Ship's Log
USS Peleliu LHA-5: The 2001 Operation Enduring Freedom Deployment
USS Peleliu LHA-5 deployed to the Arabian Sea weeks after September 11, her embarked Marines flying helicopter missions in support of the opening campaign in Afghanistan.
USS Bunker Hill CG-52: The 1991 Desert Storm Deployment
USS Bunker Hill CG-52 fired Tomahawk missiles in the opening night of Desert Storm in 1991, then provided Aegis air defense through the war and its ceasefire enforcement.
USS America CV-66: The 1991 Desert Storm Deployment
USS America CV-66 joined Kennedy and Saratoga in the Red Sea Battle Force during Desert Storm, flying strikes every day of the 42-day air campaign in 1991.
USS Theodore Roosevelt CVN-71: The 1995 Operation Deliberate Force Deployment
USS Theodore Roosevelt CVN-71 flew strikes over Bosnia during Operation Deliberate Force in August 1995, the NATO air campaign that broke the Bosnian Serb Army and led to Dayton.
USS Yorktown CV-10: The Fighting Lady of the Pacific War
USS Yorktown CV-10 was renamed to honor her sunk predecessor and earned eleven battle stars across the Pacific War, including the Battle of the Philippine Sea. Now a museum ship in South Carolina.
Man Our Ship and Bring Her to Life: The Navy...
When a Navy ship is commissioned, her first crew runs aboard and becomes plank owners for life. The tradition and meaning behind the commissioning ceremony.