The guided-missile destroyer USS Oscar Austin (DDG-79) refuels with the fleet oiler USNS John Lenthal (AO-189) in the North Atlantic during exercise Nautical Twilight in August 2023.

Underway in the North Atlantic

The author returns to sea as a contracted ship rider—many years after he held command at sea and retired from the Navy.

Captain John C. Nygaard, U.S. Navy (Retired)
April 2025
silhouette image of two hands holding a paper cutout of the word "Hope" with sunlight pouring through the letter O

The Navy Saved My Life

The Navy saved my life, my future, and my family by providing me safety within the protective barrier of the base.

Chief Petty Officer Olivia Stahle, U.S. Navy
December 2024
One of the main strategic assets of Kaliningrad Oblast is the port at Baltiysk, home to the main base of the Russian Baltic Fleet and the only Russian port said to be free from ice all year round.

The Strategic Relevance of Kaliningrad

The Kaliningrad Oblast has been an unpredictable dilemma and an obstacle to Euro-Atlantic integration of the Baltic region since 1991.

Dr. Paolo Pizzolo
October 2024
Admiral Baker in Ukraine teaching Advanced Trauma Life Support, a standardized approach to trauma patient care in the “golden hour.”

Teaching Casualty Care in Ukraine

Advanced Trauma Life Support provides a standardized system for evaluating and treating trauma victims.

Rear Admiral Michael S. Baker, U.S. Navy (Retired)
September 2024
Retired Marine Major General Leo V. WIlliams III with JROTC students. In 1970, Williams became the first Black Naval Academy graduate from Virginia. Nominated by a congressman from Detroit after his application was rejected by Virginia’s congressional delegation, he told NPR Senator John Stennis was responsible for holding back a generation of Black leaders.

The Tragedy of the Lost Generation

Renaming the John C. Stennis is both prudent and necessary. Ultimately, it is not about changing history but learning from it and acting on what we have learned.

August 2024