Photo by Bill M Sanders | U.S. Navy | 06.27.2017
170627-N-TV230-154 PACIFIC OCEAN (June 27, 2017) Cmdr. Dennis Metz, the mini boss aboard the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) prepares for a boot shoot on the flight deck. Boot shoots are a Navy tradition in which a ceremony is held for the departing shooter by launching a pair of boots off the ship by catapult. Theodore Roosevelt is currently underway off the coast of Southern......
Photo by Bill M Sanders | U.S. Navy | 06.27.2017
170627-N-TV230-364 PACIFIC OCEAN (June 27, 2017) Cmdr. Dennis Metz’s boots wait to be launched from the flight deck during a boot shoot. Boot shoots are a Navy tradition in which a ceremony is held for the departing shooter by launching a pair of boots off the ship by catapult. Theodore Roosevelt is currently underway off the coast of Southern California. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass......
Photo by Bill M Sanders | U.S. Navy | 06.27.2017
170627-N-TV230-321 PACIFIC OCEAN (June 27, 2017) Cmdr. Dennis Metz, the mini boss aboard the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71), jogs down the flight deck during a boot shoot aboard the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71). Boot shoots are a Navy tradition in which a ceremony is held for the departing shooter by launching a pair of boots off the ship by catapult.......
Photo by Bill M Sanders | U.S. Navy | 06.27.2017
170627-N-TV230-377 PACIFIC OCEAN (June 27, 2017) Cmdr. Dennis Metz, right, the mini boss aboard the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) participates in a boot shoot on the flight deck aboard the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71). Boot shoots are a Navy tradition in which a ceremony is held for the departing shooter by launching a pair of boots off the ship by......
Photo by Bill M Sanders | U.S. Navy | 06.27.2017
170627-N-TV230-252 PACIFIC OCEAN (June 27, 2017) Aviation Boatswain’s Mate (Equipment) 1st Class James Kopf participates in a boot shoot on the flight deck aboard the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71). Boot shoots are a Navy tradition in which a ceremony is held for the departing shooter by launching a pair of boots off the ship by catapult. Theodore Roosevelt is currently......
Photo by Bill M Sanders | U.S. Navy | 06.27.2017
170627-N-TV230-271 PACIFIC OCEAN (June 27, 2017) Aviation Boatswain’s Mate (Equipment) 1st Class James Kopf, rear, and Cmdr. Dennis Metz, front, jog down the flight deck during a boot shoot aboard the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71). Boot shoots are a Navy tradition in which a ceremony is held for the departing shooter by launching a pair of boots off the ship by catapult.......
Photo by Bill M Sanders | U.S. Navy | 06.27.2017
170627-N-TV230-015 PACIFIC OCEAN (June 27, 2017) Sailors prepare for a boot shoot on the flight deck aboard the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71). Boot shoots are a Navy tradition in which a ceremony is held for the departing shooter by launching a pair of boots off the ship by catapult. Theodore Roosevelt is currently underway off the coast of Southern California. (U.S. Navy......
Photo by Bill M Sanders | U.S. Navy | 06.26.2017
170626-N-TV230-234 PACIFIC OCEAN (June 26, 2017) An EA-18G Growler, assigned to the Vikings of Electronic Attack Squadron (VAQ) 129, piloted by Lt. Kurt Garman and co-piloted by Capt. Craig Clapperton, commanding officer of the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) lands on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71). Theodore Roosevelt is currently......
