US Sailor Uses Tiny Space Below Aircraft Carrier Flight Deck To Launch Fighter Jets

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[@uschurch]

This is a good video because: * No annoying voice over * Variety of topics * Great videography * Informative subtitles Subbed & liked.

[@MATT-xv4bh]

Greetings from Melbourne, Australia! Thank you for being on our side, you young men and women.

[@angryinchh]

I did 2 deployments on the USS constellation and worked the flight deck every day as a plane capt (brownshirt) for our squadron. One the most intense, exhilarating, dangerous and best jobs I ever had. #1 rule on the flight deck. "Keep your head on a swivel"

[@srwilsonav8r]

I made my first deployment on the connie! joined VF-142 in early January 1970, flying the phantom.

[@fgm1197]

This is absolutely fascinating every time. I served in the airforce as a ground equipment mechanic. Seeing hearing and FEELING a Phantom taking off with full afterburners from only 100 feet away is epic already. But this is just insane. My utmost respect and thanks to all for your service. Stay save.

[@cliffordbiewenga5098]

Everyone is crouched down in order to keep their heads. Literally. Then, after launch, the one who hooked it up had to run out there and pick up the trail bar without getting blown down. When we were in northern areas we would all run out there to get warm, even it was very short-lived.

[@cliffordbiewenga5098]

@kamleharris742 Sorry to hear that. It's a dangerous place, for sure. A guy I worked with was sent home in a box. Married 1 month.

[@shenmisheshou7002]

While in the Marines, I was briefly attached to VMFA-451 doe the duration of the squadron deployment ( many Marine units deploy on carriers and all Marine fighter/attack aircraft pilots are carrier qualified.) I have to say that during that time, my understanding and appreciation for everything to do with the blue water navy was hugely boosted. Carrier ops are nothing short of amazing, and the ins and outs of how a big carrier operated at sea was a revelation. I just learned so much! As part of my time, I was involved in a side job of helping to install CCTV in the entire ship so I got to go into just about every part of the ship, including places where most of the sailors were not even allowed to go. It was a remarkable two months.

[@shenmisheshou7002]

​@Phillip Banes The Pentagon has thought about doing away with the Marine Corp many times, but every time they re-examine the mission, they realize that it is a unique and valuable. The Marine Expeditionary Force is completely self contained. It has its own transport aircraft (Army does not), and its own fixed wing fighter/attack air combat elements (Army does not). It has the best close air support on earth because it has its own pilots that train every day with Marine Infantry. Even the Army calls on Marine close air support. The Marine MEF can engage anywhere in the Pacific Theater in less than 72 hours because of its organic amphibious capability. This is why the DOD keeps the Marines. Except for the naval ships, which it needs, (and of course it is part of the Navy) no one can get all of the combat elements into position for battle as quickly as the Marines. If you have time to wait the Army is great, but if you need to get into action quickly, the Marines specialize in that. Ships, helicopters, transport Aircraft, fixed wing fighter and attack aircraft, amphibious IFVs, air defense, and a logistics capability that is always there ready to go. This is why the Marines exist. The Army is too slow to react at anything close to the speed that the MEF can act at.

[@FS2K4Pilot]

@@shenmisheshou7002 Don’t bother arguing. Everyone who says our Corps should be disbanded is just jealous, ‘rah?

[@shenmisheshou7002]

@@FS2K4Pilot Not sure they are jealous, or just don't understand the true scope of a Marine Expeditionary Force and the speed at which they can respond. No other military origination on the planet can match that capability, and this is why the Marine Corp is allowed to exist. Could you re-org the Army to do the same? Yes, but Marines don't get paid any more than doggies do so from a cost perspective, why would you want to get rid of the Marines. That is another thing the poster doesn't get. If you need a Division in a fleet force, it doesn't cost you any more to use Marines than soldiers, so the pentagon would not save a penny by doing away with the Marines.

