Filming for America's Navy

The last three months of filming for America's Navy have been a wild ride. And for Pathfinder, the 4th of July marks the symbolic conclusion of production for #ForgedByTheSea. 

During production, we went underway with two warships, an aircraft carrier in the Atlantic and a missile destroyer in the Pacific, and filmed at over a half dozen different bases.

HELO SQUAD celebrates the hardworking men and women that fly, maintain and support helicopters in America's Navy. They have three main missions: 1) Plane Guard, running as search and rescue support during air operations. 2) Anti-Surface Warfare, on the lookout to intercept small craft. 3) Anti-Submarine Warfare. Primary filming took place on board the CVN 77 U.S.S. George H.W. Bush during a "vert rep" in the Atlantic alongside a supply ship and another air craft carrier. Other scenes were filmed on base in Norfolk, Virginia and in Mayport, Florida. Production took place for The Navy Partnership as part of a recruiting effort to show every Rating in the Navy, and show what life is like for the sailors that do each job.

Did you know that when a sailor goes on deployment with a ship that they could be at sea for up to 9 months, working 7 days a week? Or that America's 13 nuclear-powered carriers only have to refuel once every 25 years? 

At every turn we soaked new experiences that made us proud to be American, proud to be filmmakers, and honored to work with the Navy.

But nothing could beat getting to meet many of the dedicated sailors that serve our country each and every day. 

To celebrate the trip, we put together a photo blog from our first leg of production including filming aboard the aircraft carrier CVN 77 USS Bush in the Atlantic and on base in Norfolk, Virginia.  

See the photo story: https://pathfinder.exposure.co/americas-navy-norfolk