Transformers 2

We're on board and slept on the carrier last night. I berth in a "two female officer stateroom" and it's great. My roommate is the mother of one of Dan's squadron mates, also an F/18 Hornet pilot. Our "head" is down the hall, through a watertight door, that requires a magnetic key that usually doesn't work. Every one or two attempts, we'll get the green light. If we're fortunate enough to get that green light, the next challenge is making the door knob work. My roommate wondered if the Tigers were being given faulty cards so that each of us would have special challenges to overcome. Maybe we're on Candid Camera and they are watching the Tigers struggle to enter the head. So far, we've utilized the magnetic key/ door knob skills of numerous Stennis sailors.

Transformers 2: Revenge of the Fallen
What does this movie have to do with Tiger Cruise?

Part of the movie was filmed on the Stennis! We went to the movie Monday night at a mall in Everett. It was fun watching it with Dan who was able to narrate: "Josh Duhamel is cool. Shia is good. Megan is beautiful in person. I sat next to Michael Bay (producer and director I think) at dinner. I was 10' away when they filmed this scene." Also - some interesting facts about the movie: The Stennis is in two main scenes. In the first, the Stennis sinks. Initially, there is a quick scene of the ship's number 74, which is an example only of poor editing, then in the next quick scene, it is now number 71, the USS Roosevelt. Then it sinks. "Dan's jet" (the jet with his name and call sign painted on) which is No. 315 appears in the scene when the ship is sinking - right after seeing the "315" - the jet explodes. Not great for the mother to watch. Later in the movie, John Turturro's character speaks with the skipper of the Stennis, and now, the formerly sunk carrier is resurrected and a major player in the conclusion. Some good stories about the celebreties whom Dan met and ate dinner with when the crew was here filming.

Photos to follow, connections are slow due to all THE TIGERS emailing!