There are many outstanding sailors who could lay claim to the title of the U.S. Navy’s saltiest, but since the term is synonymous with “experienced,” there’s one who stands above…
The sailors assigned to the commands around Yokosuka, Japan know about high optempo. The units assigned to Forward Deployed Naval Forces Japan are either on deployment or working up for deployment.
But with limited liberty time, the sail…
There’s probably not a pirate book, movie, television show or other depiction of these seafaring mercenaries that doesn’t feature an eyepatch in some way, shape or form. Pirates are synonymous…
On Dec. 28, 1941, Rear Admiral Ben Moreell requested authority to create the Seabees. Well, he technically asked for authority to create Construction Battalions. Capital C. Capital B. C. B….
Being a “NUB” or “boot” in the Navy usually involves a fair amount of pride swallowing and large doses of embarrassment. Old salts get their jollies by giving their fresh-caught shipmates impossible or fallacious tasks. Here are 13 fool’s err…
An old sailor’s tale is that the buttons represent the 13 original colonies.
In the early 1800s, the iconic trouser’s front flap (crotch area) or “
On December 7, 1941, Japanese aircraft struck and sunk the USS Arizona (BB-39) during a surprise attack on Pearl Harbor. An armor-piercing bomb penetrated the ship’s deck and detonated in…
Marooned. Left on a sandbar or other island in the middle of nowhere with just a little food, water, and a loaded pistol to end your suffering. In the world of pirates, it was a punishment for breaking the pirates’ code – and was usually fatal. B…
The modern olive-green sea bag we have in service today is from the 1970s era. It’s sturdy, the straps can carry a lot of weight and they are deceptively spacious….
Living in American can be tough when you have to deal with problems most people in other countries can’t even imagine, such as having so much food in the fridge that there’s no room for leftovers. Yes, the struggle is real.
Being a sai…