USS Valley Forge (CVS-45) during Operation Springboard in the Caribbean. USS Heyliger (DE-510) approaches alongside for refueling from Valley Forge. Fuel hose lines in place from Valley Forge. The crew from Heyliger pulls a hose from Valley Forge. The refueling in operation.
USS Valley Forge (CVS-45) in the Caribbean. An aircraft taxis up into a catapult position on the flight deck of USS Valley Forge. A Piasecki HUP-2 helicopter comes in for a landing. A signal man signals on the deck.
USS Valley Forge (CVS-45) in the Caribbean. Airmen work on a U.S. Grumman S2F tracker aircraft. S2Fs are warming up on the flight deck of Valley Forge. A U.S. Piasecki HUP-2 helicopter warms up and then takes off. An S2F catapults and leaves the ship.
USS Valley Forge (CVS-45) in the Caribbean. A catapult operator in a catapult room. He wears sound power phones over his head. He manipulates catapult machinery. The catapult machinery in operation. Large cables and machinery slide down a track.
USS Valley Forge (CVS-45) in Caribbean. French Navy HSS-1 Choctaw helicopter takes off from the flight deck. Superstructure of the ship.
USS Valley Forge (CVS-45) in Caribbean. Signal crew stand with flags as U.S. Navy Grumman S2F tracker fly by from flight deck of ship. Rear Admiral Smith and Captain Bowen at a flag plot. They plot out a chart. Captain L.W. Williams, Captain of Valley Forge seated in his chair on the bridge. Another officer hands him papers. Captain Smith sits on bridge and review flight operations.