[@FS2K4Pilot]

@@shenmisheshou7002 Of course they’re jealous!😎 I was Airwing myself, and the advantage of Marines having their own air assets is that we can tailor those assets to our specific needs, without having to try and get those Billy Mitchell-minded airheads over in the Air Force to perform missions that aren’t sexy to them, like, say, Close Air Support. We don’t have to deal with their pathological hatred of the A-10, or their criminally short-sighted attempts to retire it.

[@user-yt7kb9bd5l]

This video is pretty much about everything but the bubble.

[@youngnurse9994]

I have the 3 DVD series of The USS Nimitz , as they left for deployment and back . It is awesome and very informative! 5000 sailor's, etc on-board. Even shows the Tiger cruise, where families were allowed to come along on the 2 week trek home after being out to sea for 6 months . I've watched it a million times! I sure wish they would do a follow-up on the people they kept track of on that journey. 🚢

[@cliffordbiewenga5098]

I worked in the bubble on the Carl Vinson. Best job ever.

[@87yugo74]

Its amazing how it all works and the teamwork.

[@chrisfisichella6659]

Very cool video you have collected here.

[@tonnywildweasel8138]

Fascinating ! Thanks for sharing, appreciate it 👍 Greets from the Netherlands, T.

[@gregqualtieri609]

Thanks for the great video spent many an hour on the roof as we called it. Keep up the great job.

[@darrenmarkhorton4089]

Hand Tool :- Get Metal Bar Curve One end, Slot the other with edge distance, The Slot is for a threaded screw portion 10/32...etc and hand knurled round upper ball, Circlip 1/2 or 3/8 - Drive adaptor with screw holder, no hammering, and attach Rachet Extension assembly. For easy screw removal when necessary. Length of lever moment for additional force to be considered

[@metatechhd]

Wow, this is truly amazing! It's incredible to see the creativity and ingenuity of the US Navy in using every inch of space on their aircraft carriers. Thanks for sharing this fascinating video! 👍

[@byteme9718]

The world is truly grateful for the US for inventing absolutely everything.

[@pogo1140]

Just a correction. The pilots wear their flightsuits during the briefing, but they go to the locker room to put on their flight gear (that stuff shown at 1:06) after the briefing. You don't want to wear the g-suit and harness during the briefing.

[@coleomo]

yea they also said that the superhornets *afterburners* (plural not singular) produce 18,000ibs of thrust, kind of misleading when its 1 engine that produces that. the super hornet of course has double that amount of thrust with its 2 engines in afterburner

[@mga2899]

OK, that is the coolest job in the world.

[@thatguy7085]

Every bit of space is precious on an aircraft carrier. I was extremely lucky and had as much as the CO in electronic equipment rooms…

[@emadeldinhessain3272]

Great. well done.

[@CoachKen10]

Great video

[@francisbeaudry8598]

juste amazing im from quebec canada tank s vrty mutch merci bien

[@lanelowther7716]

Damn I miss this. Aviation Ordnanceman. USS Independence CV62 ‘94-‘97

[@johnmagill7714]

I was on the Connie 99 till her decommissioning in 2003 OPS/OI, OS1-SW.

[@ExUSSailor]

They make UNREPs look easy, but, that is a very tricky bit of ship handling. To match speed, and, heading, then, to maintain that distance.

[@samuelschick8813]

Have done several unreps when I was in, some during the day and some at night. There are two that will always stay with me. One was when I was a GMG on the battleship Missouri and we deployed for the 'round the world cruise. I grabbed an M14, and the unrep kit and went to my station. This is the first unrep for the Missouri since the 1950's when she was decommed. So we come up along the port side of the AOE when GMGC looks at me and says " The whole ship is watching to see if you make or miss this shot. Don't fuck up." I made the shot dead on first try. I never understood how any GMG could not miss the shot to set up unrep. The other unrep was on my first ship LST 1189 and was at night. We were hooked up to the other ship and all going fine, everyone at their stations on my ship along the lifelines watching the hoses that connected the ship. This was done in case had to do an emergency break away. The space between the ships lit up. The crew of the other ship ( civilians) were more along the beam of their ship sitting around talking not paying attention to anything going on. There we are watching the fuel hoses go up, down and hit the water as we sailed along. Then out of no where a masted fishing boat goes right between my ship and the other ship. Needless to say that heavy rubber fuel hose tore up that fishing boat. We heard yelling and screaming and reported it to the bridge and were told we did not see anything and forget it. To this day I still wonder how that boat made out.

