I am civilian. I boarded the Kitty Hawk back in around '92, '93
when it visited SG. There was no open house. I just went to
Clifford Pier to ask some returning sailor to bring me on board and
one did. Got to try mah. Nothing ventured, nothing gained.
It so happened at the same time there was a tour on board for some
SG-based American civilians, so they told me to join them. Was led
around by the A-6 pilots. Visited the flight deck, touched the
planes, main hangar, A-6 flight briefing room and some other rooms.
Shiok! Out of this world shiok!
That's why want to relive the experience when the next carrier
comes. Although now they dock at CNB so it'll be more problematic I
imagine. Last time they anchor off the East Coast, at the
man-of-war anchorage area.
With so many military enthusiasts here, I thought someone might
have managed to board the Abraham Lincoln, so trying to see if they
can share their experience.