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Aircraft Carrier USS Ranger Has a Message for Any Navy on Earth

USS Ranger (CVA-61), a Forrestal-class carrier commissioned in 1957, became one of the U.S. Navy’s most important Cold War ...
Santa Rosa Press Democrat

‘Good times during bad times’: Santa Rosa man was The Lone Ranger of Vietnam

Gary Greenough served aboard the USS Ranger, sometimes in costume as The Lone Ranger. To read more stories about Vietnam veterans in the North Bay, go here. Every time Gary Greenough’s aircraft ...
The National Interest

Forrestal-Class Aircraft Carriers: America’s Sea Giants of the Cold War

Summary and Key Points: The U.S. Navy’s Forrestal-class aircraft carriers, built during the Cold War, marked a significant advancement in sea-based warfare. Designed to accommodate larger airframes ...
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From USS Nimitz to USS Ranger: Aircraft carriers homeported in Bremerton over the decades

With the arrival of the USS Ronald Reagan in Bremerton in 2024, the city now hosts two Nimitz-class nuclear-powered aircraft carriers. The Navy plans to move the USS Nimitz to Norfolk, VA in 2026 and ...
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From Boat to Boots and Beyond - ROTC cadre member shares story of escaping Vietnam (Part 2 of 2)

The crew of the USS Ranger CV-61 rescued all 138 of the ‘boat people’ from the wooden boat drifting on the South China Sea. “At that point, I was no longer a boat person. I became a refugee. With that ...