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   Mission Debrief
   24x24 oil on linen

  SBD-5 pilot Ensign Chuck Porter is telling his story as he is debriefed by ACIO Bob Steiner in the
   ready room onboard the USS Yorktown (CV-10, part of Task Force 14) on 6 October 1943 following
   the second day of attacks on Japanese-held Wake Island. Around Porter’s neck is a lanyard with
   the flashlight he used in the cockpit during the dark, early morning launch. To his immediate right
   is the unit’s “Weatherguesser,” Jim Vonk. The two-day attack was very successful, but taking the
   island was not the objective, denying the unrestricted use of the island was. The island had been
   taken by the Japanese in two attempts: the first was just a few hours after the attack on Pearl
   Harbor on 8 December 1941 (Wake Island is on the west side of the International Date Line,) which
   was repelled by the garrison of Marines and civilian engineers on the island, and the second
   succeeded on 23 December the same year. The official 1943 photo used for reference on this
​   painting was taken by Charles Kerlee.



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   New Century Practice
   10x20 Oil on Linen
   
   Typically the Blue Angels arrive midday on Thursday in the town in which they will be performing
   over the weekend, which includes all sorts of arrival activities including any maintenance tweaks
   on the aircraft before each of the three pairs fly the show area to get a feel for the location and
​   confirm ground checkpoints. On Friday afternoon they will conduct a practice show, which is their already perfected itinerary flown in the new location. On Friday 2 July 2021 the Blue Angels conducted their practice show at New Century Air Center in Gardner, Kansas, the site of the 2021 Kansas City Air Show. After each show the team will taxi back to parking “in formation,” which is depicted here. Despite the threatening-looking weather, the team was able to do a full “high show” practice.


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   Eyes of the Fleet
   16x24 Oil on Linen

   The Northrop Grumman E-2 Hawkeye is an all-weather, carrier-capable tactical airborne early
   warning (AEW) aircraft. This aircraft was designed and developed during the late 1950s and early
   1960s by the Grumman Aircraft Company for the United States Navy as a replacement for the
   earlier E-1 Tracer, which was rapidly becoming obsolete. The aircraft's original performance was
   upgraded with the E-2B and E-2C versions, where most of the changes were made to the radar and 
   radio communications due to advances in electronic integrated circuits and other electronics. The 
   fourth major version of the Hawkeye, pictured here, is the E-2D, which first flew in 2007. The
aircraft is operated by a crew of five: the pilot and co-pilot on the flight deck, and the combat information center officer, air control officer and radar operator, whose stations are further aft in the fuselage. Variants of the Hawkeye have been in continuous production since 1960, giving it the longest production run of any carrier-based aircraft. Grumman also used the basic layout of the E-2 to produce the Grumman C-2 Greyhound cargo aircraft.


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   Key to Victory
   16x20 Oil on Linen

   Recently the USS Vicksburg (CG-69), a guided missile cruiser was in dry dock at the Norfolk Naval
   Yard as part of an external checkup prior to more time docked for weapons and crew compartment
   upgrades. Here to dry dock is being slowly “sunk” to float the Vicksburg at the surrounding water
   level before moving to a dock nearby for the remainder of her upgrade work. As of the finish date
   on this painting in May 2022, the Vicksburg has been placed on the decommission list due to
​   changing Naval requirements worldwide.



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   High and Dry
   15x30 Oil on Linen

   Recently the USS Vicksburg (CG-69), a guided missile cruiser was in dry dock at the Norfolk Naval
   Yard as part of an external checkup prior to more time docked for weapons and crew compartment
   upgrades. Here the dry dock has just been floated and the Vicksburg is completely out of the water
   for external repairs and new paint. As of the finish date on this painting in May 2022, the Vicksburg
has been placed on the decommission list due to changing Naval requirements worldwide.


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   Securing NMCI
   21x32 Oil on Linen
 
   This was the scene on the morning of 22 September 2022 in one of the facilities of the Naval
   Information Warfare network in the area of Norfolk, Virginia. This particular unit’s concern is the
​   security and physical operation of the Navy and Marine Corps Internet system.


