14 July 2008

Eye Candy for Sailors, Part 22

One of RUSSELL’s search and rescue swimmers waits to be deployed in the water during a man overboard drill.


The SAR Swimmer prepares “Oscar” to be heaved onto the forecastle.


The SAR swimmer waits for recovery (and enjoys the Mediterranean).

9 comments:

Anonymous said...

Wow, that water looks just fine. Nice day for a swim.

m0tbaillie said...

I'm so envious. The Med is gorgeous and if you were in the Eastern Med, nice and warm this time of year.

cat said...

Bootiful water, XO.
Oh what a shame! Looks like you're getting the Silent Treatment from Oscar. Apparently he doesn't like water unless he can stand up in it without fear of drowning. Great to see you back, and I hope posts come on a regular basis once again! Thanks for all you guys do (you do more for me than you'd really know), and God bless you all.
MitchCat

chaoticsynapticactivity said...

Classy...most times it was fine to just recover Mr. Oscar with a well tossed grappling hook...:)...ya know..it was a drill and all...

A Stellitano said...

glad to see you guys are back. i missed checking out the site with my morning coffee. it does a dad good to see what things his son is doing while in the navy. God bless the Russell and its crew.

B's Mom said...

Like everyone else, Nice to see you guys back. Missed you, Keep up the great work,,and thanks for a great blog. Just a Navy mom..who is glad she can check in and see what her son is up to...Oh and congrats to the Snip of the month in May...

B's Mom

Cmdr. Chris van Avery, U.S. Navy said...

Snip of the month? What's that?

B's Mom said...

Snipe of the month....

B's mom

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