Shipmates Forever – Vietnam Vet Tells His Story
Story by Airman 1st Class Tom Brading From Joint Base Charleston Public Affairs Office JOINT BASE CHARLESTON, S.C. — It’s the summer of 1967 and deadly race riots are breaking out across the United...
View ArticleThe First Of Its Kind – The USS Nimitz
The USS Nimitz (CVN 68). The first of its kind. A class of aircraft carriers that has revolutionized the way that America defends freedom. It stands as an icon of versatility, technological...
View ArticleFlying Colors
Ever wonder what all the different colored shirts on a U.S. Navy aircraft carrier mean? Read More
View ArticleFlight Deck 5K
For you fitness enthusiasts out there, how awesome would it be to run a 5K race on the flight deck of an aircraft carrier while it's underway? Read More
View ArticleWorth A Thousand Words: Take-Off
A catapult and arresting gear officer signals for the launch of an F/A-18 Hornet from the aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis. Read More
View ArticleWorth A Thousand Words: Mass Casualty Drill
Sailors participate in a mass casualty drill aboard the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson stationed pierside at Naval Air Station North Island, Calif., March 5, 2013. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer...
View ArticleTypical Weekend Out To Sea
While some of you were asleep in your beds, the U.S. Navy stood the watch. How was your weekend? Read More
View ArticleMilitary Mom: Raising Resilient Toddlers
Not everyone can say they have been on an aircraft carrier, but for military children, it is just another part of their childhood. DoDLive blogger shares her story of raising two military toddlers....
View ArticleWorth A Thousand Words: Fair Winds
An F/A-18E Super Hornet participates in an air power demonstration near the aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis as the ship operates in the Pacific Ocean on April 24, 2013. Read More
View ArticleWorth A Thousand Words: Flight of the Navigator
An X-47B unmanned combat air system demonstrator flies near the aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77) after launching from the ship May 14, 2013, in the Atlantic Ocean. Read More
View ArticleWorth A Thousand Words: Getting Greasy
U.S. Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Amanda Coak installs a rotary sheave cover for catapult 2 aboard aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) while underway in the Arabian Gulf, July 5, 2013. Read More
View ArticleWorth A Thousand Words: Tight Squeeze
U.S. Navy Airman Tyler Dufford tightens a bolt on a water break in a catapult water break control room aboard the aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73) underway in the East China Sea, Oct....
View ArticleWorth A Thousand Words: Nighttime Barricade
U.S. sailors and Marines participate in a nighttime barricade drill on the flight deck of the USS Nimitz (CVN 68) underway in the Mediterranean Sea, Oct. 29, 2013. Read More
View ArticleWorth A Thousand Words: Steady…Steady
A U.S. sailor attaches a cargo hook to an MH-60S Seahawk helicopter during an ammunition transfer aboard the USS George Washington (CVN 73) underway in the Philippine Sea, Dec. 3, 2013. Read More
View ArticleWorth A Thousand Words: Smoke on the Water
U.S. Navy Sailor carries a hold back bar from a catapult after completing an aircraft launch on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73)in the Philippine Sea on Nov. 30....
View ArticleWorth A Thousand Words: Watch Your Head
U.S. Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Michael Cannon operates a jet blast deflector as an F/A-18F Super Hornet launches from the USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) underway in the Gulf of Oman, Dec. 14, 2013....
View ArticleWorth A Thousand Words: Hi Son
Petty Officer 1st Class Sebastian Jenkins embraces his son at Naval Air Station North Island on Dec 12, 2013 after spending eight months deployed to the U.S. 5th, 6th, and 7th Fleet areas of...
View ArticleWorth A Thousand Words: Air Supply
An MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter transports supplies over the guided-missile cruiser USS Gettysburg (CG 64) during a replenishment-at-sea in the Arabian Gulf, Dec. 20, 2013. Read More
View ArticleF/A-18 Hornet 35 Year Anniversary
Naval aviation was changed forever 35 years ago when the F/A-18 Hornet completed its first flight. Read More
View ArticleWorth A Thousand Words: GQ Teamwork
Sailors fight a simulated fire during a general quarters drill in the hangar bay of the aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) while in the Gulf of Oman, March 8, 2014. Read More
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