Ship's Log
Crossing the Line: Inside the Navy's Shellback Ceremony
Cross the equator aboard a Navy ship and you're a Pollywog no more. The full story of the Shellback ceremony — one of the sea's oldest and most enduring traditions.
USS Constellation CVA-64: The 1971-72 Vietnam WESTPAC and Operation Linebacker
USS Constellation CVA-64 ran Yankee Station during Vietnam's most intense air campaign. The story of Connie's 1971-72 deployment and Operation Linebacker.
USS Enterprise CVAN-65: The Cuban Missile Crisis and the World's...
In 1962, USS Enterprise CVAN-65 — the world's first nuclear carrier — held the quarantine line during the Cuban Missile Crisis and the Cold War's most dangerous moment.
USS Midway CV-41: The 1990-91 Operation Desert Storm Deployment
When Iraq invaded Kuwait, USS Midway CV-41 was first to respond. The final combat cruise of the Navy's most iconic forward-deployed carrier.
USS Saratoga (CV-60): The Complete History of Fightin' Sara
From her 1956 commissioning to her 1994 decommissioning, the USS Saratoga (CV-60) earned the name Fightin' Sara across four decades of Cold War service.
The Navy Cruise Jacket Tradition: From Yokosuka to Your Closet
The cruise jacket has been a Navy tradition since Yokosuka in 1948. Here's where it came from, why it's still around, and how our cruise shirts carry the same story forward.