USS Valley Forge (CVS-45) in the Caribbean. Looking over the flight deck from the superstructure of the ship. U.S. Grumman S2Fs tracker aircraft get warmed up on the flight deck.
USS Valley Forge (CVS-45) during Operation Springboard in the Caribbean. Interiors of a ready room. A commanding officer (CO) briefs pilots. A pilot raises his hand and talks. The crew at a squawk box presses a button. The pilots jump out of their seats and leave the ready room.
USS Valley Forge (CVS-45) during Operation Springboard in the Caribbean. USS Valley Forge is refueled by an oiler. Oil lines between both the ships.
USS Valley Forge (CVS-45) during Operation Springboard in the Caribbean. On the ship an officer gets a haircut in a barber shop. The officer sit on a chair with a cloth wrapped around his shoulders. The barber cuts the hair.
USS Valley Forge (CVS-45) during Operation Springboard in the Caribbean. A U.S. Grumman S2F tracker aircraft dives and fires a rocket. The target is towed by USS Valley Forge and hit is made by an S2F. U.S. Navy Douglas AD Skyraiders aircraft in a dive bearing a rocket. The S2F in flight and fires a rocket. The S2F drops a 500 lb unarmed rocket. An S2F squadron in formation. Douglas AD Skyraiders fly in a formation over the ship.
USS Valley Forge (CVS-45) during Operation Springboard in the Caribbean. An underway aircraft lands on the carrier. The flight deck of USS Valley Forge as the aircraft lands on it.