From Naval History and Heritage Command and National Naval Aviation Museum An air-to-air right side view of two Fighter Squadron 124 (VF-124) F-14 Tomcat aircraft. Advancements during the Cold War in Soviet long-range patrol and bomber aircraft dictated a requirement for a fleet defense fighter that could engage high-altitude bombers …
Read More »Uncommon Valor and Courage Can Come From Anyone: Sgt Cole’s Heroic Story
Editor’s Note: October 12, 2020 will mark the 20th anniversary on the attack of USS Cole. For the Navy, and Destroyers especially, there is a lot in a ship’s name and the heroism, resilience and warfighting exhibited by the Sailors that fateful day truly lived up to their namesake, Sergeant …
Read More »Twenty Years of Fostering Research on Naval Heritage: The NHHC Permitting Program
By Dr. Alexis Catsambis and Blair Atcheson, Naval History and Heritage Command, Underwater Archaeology Branch In May of 2000, the Navy established an archaeological research permitting program that promoted research into its historic ship and aircraft wrecks. Fifteen years later, the program was expanded to include all sunken and terrestrial …
Read More »Trailblazer – First Female Executive Officer aboard USS Constitution
USS Constitution, berthed in Boston, Massachusetts, is the world’s oldest commissioned warship afloat and America’s Ship of State. Built in 1797, she and her crew fought in the War of 1812 and participated in antislavery patrols off the coast of Africa prior to the US Civil War. Commander Claire Bloom joined …
Read More »Great Lake: The Fascinating History of NNSY’s World War II Aircraft Carrier USS Lake Champlain
Story by Michael Brayshaw, Lead Public Affairs Specialist Photos Courtesy of Marcus Robbins, Shipyard Historian Before it became a facility dedicated to maintenance and modernization almost 70 years ago, Norfolk Naval Shipyard (NNSY) used to build ships. In the case of World War II, sometimes 27,000-ton ones. June 3 will …
Read More »Final Resting Place of USS Nevada
By Retired Rear Adm. Samuel Cox, director Naval History and Heritage Command In 2016, I had the opportunity to participate in the remembrance ceremony for crew members of USS Nevada (BB 36). Today, we have news that Ocean Infinity and Search Inc., though their research and observation, have discovered the …
Read More »Answering the Call: Stateside Deployments of U.S. Navy Hospital Ships
Editor’s note: this blog was originally published in the Navy Live blog. By André B. Sobocinski, Historian, US Navy Bureau of Medicine and Surgery On March 18, President Trump announced Navy hospital ships USNS Mercy (T-AH-19) and Comfort (T-AH-20) were to be activated and deployed stateside to serve as referral centers …
Read More »Weathering the Storm Aboard USS Constitution
By Cmdr. John Benda, 76th Commanding Officer, USS Constitution On behalf of the crew of USS Constitution, thank you to our partners, fans, and supporters who have celebrated and shared our many accomplishments and events over the years. We also share our trials, and there is no doubt that the …
Read More »Attack on Amphibious Assault Ship LSM(R)-188: A Lesson in Courage
By Guy Nasuti, Historian, Naval History & Heritage Command On the night of March 28-29, 1945 (LOVE-Day minus three), amphibious assault ship LSM(R)-188 conducted an aggressive harassment patrol only eight miles off the town of Naha, Okinawa Jima. At 0557 on March 29, Japanese suicide dive-bombers appeared overhead, and the crew …
Read More »When Caroline Kennedy Last Christened a Ship in the Name of Her Father
M.C. Farrington, Hampton Roads Naval Museum Note: This blog is also featured on the Hampton Roads Naval Museum’s blogspot page. A page from the USS John F. Kennedy (CVA 67) christening program contained in the Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy Onassis Personal Papers held by the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum. …
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