The Navy's airship program started in June 1915 and lasted until August 1962. During that time, the Navy operated a multitude of lighter-than-air craft, beginning with the DN-1, crafted by the...
This month, we Hoist our Mugs to Old Salt, Captain William Driver, who was born on March 17, 1803, in Salem, Massachusetts. At age 13, Driver ran away from home...
Operation Sunshine was a scientific expedition conducted by the United States Navy in the summer of 1958. A crew of just over 100 sailors piloted USS Nautilus (SSN-571) under the...
This July 20th, we’d like to celebrate and remember the brave Old Salts who carried out the Apollo 11 mission to land humankind on the moon. Apollo 11 (July 16–24,...
This month, we celebrate the end of an era… of alcohol aboard ships! Wait! Why’s that? Because we are a coffee company of course! Let’s tell you the sea story…...
The Battle of the Philippine Sea occurred over 2 days, from 19-20 June, 1944. It was the opening encounter between the Allies and Japan of Operation FORAGER, the liberation of...
Last month, we celebrated VE Day. But the European theater of WWII was not the only venue in which the U.S. military and her allies were successful. Take the Battle...