Ship's Log
USS San Jacinto CG-56: The 1991 Desert Storm Deployment
USS San Jacinto CG-56 launched the opening Tomahawk salvo of Operation Desert Storm at 12:30 a.m. on January 17, 1991, striking Iraqi command and control targets from the Red Sea.
USS Nimitz CVN-68: The 1985 WESTPAC Deployment
USS Nimitz CVN-68 ran a 1985 Western Pacific deployment with CVW-9 embarked, conducting presence operations and exercises with allied navies during the sustained Cold War competition in the Pacific.
USS Cole DDG-67: The 2000 Aden Bombing
USS Cole DDG-67 was struck by an Al-Qaeda suicide bomb boat while refueling in Aden, Yemen on October 12, 2000, killing 17 sailors — but her crew's damage control efforts kept the ship afloat.
USS Indianapolis CA-35: The Last Voyage
USS Indianapolis CA-35 delivered atomic bomb components to Tinian before being sunk by a Japanese submarine on July 30, 1945; only 317 of roughly 900 survivors were rescued four days later.
General Quarters: Manning Battle Stations in the U.S. Navy
General Quarters is the Navy's highest state of readiness, sending every sailor to a battle station and setting condition Zebra to seal the ship's watertight compartments for combat or damage.
UNREP: How the Navy Stays at Sea
Underway replenishment lets Navy ships refuel and resupply at sea in any weather, transferring fuel, food, and ammunition between hulls just 150 to 200 feet apart while both ships hold course and speed.