Catch and Release

A little view from Vulture's Row of some of the everyday goings on of an aircraft carrier. Words fail to describe the awe of seeing this ballet of metal, fiberglass, and steam. Feel free to hum 'Danger Zone' as you scroll through...

The Workspace

Gaze down the majesty of the IKE dental clinic. This p-way (or passageway for you landlubbers) is the main street of our little dental clinic. Its also the only street. The operatories are on the right, the office is directly on the left, and HM2 Chestnut is all the way at the end.






My own operatory, secured for sea. If the chair wasn't in the middle, you could probably turn around with your arms outstretched. As is, there is little room for extraneous movement, which is fine. Dentistry done with extraneous movement sounds rather dangerous to me...






The doc's office. Five officers and three chairs makes for goofy math. We actually have a huge reference library of textbooks, including a serious book on implantology. Which we don't practice on the ship. At all. Not even a little. It does make for a excellent filler on the shelf. Also, the giant supporting pillar is never in the way. Really.

My Pad

Some pictures from my sweet stateroom on the ship. The first is a view from the foyer into the living room and bedrooms. Note the spacious study and kitchen just beyond the luxurious living room accommodations.

Turning directly to the right reveals a unique powder room/communication bay combo that really streamlines the morning rituals. The bright label in the lower right of the photo is the on the housing of one of the room's two EEBDs. The emergency escape breathing device provides more than 10 minutes of pure oxygen delight, should we have to vacate the premise in haste.

The garage/chest of drawers/flip down desk/safe combo comes in a subtle haze grey finish, sure to brighten anyone's day by echoing the possibilities just outside the door. They also feature latches on the drawers and door to prevent those pesky spills when the ship is weathering a nor'easter.

Hiding behind the rack's privacy curtains, you'll find an state of the art 19" Poloroid flat screen, with Direct TV hook-up, as well as a PS2 to make those long, dark hours of the night speed an through to the promise of a new day full of exams and bombed out teeth.

Seriously, the room is maybe 10'x15'. It's small. And it's for two fully growed men. Fortunately, it is right on the centerline of the ship, so it rocks evenly, and it is below the wardroom, so it is really quiet compared to the guys who sleep under the flight deck. All in all, not too bad. Also, my roomate brought in a 26" flat screen. We live large down in 3-197-0-L!