[@Blazen747]

Nice 😊

[@SuperIvosantos]

Top Gun: Maverick seen from another perspective as it really is!

[@curiosity1245]

Eso chingones!!!!🫡

[@johnny.dynacord]

Germany means POWER LEGEND....👍🏻❤🥇🇩🇪💪💪

[@ALLGround-Family]

영상 잘 봤습니다.

[@papabits5721]

It's a great fort

[@thefrench8944]

vous les américains vous avez une marine incroyable. Votre flotte du pacifique équivaut à la marine française totale. Lorsque j'étais justement dans cette marine, j'ai eu l'occasion de visiter un porte avions américains (je ne me rappelle plus du nom). C'est incroyable. Ce qui m'avait surpris c'est le nombre de machines à café dans les coursives. 😆😆👍👍

[@user-lq8ne4wm2l]

🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸 გაუმარჯოს ამერიკის ულამაზეს დროშას.

[@jonathanmoreno2143]

Wow! I never realized that Mexican Marines help the American crews to replenish their troops

[@1974solar]

I'm fascinated by aircraft carriers and the submarines. However, I have a lot of unanswered questions - which you never get answered in such documentation. It's not even about secret information, but rather everyday information or what you don't see or don't really know what the simple electrical/mechanical devices do for a job. 🙄🤔

[@deenpark234]

우리나라도 갖고 싶다

[@phil4977]

Good place for her to work

[@darrenmarkhorton4089]

pressurised, roots blower/electric?

[@GRosa250]

I wouldn’t mind being stationed on a submarine. I would go on the USS Ling 297 (a WW2 submarine museum boat) all the time when I was growing up and loved it. Unfortunately it’s in bad shape now after it was vandalized (partially flooded) and no longer open to the public.

[@garystewart3110]

I wouldn't mind being in a submarine, up until the moment of combat when the hull caves in. thing is, you also don't see anything under water. would be kind of boring honestly.

[@samuelschick8813]

G Rosa, Have you ever been aboard an Iowa class battleship?

[@GRosa250]

@@samuelschick8813 I’m ashamed to say that I have not, despite the USS New Jersey being only 1 1/2 hours away from me.

[@samuelschick8813]

@@GRosa250, I was a GMG2 on the battleship Missouri. If you get a chance tour the Jersey and you will not be disappointed.

[@GRosa250]

@@samuelschick8813 I’m sure you’ve got some good stories from the Missouri. I watch all the videos from the NJ and the curator is very knowledgeable. I’ll make it a point to get down there this summer.

[@blaineedwards8078]

You can always count on the Navy squids to give us leathernecks a ride to the fight...Go Devil Dogs! SEMPER FI, OO-RAH!

[@beeldpuntXVI]

You fly in Belgium, belgian plane denominators start all with 00- :) useless they are militar

[@michaelpass2176]

When flag isn’t halfmask the flag should be raise to full then back down correctly.

[@user-yt7kb9bd5l]

"Half-mast"

[@michaelpass2176]

When flag is at half mast, before you take her down go to full mast,then bring her down gently, then fold correctly. Not wad it up like dirt cloths. Respect my flag!

[@catonsvilleman6900]

Guess that little Prius is going to save us all. Wouldn't want to burn a bunch of fuel now would i.

[@tomservo5007]

2:25, how useful is a personal cell phone, other than keeping the coffee warm, out in the middle of the ocean?

