Ship's Log
Crossing the Line: The Navy's Shellback Ceremony and What It...
The Navy's Shellback ceremony initiates first-time equator crossers as Pollywogs into King Neptune's court, a maritime tradition dating to the 1500s that turns sailors into Shellbacks.
USS Barry DDG-52: The 1999 Operation Allied Force Deployment
USS Barry fired Tomahawk cruise missiles into Serbia and Kosovo during NATO's 78-day Operation Allied Force in 1999, striking targets from the Adriatic Sea to stop ethnic cleansing.
USS Louisville SSN-724: The First Submarine to Fire Tomahawks in...
USS Louisville became the first submarine to fire Tomahawk cruise missiles in combat, striking Iraq from beneath the Red Sea on January 19, 1991, two days into Desert Storm.
The Snipes, the Deck Apes, and the Work That Keeps...
From the snipes below decks to the boatswain's mates topside, every Navy rate keeps a ship running. A Labor Day look at the unglamorous work behind life at sea.
USS Nassau LHA-4: The 2003 Operation Iraqi Freedom Deployment
USS Nassau deployed to the Persian Gulf with a Marine Expeditionary Unit for Operation Iraqi Freedom in 2003, projecting amphibious combat power as a floating base for embarked Marines.
USS Nimitz CVN-68: The 1980 WESTPAC and Operation Eagle Claw
USS Nimitz launched the Operation Eagle Claw helicopters toward Desert One in April 1980, then suffered a flight deck fire weeks later that killed fourteen sailors. A hard year.