CARRIER | Flight Deck Danger | PBS

Help us tell stories like CARRIER on-air and online. Support PBS http://www.pbs.org/carrier/support Chief Patrick Reynolds describes some of the dangerous aspects of the flight deck on the USS Nimitz. CARRIER follows a core group of participants aboard the USS Nimitz, from the elite fighter pilots to the youngest sailors and everyone in between, as they navigate personal conflicts around their jobs, families, faith, patriotism, love and the war on terror. CARRIER premieres Sunday-Thursday, April 27-May 1, 2008, 9:00-11:00 p.m. ET on PBS (check local listings). For more information, visit http://www.pbs.org/carrier

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[Merlin5by5]

I was on the Ranger, CV 61, which was a 1500 man weapon of war.

Now, when I pull up beside it at san diego harbor, it looks tiny compared

to modern flat tops. The sent it to Bremerton to prep it for museum, or

to scrap it. This is a legenday ship, she deserves better than the scrap

yard. IF you can, please support the ussranger. o r g in Oregon.

[Merlin5by5]

I was on the Ranger, CV 61, which was a 1500 man weapon of war.

Now, when I pull up beside it at san diego harbor, it looks tiny compared

to modern flat tops. The sent it to Bremerton to prep it for museum, or

to scrap it. This is a legenday ship, she deserves better than the scrap

yard. IF you can, please support the ussranger. o r g in Oregon.

[ffifer52]

did 3 years onboard the USS Midway CVA41 port cat crew. It's the most dangerous enviroment on earth. but I loved every minute of it.

[mgwilliams1000]

Everything. And I mean EVERTHING is dangerous in this work. I did 11 deployments aboard these flight decks in a 30 year span. It is as professional of work as any on the earth.

[ccaring1]

@Kiddo0485 You haven't lived until you've been shot off a flt. deck! One of my best memories that I'll never forget.

[ccaring1]

@affiliate30 Working on the flt. deck ranks right up there with being a iron worker.

[ccaring1]

@jinxd66 That is a Prowler not a A-6E...check the tail!

[jinxd66]

That's a A-6E Intruder not a EA-6B Prowler!

[dkkght46]

VAQ-138

Ike, Kennedy & Ranger

[leviathan625]

@nddy59 I was in V-2 division onboard lincoln. from 89-93