Dec. 1, 2023

Naval Legal Service Command Turns 50

On Nov. 3, 1966, the 22nd Judge Advocate General (JAG) of the Navy, Rear Adm. Wilfred Hearn, spoke about a “legal explosion” during a dedication ceremony in Norfolk, Va., for the Navy’s first-ever Law Center. Hearn told the assembled crowd, “The Law Center is the Navy’s response to the legal explosion which both the military and civilian

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. 20, 2016

Navy Legend: Admiral Elmo "Bud" Zumwalt, Jr.

By Guest Blogger: Marine Col. (Ret.) James "Jim" G. Zumwalt, son of Adm. Elmo "Bud" Zumwalt, Jr.Editor's Note: As the commissioning of USS Zumwalt (DDG 1000) drew near, we knew we wanted to share more information about Admiral Elmo R. Zumwalt, Jr., the 19th Chief of Naval Operations. There was no question whatever we came up with would qualify as a

Oct. 11, 2016

In the Walk of Life, the Shared Path Leads to Achievement - Admiral Elmo "Bud" Zumwalt's Legacy

It's a somewhat rare event to know when history is about to happen. Even rarer that you get to plan for it, but when our office learned the commissioning date for the USS Zumwalt would be October 15th, we knew it was going to be big and we knew we had a responsibility as the Naval History and Heritage Command, to share with the American people the

Oct. 10, 2016

A Visionary for Humanity - Admiral Elmo "Bud" Zumwalt's Legacy

It's a somewhat rare event to know when history is about to happen. Even rarer that you get to plan for it, but when our office learned the commissioning date for the USS Zumwalt would be October 15th, we knew it was going to be big and we knew we had a responsibility as the Naval History and Heritage Command, to share with the American people the