Ship's Log
USS Constellation CVA-64: The 1967 Vietnam WESTPAC
USS Constellation CVA-64 flew her third Vietnam combat deployment in 1967, striking Hanoi's power plant and rail yards during Rolling Thunder's most intensive year over North Vietnam.
The 1MC: The Voice of the Ship
The 1MC is the Navy's general announcing circuit, reaching every space aboard ship at once — from general quarters and flight quarters calls to reveille, colors, and liberty call.
USS Nimitz CVN-68: The 2003 Western Pacific Deployment
USS Nimitz CVN-68 deployed to the western Pacific and Arabian Sea in 2003, with CVW-11 flying strike and support missions for Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan.
USS Midway CVA-41: The 1975 Operation Frequent Wind
USS Midway CVA-41 was at the center of Operation Frequent Wind in April 1975, receiving evacuee helicopters from Saigon and famously clearing her deck for a South Vietnamese pilot's O-1 Bird Dog carrying his family.
USS Oriskany CVA-34: The 1966 Vietnam Deployment and the Fire
USS Oriskany CVA-34 lost 44 sailors in a flare-locker fire on October 26, 1966, the deadliest carrier fire of the Vietnam War, during a deployment flying Rolling Thunder strikes against North Vietnam.
Black Sailors in the U.S. Navy: A History of Service
From Revolutionary War gun crews to Dorie Miller's Navy Cross at Pearl Harbor and the Port Chicago disaster, Black sailors have served in every era of the U.S. Navy's history.