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   Then Meets Now
   20x30 Oil on Canvas
 
   On 21 September 2021, Ron Miriello, a “River Rat” Vietnam war veteran of the US Navy’s Mobile
   Riverine Task Force 117, River Assault squadron 9 on Armored Troop Carrier (ATC) T-91-13 in 1968
   was introduced to the modern Maritime Expeditionary Security Squadron 2 in the squadron and on
   one of their Mark VI patrol boats at the Little Creek Naval Base in Norfolk, VA. Although the mission
   has changed dramatically, both Ron and the people in MESRON 2 were fascinated to talk about the
   differences between then and now. Depicted here is Lt. James Browning pointing and describing to
Ron how the boat can be controlled with just the two controls to Ron’s right. Behind Lt. Browning are EN1 Trevon Henson (left) and HT1 Cory Bowman.

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   Underway
   13x19.5 Charcoal on Paper
 
   Depicted is the Los Angeles-class submarine USS Newport News (SSN 750), which is based in
   Norfolk, Virginia. The Newport News has just departed after a brief stop with a patrol boat from
   Coastal Riverine Squadron One to exchange personnel in the Gulf of Tadjoura on 31 January 2020.
​   The photo reference for this drawing was taken by Hospital Corpsman First Class Kenji Shiroma.

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   Morning Colors
   32x16 Oil on Linen
  
    
At 0800 hours on 24 September 2021 this was the scene at the bow aboard the Guided Missile Cruiser USS Vicksburg
   (CG-69) as the Star-Spangled Banner sounded at the Navy Yard. This ship had recently come out of dry dock and was now
   getting improvements to her superstructure and combat systems that will allow her to remain with the fleet for many years to
   come. The flag being raised here is the Naval Jack, which is the canton (upper hoist corner) of the U.S. Ensign. While the ship
   is anchored or moored, the jack is flown at the bow and the ensign is flown at the stern. Once underway, the jack is stowed
​   and the ensign is flown from the main mast.

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   First UAV Tanker Refueling
   
14x32 Oil on Linen

   On June 4, 2021 the U.S. Navy performed its first-ever aerial refueling between a manned aircraft  
   and a tanker unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV.) The tanker was a MQ-25 Stingray owned by Boeing and
   the Boeing F/A-18F Super Hornet was flown by two aviators from Air Test and Evaluation Squadron
23 at NAS Patuxent River, who were in radio contact with the drone operator at a ground station; both aircraft flying the test mission out of Mid-America Airport in Mascoutah, Illinois. Several “dry” connections and disconnections were made first to test procedures at 10,000’, followed by a “wet connection” in which the drone passed 300 pounds of fuel to the fighter. Another wet connection was made at 16,000’ transferring 25 pounds of fuel. The aircraft were connected for more than ten minutes during the test flight. Subsequent compatibility tests have also been conducted with the F-35C and E-2D aircraft. The Navy plans to take delivery of seven engineering and manufacturing development UAVs to conduct more thorough testing around the fall of 2022 from a carrier and anticipates operational capability in 2025.

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   Diamond Takeoff
   24x48 Oil on Linen

   On July 3, 2021 the Blue Angels performed their incredible flying feats for the Kansas City Airshow
   at New Century Air Center, in Gardner, Kansas. This airfield was previously known as the Olathe
   Naval Air Station, constructed to train Navy pilots during World War II and was activated in 1942.
   Depicted is the takeoff of the four Blue Angels that constitute the Diamond. The Slot Pilot has
called for the landing gear to be raised and is transitioning from the fingertip takeoff position on number two’s starboard side to the slot position just behind and below the leader. 


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   At the “Comm Cart”
   15x30 Oil on Linen

   On July 24, 2021 the Blue Angels performed their incredible flying feats for the Fargo Airsho in
   Fargo, North Dakota. Depicted are Blue Angels staff that support flying operations during
   demonstrations who are at the “Comm Cart” - a mobile cart that houses radio communication
   equipment, a remote weather station for winds and atmospheric pressure, light guns and
binoculars. The solos have just completed a crossing maneuver and attention shifts to the diamond coming in for their next demo.

