18 September 2017 Fire, Fire, Fire! It was a typical Monday morning aboard the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68). The ship's executive officer had just come over the ship's internal announcement system telling the crew to "Fire it up!" and man their cleaning stations for the daily cleaning routine...
31 August 2017 Blazing Path to Success Everyone knows the structure of a good story; the hero must overcome adversity and come out on top if they ever hope to lead a good life...
27 August 2017 Mission: Maintenance How important is it to keep track of and document maintenance to aircraft and related materials on board an aviation capable naval warship?...
22 August 2017 Marines Using Additive Manufacturing To Bring Innovation To The Battlefield The Marine Corps Innovation Challenge was established to bring new ideas to the warfighter from the warfighter...
21 August 2017 Beat the Heat A nuclear-powered aircraft carrier is arguably one of the most dangerous work places in the world. Aircraft loaded with ordnance are launched day and night in some of the most hostile areas of the world; but the enemy and workplace hazards aren't the only danger...
21 August 2017 What's With the Heat!? Visible heat spans across the flight deck under the smoldering sun in the Arabian Gulf. A blanket of haze surrounds the ship and the minimal cloud coverage makes next to no difference...
15 August 2017 Quartermasters Keep Navy on Course "We have a term we refer to around the bridge as 'A day's work in navigation,'" said Chief Quartermaster Craig Bembry, assistant navigator aboard Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Halsey (DDG 97)...
11 August 2017 John C. Stennis Reattaches Anchors Sailors from USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) and shipyard workers from Puget Sound Naval Shipyard and Intermediate Maintenance Facility completed reattaching the ship's anchors, July 14...
10 August 2017 Steering by a Seaman's Eye On the final day of the U.S.-Australian bilateral exercise, Talisman Saber 2017, the Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser, USS Shiloh (CG 67), closed the spacing near HMAS Canberra (L02), an Australian Landing Helicopter Dock (LHD) ship...
07 August 2017 Hitting the Deck Plates with a Smile Graduating from Santiago High School in May of 2015, Seaman Kai Vincent, the Corona, California native, had high hopes of seeing what the world has to offer and of creating the best possible future for himself...