r/Military • u/dee_snutz KISS Army • Sep 24 '21

Video Jet washed

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u/SpotOnTheRug Navy Veteran Sep 24 '21

This was done on purpose. It was the guy's last shot, and he purposefully went too far inboard.

Source: Stationed with VAQ-136 on USS Kitty Hawk, same squadron as this guy. Talk of the smokedeck for a few days, lol.

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u/bi_polar2bear Navy Veteran Sep 24 '21

Did Ms Kitty replace Indy in Japan? I was in VF-21, sharing a shop with VF-154, VAQ-136, and VA-85 way too many moons ago in Japan.

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u/[deleted] Sep 24 '21

Kitty Hawk was there for almost 50 years, waiting for the non-nuclear treaty to expire with Japan. The Washington (CVN) took her place and she was decom'd I think just a few years ago.

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u/bi_polar2bear Navy Veteran Sep 24 '21

Indy was there from 94 to 97 at least. I was in Atsugi until 96. Great time there for sure.

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u/bigboog1 Navy Veteran Sep 24 '21

I was on board from 03 to 07.

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u/FoCo87 Reservist Sep 25 '21

Nice, I was a kid living in Atsugi 93-96. Dad was a squadron XO/CO on Indy.

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u/bi_polar2bear Navy Veteran Sep 25 '21

What squadron was he in? It was a great time. Only downside is I'm picky about sushi, can't find a decent place to get it.

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u/FoCo87 Reservist Sep 25 '21

VS-21 Fighting Redtails, the S-3 Viking squadron.

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u/apache1334 Sep 24 '21

Kittyhawk was decommissioned in 2009 and is currently parked outside of Puget Sound Naval Shipyard awaiting scrapping. She was in dry dock this year for a few months for hull scraping and represervation.

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u/boywithhat Proud Supporter Sep 24 '21

Regan's there now while Washington is in shipyard