USS Harry S Truman friends and family day cruise 2016

[@TheRebelliousGerman]

Germany: Air shows are prohibited because it is far too dangerous USA: family members sit on the flight deck of an aircraft carrier and watch how planes land or take off 15 meters away.

[@JoshAllingham95]

Comment of the year 😂

[@thatnorwegianguy1986]

Uhh what ??? I have been to several airshows in Germany what the fuck are you talking about ??? With Britain they are Europes biggest hosts of airshows

[@TheRebelliousGerman]

that norwegianguy OK. I expressed myself unclearly. Aerobatics below 450 meters are prohibited.

[@thatnorwegianguy1986]

@@TheRebelliousGerman Yeah but even in the US there are altitude restrictions in air shows there has to be.

[@thatnorwegianguy1986]

@@TheRebelliousGerman Sorry according to this the altitude restrictons for acrobatics is 1500 feet in the US. www.law.cornell.edu/cfr/text/14/91.303 1500 feet is 457.2 meters so basiclly the same rules as in Germany. And these F/A 18 planes were higher than and touch and go landings are not acrobatics.

[@travistaylor6110]

Imagine being parents watching your son or daughter do this right in front of you. I could only imagine the pride you'd feel, it would bring me to tears.

[@miked8009]

now that's a cruise I would love to be on

[@dennishayes65]

Michael Dimaria :TheUSN never did this when I was an active sailor!!!! ( 10/17/71 to 8/15/75) ADJ 3, VA-42 NAS Oceana, Virginia Beach, Va.

[@franklobo2579]

I was on the USS George HW Bush when they went on their first cruise. Absolutely amazing experience and makes you proud to be an American. hen those F 18s land then shoot back off, you feel the power in your chest . I thought we ate good in the Air Force but the navy has it beat

[@Vanskynyrd]

@@franklobo2579 I was there with you.

[@zblackmer7756]

SAME

[@aviationphu9603]

Ur ears wouldn’t

[@laca7676]

Holy....this is the coolest family event I have ever seen. You can't any closer like this...I wish I could attend on a day like this. Lifetime experience.

[@MultiLiltony]

I was the director on Cat 4. My Family got to see what we do everyday out at sea. A epic day this was.

[@slowandsluggish3739]

Tiger Cruises were always fun.

[@cf6282]

Very impressive!

[@caseyLYm49]

Whoever goes on those royal Caribbean cruises and Disney cruises can brag all they want I would much rather do this tbh

[@TheReverendJonnyNemo]

Yeah, Lets see Lanchpad McQuack top this

[@mrsocal09]

If you cruise in Southern California or down to Mexico the Navy will do a fly-by from time to time

[@jaredklock8754]

Agree.

[@therealxunil2]

Talk about pressure to not screw up... with civilians so close.

[@updown4455]

I thought the same thing. God forbid, one accident and you'll never see that show again.

[@erniemontanez1157]

I was thinking the same thing, about a wire separation

[@MrBen527]

No kidding, its so cool I did not know they did this.

[@DJSbros]

Mowing the lawn....

[@ilovenitnat]

Don’t worry, they put all the mother in laws down the dodgy end.

[@donaldparlettjr3295]

Only in this country would the public be invited to come aboard and experience our military prowess. Well filmed thank you

[@AClRCLEOFLlGHT]

Until Donald Trump was elected. Now it's all white supremacy and dictatorship to even suggest showing off our military to the people WHO PAY FOR IT!. Fucking liberal beta-humans.

[@jamessimms415]

AClRCLEOFLlGHT I see we’re a bright ray of sunshine today. Must have gotten up on the wrong side of the bed or ordered scrambled eggs & got sunny side up.

[@Yeoldepube]

AClRCLEOFLlGHT yeah

[@ricoudu64]

French Navy do the same each year on the "Charles De Gaulle"

[@kingcamilo]

sounds like some imperial type stuff

[@davidfoster2613]

This video brings back memories when my father and I did the Family Day Cruise on the USS ABRAHAM LINCOLN IN 97.. Thank for the memories.

[@ZENALOVE08]

My Hubs was with CAG aboard the Truman and loved it! GOD BLESS our NAVY!!

