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Celebrating 15 Years of the Navy Expeditionary Combat Command through Pictures. In an effort to inspire and connect Sailors with their rich history and heritage, we have partnered with the Navy Expeditionary Combat Command (NECC) to commemorate their 15th Anniversary. Throughout the entirety of 2021, NHHC will support and celebrate …

By: Megan Churchwell, Curator, Puget Sound Navy Museum The Puget Sound Navy Museum’s newest exhibit, Hitting Print: Navy On Board With 3D Printing, explores the world of 3D printing, the next frontier of manufacturing. The U.S. Navy uses 3D printing, also known as additive manufacturing, to produce everything from tiny …

Last week, the Navy returned to Rhode Island to continue the archaeological investigation of the site believed to be the remains of Oliver Hazard Perry’s schooner Revenge. The 2018 fieldwork builds upon remote sensing surveys conducted in 2012 and 2015 and last year’s diver documentation and cannon recovery. Research this …

  Editor’s note: September 6, 2018 marks 100 years since the first firing of the Navy railway gun used in World War I. For the 100th anniversary, Naval History and Heritage Command (NHHC) will highlight the weapon system through blogs, videos and photographs. To provide additional details, NHHC Historian Dr. Gregory …

For Memorial Day 2015, Mackinaw City businessman John Murdick decided to honor the World War II service of his father Francis Murdick on the website of his family business by sharing a story his dad told about his tank landing ship being passed by USS Indianapolis (CA 35) on the …

By Midshipman Nolan T. Brandon, U.S. Naval Academy  “You’re holding onto a $500,000 sonar head. Don’t drop it.” These were the words of encouragement I received from Tim Pilegard, a graduate student at the University of Delaware. At that moment, Tim and I were struggling to bolt the sonar onto …

Co-authored by Dr. Richard Hulver, Ph.D., historian and Robert Neyland, Ph.D., Underwater Archaeology Branch Head, Naval History and Heritage Command   Editor’s Note: It was announced today that the wreckage of the World War II cruiser USS Indianapolis (CA 35) was located by a team of civilian researchers led by …

By George Schwarz, Ph.D, Underwater Archaeology Branch, Naval History and Heritage Command The Naval History and Heritage Command’s (NHHC) Underwater Archaeology Branch (UAB) returned to Rhode Island this week in order to recover a cannon from the suspected wreck site of the 14-gun naval schooner Revenge, which struck a reef and sank …

From Naval History and Heritage Command, Communication and Outreach Division It is said that in a crisis one of the first questions asked by military leaders is “Where are the carriers?”  However, since the Tomahawk land attack missile was first used in combat during Operation Desert Storm, most military operations …

By: Megan Churchwell, Curator, Puget Sound Navy Museum The U.S. Navy’s fleet of big ships is balanced by a diverse collection of smaller vessels including speedy patrol boats. Of these, hydrofoil patrol boats were some of the most unusual vessels of the U.S. Navy fleet. And now, thanks to the …