Naval Gazing

Crew members in yellow jerseys — denoting their job directing aircraft on the flight deck — communicate with arms extended and thumbs up.

Cashore Leave

by Matt Cashore ’94

An aviation aficionado, who also dabbles in photography, takes off to document life on a Navy aircraft carrier.

A passageway of watertight doors, known as “knee knockers,” on the USS Harry S. Truman. Each compartment has a series of number and letter combinations so that — despite the lack of any visual cues — those on board know their exact location in the ship.

Picturing Life in the Navy

by Matt Cashore ’94

What it’s like to be deployed at sea.

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