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Posted on July 3, 2019 | No CommentsShareA note from the editor: Capt. C.A. “Pete” Tzomes—the first African American to command a nuclear-powered submarine—died at the University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics, Iowa City, IA, June 13. He […] -
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“Act to provide a naval armament” – 225th Anniversary of the Creation of the United States Navy
Posted on March 20, 2019 | No CommentsShareBy Margherita M. Desy, Historian, Naval History & Heritage Command Detachment Boston “Whereas the depredations committed by the Algerine corsairs on the commerce of the United States render it necessary that […]