CV-61 U.S.S. Ranger

[ggarciatx]

Any prior service guys from the "Top Gun of the Pacific Fleet"?

ABE3 87-89.
catch you all later;f

[Riflemanz]

I was trained at NAS Miramar when top gun first opened back in73.I then reported to VF-32 as an AE on the F-14 tomcat.
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[KIDCOP]

Hardly "Top Gun." I was stationed on the Midway when the Ranger ran a red light and hit another ship. We had to take her place which extended our cruise. I was in a good squardon so it wasn't so bad. I then did a cruise on the Ranger with another squadron. I didn't like the squadron so it was a hard 6 mos.

[F14Scott]

I was stashed with VF-1 after AOCS in the summer of '91, so I walked aboard Ranger a few times with those guys. Then, in the winter of 1993 my RAG class CQed aboard her.

[Ramjet38]

yep, HC-1 '72-'73 WestPac Tonkin Gulf.

[JDR]

my grandfather (Jack Ruttschow) worked in a squadron on the Ranger in the late 60's or early 70's. Wore his Ranger belt buckle till the day he died.

[glockoroni]

Originally posted by KIDCOP
Hardly "Top Gun." I was stationed on the Midway when the Ranger ran a red light and hit another ship. We had to take her place which extended our cruise. I was in a good squardon so it wasn't so bad. I then did a cruise on the Ranger with another squadron. I didn't like the squadron so it was a hard 6 mos. Was that "another" ship a submarine by any chance?

[KIDCOP]

No, I don't believe so, if I remember right it was a tanker. The Rangers pointy end was bent and had to go into Yokosuka for reapirs.

[SLFlyinghorse]

*sigh*

those were the days.

PR for former
VA-155 Silver Fox's A-6 Intruders.

Damn... I never knew such Big heads and egos could fit into
helmets and flightsuits, much less get OFF the ground or deck.

But I loved my occifers!!

PR e1 to e3 1991 to 1995

theSam!!