A quartermaster on the USS Bataan (LHD-5) takes a celestial reading using a sextant in the Atlantic Ocean in March 2024. Readers have supported the call for better celestial navigation skills.
The MarSOC multicam pattern on the Raider in the foreground is not authorized for other Marines or their corpsmen.
A reader suggests refitting and recommissioning the former Peleliu (LHA-5), shown here just a few months before her decommissioning in 2015, as an amphibious command ship to host U.S. Africa Command’s presence around the African continent.
The sloop-of-war USS Constellation, date unknown.
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The aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN-70), right, and the guided-missile destroyer  USS Dewey (DDG-105) prepare to transfer fuel during a replenishment-at-sea.
Medical personnel assess a simulated casualty during an exercise on board the USS America (LHA-6) in February 2024. A reader argues that no dilemma exists about going forward or staying in the rear to treat wounded personnel: A lawful order is determinative.
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Heaving a line takes coordination and teamwork, which depend on trust. Structured approaches to getting and giving feeback can be as valuable as “ask me anything” sessions.