Navy Lenses by Stargazer00

The USS Dwight D. Eisenhower is the second aircraft carrier in the Nimitz class having been launched on October 11, 1975. The "Ike" serves as the flagship of Carrier Strike Group 8, and is based at Naval Station Norfolk in Norfolk, Virginia. Named af...

Strategically speaking, aircraft carriers are very important to the United States. They can cover a huge amount of territory through the reach of their planes. Every flight deck is a 4.5 acre island of sovereign US territory. The USS Nimitz is the f...

On this page you can read about the Manga comic book that the USS George Washington distributed to the Japanese people to introduce itself. Further down the page there is a link to download your own copy of "CVN 73," a Manga comic book. The USS Georg...

The USS Enterprise is the oldest aircraft carrier in the US fleet, having been launched in 1960. She was the first nuclear powered aircraft carrier in the world. Eight nuclear reactors supply her power and she is the only carrier with this configurat...

Each Nimitz Class aircraft carrier, including the USS John C. Stennis CVN 74 is a floating airport capable of launching 4 planes per minute. They can each carry about 80 planes. Everyone working on the flight deck knows their job well. They have to b...

The USS George H. W. Bush is the tenth and final aircraft carrier in the Nimitz class and was launched on October 9, 2006. Commissioning for this vessel was timed so that President George W. Bush would still be in office to participate with his fath...

The USS Theodore Roosevelt CVN-71 is the fourth ship of the Nimitz class and was launched on October 27, 1984. Call sign is "Rough Rider" and nicknames are "Big Stick" or simply "T.R." Aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt is the flagship of Carrie...

The USS Ronald Reagan is the ninth aircraft carrier in the Nimitz class having been launched and commissioned on March 4, 2001. It is the first ship to bear the Reagan name. The nickname of the USS Ronald Reagan is "The Gipper." The USS Ronald Reagan...

The USS Harry S. Truman is the eighth aircraft carrier in the Nimitz class. Launched on September 7, 1996. Nick name for the USS Harry S. Truman is "H. S. T.", the initials of the namesake. Ship's Motto: Buck Stops Here. "The carrier battle group ca...

The USS Carl Vinson CVN 70 is the third in the Nimitz class of aircraft carriers, having been launched on March 15, 1980. The nickname for the USS Carl Vinson is the "Chuckie V." The Carl Vinson is also called the "Gold Eagle." Although there is no o...

The USS Abraham Lincoln CVN 72 Is the fifth aircraft carrier in the Nimitz class having been launched on November 11, 1989. After the 2005 earthquake and tsunami in Indonesia, the USS Abraham Lincoln provided disaster relief and humanitarian aid....

Navy Nukes are hard working sailors, whether they are still in school or out in the fleet. Their area of expertise requires extensive training to prepare them for a job on a nuclear aircraft carrier or a nuclear submarine. If you are a Navy Nuke you...

These are <b>T-shirts designed especially for the children of sailors</b> including seals, nukes and submariners. Children like to be proud of their parents and wearing a shirt like this allows them to display their pride in their navy p...

My husband and I are having fun sending care packages to our son who is serving on the USS Nimitz. We always send care packages with enough to share. Nick says his friends like to see what is in the box and they speculate and make comments as to why...

If you are looking for a gift for someone in the Navy, you have come to the right place. "The Navy Store" has T-Shirts, Mouse Pads, Mugs, Bumper Stickers and more great apparel and merchandise for Navy personnel and their loved ones. There are gifts...

I thought some of you might have questions about what Prototype School is like. The following is what I have gleaned from conversations with my son and I'm hoping it will give you some insight as to what you can expect at Prototype School. If you've...

This lens is about Navy Nukes and the Navy Nuclear Program. I hope to give you information that you may be looking for but haven't been able to find.  When my son entered this program I looked for information and discovered that it wasn'...

During World War II the US government enacted a campaign to help keep the soldiers and sailors safe. They printed up lots of posters in the theme of "Loose Lips May Sink Ships" and distributed them far and wide. They wanted service men and their fami...

What sets the USS New York apart? Its construction incorporates 7.5 tons of steel salvaged from the ruins of the World Trade Center which fell on September 11, 2001, the victim of terrorist attack. The steel was melted down and poured into a mold to...

On March 21, 2009, friends and family of the sailors on the USS Nimitz were invited to spend a day at sea on the Nimitz. We could not pass up this opportunity to see our son and the ship on which he lives and works, so on that Saturday morning at abo...