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Article Title: The Bluejacket's Manual

Article Excerpt: "...From the days of oars and coal-fired engines to the computerized era of the 21st century, The Bluejacket’s Manual has been an essential part of the American Sailor’s sea bag for over one hundred years, serving as an introduction to the Navy for new recruits and as a reference book for Sailors of all ranks. Written by a Sailor whose decades of naval service included sea duty in patrol craft, destroyers, cruisers, and aircraft carriers as both an officer and a “white hat,” this newest edition has been overhauled to reflect the current state of the ever-evolving United States Navy and includes chapters on ships and aircraft, uniforms, weapons, damage control, communications, naval customs and ceremonies, security, leadership, pay and benefits, naval missions, military fundamentals, and sea..."
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Remembering The USS Forrestal Fire

Article Title: Remembering The USS Forrestal Fire

Article Excerpt: "...The 57th anniversary of the USS Forrestal fire, one of the worst in American naval history, is July 29, 2024. ... The USS Forrestal (CV-59) was commissioned October 1, 1955, as one of the first “supcarriers.” Named for Navy veteran and politician James Vincent Forrestal, this huge vessel had a busy career in the Atlantic participating in several important actions in the Mediterranean and Middle East in the 1950s and 1960s. The Forrestal underwent a transfer to the Pacific to support the war effort in Vietnam in the summer of 1967. It was in the predawn hours of July 29 when things went awry. ..."

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