The time a nuclear aircraft carrier ran aground right before homecoming
Homecoming for a naval vessel is a huge deal. After months at sea, the ship’s crew don their sharpest uniforms and stand on deck to catch a glimpse of their…
The freak accident that saved a carrier at Pearl Harbor
Most Americans know the story of Pearl Harbor, how the Japanese planes descended from the clouds and attacked ship after ship in the harbor, hitting the floating fortresses of battleship row, damaging drydocks, and killing more than 2,300 Americans.…
Today in military history: First nuclear-powered carrier launched
On Sep. 24, 1960, the first nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, the USS Enterprise, was launched. Enterprise was meant to be a class of six carriers, but rising costs prevented the other…
‘Midway’ Director profiles unknown heroes behind Navy’s greatest comeback
Roland Emmerich is the writer and director behind some of the most badass military military movies of our time. He loves to combine state of the art computer graphics with amazing battle sequences. You can thank him for the dogfights in Independ…
Navy uses WWII-era ‘bean-bag drop’ for aircraft communication
One-hundred-ten degree heat radiated from the flight deck of the amphibious assault ship USS Boxer (LHD 4) as an MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter swooped in and dropped a message resurrecting an 80-year-old aircraft-to-ship alternative communicat…