Scuba Diving the USS Kittiwake
The opportunity to dive the ocean blue has been closely described as returning to the womb. Floating in space with buoyancy and no boundaries is what it feels like to scuba dive. Weightlessness and a real connection to our primordial past it is also described as. When...
World Of Warships 75th Anniversary Of World War 2 Coins
Without question one of the most enjoyable of naval warfare games must be World Of Warships. There are not many military games I would stop and play generally speaking or ones that would captivate my sense with beautiful scenery, historical accuracy and the deadliness...
3 Things You Didn’t Know About Navy K9 Handlers
3 Things You Didn't Know about Navy K9 Handlers! 3 Things You Didn't Know About Navy K9 Handlers- For most members of the military, warfighting equipment just needs to be maintained. For some, it needs to be trained and fed. Being a Navy K9 handler is a difficult job....
USS Enterprise “The Big E”
USS Enterprise "The Big E" It can easily be argued that the most famous of United States Navy warships to ever set sail was the USS Constitution. Let's face it she sits on active duty with her wooden decks, cannons, masts and anchor in Boston Harbor and is prominently...
USS Iowa BB-61 The Big Stick
USS Iowa Warships of WW2 75th Anniversary Coin Speak softly and carry a "Big Stick"; you will go far was attributed to the foreign policies of former President Theodore Roosevelt and something akin to the the United States battleship USS Iowa BB-61 The Big Stick....
Naval Air Station: A Brief History
Naval Air Station: A Brief History NAS North Island, California, proclaims itself the “Birthplace of Naval Aviation” owing to the fact that Lieutenant Theodore G. Ellyson, Naval Aviator Number 1, received his initial training there. As the Navy’s first Naval Air...
First Class Petty Officers: The First Deckplate Leaders
First Class Petty Officers The First Deckplate Leaders First Class Petty Officers: The First Deckplate Leaders. Throughout Naval History the Ship’s Masters and Captains have relied heavily upon their “Mates” to accomplish many tasks and keep the Fleet afloat. However...
Top 10 Navy Gifts Under $25
Top 10 Navy Gifts Under $25 Every time you look up there is new holiday around the corner. Starting the year off is usually Valentines Day (Unless there is a birthday or two beforehand), then of course you have Easter, Mother's Day, Father's Day, Anniversaries,...
Haze Gray Underway
HAZE GRAY AND UNDERWAY The United States Navy saying "haze gray and underway" refers firstly to the color "haze gray". Haze gray is a paint color scheme used by USN warships to make the ships harder to see clearly. The gray color reduces the contrast of the ships with...
Armed Forces Day
ARMED FORCES DAY Many Americans celebrate Armed Forces Day annually on the third Saturday of May. It is a day to pay tribute to men and women who serve the United States’ armed forces. Armed Forces Day is also part of Armed Forces Week, which begins on the second...
Ship Naming Controversies of the US Navy
Ship Naming Controversies of the US Navy: The Continental Navy set the standard for breaking tradition right out of the gates! "One of these ain’t like the others!" - Navy Crow CONTINENTAL NAVY NAMING CONTROVERSIES Ship Naming Controversies of the US Navy. The Navy...
Shellbacks: A Proud Naval Tradition!
SHELLBACKS - A PROUD NAVAL HISTORY No one is really sure when or how the Line Crossing Ceremony, “Order of Neptune”, came about. The ritual dates back at least 400 years in Western seafaring. The ceremony observes a mariner’s transformation from slimy Pollywog, a...