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This month's cover, depicting naval aviation's first "moment of truth" as Eugene Ely becomes airborne from the USS Birmingham, was painted especially for the Naval Institute by R.G. Smith, the widely-known aviation artist who has recently completed a series of...
A portrait of Admiral Thomas H. Moorer, U.S. Navy, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and former Chief of Naval Operations. Painted by Albert K. Murray.
"A Fast Convoy," by Burnell Poole, depicts the unforgettable 4-piper lines of the USS Allen (DD-6) as she surges to gain escort station on the SS Leviathan. The giant transport is camouflaged in an "Admiralty dazzle" paint scheme. Courtesy of the U.S. Naval...
The perfect formation that sweeps across this month's cover is a five-plane echelon of A7E Corsairs from Attack Squadron 25, photographed by Lieutenant J.D. Bell as the squadron prepared to deploy to Vietnam from their base at Naval Air Station, Lemoore, California. Photograph courtesy...