Noah’s ark clause n.— «She was just in time for the rules to be changed, and women to be allowed to serve on Navy ships. Gilbride was one of two women serving alongside 1,200 men aboard the USS Frank Cable, a submarine fleet support...
7,000-mile screwdriver n.— «As I think most of you know from our efforts on the USS Cole, the chief of naval operations, secretary of the navy, both for good, legal reasons of not interfering with ongoing investigations from Washington...
swamp-assed n.— «The doors slid open to reveal Ronnie in his dress uniform and (for lack of a more appropriate term) he was swamp-assed. He must have drank 3 liters of water to combat his sweating.» —“USS Serapis: Wait For...
lean forward v. phr.— «We took that a step further, and now we have cooperative targeting to begin with, what we call federated targeting. So I think the intelligence community has really leaned forward to help us.» —“U.S. Senate...
bubble-head n.— «For those who served on board the storied Maryland, the one that survived Pearl Harbor and distinguished itself at such legendary venues as the Tarawa atoll, Leyte Gulf and Okinawa, no submarine can take the place of...
shack n.— «The operative on the ground radioed confirmation: “That’s a shack,” slang for a direct hit.» —“Over Afghanistan, Gantlets in the Sky” by Steve Vogel in Aboard The USS Carl Vinson Washington...