Ship's Log
USS Ranger CV-61: The 1991 Desert Storm Deployment
USS Ranger CV-61 launched strikes into Iraq from the North Arabian Sea during Desert Storm in 1991, her final combat cruise before decommissioning two years later.
Coast Guard Day: The Service That Stands the Watch
Coast Guard Day marks the service's 1790 founding under Alexander Hamilton. From search and rescue to wartime deployments alongside the Navy, the Coast Guard's history explained.
USS Wisconsin BB-64: The Last of the Great Battleships
USS Wisconsin BB-64 fought WWII and Korea, then fired Tomahawks and 16-inch guns in Desert Storm before her 1991 decommissioning, the last battleship to fire her guns in anger.
Gedunk: The Shipboard Snack Bar Every Sailor Remembers
Gedunk is Navy slang for the shipboard snack bar, serving ice cream, candy, and chips between meals. A small taste of choice sailors remember long after their service ends.
The Rack: Life, Sleep, and Privacy Aboard a Navy Ship
A sailor's rack is thirty inches wide, six feet long, and the only private space aboard ship. How berthing, hot bunking, and the blue curtain define life at sea.
USS Philippine Sea CG-58: The 2003 Operation Iraqi Freedom Deployment
USS Philippine Sea CG-58 launched Tomahawk missiles from the Red Sea at the opening of Operation Iraqi Freedom in March 2003, then provided Aegis air defense through the deployment.