Troop 2860 is about to venture into the cold of January camping
And the exploration of some of Virginia's military bases.
This is January Campout official start! Since we are still working out the details, this is a sneak peek preview….so let’s see.. As we would camp out on an active Department of Defense Military Base,…. let’s get our clearance done !!! First we will be camping on Fort Eustis…... Please be aware that next to our camp site, we cannot deny or confirm what one would see, it seem that all is Classified TOP SECRET stuff, But what we know is that Fort Eustis provided the primary home for the Army’s Navy divers and is the home for the Major Army Command responsible for the training of many of our arm forces. Of course as we would be camping in January this is always an opportunity to get our POLAR BEARS. Not Impressed Yet!!!!, well Taylor has managed to get us clearance to enter the Norfolk Naval Base, and not only we get to be at the home for the Navy's largest concentration of naval forces in the Atlantic, but we have a chance to get 40 passes to tour the aircraft carrier George Washington CVN 73, and dining in as part of the crew. Yes you are correct; The USS George Washington (CVN-73). This Active duty baby is a Navy nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, in fact this is the sixth carrier in the Nimitz class and the fourth US Navy ship named after George Washington, but what can these little baby do, well GW as it is known, is a 1,092 ft (333 m) long, 257 ft (78 m) wide and 244 feet (74 m) high, One could say is a super carrier, and it can accommodate approximately 90 aircrafts and has a flight deck 4.5 acres (18,000 m²) in size, using four elevators that are 3,880 ft² (360 m²) each to move planes between the flight deck and the hangar bay. With a combat load, GW displaces almost 97,000 long tons (99,000 t) and can accommodate ~6,250 crew members. So get your gear ready and let’s get down to business…..
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