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With the current “where’s the carriers” moment in history–a look back at the old “million sortie” war waged from Yankee and Delta Station days is relevant, in which sortie rates would average upwards of 4,000 a month when three carriers were on station.
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A-7B of VA-215 standing by on the catapult of USS_Oriskany (CV-34) in 1976.
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103 Carrier Deployments in 13 Years
With the current “where’s the carriers” moment in history– including having the Ford Carrier Strike Group (CVN-78/CAW-8) in the Eastern Mediterranean along with U.S. 6th Fle…
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A-7B of VA-215 standing by on the catapult of USS_Oriskany (CV-34) in 1976.
Carrier Deployments During the Vietnam Conflict
The following listing covers port visits for carriers (CV, CVA, CVAN, CVS) deployed to Vietnam during the conflict. Sources for the information are listed in the text. Compiled in August 2003 by the Naval Aviation History Branch, Naval Warfare Division, Naval History and Heritage Command...
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Naval Air War
by Norman Polmar and Edward J. Marolda, 2015, ISBN 978-0-945274-82-7 (paperback)
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Comparing old- and new-school U.S. flattops
The $13 billion supercarrier USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78), the inaugural ship of her class, has been underway for the past week or so in the Atlantic with the bulk of Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 8 along …
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