Ship's Log
USS Nautilus SSN-571: The World's First Nuclear Submarine
USS Nautilus SSN-571 became the first nuclear-powered vessel in history in 1955, then in 1958 made the first submerged transit beneath the polar ice cap to the North Pole.
USS McInerney FFG-8: Operation Praying Mantis and the Day Iran...
USS McInerney FFG-8 fought in Operation Praying Mantis on April 18, 1988, the Navy's largest surface battle since World War II, launched after Iran mined USS Samuel B. Roberts.
USS Lake Erie CG-70: Operation Burnt Frost and the Navy's...
USS Lake Erie CG-70 fired the SM-3 that destroyed a falling, hydrazine-laden spy satellite in February 2008's Operation Burnt Frost, proving Aegis could hit a target in orbit.
USS Kitty Hawk CVA-63: The 1967 Yankee Station Vietnam WESTPAC
USS Kitty Hawk CVA-63 flew relentless Rolling Thunder strikes from Yankee Station in 1967, one of the most intense and dangerous carrier air campaigns of the Vietnam War.
Navy Tattoos: The Ink That Tells a Sailor's Story
Navy tattoos carry coded meaning earned at sea, from swallows marking 5,000 miles sailed to shellback turtles for crossing the equator. The story of ink as a sailor's record.
USS Essex LHD-2: The 2003 Operation Iraqi Freedom Deployment
USS Essex LHD-2 deployed from Sasebo with the 31st MEU for the 2003 Operation Iraqi Freedom buildup, flying Harrier and helicopter support missions off the Iraqi coast.