Uncle B's River Safari

Job Well Done!

He graduated as "fireman" and was shipped to Orlando, Florida on July 4, 1997, where he has begun his training in Nuclear Power Plants. He has also successfully passed his Petty Officer third class testing and is looking forward to receiving his next grade the beginning of December when he completes the first phase of his schooling.

In June 1998, He has completed his training in Orlando and has moved on to Charleston, S.C for his final phase of training before he is assigned duty on the fleet.  This phase of training was a combination of both study and hands-on training, involving getting use to the shift rotations.   On December 23, 1998 he completed his training and was assigned to the USS Enterprise, which has lead the Desert Fox attack on Iraq.

He was able to come home and spend Christmas, and even got to spend some extra time here by participating in the hometown recruiting program

On January 31, 1999, he boarded a plane from the Norfolk, VA Naval Air Field and headed to Italy where he met up with the Enterprise.

In May 1999, the returned to Norfolk where the ship was put into dry dock for some needed upgrades.

He remained in Norfolk for nearly 18 mos. On April 25, 2001 the Enterprise set sail for its six month Mediterranean tour.

Below are some links to the USS Enterprise and you will be able to follow his journey!

Let the Journey Begin!