Roosevelt Roads: My Introduction

Roosevelt Roads: My Introduction

The Navy used to have a Naval Air Station in Puerto Rico called Roosevelt Roads.  It has since been closed, but it was a place we often sent a detachment to.  There was a bombing range and an underwater acoustic training area there so aircrews could practice...
The Time I Helped Bring A Terrorist To Justice

The Time I Helped Bring A Terrorist To Justice

One of the secret operations of the FBI, which I happen to be part of!!! This is a great story and I don’t know why I haven’t told it yet!  In 1984 I was on The USS Saratoga on deployment to the Eastern Mediterranean Sea.  I was in VS-30 and I was a flight...
My FLIGHT Series: Story #2, Stuck In Bermuda

My FLIGHT Series: Story #2, Stuck In Bermuda

It’s always the “other guy” who gets the great deals isn’t it?  Well one time, I was that guy!!!  After I got back seat qualified (yes that’s a real thing, click on it to see), I got a GREAT deal!  I was very fortunate to be in Carrier Air Groups that...
Liberty Call, Liberty Call in Valencia Spain!

Liberty Call, Liberty Call in Valencia Spain!

Liberty Call, Liberty Call!! “Liberty Call, Liberty Call!!”  That is a sound every sailor loves to hear, and there is no better place to hear that than a Spanish port.  My two favorite places to have liberty are Greece and Spain.  They are wonderful...