Repeat after me: "Jim was making a joke. One that I found amusing" David R > Jim, > If a boat is carrying an officer with a command to a ship, it identifies > itself by the command. Thus, USS Enterprise for the CO of the Enterprise, > 6th Fleet for the commanding admiral of the 6th Fleet, or, for the > President, United States. When the President is on a naval vessel, that > ship flies the President's flag from its mast. > > How a fishing skiff fits into this is beyond my knowledge :-). > > john > > On Mon, 14 Apr 2003 WaterskiPilot@xxxxxxx wrote: > > > In a message dated 4/10/2003 1:59:23 AM Central Standard Time, > > mgreenwood@xxxxxxxxx writes: > > > > > The Sikorsky is a marine helicopter, not airforce and that's why it has > > > the call sign Marine One. > > > > > > > So it follows that his Hummer is "Army One." > > And the fishing skiff is "Navy One." > > > > Jim Hann > > Waterski J-41 Captain > > Lambert-St. Louis Airport (STL/KSTL) > > > > Sorry, I couldn't resist, I need sleep, 17 hours is too long for me on four > > hours sleep. > > > > -- > John F. Kurtzke, C.S.C. > Department of Mathematics > 278 Buckley Center > University of Portland > Portland, OR 97203 > 503-943-7377 > kurtzke@xxxxxx