Ship's Log
USS Samuel B. Roberts FFG-58: The 1988 Operation Earnest Will...
USS Samuel B. Roberts FFG-58 struck an Iranian mine in the Persian Gulf on April 14, 1988, during Operation Earnest Will, and her crew's damage control efforts saved the ship from sinking.
USS Missouri BB-63: The 1990-91 Desert Storm Deployment
USS Missouri BB-63, reactivated from mothballs in 1986, fired Tomahawk missiles and 759 rounds of 16-inch gunfire at Iraqi positions during Desert Storm, her first combat since the Korean War.
The Fourth of July at Sea
Independence Day at sea means no fireworks, a special mess-deck meal, and sailors on the deployed ship whose work makes the holiday possible for everyone celebrating back home.
USS Bunker Hill CG-52: The 1990-91 Desert Storm Deployment
USS Bunker Hill CG-52, an Aegis-equipped Ticonderoga-class cruiser, fired Tomahawk cruise missiles at Iraq on the opening night of Desert Storm while providing air defense for coalition forces in the Persian Gulf.
USS Nassau LHA-4: The 1990-91 Desert Storm Deployment
USS Nassau LHA-4 and the 4th Marine Expeditionary Brigade maintained a credible amphibious threat off Kuwait during Desert Storm, tying down over 80,000 Iraqi troops without a single Marine landing on the beach.
USS Louisville SSN-724: The First Tomahawk Fired in Combat
USS Louisville SSN-724 fired the first Tomahawk cruise missile ever launched from a submarine in combat, striking Iraq from the Red Sea on the opening night of Desert Storm, January 17, 1991.