Altair's popular Military photos<span lang=EN style='font-family:Arial;color:red;
mso-ansi-language:EN'><strong>This pictorial memory is dedicated to the Officers' and Crew of the U.S.S. Altair AKS-32</strong></span><span style='font-family:Arial; color:red'> </span>
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<span lang=EN style='font-family:Arial;color:red'>The Altair's motto "</span><span style='color:yellow;font-weight:normal'>ROMEO IS ALWAYS CLOSE UP</span><span lang=EN style='font-family:Arial;color:red;
mso-ansi-language:EN'>" is an honored tradition that all her shipmates'
took pride in. In the
"galleries" area below: click on the picture or date to view the gallery, or click on the shipmates name to launch an email to him.</span>
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mso-ansi-language:EN'>Anchors Away Courtesy of US Navy Band.</span>
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Altair SmugMug feedback">Click here to send us your comments, memories, and photos.http://altair.smugmug.com/Military/1962-1963-Dick-Braun/AltairPatch/121614636_LLeBq-Ti.jpghttp://altair.smugmug.com/Military/2009-12-25T19:16:59ZCopyright 2009, the copyright holder of each photograph. Some portions copyright SmugMug. All rights reserved.SmugMugAt sea transfer of personnel from the Antares (AKS33) to the Altair, filmed by Mac Respess while aboard the Antares 1960 - 1963 Enjoy!<p><a href="http://altair.smugmug.com">Altair</a><br />At sea transfer of personnel from the Antares (AKS33) to the Altair, filmed by Mac Respess while aboard the Antares 1960 - 1963 Enjoy!</p><p><a href="http://altair.smugmug.com/Military/Videos/2350935_Mb7Vt#123111773_uJNp6" title="At sea transfer of personnel from the Antares (AKS33) to the Altair, filmed by Mac Respess while aboard the Antares 1960 - 1963 Enjoy!"><img src="http://altair.smugmug.com/Military/Videos/AntaresAltairTransfer/123111773_uJNp6-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="At sea transfer of personnel from the Antares (AKS33) to the Altair, filmed by Mac Respess while aboard the Antares 1960 - 1963 Enjoy!" title="At sea transfer of personnel from the Antares (AKS33) to the Altair, filmed by Mac Respess while aboard the Antares 1960 - 1963 Enjoy!" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-02-14T19:16:05ZAltairhttp://altair.smugmug.comhttp://altair.smugmug.com/Military/Videos/AntaresAltairTransfer/123111773_uJNp6-Th.jpgPassing Gibraltar from the deck of the Antares (AKS33) filmed by Mac Respess while aboard the Antares 1960 - 1963 Enjoy!<p><a href="http://altair.smugmug.com">Altair</a><br />Passing Gibraltar from the deck of the Antares (AKS33) filmed by Mac Respess while aboard the Antares 1960 - 1963 Enjoy!</p><p><a href="http://altair.smugmug.com/Military/Videos/2350935_Mb7Vt#123111798_GDeKz" title="Passing Gibraltar from the deck of the Antares (AKS33) filmed by Mac Respess while aboard the Antares 1960 - 1963 Enjoy!"><img src="http://altair.smugmug.com/Military/Videos/Gibraltar/123111798_GDeKz-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="Passing Gibraltar from the deck of the Antares (AKS33) filmed by Mac Respess while aboard the Antares 1960 - 1963 Enjoy!" title="Passing Gibraltar from the deck of the Antares (AKS33) filmed by Mac Respess while aboard the Antares 1960 - 1963 Enjoy!" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-10-07T01:05:00ZAltairhttp://altair.smugmug.comhttp://altair.smugmug.com/Military/Videos/Gibraltar/123111798_GDeKz-Th.jpgUSS Altair anchored at Villefranche, France in May 1959.