[@manchon80]

I was on board from 99-03 best ship ever I miss it every day.

[@elation8101]

You got an incredible aircrafts landing and taking off right in front of you and people staring at their phones screen to record vertically.....

[@emillaursen2090]

ELATION the only reason you can see this is because someone was staring at their phone, recording it

[@SpeedingTube]

What an epic day out, can't imagine being that close to a full afterburner catapult launch!

[@bamapounds]

Its loud enough it rocks your insides.

[@Solidboat123]

All those launches were with dry power

[@SpeedingTube]

@@Solidboat123 Looked dry but hard to tell being a sunny day. Thought might be wet & shutoff halfway down to avoid too much sweet jet music 😂 I stand corrected

[@CLK15]

Yup Rhinos launch in full military power......

[@gmac9987]

A great experience for the families!!! Remember going on "tiger cruise" '88 USS Midway with my brother. My dad is the reason I joined the military!!

[@erichall297]

Always a beautiful thing for our families to actually see what we do. Love this tradition go Navy 1991 to 2018.

[@daveschwartz5893]

This is Awesome. I had no idea this was done. Hard enough landing on a carrier but now you have an audience. 🇺🇸

[@sactyb]

Wow, how lucky families get to experience this

[@battmann678]

I've been one of these as a 15 year old kid. It was a proud moment and it literally changed my life.

[@manchon80]

I was on the Truman from nov99-july2003. Best ship ever.

[@user-ke6sy7en6d]

This is the coolest attraction I've ever seen.

[@haranbanjo1241]

Great America for this show. By Sardinia (Italy).

[@Benny-high5]

nice family day. i wish we in germany have some carriers and a family day like you have. amazing.

[@pilotintraining2391]

When the Navy needs to use their budget but there is no active missions 😂😂

[@johnbillings4947]

Idiot.

[@tacorriejohnson2138]

FYI meatball. This is part of the budget! Research before commenting!

[@pilotintraining2391]

Tacorrie Johnson FYI old man, it was a joke which 54 others got. Learn what a joke is before commenting !

[@pilotintraining2391]

John Billings It's all good. Sorry you don't have humour. Probably why you also don't get laid. Have a good day sir.

[@Caityjade20]

😂🤣😅🤣🤣😂😂🤣😅😎

[@jqaz722]

Those touch-and-goes are awesome

[@k.s.7104]

Wow thats pretty awesome, getting the families and loved ones on board to experience the work. While most of the real work they will never see its definitely a morale booster. It may be cliche but that fact is families serve to!

[@Mike-.747]

How cool was this! Thanks for sharing

[@glyndablackledge4810]

My family and I enjoyed that day, it was awesome to see how the military works, we were all over the Truman 😉🐬💞⚓💯

[@Jacob_E27]

Where was it

[@Jacob_E27]

?

[@glyndablackledge4810]

Norfolk Naval Base, Norfolk, Virginia 😊

[@craZysteve547]

@@glyndablackledge4810 Where can I sign up? But something like this must be a small fortune

[@glyndablackledge4810]

@@craZysteve547 It's a family day for your family member in the Military and it was 25.00 per person and a age limit on Children.

[@joker7879]

I remember doing this back when I was a kid but that's when they had the tomcat an intruder an prowler with the e2 Hawkeye. Was awesome to see the prowler fuel hooked up to the intruder and the tomcat braking the sound barrier

[@galexander5739]

I would have love to be on that ship ... that’s so cool !!

[@bigt9905]

Wow! What an amazing front row seat!

[@ericleonardnauschutz4746]

FANTASTIC.

[@mohammedelawady2553]

Wow big respect from Egypt

[@mikew9537]

Pretty cool that families were able to be on deck for launch and recovery. That was never allowed in my day. I am surprised, especially for recovery.

[@mikew9537]

I used to love these family cruises. It was the only time (besides USO visits) we saw so many babes on board.

[@twinsarecool2]

Wow, that was exciting!

[@rickwilliamson9248]

Tail art work looks like two of my favorite squadrons: Jolly Rogers and Pukin' Dogs.

