Photos by Tag: navy
Take a virtual flight with ‘Growler’ pilot
We routinely watch these jets fly over Fidalgo Island. Now you can take a “virtual” flight thanks to a high definition video. http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=qf_hdFSnOEI As a result of analysis conducted in 2001, the Department of Navy selected the EA-18G Growler to replace the EA6-B Prowler, which has been in service since 1971. The EA-18 G Growler […]
State of Station
U.S. Navy Cmdr. Matt Miller celebrated Valentine’s Day with his wife Heather … sort of … delivering a “State of the Station” message to a morning audience of Chamber of Commerce members in Anacortes. Miller, who becomes Executive Officer of NAS Whidbey next week, is an Anacortes resident and self-described “silent partner” of children’s shop […]
Greatest Generation
You won’t find me taking issue with Tom Brokaw’s “Greatest Generation” label for World War II era Americans. This photo is a tribute to my father, Buehl Berentson, who passed away last week. Dad, who is on the left, made two stops in Hawaii during his Pacific Theatre tenure in the U.S. Navy. On one […]