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   A Dream is Born
   28x18 Oil on Linen

   On July 3, 2021 the Blue Angels performed their incredible flying feats for the Kansas City Airshow
   at New Century Air Center, in Gardner, Kansas. Following their demonstration the pilots spaced
   themselves at the fence line to interact with the public and sign autographs for all the fans who are
   eager to meet them. On this Saturday afternoon a young lady is next in line and hands her cap to
   Lcdr. Jim Cox, #4 - the Slot Pilot, and by the expression on her face it is apparent that “a dream is
   born.” Regardless of the difficulty involved in what these young people say they want to do, the
   Blue Angels encourage them that they can, and should, do it.



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   Navy Band
   12x16 Scratch Board

   The United States Band has been a constant in the United States since 1925, but what has not been
   constant has been the structure of the organization itself. From Humble beginnings as a small band
   at the Navy Yard in the early 20th century, the Navy Band has grown in both stature and function.
   More than simply a concert and ceremonial band, the Navy Band now consists of a mixed choir, a
   jazz ensemble, a country/bluegrass band and a contemporary music ensemble. The addition of the
   Sea Chanters, Commodores Jazz Ensemble, Country Current and Cruisers has redefined what
   music is possible from the Navy Band. As ceremonial commitments increase and more events
   require the band’s presence, the Navy Band is better positioned to fulfill its mission than at any  
other time in its history. The changes it has undergone over the years are integral to its position now as the “World’s Finest” and an essential part of the United States Navy and the U.S. as a whole.


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   Poseidon Searching
   18x24 Oil on Linen

   On 12 April, 2017 Lt. Sean Buckely and his P-8A Poseidon crew, assigned to Patrol Squadron
   (VP) 8, are searching on station for the Republic of Korea vessel Stellar Daisy as part of search and
   rescue efforts after the vessel disappeared in the South Atlantic on 31 March. The photo reference
   for this painting was taken by Lt. Mark Baden.



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   A Milestone Year
   20x14 Oil on Linen

   The Blue Angels have celebrated three major milestones in 2021. First, it is the 75th anniversary for
   the US Navy’s flight demonstration team, which began in 1946 at the direction of then CNO Admiral
   Chester Nimitz. This year the team also did something that hasn’t been done since 1987 - they
   changed the aircraft used in their demonstrations. In 2021 the team transitioned from the Legacy
   Hornet to the F/A-18E/F Super Hornet, which is larger and carries more fuel, allowing more
   afterburner use and enhanced maneuvers. Lastly, the team’s support aircraft, known as Fat Albert,
   was also updated from a C-130T to a C-130J Super Hercules, vastly increasing their effectiveness
   and efficiency. Blue Angels numbers one through eight signed this painting at the 2021 Fargo
   Airshow in July.



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   Dusk Patrol
   16x32 Oil on Linen

   In July of 2011 the crew of a Riverine Command Boat (RCB) assigned to River Squadron 2
   (RIVRON 2) conducts a pre-deployment dusk patrol exercise off of Joint Expeditionary Base Little
   Creek-Fort Story in the Norfolk area of Virginia. RCBs are outfitted with a number of light, medium
   and heavy weapons including .50 caliber heavy machine guns and GAU-19 mini-guns. These fast
   boats are approximately 50 feet long and can reach speeds up to 40 knots on the water. The photo
​reference for this painting was taken by MCS1 Andre McIntyre.


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   Attention Midshipmen
   11x14 Scratch Board
   
   A U.S. Naval Academy midshipman stands at attention before a formal parade on the school’s
   campus. The midshipmen will participate in three additional parades before the end of their spring
​   semester. The reference photo for this piece was taken by MCS 1 Chad Runge.



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   Geronimo!
   18x24 Oil on Linen
 
   Explosive ordnance disposal technicians assigned to Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit (EODMU) 5
   perform a free fall jump from the “business end” of a C-130 during military free fall jump sustainment
   training in Santa Rita, Guam. EODMU-5 is assigned to Commander, Task Force (CTF) 75, the primary
   expeditionary task force responsible for the planning and execution of coastal riverine operations,
   explosive ordnance disposal, diving engineering and construction, and underwater construction in the U.S.
   7th fleet area of responsibility.