[@markheyly1497]

*As beautiful as that is imagine how stressful it must be to know that you are NOT only landing on a ship at sea but have hundreds of spectators watching so closely! I wonder if they have to sign a waiver releasing liability in case something happens, I’m a Marine but had a few Navy buds and they always talked about how the “flight deck” was the most dangerous place to be*

[@chadbailey30]

I didn't know they did this... That's awesome!!!!!

[@darklord1134]

Great upload thanks

[@deanpoulton5638]

Fantastic . Wish I was there

[@charlesmascari8197]

That must be something to see in person. God bless them.

[@geraldomarcicano]

Wonderful, wonderful...

[@boxedinfo]

Incredible

[@Kejsh22]

That was AWESOME!!!

[@arrrgee]

The coolest bring your kids to work day ever!

[@flavioaraujo2140]

Muito lindo, é por isso que são os melhores 👍👍👍

[@user-sx9xu6mn1e]

What a lovely sight. ~

[@TheFarmanimalfriend]

I'm impressed!

[@sullivanvega5345]

I was on this ship since 2000 as a blue shirt to plane captain yellow shirt. HST (CVN-75)

[@vigneshanand3348]

What I would give to see this

[@glyndablackledge4810]

It was great, our family had a great time, we had to be there at 5:00 am and the Truman was sailing when all this was going on, we didn't get back to port until 7:30 that evening. We ate breakfast, lunch and supper. Games were on the ship, the military had entertainment, it was Awesome to, especially after being raised up in a Marine family. ☺🐬

[@ryanfitz2214]

vignesh anand join the Navy boom done

[@Flernaffinor]

You're in luck. The Navy's hiring.

[@edwinaguilera7907]

Go to your nearest Navy recruiting office they will set you up ASAP.😎🇺🇸

[@hungrymon7887]

that slow pass at less than stall speed was AMAZING

[@robertchinnock8017]

As a aussie we dont have aircraft carriers but this would of be so cool to see

[@rzero21]

Now this is the ultimate cruise experience

[@TheRockerxx69]

Quite an amazing pic nic !!!!!

[@fgm1197]

wow navy must have good insurance. there would be hundreds of deaths if god forbid something went wrong

[@jdeveonwhite7572]

All civilians had to sign a waiver before boarding the ship

[@leonardomurgi]

They are the fucking navy!!!

[@samoan4251]

USAA is crapping their pants. Lol

[@murphdog6968]

Yeah... like you can sue the US Navy

[@garyhilson7220]

Shit, the military only cares about equipment and not the veterans using the hardware!!!!

[@christianmayhew2617]

BAD ASS! I miss it. VF-124 84-88, USS Kittyhawk and USS carl Vinson

[@ulisesastudillo]

God bless the US, all its armed forces and of course President Donald Trump. Greetings from Chile.

[@guinguinwm]

Vocês são de mais parabéns usa, se eu pudesse me mudaria pra esse país maravilhoso, vocês são verdadeiros patriotas.

[@richyr5876]

I miss the Navy trying to go back reserve in a few months

[@mattgaming8717]

Shout out to the crews that work under the deck. The cooks. Cleaning crews. All if them . it takes them all to make those birds fly

[@lv2surf]

How cool for the families...When I was a PJ in the AF we had a Wife and GF day where we took em up in a C-130 and did a ramp jump for them....Great days in my life...

[@sqr2024]

Damn that is some front row air show seats.

[@dumdaughter7366]

Had no idea they did this but his is awsome

[@ja01975]

Bless our service members...heard an incident where the arresting cable snapped, as the jet hooked on, and cut one of the deck crew in half!

[@spaghetti9845]

they clearly have just painted those ladder lines... not even a week prior

[@bluemarshall6180]

Go Navy!!! Fly Navy!!!!! The NAVY Way....

[@SCARPENTER290]

Great video 👍

[@scottharrod2406]

I want to go on a friends and family cruise.

[@JPMGuitarPicker]

That minimum radius turn was right out of the Blue Angels manual!

[@davidwaldenga9880]

Awesome idea for the NAVY to allow visitor's on the aircraft carrier and also with a air show. Never knew they allowed this.

