Operation Springboard in the Caribbean. The crew plays basketball on the hangar deck of USS Valley Forge (CVS-45). They play touch football on the flight deck. The sailors sunbathe on the flight deck.
USS Valley Forge (CVS-45) in the Caribbean. Officers play acey-deucy in a wardroom. One officer throws a dice.
USS Valley Forge (CVS-45) in the Caribbean. Pilots come up on the flight deck in an elevator and run towards their planes. Four U.S. Grumman S2F trackers aircraft on port catapult and on standby. They take off one by one.
USS Valley Forge (CVS-45) in the Caribbean. Men pack parachute riggers in the parachute loft. Aviation mechanics work on the engine of a Grumman S2F tracker aircraft's propeller. Men work on the wing fold of an S2F.
USS Valley Forge (CVS-45) in the Caribbean. Mess cooks serve chow in a chow line. The crew receive their chow on metal trays. The crew eat chow in a chow hall. A baker removes bread from an oven. The bake shop baker puts bread on a cooling rack before serving.
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.