Author Topic: War... (Read 1363 times)

Nilsen · « **Reply #45 on:** March 14, 2004, 04:19:21 PM »

Aha Spruance class, nice ships. I got the grand tour on the USS Caron in 95 or 96 i think it was when she was in Oslo.

Yeah the Trondheim is an old hull that is now one of 3 heavily modernised but OLD frigates. They are beeing replaced by 5 new from next year.

I didnt serve on them tho, i was on "PT's" FAC's for a few years (1994-97 and was a reserve until last year)

Coolridr · « **Reply #46 on:** March 14, 2004, 04:26:15 PM »

The Spuance was my favorite so far...much more roonm than a DDG-51 class like I just got finished serving on. Too bad they will all be gone by the end of 2005. I've been in since '93..right now I'm an Air control instructor at our Fleet Combat training center in Dam Neck, Virginia Beach, VA..My rating is calles OS (Operations Specialist) and I'm a First Class petty officer...what was your job/rank?

Nilsen · « **Reply #47 on:** March 14, 2004, 04:36:41 PM »

My rank when i got out and transfered to the reserves was Ensign, but Petty Officer 2nd class as serving rank.I was in charge of the ops room (nickname OPS on board). Radar and ew warfare is my speciality tho. Had some good years in my blue tux

john9001 · « **Reply #48 on:** March 14, 2004, 04:40:32 PM »

just a small point , Iraq has to be "rebuilt" not because of the war but because for 35 years saddam stole the oil money to build palaces,buy weapons of war , and bribe friends in the UN, oh he also banked billions.

Coolridr · « **Reply #49 on:** March 14, 2004, 04:41:31 PM »

thats my job...radar..and air control..ops room stuff(combat information center)

Nilsen · « **Reply #50 on:** March 14, 2004, 04:45:17 PM »

hehe yeah cic would be your name for it

could get real buisy at times *pheuu* but still the best job i ever had.

Small world ain't it?.

Coolridr · « **Reply #51 on:** March 14, 2004, 04:47:11 PM »

Yup..small world...Got any Norwegian Navy stuff you want to trade? I collect Naval Hats from around the world

Nilsen · « **Reply #52 on:** March 14, 2004, 05:03:39 PM »

Sorry, only got one uniform hat and i need it to keep my uniform intact and my beret is also a nice thing to keep. You are not the only one collecting stuff like that. whenever we were on excersises with USN we traded all kinds of stuff and i still have some stuff like a zippo with the name of a sub somewhere. It was a 688 class but cant remember the name. Is there anywhere i can find out what sub was in norway at one point? Was Bergen in october.

Coolridr · « **Reply #53 on:** March 14, 2004, 05:04:55 PM »

what year?

Nilsen · « **Reply #54 on:** March 14, 2004, 05:05:53 PM »

94, october, maybe november at Haakonsvern in Bergen

Coolridr · « **Reply #55 on:** March 14, 2004, 05:10:14 PM »

Just looked it ip...looks like the only sub to visit there in 1994 was the USS Jacksonville SSN-699...which it's a cooincidence that sub is named after my hometown of jacksonville,FL

Here is a webpage for ya
http://www.geocities.com/Pentagon/3499/jaxhistory.html

edit: fixed the link

Nilsen · « **Reply #56 on:** March 14, 2004, 05:15:02 PM »

thanks, gotta find the box with my loot someday to make sure

wow, the world really is small.

For some reason they didnt allow visitors that night..think they were all resting from something and a few of the guys were out drinking. I spoke with a nice "guard" for a long time tho, a fella from Kentucky.

Coolridr · « **Reply #57 on:** March 14, 2004, 05:20:07 PM »

Our subs rarely allow any visitors....our "bubbleheads" are wierd that way..

Nilsen · « **Reply #58 on:** March 14, 2004, 05:26:18 PM »

I know some guys got a tour earlyer that day (or atleast they said so) but i arrived at 2100+ and the Kentucky guy said he was sorry but nobody onboard now. It was pretty quiet down there so maybe they just wanted to keep it that way.

Better join my gf and her big belly in bed now...0025 here...night coolridr

nilsen10 out

Coolridr · « **Reply #59 on:** March 14, 2004, 05:27:38 PM »

later nice talkin' with ya:aok