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   Graduation Day
   10.25x15 Graphite on Watercolor Paper

   Midshipmen “toss their covers” in front of Bancroft Hall at the United States Naval Academy as the
​   Navy’s Blue Angels fly over in May of 2020.  Graduation in 2020 was done in five swearing-in
   ceremonies and one virtual ceremony due to the COVID distancing restrictions in place at the time.
   The cover toss is a tradition which ends the ceremony that originated in 1912. The Naval Academy
   prepares young men and women in four years of instruction, and physical, mental and leadership
   testing, to become professional officers of competence, character and compassion in the U.S. Navy
   and Marine Corps. 

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   Launch the Growler
   16x20 Oil on Linen

   One of many aircraft handlers, identified by wearing a bright “yellow shirt,” is responsible for
   directing aircraft around the carrier’s relatively small and chaotic deck. As one can imagine, the
   deck of a carrier is a very loud place, so the handlers “speak” through a myriad of hand signals. His
   current signal is directing the pilot to turn hard left, and during the turn the pilot will be directed to
   another yellow shirt handler, the catapult officer. The Growler is an EA-18G, which is an electronic
   warfare version of the Boeing F/A-18 Super Hornet that joined the fleet in 2009 to replace the aged
   Northrop Grumman EA-6B Prowler. It is capable of jamming enemy communications, and airborne  
   and surface-to-air radar, as well as being capable to perform all other missions of the Super Hornet.


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   Patrolling the Arabian Gulf
   18x24 Oil on Linen

   ​A Mark VI patrol boat assigned to Commander, Task Force 56 prepares for a towing
   exercise with a coastal patrol ship in May 2020 in the Arabian Gulf. Here a shot line,
   attached to a messenger line, has been fired from the coastal patrol ship, which is
   about to be received by the Mark VI patrol boat. Attached to the messenger line is the
   coastal patrol boat’s tow cable, which will be secured to the anchor chain of the patrol
   boat for towing. The towing is done to allow the Mark VI patrol boat to operate deeper
into the Arabian Gulf, enhancing the Task Force’s overall capabilities by leveraging the longer range and bigger firepower of the coastal patrol boat, with the faster and more maneuverable Mark VI patrol boat. Both boats gain experience in close-quarter maneuvering challenges during towing while adding the capabilities of the Mark VI to the Task Force’s mission in the Arabian Gulf.


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   Navy Vocal Soloist
   12x9 Scratch Board

   Depicted is a vocal soloist with the United States Navy’s official chorus, the Sea
   Chanters. The ensemble performs a variety of music including traditional choral music,
   sea chanteys, patriotic fare, opera, Broadway and contemporary music. The Sea
   Chanters perform for the public regularly on national tours and in Washington, D.C.
   While in the nations capital they perform for the president, vice president and
   numerous congressional, military and foreign dignitaries. 

 
   In 1956, Lt. Harold Fultz, then the band’s assistant leader, organized a vocal group from
   the Navy School of Music to sing chanteys and patriotic songs for the State of the
   Nation dinner. Recognizing the ensemble’s immediate success, then CNO Adm. Arleigh
   Burke transferred the group to the Navy Band, gave them their current name and
   tasked this all-male chorus with perpetuation the songs of the sea. In 1980 the group
   added women to its ranks and expanded its repertoire to include everything from
   Brahms to Broadway.



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   Florida Bridge
   30x30 Oil on Canvas

   This is the bridge of the USS Florida as it conducts routine navigation and watch
   procedures on the surface of the Mediterranean Sea in the fall of 2019. 
The USS Florida
   is the first submarine and the sixth United States Navy ship to bear the name of the
   state. It was the second submarine to complete the conversion from a ballistic-missile
​   submarine to a guided-missile submarine.



