Saratoga was also built in NY and had to make that same trip:

This makes the GG Bridge look very impressive indeed.

Not launching aircraft, but Constellation was the last carrier built at the Brooklyn Naval Yard. It sort of fit under the Brooklyn Bridge:

SEMPER PARATUS! Doing all they can with what they have.

Clickbait how? That’s a perfectly normal headline. Clickbait would be: This sailor’s boat broke down in the Persian Gulf, you won’t believe what happened next!

They’re just getting rid of all my favorite aircraft. I was sad enough to see my good ol’ EA-6B go. I enjoyed the days when I could go up on deck and see EA-6B’s, S-3's and F-14's.

No no, gliding is how you get to the crash.

It probably seemed like a good idea at the time even if they regret it now.

I’m in! But they are gonna have to give me a weight/age waiver!

At least they’d be stealthy that way, most guys can’t find those either.

As someone who is active duty, thank you. This sums up my feelings perfectly. So many people willing to say lets send them in, but so few are willing to actually sign up to do it.

WTF are you talking about? Turkey is a sovereign nation. Russia has repeatedly invaded Turkish airspace over the past several weeks with Turkey warning Russia that their behavior was damaging their relationship with an ally. Nations must be granted permission to enter each other’s airspace. Russia is pursuing it’s own…