CSS Shenandoah, a Confederate legend

CSS Shenandoah, a Confederate legend

Historians do not talk much about naval action during the Civil War, certainly not as much as they talk about ground combat. If it’s not about a riverboat, the Monitor, the Merrimack, or damning torpedoes, it just doesn’t get the same attention. The CSS Shenandoah did a lot of things worth talking about. Her flag […]

The Pic of the Day: Old Ironsides

The Pic of the Day: Old Ironsides

Master Sgt. Erwin Johnson, from Miami, climbs the shrouds aboard USS Constitution. USS Constitution is the world’s oldest commissioned warship afloat, and played a crucial role in the Barbary Wars and the War of 1812, actively defending sea lanes from 1797 to 1855. During normal operations, the active-duty Sailors stationed aboard USS Constitution provide free […]

The Pic of the Day: Who said Sailors can’t shoot?

The Pic of the Day: Who said Sailors can’t shoot?

U.S. Navy Aviation Boatswains Mate (Handling) 3rd Class Naajee Tymes, from Newark, Del., assigned to the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71), shoots an M4 carbine during a small arms qualification at Naval Base Coronado Aug. 17, 2020. Theodore Roosevelt is homeported in San Diego.

The Pic of the Day: Flash! Savior of the universe

The Pic of the Day: Flash! Savior of the universe

Sailors assigned to the Eagles of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 115 carry a missile to be attached to an F-A-18E Super Hornet on the flight deck of the Navy’s only forward-deployed aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76). Ronald Reagan, the flagship of Carrier Strike Group 5, provides a combat-ready force that protects and defends […]

The Pic of the Day: The USS America

The Pic of the Day: The USS America

The amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6) transits the Philippine Sea while conducting routine operations. America, flagship of the America Expeditionary Strike Group, is operating in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility to enhance interoperability with allies and partners and serve as a ready response force to maintain security and stability in the […]

The Pic of the Day: F/A-18F Super Hornet

The Pic of the Day: F/A-18F Super Hornet

An F/A-18F Super Hornet prepares to launch from the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford during operations in the Atlantic Ocean, Aug 1, 2020.

Navy identifies missing men & finds sunken amphibious vehicle

Navy identifies missing men & finds sunken amphibious vehicle

The sunken amphibious assault vehicle (AAV), in which seven missing Marines and one sailor drowned in a tragic accident on July 30, was located. The vessel was found shortly after the search was called off and the Marine Corps and Navy had begun the process of notifying the families of the deceased. The accident had happened […]

The Pic of the Day: A destroyer’s aerial replenishment

The Pic of the Day: A destroyer’s aerial replenishment

Sailors assigned to the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Mustin (DDG 89) attach cargo to a helicopter assigned to the dry cargo and ammunition ship USNS Washington Chambers (T-AKE 11) during a vertical replenishment. Mustin is underway conducting operations in support of security and stability in the Indo-Pacific while assigned to Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 15, […]

USS Liberty: When Israel attacked and almost sunk an American warship

USS Liberty: When Israel attacked and almost sunk an American warship

The officers of the USS Liberty were sunbathing on the decks of their ship on June 8, 1967, just outside of Egypt’s territorial waters. Not too far away, Egypt was in the middle of the Six-Day War with Israel, who would occupy the Sinai Peninsula by the war’s end. The peaceful day aboard the intelligence-gathering […]

What it feels like when flying a fighter jet at 9Gs

What it feels like when flying a fighter jet at 9Gs

This article was written by Justin Lee, an Air Force F-35 pilot, and originally published on Sandboxx. If you have any hope of winning, your strength has to be greater than your opponent’s weakness. As a young second lieutenant in pilot training, I learned that lesson the hard way. I was flying a Basic Fighter […]