Ship's Log
The Watch: What It Means to Stand OOD on a...
Standing watch never stops at sea. The story of the Officer of the Deck, the watch bill, and what it means to keep a Navy ship running around the clock.
Plank Owner: What It Means to Be the First Crew...
A plank owner is an original commissioning crew member, present when a ship is first brought to life. The tradition traces to wooden-ship days and remains one of the Navy's proudest distinctions.
USS Arleigh Burke DDG-51: The Lead Ship of America's Most...
USS Arleigh Burke DDG-51, commissioned in 1991, is the lead ship of the Navy's most numerous destroyer class ever built, pairing Aegis and the Mk 41 VLS in one hull.
USS Oklahoma City SSN-723: A Fast Attack Submarine's Quiet Decades...
USS Oklahoma City SSN-723, an Improved Los Angeles-class fast attack submarine homeported at Pearl Harbor, has spent over three decades on classified Pacific patrols with Tomahawk strike capability.
USS Peleliu LHA-5: The Amphibious Assault Ship at the Opening...
USS Peleliu LHA-5 and the embarked 15th MEU were forward-deployed for the 2003 Operation Iraqi Freedom opening, helping seize the Al Faw Peninsula in southern Iraq.
USS Ticonderoga CG-47: The First Aegis Cruiser and the Ship...
USS Ticonderoga CG-47, the first Aegis cruiser ever commissioned, proved the system's air-defense capability during 1987's Operation Earnest Will convoy escorts in the Persian Gulf.