Although two carriers with their thousands of crew members means a busy homeport, ... Commissioned in 1957, the USS Ranger (CVA 61) was active from the Vietnam War to Operation Desert Storm.

It was one of the lighter moments from his time aboard the USS Ranger in 1969 to 1970, during the Vietnam War. Greenough served as an aviation storekeeper aboard the carrier.

Summary and Key Points: The USS Ranger (CVA-61), introduced in the mid-1950s, was the third Forrestal-class supercarrier and the first U.S. aircraft carrier designed from the outset with an angled ...

Summary and Key Points: The USS Ranger (CV-61), a Forrestal-class aircraft carrier, had an impressive service history from 1957 to 1993. An evolution from the Essex class, the Forrestal class ...