Carrier Nights and Cosmic Skies: My Time Aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln in 1993 In 1993, I served aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72), a floating city of steel and steam, slicing through the...
Pacific Ocean
The Pacific Ocean is the largest and deepest body of water on Earth, covering more than 63 million square milesāabout one-third of the planetās surface. Its name, derived from the Latin Mare Pacificum, means “peaceful sea,” a title given by explorer Ferdinand Magellan in the 16th century. But the Pacific is anything but tranquil in spiritāitās a dynamic force of nature, home to towering waves, volcanic islands, and some of the most diverse marine ecosystems on the planet.