GONZO station 1987. Some wanted to change the Ranger theme song to "Danger Zone" after the movie was made on it. They dressed it up to be the USS Enterprise. The Ranger was the Top Gun of the Pacific at the time. Before that it was dressed up to be the Enterprise for the Star Trek movie. The Enterprise could never fight like the Ranger.
@lylecom Thanks for looking at the video, this was shot between 1968 and 1970 aboard The USS RANGER. Ranger is inactive since 1993 but there are those of us that are working to save Ranger as a museun ship in Fairview OR. Currently Ranger is moored in inactive ships Bremerton WA.
I was on the Ranger back during the '82 cruise (airwing), did all the workups, etc. I remember refueling an Aussie tincan off the coast of Washington one foggy night and they serenaded us with a live band during the entire replenishment evolution. As a courtesy, when we parted company, we in turn played a record of the William Tell Overture (the ship's theme song) over the loud speakers. Kinda sums up the US military in a nut shell....if you can't be real, use technology...
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So did I with HS-14.(North Island). Berrouet69@gmail.com
Berrouet69 1 month ago
Let's Support our former home gentlemen. Ranger Danger! in Oregon sounds good to me can"t wait. Berrouet H.S-14 Berrouet69@gmail.com
Berrouet69 1 month ago
GONZO station 1987. Some wanted to change the Ranger theme song to "Danger Zone" after the movie was made on it. They dressed it up to be the USS Enterprise. The Ranger was the Top Gun of the Pacific at the time. Before that it was dressed up to be the Enterprise for the Star Trek movie. The Enterprise could never fight like the Ranger.
TejasBobGOM 3 months ago
Spent time on the Ranger in the 60's. Would love to see the Ranger in Oregon.
ydwhite1 9 months ago
@lylecom Thanks for looking at the video, this was shot between 1968 and 1970 aboard The USS RANGER. Ranger is inactive since 1993 but there are those of us that are working to save Ranger as a museun ship in Fairview OR. Currently Ranger is moored in inactive ships Bremerton WA.
Ranger61saver 10 months ago
i served on ranger in 1969- 1972, i proudly served, and misss her to this day.alot of fine memories there
lylecom 10 months ago
I was on the Ranger back during the '82 cruise (airwing), did all the workups, etc. I remember refueling an Aussie tincan off the coast of Washington one foggy night and they serenaded us with a live band during the entire replenishment evolution. As a courtesy, when we parted company, we in turn played a record of the William Tell Overture (the ship's theme song) over the loud speakers. Kinda sums up the US military in a nut shell....if you can't be real, use technology...
CaesarInVa 1 year ago
I deployed to Yankee Station, North Vietnam 1970-71 on CVA-61 with VA-113. Brown shirt on A-7Es. RIP Billy Stewart, AQF-2
vwmodrock 1 year ago
West Pac 77-79 and 80-81 VAQ-137
I miss my buddies but had enough of the racket and noise, played banjo on cat walk over by cat 4
soilfit 1 year ago
I was on the Ranger 1985-87. I was with VF-2 and an AMS-1 then. I also was TAD to CAG staff and TAD as a Brig Chaser on it for 2 months then.
NationwideMike2009 1 year ago