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The Johnsons' Journeys
The travel blog of Bryan & Katie Johnson


Bong Off In Brisbane: Goodbye LHA6
After over 25 months aboard and 336 days at sea, on Wednesday, July 12, 2023, it was time to officially say goodbye to the USS America!...

Bryan Johnson
Jul 22, 20235 min read


Bring on Brisbane: My Final Port Call Aboard USS America
After nearly a month underway, with a short two-day port visit in Okinawa worked in there, we finally made it to Brisbane, Australia. Now...

Bryan Johnson
Jun 29, 20237 min read


Sayonara Sasebo!
We are in the short rows! It's officially time to start the final preps for moving to Rota, so here's what the last month (ish) has...

Katie Johnson
May 31, 202311 min read


Last FULL Deployment is in the Books!
On the dreary Saturday morning of January 7th, I packed my sea bag and a duffle bag, jumped in the car with Katie, Hugo, and Reynolds,...

Bryan Johnson
Mar 29, 20237 min read


Off to See Our Men: Osaka Port Call
One good thing with deployments picking back up: Port Calls!!!! As you may remember, Meg and I took a spur-of-the-moment trip down to...

Katie Johnson
Feb 28, 20235 min read


New Year, New Deployment
It's been a crazy few months, and I realized I haven't shared some of the everyday happenings in Sasebo, so here's a quick update on what...

Katie Johnson
Jan 31, 20235 min read


A Perfect Port Call: A Weekend in Okinawa
Two weeks ago, I was sitting at school on a teacher workday and realized Bryan had a port call in Okinawa the following weekend. Thinking...

Katie Johnson
Jan 27, 20235 min read


Dad is Giving Us Whiplash! The Comings & Goings of LHA6 America
Hugo and Reynolds here! As you know, dad works on a big fancy ship here in Sasebo. Sis and I know that part, but what we didn't know was...

Hugo & Reynolds
Oct 4, 20222 min read


LHA 6: The Inside Scoop from Both Johnsons' Perspectives
Bryan gave me a tour of his ship back in March when they returned from sea duty. We have been slack about posting, and I thought this...

Bryan & Katie
May 5, 20229 min read


Underway with America: Bryan’s 22.1 Patrol
From January 14th to March 24th, I completed my second deployment with USS America on the 22.1 patrol, meaning it was the first patrol of...

Bryan Johnson
Apr 2, 20225 min read


Sometimes it's the Simple Days that Mean the Most
I'm writing this from our couch after dropping Bryan off at the ship for another deployment. As I look back at the last seven months of...

Katie Johnson
Jan 14, 20222 min read


Dad is Home!
Reynolds here: My dad finally made it to our new home!!!! This past Wednesday, September 1, mom left us and she seemed extra excited. I...

Hugo & Reynolds
Sep 6, 20212 min read


A Day on America
For those asking what a normal day for a dentist aboard a US warship is like, this is the blog post for you. For these past seven weeks,...

Bryan Johnson
Aug 18, 20215 min read


No Longer a Pollywog: The Journey of Crossing the Line
It's a centuries-old Navy tradition, those sailors who have crossed the Equator by sea are known as trusty Shellbacks, and those who have...

Bryan Johnson
Jul 12, 20215 min read


B's First Week at Sea
Hey friends! So I survived my first week on the USS AMERICA (LHA 6), a large deck amphibious assault ship based out of Sasebo, Japan....

Bryan Johnson
Jul 4, 20215 min read
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