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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Tag: Operation Desert Storm

March 1, 2016

Storm Front: The Threat of Mina al-Ahmadi - Part Four

Editor's Note: At the time Desert Storm began, NHHC Director Sam Cox was an active duty Lieutenant

Feb. 26, 2016

Storm Warning: The Minesweeping in Mina al-Ahmadi - Part Three

Editor's Note: At the time Desert Storm began, NHHC Director Sam Cox was an active duty Lieutenant

Feb. 24, 2016

Gathering Storm: Mina al-Ahmadi in the Crosshairs - Part Two

Editor's Note: At the time Desert Storm began, NHHC Director Sam Cox was an active duty Lieutenant

Feb. 24, 2016

Driving Storm: A Vision of Hell - Part Five

Editor's Note: At the time Desert Storm began, NHHC Director Sam Cox was an active duty Lieutenant

Feb. 18, 2016

Storm Season: War Clouds Form Over the Sands of Mina al-Ahmadi - Part One

Editor's Note: At the time Desert Storm began, NHHC Director Sam Cox was an active duty Lieutenant

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Jan. 15, 2016

Storm Break: Curator of the Navy Recalls War's First Night 25 Years Later - Part II

Editors Note: At the time Desert Storm began, NHHC Director Sam Cox was an active duty Lieutenant

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Jan. 15, 2016

Storm Break: Curator of the Navy Recalls War's First Night 25 Years Later - Part I

Editor's Note: At the time Desert Storm began, NHHC Director Sam Cox was an active duty Lieutenant