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   Straight-In to the Carrier
   8x30 Oil on Linen

   Pictured is a Grumman C-2 Greyhound, which is designed to transport high-priority
cargo, mail, and passengers between shore bases and aircraft carriers of the United States Navy. Its primary mission is called “Carrier Onboard Delivery,” or COD. 
The C-2 first flew in 1964 with production and deliveries following the next year. The initial Greyhound aircraft underwent a major overhaul in 1973 and in 1984, more C-2As were ordered. In 2010 all C-2A aircraft received upgrades, which increased the number of propellers from four to eight blades per engine and converted the original control panel to a “glass cockpit.” In 2020 the Navy began to replacing the remaining 27 C-2As with 38 CMV-22B Ospreys, expecting to fully replace the C-2 fleet by 2024.


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   On Watch
   10x15 Graphite on Illustration Board

   Lt. j.g. Searra Sandlin peers through a telescopic alidade as he stands watch on the
   bridge wing of the guided-missile destroyer USS John S. McCain (DDG 56.) His ship is
   conducting integrated maritime security operations with the JS Hyūga (DDH 181,) a
   Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force helicopter destroyer, and the French navy’s FS 
   Émeraude (S-604,) a nuclear-powered submarine in the Philippine Sea on 17 December
2020. Official photo used as reference taken by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Markus Castaneda.


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   Blue Angels Retire Legacy Hornets
   18x28 Oil on Linen

   The US Navy conducted its final flight of the F/A-18 A/B/C/D “Legacy” Hornets on
   4 November 2020 with the official transition of the Blue Angels to the F/A-18 E/F Super
   Hornet platform. The “legacy” jets concluded 34 years of service with the 30-minute
   flight that took place around the Naval Air Station in Pensacola and lasted about 30
   minutes. 
For the Blue Angels, this flight was the last of the 2020 season with the 2021
show season being their first year flying the Super Hornet platform. It will also be the 75th anniversary of the team. Official photo used as reference taken by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Christopher Gordon.


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   USS Florida’s TM2 Drake
   16x20 Oil on Linen

   Depicted is TM2 Drake of the Ohio Class SSGN-728 USS Florida. A Torpedoman’s Mate
   is responsible for the operation, routine care and repair of submarine weapons
   systems. Here she is on the bridge of the USS Florida as it conducts routine navigation
   and watch procedures on the surface of the Mediterranean Sea in the fall of 2019. 
The
   USS Florida is the first submarine and the sixth United States Navy ship to bear the
   name of the state. It was the second submarine to complete the conversion from a
​                                                                  ballistic-missile submarine to a guided-missile submarine.



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   “We Stand by You”
   21x30 Oil on Linen

   After the terrorist attack on the United States on September 11, 2001, the USS
   Churchill, an Arleigh Burke-class destroyer commissioned the previous May, was
   recalled from a port call in Portsmouth, England along with the destroyer USS
   Gonzalez. Also recalled while enjoying a port call at the same time was the German
   destroyer Lutjens. The Churchill and Lutjens steamed out of Portsmouth around the    
   same time, but before the two vessels would turn toward their respective home ports,  
the Lutjens contacted the Churchill wishing to pass closely to port to wish the Americans well on their voyage home. As tradition dictated, the crew of the Churchill “manned its rails” and as the Lutjens caught up with her with the German flag at half-mast and the US flag flying above it, her rails were manned as well. Both crews rendered honors with salutes then hand waves when a banner unfurled on the Lutjens that read “We Stand by You.” It was a simple message, but it spoke volumes to the Americans.

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   Navy Color Guard
   15.75x14 Graphite on Illustration Board

   Each military branch has its own Honor Guard. Most state National Guard units have a
   ceremonial guard as well. The official Honor Guard of every branch is based in
   Washington, D.C., though nearly every military installation will have its own Honor
   Guard for local ceremonies and events.

 
   Established in 1931, the United States Navy Ceremonial Guard is the official
   ceremonial unit of the Navy. The Navy Ceremonial Guard's primary mission is to
   represent the service in Presidential, Joint Armed Services, Navy, and public
   ceremonies in the nation's capital. The Navy Ceremonial Guard also serves as the
   funeral escort and conducts all services for Navy personnel buried in Arlington
​   National Cemetery.



