Ship's Log
USS Oriskany CVA-34: The 1966 Vietnam Deployment and the Fire
USS Oriskany CVA-34 lost 44 sailors in a flare-locker fire on October 26, 1966, the deadliest carrier fire of the Vietnam War, during a deployment flying Rolling Thunder strikes against North Vietnam.
Black Sailors in the U.S. Navy: A History of Service
From Revolutionary War gun crews to Dorie Miller's Navy Cross at Pearl Harbor and the Port Chicago disaster, Black sailors have served in every era of the U.S. Navy's history.
The Ship's Bell: A Navy Tradition That Keeps Time
Every Navy ship carries a bronze bell marking the watch in bells, christening sailors' children with their names engraved inside, and ringing eight bells to mark a life's end.
USS America CV-66: The 1990-91 Desert Storm Deployment
USS America CV-66 and Carrier Air Wing One transited the Suez Canal into the Red Sea for Operation Desert Storm, flying strike missions alongside USS Saratoga during the January 1991 air campaign against Iraq.
Serving and Belonging: LGBTQ+ Sailors in the U.S. Navy
LGBTQ+ sailors have served in the U.S. Navy since its founding. Their story is one of service — through DADT and beyond. Pride Month 2026.
USS Saratoga CV-60: The 1991 Desert Storm Deployment
USS Saratoga CV-60 opened Desert Storm on January 17, 1991, when VFA-81 pilots scored the Navy's first F/A-18 air-to-air kills — the same night Lt. Cdr. Michael Scott Speicher became the war's first American casualty.