The classic 1970s airwing: two squadrons each of F-4Js and A-7Es, one each of A-6Es, EA-6Bs, E-2Cs, RA-5Cs, SH-3Gs, and of course the beloved COD, first an E-1 and later an E-2. We also got an occasional visit by the monstrous Whale (EA-3), which was a sight to see, landing and taking off.
NIMITZ had just gotten reclassified as a CVN from CVAN so we still had primarily a strike airwing: no ASW capability worth a damn.
I always thought that the "Vigi" (RA-5C Vigilante) was about the most beautiful aircraft on deck: sleek, super-supersonic, with the first rectangular air intakes ever, that I know off.
Ah, a young man's first sea duty...
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