What a view

krepitus · 2012-10-08T16:13:53+00:00

He's nuts if he thinks he can pick up that aircraft carrier with that little cable.

Patriot029 · 2012-10-08T17:27:50+00:00

Regardless of your views of the military, you have to admit that aircraft carriers are amazing pieces of technology. I mean its a flippin' airport sailing around in the ocean.

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seaweed420 · 2012-10-08T14:27:19+00:00

I have actually repaired the main propulsion systems on the carrier. Goo ole Ike. Out of all the carriers I have worked, this is my favorite.

critercat · 2012-10-08T16:10:31+00:00

Am I the only one who thought he was pissing on the carrier?

deadly_fox · 2012-10-08T17:55:35+00:00

Its just not the same without F-14s on deck :(

andrewsmith1986 · 2012-10-08T14:41:13+00:00

I wonder how much money is in that photo.

deja-vu-comment · 2012-10-08T14:40:11+00:00

69 tee hee

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Leek5 · 2012-10-08T19:21:45+00:00

Whoa I'm getting vertigo.

youdoneyo69 · 2012-10-08T18:26:46+00:00

I build those :-)

app1esauce · 2012-10-08T17:03:54+00:00

The Ike, my second and final ship. After spending three years and decommissioning the Kennedy (CV-67) the Navy sent me to this ship. It was much cleaner than the Kennedy but crew and the heart just wasn't there. Plus Norfolk sucked so hard.

twisted42 · 2012-10-08T17:23:10+00:00

I served on this ship as an RO in the mid 90s. Glad to see this image of the old girl.

weedroid · 2012-10-08T17:55:52+00:00

What's the plane in the middle that looks like it's wearing a beret? Some kind of radar thing?

dimebagellefson · 2012-10-08T20:14:43+00:00

Is it normal that all I can think of when I see this picture is shouting "CANNONBAAAAAAALLLLL!!!" and jumping?

That would be so cool, provided you didn't die or anything.

soulessystem · 2012-10-09T00:08:22+00:00

whats the cable for?

sparkitect · 2012-10-08T18:12:53+00:00

My brother is on this ship as we speak!

Jevia · 2012-10-08T17:40:32+00:00

Uhg. My fear of heights just kicked in full force.

thirdfounder · 2012-10-08T15:33:07+00:00

my knees go a bit wobbly just looking at the photo on reddit. lots of nope documented here.

alexthetiger · 2012-10-08T17:10:17+00:00

shove whistle suspiciously

lussie · 2012-10-08T18:06:46+00:00

Holy shit I might actually have a heart attack just looking at this.

daschnookle · 2012-10-08T18:12:57+00:00

Hah I see the number

UnoriginalMike · 2012-10-08T18:20:31+00:00

And now spit.

HandyCore3 · 2012-10-08T18:22:22+00:00

Man, it must really suck for the guy parked in the back when he has to leave.

diggitydan · 2012-10-08T18:25:44+00:00

jet traffic jam. how do they or what do they do with that many jets parked on the runway like that?

yermahm · 2012-10-08T18:26:28+00:00

That makes me woozy. When I was younger I never had an issue with heights. I'm in my 40's now and they make me very uncomfortable. That video that made the rounds of the guy climbing that communications tower? I couldn't sit through the whole thing. Weird.

Goldenelm · 2012-10-08T18:27:39+00:00

Lol 69...

LiteRobot · 2012-10-08T18:32:40+00:00

And here my first thought was "Somebody's taking a leek from an helicopter down on an aircraft carrier."

yelo_canu · 2012-10-08T18:35:03+00:00

I would shit my pants.

sneezylee · 2012-10-08T18:35:35+00:00

As someone who hasnt enrolled in the navy i can imagine what the radar system technology in this beast must be like.

iHeartCoolStuff · 2012-10-08T18:40:02+00:00

Thought he was taking a piss at first

DroodEdwin · 2012-10-08T18:50:38+00:00

Whoa, you guys forgot to unplug it before take off

Underbarochfin · 2012-10-08T18:53:47+00:00

The pilots who parked there are pretty skilled

The_One_Above_All · 2012-10-08T18:56:36+00:00

Chinese military: We wish we had planes on our aircraft carrier :-(

accountnotfound2 · 2012-10-08T18:58:05+00:00

I went skydiving for the first but not last time yesterday. Made me want to jump.

nismo9 · 2012-10-08T18:59:01+00:00

Made me kinda dizzy.

j2bv16 · 2012-10-08T19:00:08+00:00

Nice eyes

^Sent ^from ^Reditr

SuperBlarg · 2012-10-08T19:00:46+00:00

I do not understand how "What a view" means what it does. I know what it implies but it does not make sense to me grammatically. What? a view!

