Navy Distinguished Visitor Program
Through our Military Liaison, Joe Ciokon, the Downtown
Breakfast Rotary Club is proud to have been allowed to participate in the US Navy
Distinguished Visitor Program. Our
members were invited by Vice Admiral Brent Bennitt to fly from NAS North Island and trap onto an aircraft carrier at sea,
spend 24-hours touring the ship and observing flight operations (day and night)
and then catapult off the ship for a flight back to North Island. What an incredible experience this has been
for all of us! And what tremendous
appreciation we have felt for the men and women of our US Navy! Unfortunately, due to the "War on Terror,"
this popular program has been revised by the Navy and are
by invitation only with fewer opportunities avalable to community leaders from
all over the country. Here are some
pictures from the last lucky group from our club.
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Leaving NAS North
Island.
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In the COD on the way to the
carrier.
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F-18 on the flight deck.
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Maureen Eberle driving the
aircraft carrier!
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In the COD with flight gear.
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the USS
Abraham Lincoln with air wing.
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On the flight deck.
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An F-18 catapulting off the
flight deck.
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