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   Some Sun Before Diving
   20x20 Oil on Canvas

   In November 2019 the nuclear submarine USS Florida is surfaced in the eastern
   Mediterranean Sea while conducting training and preparing for a new specialized
   mission. Three of the seven crewmembers on the bridge are female following a policy
   change made by the US Navy nine years earlier allowing females to serve on
   submarines. While surfaced it is also a fairly rare opportunity for submariners to get
​   some sun during a deployment. 



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   A Navy ‘First’
   18x30 Oil on Linen

   On 31 July 2020 Lt JG Madeline Swegle graduated with 25 of her classmates at NAS
   Kingsville, Texas and became the first known black, female tactical air pilot to serve in
   the US Navy. She received her gold wings having successfully completing advanced
   training in the aircraft behind her, the T-45C Goshawk. Lt Swegle will next report to the
   “Vikings” of Electronic Attack Squadron 129 at NAS Whidbey Island in Washington
State to begin training as an EA-18G Growler pilot. 
VAQ-129 trains new naval aviators, naval flight officers, and naval aircrew in electronic warfare tactics, techniques, and procedures in advance of their fleet assignments.


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   At the Controls
   20x20 Oil on Canvas

   In 2010 a major policy change was adopted by the US Navy that allowed female sailors
   to serve on submarines. Here, handling the helm on the USS Florida is a Petty Officer
   First Class. Her job is to control the rudder, and the sail planes. The sailor to her left is
   the outboard watch stander, who he controls the rear planes. The two, acting together,
   maintain the ordered direction, roll, pitch, depth of the sub as ordered by the Dive
​   Officer of the watch, standing between and behind them.



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   Baton Passes to Poseidon
   15x30 Oil on Linen

   On 14 May 2020 VP-40, based at NAS Whidbey Island, Washington completed the
   transition from the propeller-driven P-3 Orion to the new P-8 Poseidon when its last
   P-3C, aircraft number 162776, was flown from Whidbey Island to NAS Pensacola.
   VP-40 was the last active duty patrol squadron flying the Orion, an anti-submarine
warfare champion for nearly sixty years. All P-3 squadrons have now transitioned to the P-8, which is a Boeing 737-800ERX modified for the US Navy and several allied nations. Two Naval Reserve squadrons, VP-62 at NAS Jacksonville and VP-69 at NAS Whidbey Island will continue to fly the Orion until 2023, and Air Test & Eval Squadron 30 at NAS Pt. Mugu will continue to fly the Orion past 2023.


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   Corsairs
   15x24 Oil on Linen

   ​In the fall of 1973 VA-12, “The Clinchers,” was flying A-7 Corsair II aircraft as part of    
   Carrier Air Wing 7 aboard the USS Independence (CV62.) The cruise was to the
   Mediterranean Sea amid increased tensions in the area surrounding the Yom Kippur
   War between Israel and its Arab neighbors. Here two A-7s return from a mission,
   catching a brief burst of sunlight before descending into the undercast that separates
them from their carrier home. The wingman has pulled into fingertip position to be able to maintain the formation until through the clouds.


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  Fill ‘er Up
   18x30 Oil on Linen

   Two Navy F/A-18 Hornets of VFA-143 (Fighter Attack Squadron 143,) the famous “Pukin’
   Dogs," assigned to the USS Abraham Lincoln are topped off by an Air Force KC-135
   tanker from an undisclosed Air Force Base. Being able to refuel very quickly in flight
   allows the Hornet to carry more ordinance at take-off and to extend its range or loiter
   time, limited only by the endurance of the pilot. Aerial refueling has come a long way
since 1923 when its first trials of manually extending the equivalent of a garden hose from a hand-held tank in one bi-plane to a second bi-plane by removing the gas cap and inserting the hose like normal into the gas tank.


