Ship's Log
USS Constellation CVA-64: The 1973 WESTPAC Deployment
USS Constellation CVA-64 was on WESTPAC deployment in the Pacific during her 1973 cruise when the Yom Kippur War erupted in the Middle East, triggering a global U.S. military alert while CVW-9 continued Pacific operations.
USS Kitty Hawk CVA-63: The 1965 Vietnam WESTPAC Deployment
USS Kitty Hawk CVA-63 flew her first Vietnam WESTPAC deployment in 1965, launching Operation Rolling Thunder strikes from Yankee Station in the Gulf of Tonkin as the air war over North Vietnam began.
USS Samuel B. Roberts FFG-58: The 1988 Operation Earnest Will...
USS Samuel B. Roberts FFG-58 struck an Iranian mine in the Persian Gulf on April 14, 1988, during Operation Earnest Will, and her crew's damage control efforts saved the ship from sinking.
USS Missouri BB-63: The 1990-91 Desert Storm Deployment
USS Missouri BB-63, reactivated from mothballs in 1986, fired Tomahawk missiles and 759 rounds of 16-inch gunfire at Iraqi positions during Desert Storm, her first combat since the Korean War.
The Fourth of July at Sea
Independence Day at sea means no fireworks, a special mess-deck meal, and sailors on the deployed ship whose work makes the holiday possible for everyone celebrating back home.
USS Bunker Hill CG-52: The 1990-91 Desert Storm Deployment
USS Bunker Hill CG-52, an Aegis-equipped Ticonderoga-class cruiser, fired Tomahawk cruise missiles at Iraq on the opening night of Desert Storm while providing air defense for coalition forces in the Persian Gulf.