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Operations

Unique bedsheet in Navy’s collection tells a sto...

In August of 2020, Naval History and Heritage Command (NHHC) was offered a rather unique and spectacular...

Heroism at the Pentagon on Sept. 11, 2001

Twenty years ago, on Sept. 11, 2001, news networks shared live reporting as terrorists launched a series of...

Captain Donnie Cochran: From Farm Boy to Blue An...

Captain Donnie Cochran was inspired to become a Navy pilot by the military planes flying over his family's...

NHHC Archaeology by Land and By Sea (and Now by ...

Naval History and Heritage Command's Underwater Archaeology Branch (UA) collaborated with NAVAIR UX-24 last...

Tag: Philippine-American War

Oct. 23, 2020

The Spanish-American War in Glass

In 2014, United States Naval History and Heritage Command (NHHC) photo archivists rediscovered a