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1981 USS Midway Cruise Book
By Marc "Devil Dog Of The Web" Iseli / Updated Dec. 2025
USS Midway cruise books are basically the Navy’s answer to high school yearbooks, except with more bad haircuts and the guy Revanettes. These books immortalize every salty dog and questionable port call from 1945 to 1992, capturing the glory, the chaos, and the occasional unauthorized liberty. If you ever wanted proof that a Navy chief really could rock a mustache that could frighten small children, look no further. Veterans drool over these things like a boot at chow time, and now you can get your hands on digital scans of every single one, lovingly preserved as a PDF for your viewing pleasure. The Marines weren’t about to let the squids have all the fun, so they’ve been cranking out their own cruise books for ages, sometimes even while still deployed. These days, the publisher throws the pages up on a website so every Jarhead can nitpick the spelling of their name before the thing goes to print.

Scored myself a 1981 USS Midway cruise book, straight from the mothership’s website. I wrangled all the pages into one big PDF, then chopped it into four chunks so even the laziest boot can flip through. VMFP-3 makes a cameo or two, so keep your eyes peeled for familiar mugs. If you’re the type who collects cruise books like some folks collect bad tattoos, the Midway’s got a whole stash online. I’ll drop the link below, don’t say I never did anything for you.
USS Midway Cruise Books

1981 USS Midway Cruise Book

Alright, you glorious Rat Phixers and Phlyers, if we ever survived a TAD, a Det, or a BOHICA, who haven't, and you didn’t think I was the biggest gaff off in the squadron. Got a sea story, or some grainy photos your ex didn’t set on fire, and they’re only slightly illegal? Send ‘em by email, snail mail, or safety wire it to a carrier pigeon. I collect ‘em all, just nothing that would incriminate me.
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