[@thatguy7085]

I had to perform every position on the flight deck for my Air Warfare pin… they hand them out like candy on Halloween now…

[@coastroad_7886]

⭐️

[@doublenuts]

Is the "shooter" an aviator or a SWO? And is that something an officer rotates through as a duty, or is it their assigned job for an entire cruise?

[@Skank_and_Gutterboy]

You have to be a pilot. If I remember correctly, you have to be a fairly senior pilot and having duty in "The Bubble" is kind of a big deal. I don't know what the deal was with the enlisted green-shirt in the chair at 2:22. She must've been running a functional check on the panel and it was before or after flight-quarters, there's no way she'd be working the bubble.

[@Skank_and_Gutterboy]

@@MrJedi5150 Yes, the shooter at 3:33 has to be a pilot. I'm not exactly sure how you get into the bubble. I'm trying to remember from 25 years ago and I was a Navy nuke in the engine room, not a flightdeck guy. I think you climb through a hatch and then the entire floor is raised up into the bubble like an elevator.

[@cliffordbiewenga5098]

​@@MrJedi5150 You enter the bubble through a hatch from below, not from the flight deck. Older models, like the I worked in, also had a hatch in the overhead.

[@cliffordbiewenga5098]

@MrJedi5150 It sure was. Best record I had was 59 planes off the bow in 60 minutes. So close, missed 60 by a few seconds.

[@user-lq8ne4wm2l]

🇺🇸🇬🇪🇺🇸🇬🇪🇺🇸🇬🇪 ღმერთი ფარავდეს ამერიკას საუკუნიდან საუკუნამდე ამინ.

[@augustobraidotti6992]

The legacy f-18 is still flying ?

[@darrenmarkhorton4089]

Hot tyres less traction, to diamond profile?

[@HKim0072]

Never knew the F-18 wings folded up.

[@charlesfollette9692]

Toured a submarine when I was in high school, turns out I have mild claustrophobia

[@guoji6616]

太帅了

[@buddymac3993]

Don't blame me for the Jet Jam and all those busted wings? I can't help it if you took the right side as Your Right!!!!🇨🇦😄😇😇

[@aaaht3810]

Are all the "bubbles" retractable into the flight deck? The one at 5:55 looks like it's fixed and does not have a flat deck plate on its roof to make it flush with the deck.

[@cliffordbiewenga5098]

The bow bubble (between cats 1&2 retracts into the middle of the deck. The waist bubble is positioned on the outside of the ship, off the flight deck itself. Therefore, it doesn't need a hatch to cover it.

[@darrenmarkhorton4089]

hot air balloon's manage added weight drop offs during the ascent/decent

[@thequickbrownfox7289]

Seeing the finger lift the safety flap over the firing button and place the finger on the button @ 4:08 bothers me. The edit does not show how long the finger hovered over the button but IMO the flap should not be lifted until the button is intended to be immediately pressed.

[@darrenmarkhorton4089]

airlock capsule and explosive squib cartridges, with directional exhaust,

[@jevgenijs39]

Like a sound from MI helicopter

[@mofo7689]

another poorly titled video. Vehicles can be launched from anywhere on the vessel. The Sailor happens to perform this action from a small office space.

[@yuukiatoha4685]

見出しは水兵になっているけど、バブルで作業する人は発艦士官だと思う。

[@Michael-kx1ij]

伟大的美丽坚合众国万岁

[@DecemberXV]

Helicopter at 9:11 - Mi-8? If not, why is he so similar, and if so, how did he get there?

[@Nighthawke70]

Hunh, this clip went from chattering about the new US Navy carrier ops to the Mexican Marine operations using archaic Mil-24's quite abruptly. A jarring experience.

[@timbarnes2259]

Sling Shot Cables on Steam Catapults cost $1,000 each + end up on the seabed..

[@dennismckown4951]

they do this 24/7 i'm just glad i was never on carrier, but i was on a ship that supported the task force. at least i got to sleep. i heard they put the weapons department near the ram. id of never gotten any sleep. they say you get use to it, but i dont think i would of.

