I went out to sea on a new Navy ship. It's called the USS Makin Island and it is an LHD Amphibious Assault ship. Its just about 900 feet long and is basically an aircraft carrier for helicopters and other things that can take of and land vertically. I have been working on the software for this ship for the last 4 years. This 4 day trip in the Gulf of Mexico was the second time it has been out to sea for tests. The water was calm, the weather was cold the beginning of the week, and then warmed up. Most of the tests were successfull, but we had some problems that set us back a day. Since we got back after the last flight out on Saturday night, the company arranged for the 8 of us to fly back to Charlottesville in one of the corporate jets. I love working for a big company almost as much as I loved looking out the cockpit window as we flew over Atlanta without stopping.So, here are the pictures:
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