<p><a href="http://altair.smugmug.com">Altair</a><br />USS Altair anchored at Villefranche, France in May 1959.</p><p><a href="http://altair.smugmug.com/Military/1958-1960-by-O-Frank-Duncan-Jr/2250612_AGzhM#117427210_VYTHT" title="USS Altair anchored at Villefranche, France in May 1959."><img src="http://altair.smugmug.com/Military/1958-1960-by-O-Frank-Duncan-Jr/DuncanPics4/117427210_VYTHT-Th.jpg" width="131" height="150" alt="USS Altair anchored at Villefranche, France in May 1959." title="USS Altair anchored at Villefranche, France in May 1959." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-06-14T11:05:17ZAltairhttp://altair.smugmug.comhttp://altair.smugmug.com/Military/1958-1960-by-O-Frank-Duncan-Jr/DuncanPics4/117427210_VYTHT-Th.jpgAltair's "LOGREP BANNER" 1959.<p><a href="http://altair.smugmug.com">Altair</a><br />Altair's "LOGREP BANNER" 1959.</p><p><a href="http://altair.smugmug.com/Military/1958-1960-by-O-Frank-Duncan-Jr/2250612_AGzhM#117427169_JZzrA" title="Altair's "LOGREP BANNER" 1959."><img src="http://altair.smugmug.com/Military/1958-1960-by-O-Frank-Duncan-Jr/DuncanPics/117427169_JZzrA-Th.jpg" width="127" height="150" alt="Altair's "LOGREP BANNER" 1959." title="Altair's "LOGREP BANNER" 1959." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-06-11T23:37:03ZAltairhttp://altair.smugmug.comhttp://altair.smugmug.com/Military/1958-1960-by-O-Frank-Duncan-Jr/DuncanPics/117427169_JZzrA-Th.jpgCDR William J. Flannery, Altair XO 1959-1960 along with Richard Reiss BM3 upper left and BM3 Brown (rolly polly) back to camera on left.<p><a href="http://altair.smugmug.com">Altair</a><br />CDR William J. Flannery, Altair XO 1959-1960 along with Richard Reiss BM3 upper left and BM3 Brown (rolly polly) back to camera on left.</p><p><a href="http://altair.smugmug.com/Military/1958-1960-by-O-Frank-Duncan-Jr/2250612_AGzhM#117427159_DvwGA" title="CDR William J. Flannery, Altair XO 1959-1960 along with Richard Reiss BM3 upper left and BM3 Brown (rolly polly) back to camera on left."><img src="http://altair.smugmug.com/Military/1958-1960-by-O-Frank-Duncan-Jr/DuncanPics2/117427159_DvwGA-Th.jpg" width="150" height="131" alt="CDR William J. Flannery, Altair XO 1959-1960 along with Richard Reiss BM3 upper left and BM3 Brown (rolly polly) back to camera on left." title="CDR William J. Flannery, Altair XO 1959-1960 along with Richard Reiss BM3 upper left and BM3 Brown (rolly polly) back to camera on left." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-06-11T23:18:14ZAltairhttp://altair.smugmug.comhttp://altair.smugmug.com/Military/1958-1960-by-O-Frank-Duncan-Jr/DuncanPics2/117427159_DvwGA-Th.jpgCAPT. John V. Noel on the Altair bridge; 1959.<p><a href="http://altair.smugmug.com">Altair</a><br />CAPT. John V. Noel on the Altair bridge; 1959.</p><p><a href="http://altair.smugmug.com/Military/1958-1960-by-O-Frank-Duncan-Jr/2250612_AGzhM#117427147_4fikE" title="CAPT. John V. Noel on the Altair bridge; 1959."><img src="http://altair.smugmug.com/Military/1958-1960-by-O-Frank-Duncan-Jr/DuncanPics3/117427147_4fikE-Th.jpg" width="150" height="145" alt="CAPT. John V. Noel on the Altair bridge; 1959." title="CAPT. John V. Noel on the Altair bridge; 1959." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-02-15T04:02:59ZAltairhttp://altair.smugmug.comhttp://altair.smugmug.com/Military/1958-1960-by-O-Frank-Duncan-Jr/DuncanPics3/117427147_4fikE-Th.jpgGood shot of the Altair's bow in dry dock in early 1955.<p><a href="http://altair.smugmug.com">Altair</a><br />Good shot of the Altair's bow in dry dock in early 1955.