O'Kane Picnic on the Beach

A few of the fellows and I, grubbing. Nothing beats hamburgers and hot dogs on the beach... plus we got the day off.
A shot of the beach, and yes, it really is this beautiful.

Hawaii Auto Show 2006

I can dream. It just felt so right...

Sonar

We are always looking for something to do in sonar so we took these dumb shots. This is our underwater communication set.
A blurry shot of me, 'Kid Fatho,' making sure our fathometer is working.

Google Earth spots

If you don't have Google Earth I highly advise that you download it, its amazing. You can view locations all around the globe from satellite. You can download the program for free from this link: http://earth.google.com/download-earth.html. If you have it you can look up these spots on by copying the latitude and longitude given and paste it into the SEARCH box in Google Earth.

1. The pier the O'Kane is currently moored to. You can't see it right now because the satellite shot was taken last year. (21 21 09.5 N, 157 56 50.8 W)

2. The barracks that I live in. (21 21 02.6 N, 157 56 17.8 W)

3. The sonar school on Ford Island. We take courses here occasionally.
(21 21 26.5 N, 157 57 44.2 W)

4. Aloha Stadium, home of the Pro Bowl. (21 22 22.02 N, 157 55 47.79 W)

5. The Ship Graveyard. All ships no longer commissioned or used by the Navy are sitting here. They have been stripped down of all usable and classified equipment.
(21 22 50.2 N, 157 59 12.6 W)

Dinner in Italy

All us sonar techs decided to go out and grub at this Italian joint to celebrate the fact that we weren't underway. I didn't realize how much this looks like a double date until now. Unfortunately, its not... just kidding.
Todd (and his wife and son) and Chris, a couple of fellow sonar techs.
Tiffany and Natalie, also sonar techs, with their friends Katia (not sure how to spell it).
Bobby and Valenzuela ('Val') with their wives.

Sailors and Thieves

My camera was stolen from the ship a couple weeks back. That is why there haven't been any recent shots on the site. It has been raining like crazy and we have been underway a lot lately so there hasn't been too much oppurtunity to enjoy the outdoor activities. I'll be getting a new digi here soon so more pics are coming.

Home on Leave - 18FEB thru 23FEB

My family, the best a guy could ask for.
Me and my little sis. She doesn't like to think of her self and my little anymore now that she is graduating high school but she is.
The most important woman in my life - my mom.
My other little sis (Audre). As usual, shoveling some type of food into her mouth.

Home on Leave

My grandparents, in their dining room. One of my favorite places with two of my favorite people.
My cousin Brenden sqeezued between me and my Aunt Lolo.
The whole gang, just before I left. Little Brenden sporting his Navy pride.
Me and my grandma, can't think of a sweeter more caring person.

Home on Leave

From left - Gary, me Michelle and her new husband chatting in the living room.
Throwing up the signs from the past - Norte for life...
Allison (my right) and Michelle, eating and chatting.
Two very influential people in my life, both worked at my school when I was growing up. Miss Penn was influential in getting BL help with the program. Miss Bebe (my right) and Miss Penn.

Home on Leave

Bl and I, kicking it old school in the kitchen. He graduated from a year-long drug program and I came home to show the love. Two of my favoritve babes - Tara(on my right) and Allison
Back in the barrio with Gary (my right) and Chino.
Buddies Reunion 2006, minus Jeff who would show up later in the night.

Pro Bowl 2006

Pre-game shout-out to the military.
I don't know why I am being so feisty in this picture, it just came to me I guess.
The Pro Bowl crew - Me, Aaron, Smud, Erin, Kelly and Casey

Pro Bowl 2006

Pearl Harbor in the distance
Kick Off!
The coin toss!

Underway Replenishment

Estopare and his homie hard at work.

The USS Pecos giving us some fuel.
Its harder than it looks.
The crew, on break.

UnRep

We have to pull the huge fuel lines across - makes your hands a bit raw.
The Captain on the bridge wing, making sure we are doing our job.

Me, always vigil in my sweet helmet. You know the Navy - "safety first."

Getting Underway

A shot of Hickham Air Force Base. When I took the picture I didn't see the enormously fat guy. I figure it just makes the picture that much funnier.
Salty sailors...
Hard at work with Aaron.
A shot of the "hole" where we keep the mooring lines when we don't use them.

Getting Underway

A nice shot of my rear end as I unhook the net.
The USS Missouri and the Arizona Memorial.
The USS California resting place with Ford Island in the back ground.
There are a few theories as to what this is (the death star...) but it is actually the largest radar ever built. Its the Army's but it is ran jointly and houses some civilians. It is used in our ballistic missile defense.