RebelTactics · 2012-10-08T19:04:16+00:00

If you'd like to see jets like this in action come over to /r/CombatFootage.

PlusOn3 · 2012-10-08T19:10:03+00:00

Relevant

Werchio · 2012-10-08T19:10:56+00:00

Of some reason, I think that they are all women on this aircraft carrier...

stonedchao · 2012-10-08T19:15:43+00:00

thats a lotta money just floating out there in the middle of the ocean.

zulubowie · 2012-10-08T19:20:17+00:00

That ship's number is 69.

huzwrighte · 2012-10-08T19:23:11+00:00

is that the one from the avengers?

ltredbeard · 2012-10-08T19:25:46+00:00

i laughed when i saw the runway number

ScottTracey · 2012-10-08T19:28:33+00:00

Word

occamsshavingkit · 2012-10-08T19:30:46+00:00

You want a view? Try the one from the side level giving these babies jp5 and dfm (fuel).

obzen22 · 2012-10-08T19:35:23+00:00

What a helmet

mysticbasist · 2012-10-08T19:42:47+00:00

Am I the only one who kept staring at the eyes?

GrayStudios · 2012-10-08T19:44:56+00:00

Metal Harbor anyone?

kamakaro · 2012-10-08T19:55:09+00:00

32 F's ready to fuck shit up.

AccountCreated4This · 2012-10-08T19:55:16+00:00

Spent four years on this ship. If you look at the design on the helmet that is the emblem for the "Night Dippers". They are a SAR (Search and Rescue) squadron attached to the ship. I maybe mistaken, but it looks to me that they may be doing a search and rescue for a man overboard drill.

spike003 · 2012-10-08T19:56:17+00:00

Spawn green.

lostmygravitas · 2012-10-08T19:56:31+00:00

"Stand by for....BARRRFFFFF....let's try that again stand by for the.....BARRRFFFFFFFFFFFF.....shit....I need a desk job"

shipman · 2012-10-08T19:58:19+00:00

This gave me a full-on panic attack.

dietwildcherrypepsi · 2012-10-08T20:00:29+00:00

Oh is that Francis' bathtub from Pee-Wee's Big Adventure?

dealaus · 2012-10-08T20:02:30+00:00

what kinda equipment they got there?

sami3121 · 2012-10-08T20:07:30+00:00

Haha 69

otomotopia · 2012-10-08T20:11:22+00:00

Out of pure curiosity, does anyone have an idea how many billions of dollars of equipment is present in that shot?

bastardos · 2012-10-08T20:13:10+00:00

I always look at this pic and think about Valet parking....

Loud_Hawk · 2012-10-08T20:35:12+00:00

I think the special forces at the end of the rope have and even better view. This is part of a Special Patrol Insertion/Extraction exercise.

Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special_Patrol_Insertion/Extraction

Mustardtigerjack · 2012-10-08T20:37:12+00:00

"hold on, I just gotta instagram this real quick"

spacedropper · 2012-10-08T20:39:56+00:00

Thats one of the best views of 69 ive ever seen!

Will_Power · 2012-10-08T20:40:00+00:00

Look of disapproval helmet.

reasonably_mardy · 2012-10-08T20:46:28+00:00

Who needs tilt shift!?

my72dart · 2012-10-08T20:46:55+00:00

Hey I used to work there :)

Justawildguesss · 2012-10-08T20:59:02+00:00

That's like a bazillion dollars in one picture.

CDUB23 · 2012-10-08T21:00:24+00:00

Needs more boobs

Hurtlocker909 · 2012-10-08T21:04:20+00:00

I thought he was taking a piss

GoldWaffle · 2012-10-08T21:11:34+00:00

0_o lots of F-18s...

PulpFictionSnazzy · 2012-10-08T21:17:16+00:00

I like the part where 69.

doom_bagel · 2012-10-08T21:22:44+00:00

Needs more wailord

Superduperscooper · 2012-10-08T21:33:54+00:00

thats a nice helmet you got there.

peterjoel · 2012-10-08T21:35:39+00:00

I would totally take a piss right there.

baconpatroller · 2012-10-08T21:52:14+00:00

That's a great lego kit, looks very realistic

Unalive · 2012-10-08T21:54:28+00:00

That helmet looks stoned.

MankeyManksyo · 2012-10-08T22:07:42+00:00

We can pay for that, but not Bigbird....

lzpj · 2012-10-08T22:11:25+00:00

Sleep well tonight, Americans. I will.

