An eight-member team from Mobile Diving and Salvage Unit (MDSU) 1 onboard USS Fort Worth (LCS 3) is supporting the ongoing Indonesian-led search effort for AirAsia flight QZ8501 with advanced Tow Fish side scan sonar systems capable of providing high-resolution images of the ocean floor.The Tow Fish...

The USS George Washington (CVN 73) chapter of the Coalition of Sailors Against Destructive Decisions (CSADD) was selected as the Large Afloat Chapter of the Year (COY) for 2014 in an announcement by the chief of naval personnel Jan. 6. This is George Washington CSADD’s second afloat COY award in...

A tsunami hit one of the United States' Pacific partner nations. Communication is damaged or completely down. Water supplies have been interrupted. Power is out. The partner nation government expects many of its citizens will run out of food within a couple of days. They need help, and they reach...

National identity is built, in part, upon myths, uponfolklore.  These stories create powerful, deep, emotional, and culturallyrelevant connections to the lands in which we dwell.  One of my favoriteVietnamese myths is the story about the Vietnamese people’s creation as thechildren of two winged...

The Los Angeles class fast-attack submarine USS Louisville (SSN 724) arrived at Okinawa Naval Base Jan. 6, for a port call as part of a deployment to the Western Pacific. With a complement of more than 140 officers and men, Louisville showcased the latest capabilities of the submarine fleet in its...