Ship's Log
USS Harry S. Truman CVN-75: The 2002 Operation Enduring Freedom...
USS Harry S. Truman deployed to the Arabian Sea in 2002, flying Operation Enduring Freedom sorties over Afghanistan and adapting carrier aviation to a grinding counterinsurgency campaign.
USS Monterey CG-61: The 1999 Operation Allied Force Deployment
USS Monterey fired Tomahawk cruise missiles into Serbia and Kosovo during NATO's 78-day Operation Allied Force in 1999, striking targets from the Adriatic to end ethnic cleansing.
USS George Washington CVN-73: The 1994 Mediterranean Deployment
USS George Washington's 1994 Mediterranean deployment flew combat air patrols over Bosnia under Operation Deny Flight and supported Operation Uphold Democracy in Haiti as a new carrier found its role.
Where the Fleet Was on September 11: The Navy's Response...
On September 11, 2001, USS Enterprise was already at sea in the North Arabian Sea and was redirected toward the Persian Gulf. The Navy went to war within twenty-six days.
USS Midway CV-41: The Ship That Never Came Home to...
USS Midway was the only carrier permanently forward-deployed overseas, homeported at Yokosuka from 1973 to 1991, flying Vietnam combat missions and a final Desert Storm cruise.
Crossing the Line: The Navy's Shellback Ceremony and What It...
The Navy's Shellback ceremony initiates first-time equator crossers as Pollywogs into King Neptune's court, a maritime tradition dating to the 1500s that turns sailors into Shellbacks.