USS Nimitz

Earlier this week a guy wandered into the visitor center. After he went through the the exhibits and watched the movie, we got to talking. Turns out he is in the navy aboard the USS Nimitz, a super carrier. He invited me back to check out the largest class of warships in the world. Of course I agreed. Normally only navy personnel and guests are allowed on the base so for me it was a "two for one" kind of opportunity. At over 100,000 tons and over 1,000 feet long, the ship is ginormous. They took me all over the ship, on the flight deck, through the hangar, crew quarters, galley, the works. I got to see the new F-18 Superhornets - It was awesome! Some photos: