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“A Tall Ship and A Star to Steer Her By:” Star Trek and Naval History

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First Female Chief Petty Officer in the U.S. Navy

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To Make “The Navy Ready to Strike”: The Fantastic Voyage of USS Oregon

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A “Terrible Catastrophe”

The “Unhappy Controversy”: Admiral Sampson, Comm...

During World War II, Admiral Chester Nimitz famously kept his opinions of his fellow officers to himself. On...

A Sailor on Foot: Lieutenant Victor Blue and the...

In war, sailors find themselves doing jobs they never would have expected to perform in normal circumstances...

Finding a Permanent Place: Demobilization, Subur...

Single-family suburban homeownership was the American ideal for the growing middle-class in the postwar years...

In Memoriam: Boatswain’s Mate First Class Howard...

And then there was one. It is with deep regret I inform you of the passing of Boatswain’s Mate First Class...

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