Rescueswimmer85 · 2012-10-08T22:19:46+00:00

I just uploaded my aircraft carrier picture. This is actually called SPIE rig. Special purpose insertion and extraction used for inserting troops into mountainous terrain that helos can't get into. Fun and scary as hell. Great for constipation if nothing else.

guitarelf · 2012-10-08T22:35:34+00:00

I totally thought this was an image of the lego aircraft carrier..then I saw the rope

Arknell · 2012-10-08T22:41:15+00:00

Chopper Helmet does not approve of me... 8'-(

munge_me_not · 2012-10-08T22:47:32+00:00

I was on the Ike in the 90's. The best part about that ship was their all night cold cuts, soup and chili bar. I loved it because I worked night ops topside and it was hard to get food at night. On other carriers we had to either have broken up sleep to get one of the regular three meals or sneak food to our racks.

ichigo2862 · 2012-10-08T22:49:25+00:00

Man if I weren't a sad sack of shit I would totally sign up for the Navy. I fukken love warships.

frostysnowcat · 2012-10-08T22:56:16+00:00

I like that the number on the ship is "69". Go Navy.

crugerdk · 2012-10-08T23:06:03+00:00

call of the void.

want to jump so badly!

Zaphod1620 · 2012-10-08T23:09:00+00:00

Serious question: why do they bring up all the planes to the flight deck like this? I've seen plenty of pictures of aircraft carriers in this configuration, but what is the purpose? Febreezing them out? Second question: is that all the aircraft that particular carrier has?

Jim777PS3 · 2012-10-08T23:10:13+00:00

One point of karma to the person who tells me how much money we are looking at down there!

klondikethedestroyer · 2012-10-08T23:14:36+00:00

skynxx · 2012-10-08T23:22:33+00:00

Hey your Seahawk's drooling!

Plethorian · 2012-10-08T23:27:46+00:00

1 lonely EA-6B,wings folded. Another in the hanger bay, broken. One more up in the sky somewhere on coverage, along with at least one F/A-18. Not to mention the attack sub hiding underneath.

MOX-News · 2012-10-09T00:01:59+00:00

Can someone give a backstory to this photo?

ohhrhys · 2012-10-09T00:20:57+00:00

ha 69...

48for8 · 2012-10-09T00:21:09+00:00

Another reason North Korea isn't allowed on the internet. I wouldn't want my poor little solders to know about these things either.

MilesColtrane · 2012-10-09T00:22:01+00:00

fuck, I love America

listen_god_damn_it · 2012-10-09T00:23:54+00:00

The most amazing part is that it looks like they're conducting SPIE Rigging drills. If so, those are men on the end of that cable.

Edit: well, I guess I was right. This photo is in the wiki article I just linked.

henrytheangryredneck · 2012-10-09T00:31:57+00:00

Micro Machines are so realistic nowadays.

proinpretius · 2012-10-09T00:44:17+00:00

Hornet, Hornet, Hornet, Hornet, Hornet, Hornet, Hornet, Hornet, Hornet, Hornet, Hornet, Hornet, Hornet, Hornet, Hornet, Hornet, Hornet, Hawkeye, Hornet, Hornet, Hornet, Hornet, Prowler, Hornet, Hornet, Hornet, Hornet, Hornet, Hornet, Hornet, Hornet, Hornet, Hornet, Hornet, Hawkeye, Seahawk, Seahawk, Seahawk, Hornet, Hawkeye, Hornet, Hornet.

heyitsthtguy · 2012-10-09T01:25:14+00:00

Repost.

StanleyRiver · 2012-10-09T01:50:42+00:00

"I wonder if I can hit Dan if I spit from up here..."

sapphon · 2012-10-09T01:50:45+00:00

Don't mess with our commerce, or we'll send a steel neighborhood to the ocean near you, except it's not a normal neighborhood because we took all the nice people out and replaced them with disproportionately poor and angry and young people, who should be angry at us for putting them in a floating steel box rather than giving them real prospects for happiness in life but instead have been taught that YOU are to blame for what is bad in the world, so they're angry at YOU. Oh and wherever they don't need the space to live and cook, we packed in explosives for them to play with.

Seriously. Just let us exploit you. We're telling you this for your own good.

Poujakar · 2012-10-09T01:53:15+00:00

First thing I noticed was the giant 69 in the front.

gdirrty216 · 2012-10-09T02:54:06+00:00

How long would it take to launch all of the planes on this ship? Would they ever launch all of them? Are there emergency exercises to practice launching a massive assault or do you mainly focus on squads/wave type launches?

samarco · 2012-10-09T03:23:36+00:00

ha ha ha i spotted a 69 in the pic

SynWes92 · 2012-10-09T04:08:14+00:00

Wow! looks totally like Battlefield 3

nightwing99 · 2012-10-09T04:20:16+00:00

HA 69

warpedsenseofhumour · 2012-10-09T04:49:32+00:00

The cable kinda makes it look like he's taking a leak on the aircraft carrier

sunbear0326 · 2012-10-09T04:51:52+00:00

Haha 69

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