Advertisement

Leisure time on the USS Nimitz, 1976

By Joe Gromelski
Published: December 16, 2010
photoday121610
Buy a print

Gus Schuettler ©Stars and Stripes
Mediterranean Sea, 1976: At the end of flight operations on the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz, it was "condition sunshine" — a time for servicemembers to shed their shirts and maybe enjoy a little music. The Nimitz was in the Mediterranean as part of Task Force 60, the Attack Carrier Striking Force of the U.S. Sixth Fleet.

Advertisement
Comments Policy
 
Latest Blog Postings
Advertisement
Archive Photo of the Day Archives
2012 (291)
2011 (365)
2010 (245)
Past Stars and Stripes photos of the day

Here are links to photos of the day from Stripes' old Web site.

Note: Due to coding differences with our old format, some of the links on the individual pages -- including the ones to previous photos listed on the bottom of the pages -- will not work.