An "old salt" is an old sailor or mariner who tells oral history and sea stories. Sometimes deemed a sage within their domain, and while sometimes a raconteur, much of the history and traditions of ma
A Battered "Old Salt." 1900 photo.
Quartermaster Dick Libby, USN, an Old Salt Portrait painted circa 1834 by Charles O. Cole
Commander, U.S. Fleet Forces Command is the title of the United States Navy officer who serves as the commanding officer of the United States Fleet Forces Command. The U.S. Fleet Forces Command was or
Outgoing commander, U.S. Fleet Forces Command, Admiral John B. Nathman is piped ashore during the 2007 U.S. Fleet Forces Command change of command ceremony on May 17, 2007.
Admiral William E. Gortney (right) relieves Admiral John C. Harvey Jr. (center, face obscured) as commander of U.S. Fleet Forces Command, September 16, 2012.
Attendants render a collective salute at the 2021 U.S. Fleet Forces Command change of command ceremony, December 7, 2021.