A Corpsman’s eyes can mesmerize…

"Sailor Will Schroeder, of Prodivdence, R.I., salutes the three battleships in the mothball fleet at the Philadelphia Naval Base that are being considered for Vietnam war duty. Ships are (from left) USS Wisconsin (BB-64), USS New Jersey (BB-62) and USS Iowa (BB-61)."

Date: April 1967

Temple University Library: P554176B

Veterans eat free today…

Grzegorz Domaradzki - Top Gun (2014)

Vought OS2U Kingfisher taxiing after making a water landing near Naval Air Station Jacksonville, Florida.

Date: March 1943

United States Navy National Museum of Naval Aviation: link, link

USS. Arizona

USS. Arizona, then one of the largest and newest of Uncle Sam's sea fighters passing out to sea under the Brooklyn Bridge on her first voyage since being put in commission.

“Preparing Tin Fish,” by U.S. Naval Reserve combat artist William Franklin Draper, September 12, 1943. 

Record Group 330: Records of the Office of the Secretary of Defense Series: Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

Image description: Painting of sailors in a small room, working on torpedoes. Some reach inside torpedoes via a side panel, some work on the head of the torpedoes, and some hold the torpedoes steady. 

These sailors can't wait for their shore leave, lining the decks of the battleship New York as it docks at Pier 51, October 19, 1945.

Photo: Charles Hoff for the NY Daily News via Getty Images/Fine Art America

A Seaman’s life for thee…

USS Constitution arrives in Everett, Washington on July 7, 1933. She was "at the foot of Hewitt Avenue in Everett and opens to visitors. Everett is one stop on a three-year U.S. tour made by the Constitution between 1931 and 1934, a goodwill trip on which the ship travels 22,000 miles and visits 91 ports. The ship's stay in Everett ends on July 14."

Photos courtesy of the Everett Public Library: link

Just to clear up any confusion about canon on Hawaii Five-0, I will list the facts here:

Steve's eyes are blue hazel. (Alex calls them "hazelly blue.")

Steve's parents are John and Doris.

Danny's parents are Eddie and Clara. His siblings are Matt, Stella (Eric's mother), and Bridgett.

In April 1992 (Steve was 16 and Mary was 10), Doris faked her death.

John told Mary and Steve that she was killed by a drunk driver.

Steve doesn't find out that his mother's "death" was actually murder until 1x11. Mary doesn't find out until somewhere between 1x11 and 1x13. She finds the pictures of the car bomb in 1x11, and in 1x13, we find out she was kidnapped because she had started asking questions about their mom's death.

After Doris' "death," Mary was sent to live with their Aunt Deb. Steve was sent to the Army and Navy Academy (ANA) in Carlsbad, California. Joe White (aka "Uncle Joe") helped get Steve into the school.

After graduating from ANA, Steve went to the Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland, for 4 years.

After graduating from Annapolis, Steve was with Naval Intelligence for 5 years, and then he joined the SEALs for 6 years.

It is implied a few times throughout the series that Steve was a sniper.

When Steve came back to Hawaii after his father's murder, he transferred to the Reserves.

Steve is fluent in Mandarin and Hawaiian, and he can speak conversational Korean and Japanese. He understands Pashto, but he says he is rusty.

STEVE IS NOT STUPID. He is actually very smart. Plus, he was in Naval Intelligence. Intelligence is in the name.

Kono has met John McGarrett before.

Even after Chin was accused of being a dirty cop by IA, John McGarrett stayed his friend.

Both of Kono's parents are still alive, but her mom had an aneurysm, so she can't walk or talk.

Corsair... altitude.

Two workers attaching a Pratt & Whitney R-2800 Double Wasp onto a F4U Corsair at the Chance-Vought factory in Stratford, Connecticut.

Date: March 1943

NARA: 179036630

What is the closest military base to the white house?

The White House IS a military installation.

It is the home and workplace of the Commander-in-Chief of United States military forces, so that alone makes it an important command and control headquarters. The various branches of the military have an active role in the everyday logistics of running the White House campus and supporting the Executive Office of the President. The White House's complex and extensive communications agency is staffed by members of each individual branch of the military. The U.S. Navy is responsible for the White House Mess and providing food services to the President, the First Family, any potential guests, and the President's staff. The White House Medical Unit is staffed by military doctors who have a round-the-clock presence in the White House and the official Physician to the President is usually an active-duty military officer.

While the Secret Service -- which includes the traditional plainclothes agents and the more visible uniformed division -- is responsible for protecting the President, his family, and the White House itself, the military also has a protective footprint in and around the White House complex. It's believed that amongst the White House's protective measures -- most of which are highly classified -- are anti-aircraft defenses, which are almost certainly manned by the military rather than the Secret Service. Marine Corps guards also are stationed at the White House (often seen opening and closing doors while manning the entry and exit points around the West Wing) as sentries and sometimes act as military valets during events hosted by the President in the White House. The role of the Marine sentries is purely ceremonial as opposed to protective.

And one of the most important White House responsibilities of the military is transportation. The White House Transportation Agency is responsible for all aspects of the President's travel, and the military works in tandem with the Secret Service on planning and carrying out the immense logistical challenges of transporting the President anywhere in the world -- a challenge magnified by the sheer size of Presidential traveling parties. A Presidential motorcade consists of, on average, 50-60 vehicles. And the majority of those vehicles actually have to be transported from the United States to wherever the President is traveling -- even if it is to several different foreign countries or continents. The Air Force is, obviously, responsible for the President's plane, along with any other aircraft making the trip which are usually carrying White House staff, members of the press, or cargo. For short distances that can be made by helicopter, the Marine Corps takes the lead. And any ground travel by motor vehicles is handled by the Army.

Security and the President's personal protective detail is always led by the Secret Service, but the military is responsible for many of the day-to-day logistics of the institution of the Presidency, which illustrates why the White House is an important military command and control base.

Puppy! 

Scuttlebutt was the mascot of a U.S. Navy minesweeper ship somewhere near San Diego, July 3, 1943. 

Record Group 80: General Records of the Department of the Navy Series: General Photographic Files

Image description: We are looking over the shoulder of someone who is holding an ID card and writing in a ship’s log. The ID card says, “United States Navy Mascot / “Scuttlebut”, Hair - Black-White / Eyes - Brown / Born - 3-6-43 / 207-20-12 Jr. / “Trudie”” and has a photo of a puppy sitting on a table. The puppy itself is lying on the table with both paws on the logbook, and is looking at the camera. I’m not sure what breed it is, but it has short fur and cocked ears.