When Lt. Cmdr. Michael Crockett was promoted to executive officer of the guided missile destroyer USS Porter, he naturally sought advice from fellow officers on other ships. But he didn't pick up the ...
To the outboard sides of the wardroom lay berthing for eight officers. These small cubicles offered modest comforts, to say the least. The four cabins lining the wardroom were six feet long by four ...
As young officers on a ship, we learned certain unwritten rules and codes. All institutions have them. These usually have to do with maintaining common courtesies and regulating work and play spaces ...
On Tuesday, in Pearl Harbor’s hallowed waters where World War II began for the U.S., the booming voice of Supreme Allied Commander General Douglas MacArthur once again echoed on board the USS Missouri ...
The U.S.S. Texas, a historic vessel now moored near the San Jacinto battleground site, was commissioned in 1914. It is the second Navy battleship to bear that name. The original Texas, authorized by ...