Anatomy of a Supercarrier Part 4

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The Nimitz Class Carriers are the main backbone of America's ability to project power anywhere in the world. The Nimitz is powered by two nuclear pressurized water reactors and carries an assorted air wing of 85 Fighter/Attack Jets, Anti-Submarine aircraft, Airborne Early Warning Planes, and also retains several SH-60B Sea Hawk Helicopters for Search and Rescue and ASW duties. The Nimitz has a whopping 97,000 tons of displacement and its length is approximately three football fields. Since the first Nimitz Class Carrier, The USS Nimitz (CVN-68), entered service in May 1975 there have been nine other Nimitz Class Carriers produced. The Nimitz made its first combat cruise during the ill-fated Operation Eagle Claw. The Nimitz Class has since proven itself in operations in Iraq, the former Yugoslavia, and Afghanistan. At current projections, The Last Nimitz is not scheduled to be retired till the year 2058, at which point the last of the Nimitz will have been fully replaced by the Gerald R. Ford Class.

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[colo250]

do the chef and the people who cook have to go to basic training? please replay cause im reallly curious about that lol

[xxmc117]

@colo250

By basic training I'm guessing you mean how to shoot a rifle and maneuver through obstacles All sailors get a *basic* training since they need every man they can get in emergencies including non combat ratings.

[bmwnasher]

all you american tax payers pay for these so millions sleep safe at night...thanks from uk

[a4g0t3nF1ght3r]

Thanks for the upload!!!!!

[fsxflyer253]

@butchd2010 that's because it's easier to reuse some clips and cut down on the amount of filming needed

[budwiesner1234]

ha many mess decks, rriigghhtt

[zcm007attack]

Why doesn't the carrier and refueling vessel stop and anchor during refueling? It seems a lot less dangerous that way.

[KTM990WFO]

@colo250 Yes you go through bootcamp first. After all, you are a sailor before you are a cook. Once you pass boot camp, then you go on to your schools that teach you your job. CS (cooks) school is located in Great Lakes, IL down the road from boot camp. Its a pretty nice set up. I've never been inside of it but I think the building is only a few years old.

[butchd2010]

i swear i see some of this clip on the one about the hornet

[knowpassword]

I'd love to see how these thing stood the test of time in the terminator universe...

[MrJeffreydunson]

This is just one of 11, current Aircraft Carriers of the Navy !!!! nuff said.