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To boost morale while deployed in the Western Pacific aboard USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) in 2006, the VAW-116 Sun Kings produced this video of squadron members performing to the Black Eyed Peas' "Pump It". #ThrowbackThursday

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Dr G2 years ago

Woo hoo! That's epic!

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Derek E Philips2 years ago

@ChowdahHill Let’s see the hype video for the Navy’s best damn warship!

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Mark Appel2 years ago

The important part is not that it was the Black Eyed Peas. They were covering and sampling Dick Dale—King of the Surf Guitar and Fender Strat.

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Easy Money2 years ago

@HerbCarmen remembers…. These guys did for Navy recruiting, what @NavyRecruitingCommand couldnt do themselves. Genuinely an opportunity wasted.

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Frank Easton2 years ago

I feel like the Black Eyed Peas would just decrease morale as sailors run around looking for how to turn it off.

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Mario Uribe2 years ago

🔥🔥🔥

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Robert Peters2 years ago

Today is the Army's birthday

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charles mccullagh2 years ago

I could have used such entertainment on my Navy ship.

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East Bay Ray2 years ago

As I former Air Wing Dog (CVW-9) I always noticed that the E-2 squadron always had the highest morale and I thought that it was because they only had 4 birds to maintain. No, I don’t think that was true. They were just genuinely happy people. Go E-2 squadron! 🤣❤️👍🇺🇸

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