Ship's Log
USS America CV-66: The 1986 Mediterranean Cruise and Operation El...
In April 1986, USS America's aircraft struck targets in Libya during Operation El Dorado Canyon. The 1986 MED cruise is the deployment that defines America in Navy history.
USS Forrestal CVA-59: The 1967 Fire
On July 29, 1967, a Zuni rocket misfired on USS Forrestal's flight deck. 134 sailors died. The lessons learned that day reshaped Navy aviation safety forever.
The Last Conventional Carrier: USS John F. Kennedy CV-67
USS John F. Kennedy CV-67 was the last conventionally powered carrier the Navy ever built — 39 years of service from the Cold War to the War on Terror. Big John's story.
Gone But Not Forgotten: How the Navy Remembers Its Fallen
Memorial Day means something different when you've served. Honoring the Navy's fallen — the ships lost, the names on the wall, the ones who didn't come home.
USS Theodore Roosevelt CVN-71: The 2003 Operation Iraqi Freedom Deployment
In 2003, USS Theodore Roosevelt CVN-71 deployed to the Persian Gulf for Operation Iraqi Freedom. The Big Stick's OIF cruise — what the crew endured and why it mattered.
USS Nimitz CVN-68: The 1979-80 Iranian Hostage Crisis Deployment
In April 1980, USS Nimitz CVN-68's flight deck launched the helicopters for Operation Eagle Claw — the failed Iranian hostage rescue that changed the U.S. military forever.