Patricia Neal

Jerry Marlow met Patricia Neal at a celebrity Show

hot humid

Hot and humid days in July. Temps up to 110 degrees

Campain ribons

these are the campain ribons awarded to Lawrence Wright. The navy only issued Wright 2 ribons so he never wore my ribons

computer down

My computer has been down for a week but it is up and running now

Sunset on the bridge of the USNS NIAGARA FALLS make a beautiful picture

RECORD TEMPS

Record temps and drought in Coachella Valley this summer.

4th of JULY

Nation wide holliday fireworks for the fourth of July HAPPY 4TH OF JULY

The USNS Niagara Falls

The USNS NIAGARA FALLS (T-AFS 3) is a Combat Logistics Force (CLF) ship, specifically designed to deliver large quantities of frozen, chilled and dry provisions, ship’s store resale items, technical repair parts, and general use consumables to fleet task forces operating at sea. Cargo stowage capacity exceeds 596,000 cubic feet. With this stowage capacity, the NIAGARA FALLS can provide the major portion of the logistics requirements that modern naval vessels demand and enables naval combatants to remain at sea for long periods of time conducting uninterrupted operations in support of our national military strategy.

NIAGARA FALLS can best be described as a “Floating Supermarket”. Many of the items found in the typical home are securely stowed here and ready for issue to a needy customer. Everything from clothes to watermelons, office supplies to lobster, all stored within our cargo holds. Our trademark is versatility; our spirit is “Can Do”, our motto is “THE MIGHTY FALLS DOES IT ALL"

USNS NIAGARA FALLS TAFS-3

Specifications: Displacement 9,200 tons (lt) 15,900-18,663 tons (fl) Length 581' Beam 79' Draft 27' (max.) Speed 20 knots. Propulsion three 580 psi Babcock and Wilcox boilers, one De Laval Turbine, single propeller.
As USS Niagara Falls (AFS-3) Complement 44 Officers, 445 Enlisted. Aircraft two CH-46E Sea Knight helicopters. Armament two twin 3"/50 dual purpose gun mounts.
As USNS Niagara Falls (T-AFS-3) Complement 28 Navy, 115 civilian merchant mariners. Aircraft two MH-60S Knight Hawk, multipurpose helicopters. Armament none.

The Niagara Falls Ship

Laid down, 22 May 1965, at National Steel and Shipbuilding Co., San Diego, CA.
Launched, 26 March 1966
Commissioned, USS Niagara Falls (AFS-3), 29 April 1967
Decommissioned, September 1994
Assigned to the Military Sealift Command and placed in service, 23 September 1994 as USNS Niagara Falls (T-AFS-3), assigned to the Naval Fleet Auxiliary Force (PM1) MSC Far East

record drought in LA

Los Angeles faces record drought which effects us in Coachella Valley. Triple diget tempertaures in the valley