Wars, Conflicts, and Operations
The Combined Chiefs of Staff meet in October 1943. (Courtesy of the National Archives)

The Navy and the Formation of NATO

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Apr. 09, 2024
Continued Navy cooperation with coalition partners after World War II helped facilitate a smooth transition...
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President Franklin Roosevelt and Prime Minister Winston Churchill aboard the Royal Navy battleship HMS Prince of Wales during the Atlantic Conference in August 1941. (Naval History and Heritage Command Photo)

The Long Road to NATO, 1917–1949

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Mar. 29, 2024
The signing of the North Atlantic Treaty on 4 April 1949 and the subsequent creation of the North Atlantic...
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Painting of USS Brooklyn, Schley’s flagship, and USS Oregon pursuing Spanish cruiser Cristóbal Colón in the final hours of the Battle of Santiago Bay.

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

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Jun. 06, 2023
During World War II, Admiral Chester Nimitz famously kept his opinions of his fellow officers to himself. On...
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Persian Gulf, Evacuees from Iran relax as they wait for processing on USS La Salle (AGF-3). About 267 people departed Bandar Abbas, Iran, on British survey ships which transferred them to La Salle in international waters. About 130 of the evacuees are U.S. citizens Photographed by JO1 Tim Lewis/PH2 J. F. Bishop, February 22, 1979. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives.

Seaborne Evacuation of Iran

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Feb. 23, 2023
Almost one year after Jimmy Carter became president of the United States a revolution erupted in Iran that...
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April 23, 2019

Union Victory in New Orleans Disrupts Confederate Sea Lines of Communication

In April 1862, during the Civil War, a US Navy force under the command of Flag-Officer David G.

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April 17, 2019

Bud Elliott and USS Wasp

My dad was descending a ladder on the starboard stern of USS Wasp (CV 7) when he was rocked by the

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Feb. 22, 2019

Strong Crew, and Rescue, Set Sailor Standards for Initiative and Toughness

On February 21st, 2019, NAVADMIN 039/19 directed the Navy to return to the union jack beginning

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Jan. 22, 2019

A Portrait of HM2 Bobby Ray, Heroic "Doc" of Liberty Bridge

In the early morning of March 19, 1969, a Marine combat base at Phu Loc 6 near An Hoa, Vietnam,

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Dec. 7, 2018

World War I Sailors Recognized 100 Years Later

World War I saw technological advances that changed the face of warfare. Prominent among these was

Navy Art Collection painting depicting destroyer Laffey just after she has crossed under the Japanese battleship Hiei’s bow and is engaging the battleship with 5-inch and 20-mm guns—and sidearms—at near-point-blank range on 13 November 1942 off Guadalcanal.

Nov. 13, 2018

What the Navy Learned from Guadalcanal

Editor's note: Learning from History is an initiative CNO Richardson has asked the Naval History and

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Nov. 9, 2018

Baseball and the U. S. Navy: All Who Play Win

For centuries now, the world has benefited from two of America's greatest exports - baseball and the

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Oct. 9, 2018

Perry's Revenge Revisited

Last week, the U.S. Navy returned to Rhode Island to continue the archaeological investigation of

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Sept. 5, 2018

Weapons of World War I: Commemorating the Navy Railway Gun

Editor's note: September 6, 2018 marks 100 years since the first firing of the Navy railway gun used

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Aug. 16, 2018

The Navy on the Ground: The Naval Railway Batteries of WWI

The first detachment arrived in France June 10, 1918, but waiting for their equipment and preparing