by Troy Riggs | Jan 6, 2020 | Sea Stories
When I was in my Navy Electronics School training, I wanted to have the best chance possible to be selected for Aircrew. One of my roommates, Paul Poudrier, also wanted to be Aircrew, so we did the quals together in hopes of being selected. Paul was an...
by Troy Riggs | Jan 6, 2020 | Sea Stories
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...
by Troy Riggs | Dec 3, 2019 | Sea Stories
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...
by Troy Riggs | Nov 20, 2019 | Sea Stories
When I joined the Navy back in 1978, the recruiting slogan was, Join the Navy and see the world! They NAILED it! I saw a great deal of the world. What you don’t realize until it’s too late is that the world is more than 75% water!! In total I...
by Troy Riggs | Nov 20, 2019 | Sea Stories
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...
by Troy Riggs | Nov 14, 2019 | Sea Stories
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...