMSI's 45-minute sub tour is a super unique experience, whether you're visiting Portland or a local. It's rad to learn about these subs with a real veteran! Bonus: tickets only cost $8.50 per adult.

😎 YOUR TURN: have you ever been on a submarine? Would you try it?! 😎 #travelportland #OMSI #coolcornersofpdx #thisisportland #portland #pdx #oregon #submarine #usnavy

[theworldatwar]

US B-25B medium bombers line up on the flight deck of aircraft carrier USS Hornet in preparation for the Doolittle raid against Japan - April 1942

[videntefernandez]

the amusing part about roleplay and DnD is giving my characters the most ridiculous possible names so everyone has to say them

[dutchmn007]

Ferry Duty, Torching Clubs, & Privilege of 2nd Mech

[yatescountyhistorycenter]

Sounding out the naval barge on Seneca Lake

By Jonathan Monfiletto

The next time you are driving along Seneca Lake, on State Route 414 along the eastern shore or – if you are traveling through Yates County – State Route 14 along the western shore, gaze into the middle of the lake and see if you find an interesting-looking platform floating on the surface. It shouldn’t be too hard to find, but you might wonder just what you are looking at.

This platform is, in fact, a barge anchored in the middle of Seneca Lake off the shore at Dresden. Indeed, the operation is officially known as the Seneca Lake Sonar Test Facility under the auspices of the Naval Sea Systems Command and the Naval Undersea Warfare Center of Newport, Rhode Island. Though it appears only civilian employees work there and no military personnel are stationed there, one could say this facility represents the only presence of the U.S. Navy existing in the Finger Lakes.

According to its website, the Seneca Lake Sonar Test Facility does just that – performing tests and evaluations of equipment to include sonar arrays and systems – and is known for its massive lift and power capabilities. Acoustic testing professionals carry out tests on systems and equipment of all sizes, even an entire sonar suite mounted in its sonar compartment.

Because it is a deep freshwater lake that is open all year, Seneca Lake is the Navy’s primary site for active instrumented calibration and testing. The fairly constant and predictable weather and water conditions of Seneca Lake also make it a choice testing site. It is known for its testing and evaluation of major projects that require relatively deep water with fixed underwater geometry and capabilities for heavy load-handling and electrical power.

Located about a mile and a half from the Dresden shore, the facility consists of two barges – the Systems Measurement Platform and the Remote Calibration Platform – that are the primary measurement and calibration resources. Two equipment-handling barges and numerous transport boats serve the facility, and there are machining and fabrication capabilities on the site to repair or manufacture the equipment and gear being tested.

The facility has been used by the Department of Defense, Department of the Navy, universities, foreign governments, state and local agencies, and private industry. And it has been a part of the Dresden landscape and lakeshore for more than 60 years.

It all began in November 1961, when the original barge – a converted oil tanker measuring 165 feet long and 36 feet long – arrived in Seneca Lake from Miami, via the inland waterway, Hudson River, and Barge Canal. During the heyday of the Cold War, as America furthered its research and development of anti-submarine warfare, the barge was purposed to test advanced sonar equipment designed to detect underwater craft. The barge was a key unit in establishing an anti-submarine acoustics research facility, headed by General Dynamics/Electronics.

The company leased a site at Dresden that provided 180 feet of lakefront – with construction of docking and service facilities to begin soon, according to an October 1961 newspaper article – along with a county road serving the property that would allow access to the facility throughout the year. Seneca Lake was chosen because its 600-foot depth makes it one of the deepest lakes in the country and – with the exception of the Great Lakes – the deepest lake with direct access to the Atlantic Ocean. It also has temperature gradients similar to those in the Atlantic Ocean, meaning sonar tests could be correlated to ocean conditions. The waves on the lake aren’t high enough to interfere with barge operations, and since the lake rarely freezes tests can be conducted throughout the year.

The original barge was equipped with a diesel-driven, 200-kilowatt generator to supply electric power to its electronic equipment, a capacity that was later increased to 400 kilowatts. The barge’s hulls had several ballast tanks, with water pumped out of or into the tanks to raise or lower the height of the deck above water.

Initially, the barge was designed to test then-recently-developed transducers weighing as much as 35 tons. These transducers convert electrical energy into acoustic energy, sending sound signals through the water that bounce off an intended target with an echo that can be recorded and analyzed. For test operations, the barge was to be manned by three engineers working under the direction of a manager.

In 1965, the Navy began leasing the Dresden Marina – with 4.5 acres of land and 900 feet of lakefront – for $20,000 per year with an option to buy the marina for $125,000. As a result of this move, owners of boats and crafts docked at the marina were forced to remove them from the marina and find new facilities to store them. Those with mobile homes located on the hill above the docks also had to vacate the premises. Another result was the Navy expanding its research facilities on Seneca Lake through an investment of $500,000. The improvements included completely fencing in the installation since much of its research work dealing with sound and sonar equipment is classified.

An undated newspaper article – handwritten with “1967,” though the exact date is unclear – indicates the Navy bought the marina a couple of years later for $166,000 and took it over outright. That year, Albert Gatthardt, of the Washington Naval Research Center, spoke before a jointing meeting of the Seneca Falls and Waterloo Rotary Clubs and detailed the history of the Naval Research Laboratory and its recent developments and improvements.

Alternately known as the Seneca Underwater Test and Evaluation Center, the facility was profiled in a July 1968 newspaper article on the occasion of the barge’s conversion from diesel power generated aboard to being powered by an electrical cable from the shore. The change permitted the barge – referred to in the article as DARIUS, though it is unclear what that stands for – to test the largest underwater sonar sound sources.

The following year, the Navy announced a $2.2 million expansion of the research facility on Seneca Lake, making it “the newest, largest, and best underwater research center in the country.” Plans called for using the existing barges plus a new systems measurement platform measuring 195 feet long, 120 feet wide, and 9 and a half feet deep, with a crane capable of lifting 200 tons. The expansion would continue the Navy’s research into sound transmission, travel, and reception underwater, light transmission and reception, underwater radio communications, development of new oceanographic tools and techniques, and underwater tests in the field physics.

As of February 1969, the facility employed eight permanent employees – a number expanded by 10 or 20 visiting technicians, engineers, and scientists. With the expansion anticipated to finish in the summer of 1970, plans called for 15 permanent employees with a capacity for 40 people visiting and working on the site.

By September 1970, work on the expansion had fallen behind but was mostly complete, and the facility continued testing equipment on Seneca Lake. More than 50 years later, the Navy still has a presence in the Finger Lakes, and it is one you can see from the road or the shore.

[military1st]

A U.S. Marine during Exercise Agile Spirit 23 at Vaziani Training Area, Georgia.

The U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Allison Gilstrap (2023).