Ship's Log
Navy Challenge Coins: The Tradition of the Coin Check
From World War I origin stories to the commanding officer's personal coin, challenge coins mark a sailor's ships and commands. The tradition of the coin check explained.
The Watch: How the Navy Keeps a Ship Running Around...
Every Navy ship runs on the watch rotation around the clock, from the dreaded midnight-to-0400 mid watch to the bridge team keeping her safely underway. How sailors stand the watch.
USS John C. Stennis CVN-74: The 2007 WESTPAC Deployment
USS John C. Stennis CVN-74 flew combat sorties over Iraq and Afghanistan from the Persian Gulf during a grueling 2007 deployment that stretched past seven months underway.
USS Boxer LHD-4: The 2003 Operation Iraqi Freedom Deployment
USS Boxer LHD-4 carried the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit into the Persian Gulf during Operation Iraqi Freedom, her amphibious threat pinning Iraqi coastal defenses while the main assault came overland.
USS Leyte Gulf CG-55: The 2003 Operation Iraqi Freedom Deployment
USS Leyte Gulf CG-55, a Ticonderoga-class Aegis cruiser, launched Tomahawk cruise missiles against Iraqi command and control targets in the opening days of Operation Iraqi Freedom in March 2003.
USS Iowa BB-61: The Reagan-Era Battleship Returns
USS Iowa BB-61 was recommissioned in 1984 after 26 years in mothballs, then lost 47 sailors when Turret II's center gun exploded during a gunnery exercise on April 19, 1989.