First photo was taken in the Spring of 1974 on the forward flight deck of the Kitty Hawk during a WestPAC cruise. Photo was to be a spoof referring to the gas lines in the states and the call to begin car pooling to conserve gas (Petrol). The Skipper thought it would get the squadron some PR in something like Stars and Stripes or Navy Times, during what was otherwise an uneventful cruise. (or at least was uneventful, after the Ship survived an engine room fire that killed 4 sailors) Aviator Skipper is standing on the left seat, NFO Command ECMO is in on the right. ECMO-3 is standing half-into his assigned right-rear seat, and that's me (ECMO-2) climbing up the ladder showing typical confusion about which side of the plane I am supposed to be on... Fifteen years later, in the Reserves, What happens after a long day (or night) chasing Russkie Subs in the Mid-Atlantic... Pilot can find his own way home, yawn...