[@Ashdog18]

That looked fun

[@tommyhunter1817]

Awesome idea.

[@AClRCLEOFLlGHT]

Thank God I was able to join the Navy before the last of the F14's were decommissioned. Those things were such intimidating beasts.

[@ryanfitz2214]

Best squadron on this cruise and in this video

[@jayrad8321]

how are they not breaking the sound barrier out there??? best place to do it! and the crowd would efffinnnng looooove it!!

[@retrocny5625]

Because they would need to have clearance to do it from the higher ups I imagine. They can't just do a maverick and rip past a crowd of civilians at the speed of sound. If it's authorized ahead of time, they will do it. Otherwise, they follow the rules. I mean, I'm no navy guy. I'm just guessing this is how it works.

[@daffidavit]

JayRad> one guy did it at the high-speed pass. Did you see the air compression as he went through?

[@banzaiib]

nope, that compression happens near the sound barrier, but it was not super sonic.

[@daffidavit]

Nope, it happens AT the sound barrier. kzbin.info/www/bejne/iKXdeGCibNF4nM0

[@exdieestupinan7098]

daffidavit correct sir. At the barrier.

[@stanleyhatfield4902]

looks like the flight deck got a paint job, and the flight deck crew got new jerseys. worked as an ame troubleshooter on the uss forrestal years ago. best job i ever had.

[@jimday5490]

Yes, the flight deck was just refinished.

[@thalesefamilia]

Beautifull :)

[@dickfitswell3437]

Alot of ppl wonder why its so loud when they land. You'd think the engines would be low but once the wheels hit they go max power just incase the hook breaks or they miss. Im glad they do Tiger Cruises still.

[@bubberrand]

Cable snaps, first row is gone.

[@locomecanicable]

That cable ain't gonna snap

[@locomecanicable]

It's inspected daily

[@KartsHuseonica]

Very cool!

[@victorsuarez2954]

OMG I will be like a kind in a candy store, amazing.

[@josephpreissler6855]

I’m watching this through my phone because that’s the only way i can view this. Half the people on the that deck viewed the whole damn thing through their phone because they were videoing. What a waste.

[@rotsen995]

ChefBoy RD yeah right specially when you can just you tune this specific event.

[@dtbmjax]

And many of them were shooting vertical videos. IDIOTS!

[@johnraba8669]

Thank god for the men and women of our US military.

[@abazizjaafar9121]

The best

[@otmarschultz850]

amazing

[@mikew9537]

Nice fast passes, but no BOOM! On the Connie we always shook the crowd by breaking the sound barrier for them.

[@AlfredoPachecoJr]

I'm shocked there wasn't a Sonic boom. If there was you got hosed . Tiger cruise is fun

[@danielh1708]

He wasn't supersonic.

[@leegacy3099]

And I was thinking like, "Don't fuck up this one."

[@jamesray2000]

Admittedly, I don't know much about the carrier operations....but I have seen stock footage where aircraft crash on the deck, explode on the deck, arresting cables snap and kill, and air shows where aircraft crash into the crowd. As neat as this would be, I'm amazed a flag officer would ever approve such an event!

[@Tbob17]

Well at least these parents are justifiably proud....salute to their good work...

[@lifesshorttt]

Awesome

[@user-ch8ie2vm8g]

Wow 👍

[@ZapMods]

How did everyone get on that cruise ship? Or less they got on when it stopped

[@miket739]

Nice angle!

[@seesaw8809]

pilot genuis

[@lordOfSalem]

This if opened to the public would b the biggest tourist attraction with tourists flocking from all over the world paying serious buck for this otherworldly experience

[@sterlingarcher4989]

Health and Safety, aaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhh!

[@porkchopspapi5757]

Imagine doing this with all those people watching.

[@porkchopspapi5757]

@william coe I meant the pilots.

[@jbs9231]

I'm surprised to see this. And US Navy is 👌 ok about.

[@cf6282]

Impressed the navy does this kind of thing.

[@dominicliner1609]

Is it only for the family and friends of the crew members of the aircraft carrier so not for everyone else.