</p><p><a href="http://altair.smugmug.com/Military/1954-1955-by-Donald-F-Leypoldt/2249137_uFxzS#117344141_J4xVz" title="Good shot of the Altair's bow in dry dock in early 1955."><img src="http://altair.smugmug.com/Military/1954-1955-by-Donald-F-Leypoldt/Leypoldt3/117344141_J4xVz-Th.jpg" width="111" height="150" alt="Good shot of the Altair's bow in dry dock in early 1955." title="Good shot of the Altair's bow in dry dock in early 1955." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-02-15T04:09:09ZAltairhttp://altair.smugmug.comhttp://altair.smugmug.com/Military/1954-1955-by-Donald-F-Leypoldt/Leypoldt3/117344141_J4xVz-Th.jpgAltair's photo<p><a href="http://altair.smugmug.com">Altair</a> </p><p><a href="http://altair.smugmug.com/Military/Miscellaneous/2239109_xJ8C7#116784138_DkDnm" title="Altair's photo"><img src="http://altair.smugmug.com/Military/Miscellaneous/OurNavypage14-April-11-2005/116784138_DkDnm-Th.jpg" width="109" height="150" alt="Altair's photo" title="Altair's photo" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-02-15T04:56:31ZAltairhttp://altair.smugmug.comhttp://altair.smugmug.com/Military/Miscellaneous/OurNavypage14-April-11-2005/116784138_DkDnm-Th.jpgAltair's photo<p><a href="http://altair.smugmug.com">Altair</a> </p><p><a href="http://altair.smugmug.com/Military/Miscellaneous/2239109_xJ8C7#116784110_TnhVF" title="Altair's photo"><img src="http://altair.smugmug.com/Military/Miscellaneous/OurNavypage13-April-11-2005/116784110_TnhVF-Th.jpg" width="109" height="150" alt="Altair's photo" title="Altair's photo" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-02-15T04:54:24ZAltairhttp://altair.smugmug.comhttp://altair.smugmug.com/Military/Miscellaneous/OurNavypage13-April-11-2005/116784110_TnhVF-Th.jpgAltair's photo<p><a href="http://altair.smugmug.com">Altair</a> </p><p><a href="http://altair.smugmug.com/Military/Miscellaneous/2239109_xJ8C7#116784087_ZQcTZ" title="Altair's photo"><img src="http://altair.smugmug.com/Military/Miscellaneous/OurNavypage12-April-11-2005/116784087_ZQcTZ-Th.jpg" width="109" height="150" alt="Altair's photo" title="Altair's photo" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-02-15T04:57:28ZAltairhttp://altair.smugmug.comhttp://altair.smugmug.com/Military/Miscellaneous/OurNavypage12-April-11-2005/116784087_ZQcTZ-Th.jpgAltair letterhead with ships patch enlarged.<p><a href="http://altair.smugmug.com">Altair</a><br />Altair letterhead with ships patch enlarged.</p><p><a href="http://altair.smugmug.com/Military/Miscellaneous/2239109_xJ8C7#116784062_S4pik" title="Altair letterhead with ships patch enlarged."><img src="http://altair.smugmug.com/Military/Miscellaneous/AltairWithPatch-April-11-2005/116784062_S4pik-Th.jpg" width="150" height="91" alt="Altair letterhead with ships patch enlarged." title="Altair letterhead with ships patch enlarged." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-06-14T12:23:12ZAltairhttp://altair.smugmug.comhttp://altair.smugmug.com/Military/Miscellaneous/AltairWithPatch-April-11-2005/116784062_S4pik-Th.jpgAltair in Valencia<p><a href="http://altair.smugmug.com">Altair</a><br />Altair in Valencia</p><p><a href="http://altair.smugmug.com/Military/1958-1960-by-Tim-Truesdell-SK2/2232775_dpXXW#116399124_Y9mDk" title="Altair in Valencia"><img src="http://altair.smugmug.com/Military/1958-1960-by-Tim-Truesdell-SK2/Altair-in-Valencia/116399124_Y9mDk-Th.jpg" width="150" height="106" alt="Altair in Valencia" title="Altair in Valencia" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-02-15T05:23:46ZAltairhttp://altair.smugmug.comhttp://altair.smugmug.com/Military/1958-1960-by-Tim-Truesdell-SK2/Altair-in-Valencia/116399124_Y9mDk-Th.jpg