[@cliffordbiewenga5098]

My rack was right on the other side of the bulkhead as the water brakes of the catapult. Sounds like a bomb going off. But since I worked on the cat I was rarely asleep during flight ops. We worked 18 on & 6 off, usually. On the rare occassion I was alseep I was so damn tired that I didn't hear a thing.

[@guibischoff]

É um marinheire

[@jamesorenthal-bm4sp]

Fly Navy

[@rafaelarias285]

Hola

[@nicholascotardo3795]

they look weird with all that handling moves lol

[@artgreen6915]

I hope these pictures are cut badly. Otherwise in my opinion the catapult operator had the button uncovered, with finger hovering prematurely when a launch was not yet safe.

[@sillymadeupusername]

i noticed that and I'm not even navy or US NAVY. But as an Ex UK army chap I thought that looked dangerous (like having your finger inside the trigger guard of a rifle if you get what I mean)

[@cathodion]

6:30 How does the plane manage to grab only 1 arresting cable, and seemingly not even touch the one directly after that?

[@who-gives-a-toss_Bear]

Lift angle rise, caused by tension between the two items.

[@Skank_and_Gutterboy]

@@who-gives-a-toss_Bear Yes. Also, the hook is sized so that it can only catch one cable. It never even gets the chance because, like you said, it gets lifted and travels right over any other cables.

[@Talanei]

Wow, @10:55 that chief with the smirk, i served with him when he was a second class. Subs baby!

[@ryanfarrow6058]

No you didn't

[@Talanei]

@@ryanfarrow6058 Yes, I totally did. I served on the Tennessee, The Louisville, Springfield and the West Virginia.

[@slapeters2004]

The most surprising thing I learned from this video is that Mexico has a military force - a Navy even! Now I wish they’d actually use it and do their fair share of policing.

[@user-re5mj9ww9o]

Первая цель на уничтожение в море😂

[@darrenmarkhorton4089]

Carbon Dioxide purge

[@bigbob1699]

Not a tiny space! Her privet office!

[@lcj530314]

세계최강 지구를지켜라 ❤❤❤❤❤

[@foofghtr]

I can’t believe they made this job an Officer billet. In my time it was always an enlisted person firing the catapult from a catwalk or the bubble. Only the shooter was an Officer.

[@80BDBL]

Freeking Politics ....just too many white guys I guess.

[@cliffordbiewenga5098]

Enlisted shoots from deck edge, officer shoots from the bubble.

[@shalakabooyaka1480]

I wonder if any of them ever yell "GET OFF MY BOAT" as they hit the launch button?

[@juliaforsyth8332]

As they're on a ship, probably not.

[@FINALLYOUTAFTER6]

9:57 what song is that?!!!!!

[@mysygisun3335]

毎度思ことだが、表題の訳し方はおかしい、 甲板下ではなく、甲板にあるでいい筈だ、甲板上に飛び出ているのだから、最低限甲板下ではない。

[@pnayeri]

Thickness overload! I love thickness!

[@sarmatvoin4291]

Русский ми8 хороший вертолёт если вы на нем летает, Да?

[@who-gives-a-toss_Bear]

7:15 Speed handle not at all special had one for 40 years.

[@shaofuchang515]

4:13 booping the snoot these hand signals.... how would they relay this information for night time operations where they have to black out the deck for tactical reasons?

[@cliffordbiewenga5098]

Lights.

[@catlikepizzagaming8280]

Say what you want about the rest of America, their military kicks arse

[@thuyha7956]

Ko dịch đăng tiêu đề tiếng việt làm l j mất thời gian

[@scc7236]

땡보직

[@ibrahimyesil984]

4:27 adam sıkışmış bir lavaboya gönderin işini düzgün yapsın ben mi öğreticem bu saatten sonra

[@cavemanballistics6338]

We are so done when real war starts, all these women in the Navy will not be able to lift heavy ordinance onto these airplanes, fast enough under true combat conditions when there is no man standing there to help.

