[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LkVoUlfPTSc[/youtube] April 11 marks the 112th anniversary of the date the Navy bought its first fully submersible vessel, Holland IV, and the web is lighting up with birthday greetings, official and unofficial. The official video above was released by Naval Submarine Forces and features sailors from across the force. Operation Homefront, a nonprofit that provides financial help to sailors and wounded warriors, hailed the 112th birthday in a Tweet that noted the sub force’s abiding virtues: “Ever silent. Ever vigilant.” Former submariners celebrated by wearing their dolphins — as the silver or gold pin, worn by qualified submariners, is known…
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Nothing says welcome back after a port call like the command: “Get on your faces!” That’s exactly how the crew of the destroyer Wayne E. Meyer, now on its first deployment, celebrated being back aboard the ship Nov. 14, after a three-day visit to Phuket, Thailand. Undoubtedly, push-ups with your palms straining on the fo’c’sle non-skid is a palpable reminder that you’re haze gray again. The push-up — or were they push-ups? — was to “celebrate” their successful port visit, according to the caption on this Navy newsstand photo, a moment captured by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Joshua Keim.…
