Sometimes the stories I encounter in this job leave me stunned. To wit, I recently spoke with Aviation Electrician’s Mate 2nd Class Anthony O’Malley, who served aboard the USS Forrestal during a ...
The USS Forrestal Fire, Explained: Aircraft carriers can be dangerous places to work. These ships are literally floating airports, and if proper safety measures aren’t carried out, things can turn ...
The U.S. Navy’s Forrestal-class aircraft carrier – an explainer : The Battle of Midway in 1942 cemented the role of the aircraft carrier as the premier naval warship. Through the remainder of ...
WASHINGTON -- Tim Frudge was a 22-year-old Navy chaplain's assistant in 1967 when he was given the grim task of opening body bags containing the victims of the worst American naval disaster since ...