[@user-db6pt7vr3l]

Do we really need someone to press a button in this day and age. Should have been automated years ago.

[@seadog686]

Join the Navy, qualify as a "shooter", and then you design the automated system to replace you.

[@oscarlebron9088]

To me a FOD inspection of the flight deck is a waste of Human Resources when a couple of industrial size vacuum cleaners can do a whole lot better job!

[@marchettiangelomarchetti2664]

perché la donna sta protetta nella cabina e GLI UOMINI devono stare sul ponte? devono fare contrario, le arruolano? DEVONO LORO fare lo stesso lavoro, anzi lo devono fare meglio.

[@waistgunner3930]

Because they're broads, that's why. Women should NEVER have been allowed onto combatant warships. Big mistake; no; BAD mistake.

[@user-zf9ne4zs4q]

America is a strong country. My country, Korea, is too weak.....

[@darrenrichings2574]

Sometimes i hate the progression in the Navy was so slow, as an ABH yellow shirt working the flight deck i would have loved to deploy on the Ford and with much better technology, cell phones and even with women to work with too.Fat Chiefs got old after a day to work with so lucky buggers

[@timbarnes2259]

U.S. Carriers did not swing the Pacific War.. Japanese were far superior but were defeated as U.S. were able to offer repeated counter strikes from land bases, with out such Japanese would not have been in constant change of munitions for their planes, U.S. had specific aircraft types with fixed weapon platforms.. Had Japanese destroyed fuel tanks at Pearl Harbour, U.S. fleet would have with drawn to American Coast.. Think about it, if the Japanese had destroyed the fuel tanks at Pearl Harbour..?

[@karinchaney101]

You showed only females pushing the button, why is that?

[@chucutitan]

Pri Fly

[@mikeb5981]

Carriers are out dated and catapults aren’t needed

[@marksmith8210]

I see they still have what is Marines called NIAs on the Navy...Navy issued asses...lol

[@TanzanianRoots]

I really wonder how useful these would be in a war with a modern adversary. I think the whole ship could be sunk with a single missile or torpedo.

[@charlesfollette9692]

Good luck getting to a firing position, very heavily defended

[@AirborneArmyInfantry]

Why the Air Force? When anything hits the fan, the first thing the war planners ask is “where’s are the carriers” that’s because the Air Force would take too long to arrive on station, the navy can get there an keep up the pressure unlike the Air Force!

[@nohaboy100]

Sometimes Carriers are available. Many times not. If you have days or longer to prepare or get naval support in place then the Navy might be better. The Navy does not have long range bombers nor an A-10 equivalent. Your statement is an uneducated one not proven by reality.

[@victormonte5881]

You do realize there are planes all around the world and bases spread all over so I don't think so for a quick reaction maybe but anything long lasting hard pressured and sustained will go thru the airforce our planes are all over if the carrier there Hou got a shot but it can take days to get carrier there vs a few hours with the airforce also even if you were tasked hours away and needed refueling 90 percent of the time it the airforce who does the refueling too and you taking pressure upkeep it's called the b52 ac 130 and a10 nice try squiddy! Ps we do all that while enjoying a nice caramel machiatto while enjoying our chairs!

[@3rdFloorblog]

Each branch has their supporting roles...each are just important as the next.

[@cornelyad5092]

Ppppp

[@sebastienpham6948]

@@victormonte5881Really hard to follow. Pls use punctuation.

[@paulmorgan6269]

I must say that these FOD sweeps are a joke. Watch the way they are carried out. It's like an away day from the office down below. They are all chatting to each other than looking for a clear deck. In the Royal Air Force I was responsible for similar line walks and eventually Crash site recoveries. Ideal conditions you have a responsive crew of up to 15-20 strong. Being in a straight co-ordinated line to ensure nothing is missed. Like a Police search in a murder situation. This looks like a policy of get everyone involved so as morale is not effected. Sad. Poor leadership.