Nighttime in the maritime environment can range from a deep, bottomless black (typically for the first night trap after an extended inport period) to a riot of color and light in foreign ports.  The combination of water, sky and light can make for compelling optics in the normal course of events, but come Christmas time, it assumes a special ambiance.  One of our family’s traditions (when I wasn’t deployed) was to head down to the piers after Christmas Eve services to look at the ships’ holiday lighting.  Not everyone has that opportunity (and given our current location, alas, neither do we) – so as a form of Christmas card from me to all of you, presented here are ‘Christmas Lights – Navy Style’

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Best wishes for a very Merry Christmas and peace and prosperity in the new year to come.

w/r, Steeljaw Scribe

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• Byron

  It’s awful pretty to be on a Naval base and see all the ships lit up. You have to see it to understand it. All these grey warships, sitting darkly in the water next to brightly lit piers, now everything lit up with varied colored lights.