Nov. 15, 2016

Zumwalt's Lasting Legacy as Told through 121 Z-Grams

With the commissioning of USS Zumwalt (DDG 1000), you've likely heard a lot about the ship's technological capabilities. But just how well do you the history of the man behind the namesake? Naval History and Heritage Command recently completed transcribing each of Adm. Elmo R. Zumwalt's Z-grams in order for people to learn more about just how

Oct. 6, 2016

An Iconic Figure to Remember, Admiral Elmo Zumwalt Jr.

Elmo R. Zumwalt, Jr., a U.S. Navy admiral, whose naval career extended from World War II to the Vietnam War, was the youngest admiral to serve as Chief of Naval Operations.As a young man, one of his greatest desires was to become a doctor as both his parents were. But in 1939 he was accepted into the United States Naval Academy at Annapolis, Md. In