Image from wikipedia.org Desert Storm saw the largest assembly of war ships since WWII. You can find a list of them here. Yet, not included on that list are two that made history on Day 3 of Desert Storm: the USS Louisville (SSN-724) and the USS Pittsburgh (SSN-720), the submarines
7,600 Vets Answered. Here are the 7 funniest stories (revised for clarity and language). Oscar the Grouch We had a guy that somehow got his watch through the “indoc” (when they take all your stuff on arrival to Parris Island). Well, the DIs found out he had it, so they put him
Our Spring 2021 issue of VBC Magazine features photos of 19 veterans, each with a unique story of service to tell. Hit the "+" to zoom in on the cover. Then click on each photo to hear each veteran's story. *We recommend using Google Chrome or Internet Explorer instead of Safari to
Mystery has long surrounded the Stealth Fighter F-117 Nighthawk since its official retirement in 2008. Supposedly hidden away in a remote desert boneyard, F-117s have been spotted flying out West over the past few years. Now, the USAF announced, the F-117 is back. The F-117 Nighthawk was the first “stealth” warcraft, an
Marines of Co. C, 1st Bn., 2nd Marine Div., move out on a mission after disembarking from a Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 263 (HMM-263) CH-46E Sea Knight helicopter during Exercise Imminent Thunder, part of Operation Desert Shield. War shapes culture. World War II gave us slang like SNAFU, technical jargon
Popeye's father, Poop Deck Pappy (popeye.fandom.com) Like a pranking middle schooler, we asked our Navy veterans last Wednesday morning if they could tell us what a “Poop Deck” was. They could, kind of, with a little help from the internet. Poop decks, located in the rear superstructure of the ship, belong mainly