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   Prepping for Flight
   18x36 Oil on Canvas

   Naval Air Staton Oceana is the U.S. Navy F/A-18 Hornet and Super Hornet fleet’s east  
   coast home, accomplishing 219,000 training operations each year. With this volume of
   training the flight line is kept very busy. Just some of the things required of the ground
crews to get an F/A-18 ready for a training flight include fueling, topping off hydraulic fluid and oxygen, testing avionics and other systems, practice munitions, strut and tire pressure, making sure all fasteners are in place and closed, ensuring the engine intakes are clear, removing any foreign objects from the cockpit, removing dead bugs from the windshield and much more. As depicted here, in July of 2018 the base’s location in Virginia Beach was experiencing the usual very hot and humid weather, making for very uncomfortable working conditions.


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   Mercy to Los Angeles
   18x36 Oil on Linen


   In March of 2020 President Trump ordered the US Navy’s two hospital ships to
   America’s two largest cities. The USNS Comfort was sent to New York City and the
   USNS Mercy was sent to Los Angeles. On Friday 27 March the Mercy docked at the
   Cruise Terminal of Port of Los Angeles to aid in hospital relief during the COVID-19
virus worldwide pandemic by adding a highly-trained Navy medical staff, twelve operating rooms, a laboratory and pharmacy, and 1000 beds to relieve area hospitals of non-COVID-19 patients while the hospitals handled mainly virus cases. After a few days area hospitals were vastly expanding their ICU capabilities and releif wasn’t critical, so some of the medical staff of USNS Mercy was deployed ashore to area skilled care retirement facilities to help fill a critical need where most of the new virus cases are being identified.


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   Comfort to New York City
   16x48 Oil on Linen

   In March of 2020 President Trump ordered the US Navy’s two hospital ships to
   America’s two largest cities. The USNS Comfort was sent to New York City and the
USNS Mercy was sent to Los Angeles. On Monday 30 March the USNS Comfort arrived in New York Harbor for the first time since the terrorist attacks in September, 2001 to aid in hospital relief during the COVID-19 virus worldwide pandemic. The ship was docked at Pier 90 on the Hudson River in mid-town Manhattan and adding a highly-trained Navy medical staff, twelve operating rooms, a laboratory and pharmacy, and 1000 beds to releive area hospitals of non-COVID-19 patients while the hospitals handled mainly virus cases. After a few days area hospitals were vastly expanding their ICU capabilities and relief wasn’t critical, so the medical staff of USNS Comfort also started handling cases of the virus as well.

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   Family Day at NAS Oceana
   18x27 Oil on Linen

   As Navy pilots near the end of their advanced F-18 training at NAS Oceana in Norfolk,
   Virginia a “Family Day” is organized to allow friends and family of the pilots to see first
   hand some of the activities and facilities in which their pilot have trained during the
   lengthy time they have been there. Included in the trainee-led tour is the maintenance
   hangar, flight line, squadron briefing for the day’s sorties, and depicted here, a trip to
   Navy Auxiliary Landing Field (NALF) Fentress located roughly twenty miles away from
NAS Oceana. The purpose of an NALF is to reduce congestion in the landing pattern at the main base when to focus of the mission is on practicing flying the “ball” for pinpoint landings simulating carrier landings. The families are allowed to get right up to the runway at the approach end to watch their pilots practice simulated carrier landings. In about four weeks the pilots will graduate and be assigned to a carrier squadron in the fleet.


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   Riverine Convoy
   24x18 Oil on Canvas

   In mid-October of 1968 multiple divisions of the US Navy’s Mobile Riverine Task Force 117, River  
   Assault Squadron 9 (part of what had earlier been formed as the “Brown Water Navy,) traveled north on
   the Ham Luong River just upstream from the city of Ben Tre in the Mekong River Delta with US Army
   forces aboard. Most of the vessels depicted were called “Tango Boats,” or Armored Troop Carriers
   (ATCs.) These boats were used by the US Navy to transport and provide cover fire during insertion and
   extraction forces of the Army’s Ninth Infantry Division according to their military objectives in the 
delta. Waterways served as the “highways” of this region, and the US Navy was tasked with keeping them open for friendly military and civilian economic use while at the same time interdicting the transport of enemy forces and materials.


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