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030729-N-5465P-004 Pacific Ocean (Jul. 29, 2003) — Crewmen aboard the Los Angeles-class nuclear powered attack submarine USS Asheville (SSN 758), man the topside navigation watch as the submarine operates at high speed near San Diego. U.S. Navy photo by Journalist 2nd Class Thomas C. Peterson. (RELEASED)

030116-N-XXXXX-001 At sea with USS Florida (SSBN 728) Jan. 14, 2003 — USS Florida launches a Tomahawk cruise missile during Giant Shadow in the waters off the coast of the Bahamas. Giant Shadow is a Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA)/Naval Submarine Forces experiment to test the capabilities of the NavyÕs future guided missile submarines. Florida is one of four Ohio-class ballistic missile submarines (SSBN) being converted to guided missile submarines (SSGN). Giant Shadow is the first experiment under the ÒSea TrialÓ initiative of the Chief of Naval OperationsÕ Sea Power 21 vision and the first in a series of experiments before converting and overhauling the four SSBNs to SSGNs. The SSGNs will have the capability to support and launch up to 154 Tomahawk missiles, a significant increase in capacity as compared to other platforms. U.S. Navy photo. (RELEASED)

FILE PHOTO — The B-2 Spirit is a multi-role bomber capable of delivering both conventional and nuclear munitions. A dramatic leap forward in technology, the bomber represents a major milestone in the U.S. bomber modernization program. The B-2 brings massive firepower to bear, in a short time, anywhere on the globe through previously impenetrable defenses. (U.S. Air Force photo)

030729-N-5465P-004 Pacific Ocean (Jul. 29, 2003) — Crewmen aboard the Los Angeles-class nuclear powered attack submarine USS Asheville (SSN 758), man the topside navigation watch as the submarine operates at high speed near San Diego. U.S. Navy photo by Journalist 2nd Class Thomas C. Peterson. (RELEASED)

030116-N-XXXXX-001 At sea with USS Florida (SSBN 728) Jan. 14, 2003 — USS Florida launches a Tomahawk cruise missile during Giant Shadow in the waters off the coast of the Bahamas. Giant Shadow is a Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA)/Naval Submarine Forces experiment to test the capabilities of the NavyÕs future guided missile submarines. Florida is one of four Ohio-class ballistic missile submarines (SSBN) being converted to guided missile submarines (SSGN). Giant Shadow is the first experiment under the ÒSea TrialÓ initiative of the Chief of Naval OperationsÕ Sea Power 21 vision and the first in a series of experiments before converting and overhauling the four SSBNs to SSGNs. The SSGNs will have the capability to support and launch up to 154 Tomahawk missiles, a significant increase in capacity as compared to other platforms. U.S. Navy photo. (RELEASED)

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For all you Navy Fans, Enjoy! 

And if you think for a minute that our Military, Our Armed Forces got it easy-Don’t!  The US Navy does its fair share of carrying the load of National Defense as witnessed by many of these two hundred plus pictures.  They and their families make tremendous sacrifices.  They do! They really do.

All Deployments are tough, damn tough, and all re-locations are rough on the spouses and the kids as well.  At some Ports, they meet alienation by the local inhabitants that only add to the difficulty of them doing their ever timely jobs.

Constant moves from one base or port to another does take a toll.  Yes Sir! Yes Ma’am!  They take a Toll.  The pictures you are enjoying here are from their sacrifices made by some of the most amazing men and women in our US Navy, some in the US Army, and even some in the US Air Force.  And all of these sacrifices must be made for you and me and all of us, that’s right, for all of us every single day.  God Bless all of them and may God keep all of the US Armed Forces warm in His Divine Bosom…the living breathing James Brown, author of A Panther’s Father Book Series.

A Panther’s Father II and A Panther’s Father III  are scheduled for publication in 2019 and the contracts have already been signed.

But being on a ship or Overseas, having a fun read is a gosh darn good thing.  I did my part, now you do yours and share this with someone.  And oh yeah, the first book is all over the Internet, but you are smart and you can figure that out.  But let me give you a tip-it’s cheapest at Lulu.com for the printed book.  Bye from Texas.

To my son on a USS Destroyer-I love you, son, God Speed!