Feb. 29, 2020

Passing of Rear Adm. Richard L. Thompson, USN (Ret.)

It is with deep regret I inform you of the passing of Rear Admiral Richard Lee 'Dick' Thompson, U.S. Navy (Retired) on February 26, 2020 at age 88. Dick and his wife Natalie tragically died when their house burned down. Dick entered the U.S. Naval Academy in 1950 and served as a submarine officer until his retirement in 1986 as the Assistant Deputy

Feb. 21, 2020

Fair Winds, Donald Stratton, USS Arizona Hero

A note from the editor: Donald Stratton, who served in the Navy aboard USS Arizona (BB 39) during the attacks at Pearl Harbor, and later in the Western Pacific, passed away February 15, 2020 at the age of 97.It is with deep regret that I write of the passing of another Navy hero, Donald Stratton, on February 15, 2020, at the age of 97.Severely

Feb. 18, 2020

The Search for Seaman Joachim Pease

The Civil War saw the introduction of the Medal of Honor, an award that would come to represent the highest military honor in the United States. By the end of the war, 328 U.S. Navy Medals of Honor had been awarded. Of those, eight were awarded to U.S. Navy people of color. Seaman Joachim Pease, one of these recipients, is often overshadowed by

Feb. 11, 2020

Amidst the Timbers of a Storied Past: Nautical Archaeologists Visit Constitution

In early January 2020, I and many of my fellow archaeologists gathered in Boston, Massachusetts for the 2020 Society for Historical Archaeology meetings. For myself, and some of my fellow graduate students from Texas A&M University's Nautical Archaeology Program, this presented a potential opportunity to visit USS Constitution, one of the original

Feb. 11, 2020

The Sailors of Iwo Jima

The Battle of Iwo Jima began on February 19, 1945 as Sailors and Marines faced Imperial Japanese forces over the control of the island. The island was a critical point for the United States as it planned their attacks on the Japanese main islands.The 36 days of battle are considered some of the bloodiest and fiercest fights of the Pacific theater

Jan. 31, 2020

Passing of Rear Adm. Thomas W. McNamara, USN (Ret.)

It is with deep regret I inform you of the passing of Rear Admiral Thomas William McNamara, U.S. Navy (Retired) on January 28, 2020 at age 93. Thomas McNamara entered the U.S. Merchant Marine during World War II and served in the U.S. Navy as a Surface Line Officer in the Korean War, Cuban Missile Crisis and Vietnam War until his retirement in 1977

Jan. 25, 2020

Passing of Vice Adm. Ralph Weymouth, USN (Ret.)

It is with deep regret I inform you of the passing of Vice Admiral Ralph Weymouth, U.S. Navy (Retired) on January 22, 2020 at age 102. He was the oldest living graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy, graduating in 1938, and serving as an aviator until his retirement in 1973 as the Director of Research, Development, Test and Evaluation in the Office of

Jan. 23, 2020

Passing of Rear Adm. Harold G. Rich, USN (Ret.)

It is with deep regret I inform you of the passing of Rear Admiral Harold Gilbert "Harry" Rich, U.S. Navy (retired) on January 20, 2020 at age 94. Rear Adm. Rich enlisted in the U.S. Navy right out of high school in 1943, was commissioned in June 1946, and served as a Naval Aviator until his retirement in May 1978 as the Assistant Deputy CNO for

Jan. 3, 2020

Passing of Admiral Sylvester R. Foley, USN (Ret.)

It is with deep regret I inform you of the passing of Admiral Sylvester Robert "Bob" Foley, Jr., U.S. Navy (Retired) on December 31, 2019 at age 91. Admiral Foley entered the U.S. Naval Academy in 1946 and served as an aviator, including Vietnam combat, and command of USS Midway and SEVENTH Fleet, until his retirement on October 1, 1985 as

Dec. 31, 2019

2019 Year in Review

Dr. Nicklas Pisias, a professor emeritus at Oregon State University, is the 2018 recipient of the Maurice Ewing Medal, sponsored jointly by the U.S. Navy and the American Geophysical Union. Pisias helped create the field of paleoceanography--the stud...