Sea Stories
Others Before Me
On February 27, 1968, CDR Paul Milius was piloting an OP-2E observation aircraft on a mission over Southeast Asia. The aircraft took several hits from anti-aircraft artillery, killing one crewmember...
Others Before Me
On February 27, 1968, CDR Paul Milius was piloting an OP-2E observation aircraft on a mission over Southeast Asia. The aircraft took several hits from anti-aircraft artillery, killing one crewmember...
Welcome to the Fleet New Guy
It was a dark and stormy night… I realize all of our Naval Aviator stories start out that way, but this really was a dark and stormy night. As an...
Welcome to the Fleet New Guy
It was a dark and stormy night… I realize all of our Naval Aviator stories start out that way, but this really was a dark and stormy night. As an...
Halfway Night
In the submarine force, Sailors on strategic deterrent patrols aboard SSBNs (ballistic missile submarines) always look forward to Halfway Night, which marks the midpoint of their patrol. The evening consists...
Halfway Night
In the submarine force, Sailors on strategic deterrent patrols aboard SSBNs (ballistic missile submarines) always look forward to Halfway Night, which marks the midpoint of their patrol. The evening consists...
Tank Driver
So this is a "no sh$#ter" - had to be 1998, while stationed on the USS Firebolt, we were headed to do a two week JCET with the Belizean Navy....
Tank Driver
So this is a "no sh$#ter" - had to be 1998, while stationed on the USS Firebolt, we were headed to do a two week JCET with the Belizean Navy....
Contact Your Vendor - Notso Smartship
So I was CHENG on TICO in the late 90s. I fortunately, showed up at about month 69 of a 70 month install of the production variant of the "SMARTSHIP"...
Contact Your Vendor - Notso Smartship
So I was CHENG on TICO in the late 90s. I fortunately, showed up at about month 69 of a 70 month install of the production variant of the "SMARTSHIP"...
Brown Water, Black Berets, Black Coffee
Thomas J Cutler wrote a book, well loved and known in the Riverine community about his time in Vietnam as a Riverine. His book “Brown Water, Black Berets” details life...
Brown Water, Black Berets, Black Coffee
Thomas J Cutler wrote a book, well loved and known in the Riverine community about his time in Vietnam as a Riverine. His book “Brown Water, Black Berets” details life...