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I served aboard the Uss Independence CV-62 from 1990 to 1993. I worked in the engineering department in 1MMR. Would love to get in contact with some old shipmates.

Indy Med 1970-71. Caught up with Indy in Taranto, Italy in 1970. Indy was ordered to the Med while on REFTRA. The air wing sailors were sent off with only REFTRA seabags. I was with VAH10, A3 tankers, out of NAS Whidbey Island WA. Having just completed Med deployment on Forrestal and just reenlisting for continuing duty at Whidbey I received orders to Indy. I was placed in command of a brigade of Seabags. I ensured that all of the squadrons arrived at Indy with me. I was a popular guy when I and my charges arrived on board.
We were in Gulf Juan, France for Christmas/New Year. Same place same time the past year with Forrestal. Visited the remembered places but with new crew.
Towards the end of the deployment we received a message to change our designation form VAH10 to VAQ129. The squadron became the Replacement Air Group (RAG) for the new EA6B.
It was a short 3+ months on INDY but it was a great mini-deployment for me.

From Layton, Utah, Davis High grad. Served aboard Indy with VF41 Black Aces 1966-68. Was CS3. I am presently in an assisted living facility in Clearfield Utah. My brother was on Saratoga when we met in the Med while both ships were anchored in Argostoli Bay, Greece where we both visited each others ship.

cool web site i was ships company on indy from 1979 out of high school till june of 1982 worked in ships weapons deparment G-3 & G-4 DIV. met some really good guys and seen some really cool places, Perth Australia Maritius Saint Thomas US Virgin Islands and many more. Great experience and helped me grow up faster.

Served aboard Indy 79 – 82. Fly1, V-1, Sunshine & Jet Exhaust, Oh for the Day!!!