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Turn and burn! I love it!

Rear Admiral Capitain Lawrence Heyworth III Vice Admiral The Five Star Fleet Admiral Of The United States Navy Joshua David Elliott.

My Brother in law was stationed aboard her. Others in my family served also I was Navy and proud

My home from 88 to 92. besides my wife and kids, the best part of my life. the song coming to America was our refueling song for emergency breakaway. Coming home from Desert storm they started playing it as soon as we crossed the bay bridge tunnel till we hit pier 11. MS2 mcmahon. aft freezer, aft galley, CO's mess with Capt Hewing.

That was back in '80. Thru the canall back n forth.

I served on the America from Nov '79 to April '83 with two Indian Ocean deployments. Nice to hear from you guys.

This was one of several videos I wanted to post videos because of the song. I served on USS Constellation CV64 - Western Pacific / Indian Ocean (77-81)

Whats Up Doc ☠

USS America (CV-66) was my first ship. 1974 - 1977. A Med crusie and a cruise down to Rio. Rio was totally awesome.

I was on the America 81 Indian Ocean cruise that pass thru suez canal the 1st time.

I was with the jolly rodgers

I was on her 83-86, good ship good crew and air wing. 😄😄😄😄😄😄😄😄😄😄😄😄😄😄😄

USS America CV 66 1973 -1976 Ships company V-3 Division

Awesome video thank you

Perfect music!

The Best Name America and the best Pilots Vf 102 Diamond Backs and Vf 33 Starfighter s Capt. Dale Snodgrass

Being a naval aviator will never be as cool as it was in this era

I was on this very cruise ! We did the Ditch!! Hooooooyaaaa ⚓️ ⚓️

My Dad was on the USS AMERICA

My ship from 12/78 thru 07/82...1 med cruise and io in 1981...during the iran hostage situation...miss a was always ready to kick ass! Hola to my ship's company shipmates and squadrons! Rest in eternal peace my girl!

I did the 1981 cruise with an S-3 squadron. Awesome ship.

I served on her 1969 to 1972 S2 div

I was on the america from 1983 thru 1986 the air wing, t a d to the master at arms force. Allot of memories, good shipmates.

I served on the America from October 9, 1986 to my discharge on April 24, 1990. I came aboard right after the 1986 Med Cruise, went through the yard period from November 20, 1986 to February 11, 1988 and the work-ups for that year. Then came the NATO cruise and the Med/IO cruise in 1989, and finally, my exit. We visited New York City in April 1988 for Fleet Week, Mayport, FL in September after REFTRA, and Fort Lauderdale in March 1990 during Spring Break. An experience that I wouldn't trade for the world.

Yeah. Just imagine if your dad died in one of these firefights, and you celebrate his memory with a song like this. “Amazing Grace”, perhaps, might be a more fitting coda.

Thanks for all who served I worked the waiist cats 3 and 4 What Rush! Vf102 Diamond Backs

God bless our United States Navy 🇺🇸!

Sharing 💯 always

Served on board from 1969-1973 . 1 tour of Vietnam. 11months there. Really miss that ship ! A few Mediterranean cruises as well.

And so goes the nation

Good ole days

I was there AIMD shop 2 I was on the flight deck that day but I couldn't tell you where LOL. Great memories thanks.

78 to 81 AMID

Wow my dad gave me this vhs tape

V-3 division 1973 - 1976

I was there

I served on her from 1988-1991 E-Div

Gun hard and bee safe 😇

Thank u

I usually don’t like music over a fighter video but in this case it’s perfect

The Beast lives on.

Served her 67-68 in W Division - made the Med and 1st Vietnam cruises

I was onboard in 1970 as an AE2. supporting the A7Es the newest jets in the fleet,

Fear the bones!

Amazing memories, I was air wing with the Dragonslayers, HS-11. We were on the America anytime it pulled out of port from work ups to the cruises. I serve from 81to 85 and did all the work ups/cruises from 83 to 85 on the America. Was a young E3 the first cruise, then made 3rd class and earned my Air Warfare wings in 83. Was told I was one of the first to earn them in my squadron as a E4 back then, even made 2nd class on that ship before I got out. When we were in port at Portsmouth England when the Beirut barracks bombing occurred, we had an emergency departure to Beirut, left hundreds of sailors behind. The ship earned two Navy Expeditionary medals following this ordeal. Venezuela, Greece Spain, England, the Mediterranean, North Atlantic, Scotland, France, Morocco the Caribbean, Virgin Islands, Sri Lanka, were some of the many places I got to see on that ship. Do you believe I missed the navy so much I went back into the Reserves from 2004 to 2008? Talk about a break in service. I so wish she was turned into a museum so I could see her again.

That was an AWSOME video! Still and always will be the sexiest jet ever. But showing the Hornet at the end kinda kills it. Just saying.

My brother was on her 1969-70 Vietnam, Phantom mechanic VF-92, he graduated high school 1966. CV-66.

Getting nostalgic as the Suez canal has been in the news, was on her in 83 when we went through, I was haze gray and underway from 1981 to 1984, lots of great memories, have plenty of pics from that time

Thank you to all the men and women who were served. I have a friend who was the capt. of the ship. R Byron Fuller. He is a friend. My brother met him at a marina in Jacksonville Florida back in the early 80s. And became good friends with him. we learned who he was and what he had gone through. He went in the Navy as an enlisted man. He became an officer and he got the nickname Maverik. He retired as an admiral. He was shot down in a A4 Skyhawk and held POW for five years in north Vietnam. He is an amazing man and has survived an ordeal that most of us could not imagine.

Terrible song for such an awesome squadron 😖