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![Like crosswords? Love the U.S. Navy? Fancy yourself a history buff?? Then try your luck at the Naval History and Heritage Command’s crossword puzzle! Invented by New York journalist Arthur Wynne […]](https://usnhistory.navylive.dodlive.mil/files/2017/12/FINAL_NavyCrosswordPuzzle_JPEG_puzzle_banner-115x115.jpg "U.S. Navy History Crossword Puzzle")
U.S. Navy History Crossword Puzzle
Posted on December 21, 2017 | No CommentsLike crosswords? Love the U.S. Navy? Fancy yourself a history buff?? Then try your luck at the Naval History and Heritage Command’s crossword puzzle! Invented by New York journalist Arthur Wynne […] -
![By Sam Cox (Rear Adm. USN, Ret.), Director, Naval History and Heritage Command Why should the U.S. Navy and the American people remember the Indianapolis (CA 35); a ship that […]](https://usnhistory.navylive.dodlive.mil/files/2017/08/80-G-490322-115x115.jpeg "Lest We Forget: USS Indianapolis and Her Sailors")
Lest We Forget: USS Indianapolis and Her Sailors
Posted on August 24, 2017 | No CommentsBy Sam Cox (Rear Adm. USN, Ret.), Director, Naval History and Heritage Command Why should the U.S. Navy and the American people remember the Indianapolis (CA 35); a ship that […] -
![From Naval History and Heritage Command Communication and Outreach Division When it comes to Navy enlisted ratings the only constant is change. Take a look at the Naval History […]](https://usnhistory.navylive.dodlive.mil/files/2016/12/NH-66298-1-115x115.jpeg "Change: The Only Historic Constant in Rating Names")
Change: The Only Historic Constant in Rating Names
Posted on December 21, 2016 | No CommentsFrom Naval History and Heritage Command Communication and Outreach Division When it comes to Navy enlisted ratings the only constant is change. Take a look at the Naval History […] -
![By John Desselle, Naval History and Heritage Command Communication and Outreach Division While most of us are home sharing dinner or opening gifts with friends and family this Holiday Season, […]](https://usnhistory.navylive.dodlive.mil/files/2016/12/520912-7-115x115.gif "Commemorating The Holidays Through The Years")
Commemorating The Holidays Through The Years
Posted on December 21, 2016 | No CommentsBy John Desselle, Naval History and Heritage Command Communication and Outreach Division While most of us are home sharing dinner or opening gifts with friends and family this Holiday Season, […] -
![By Annalisa Underwood, Naval History and Heritage Command Communication and Outreach Division Wisconsin, known as “America’s Dairyland,” is located in the north-central region of our country. On May 29, 1848, […]](https://usnhistory.navylive.dodlive.mil/files/2016/07/blog-navy-week-wisconsin-banner-115x115.jpg "Wisconsin’s Naval History")
Wisconsin’s Naval History
Posted on July 1, 2016 | No CommentsBy Annalisa Underwood, Naval History and Heritage Command Communication and Outreach Division Wisconsin, known as “America’s Dairyland,” is located in the north-central region of our country. On May 29, 1848, […] -
![By Captain Mark Vandroff, DDG 51 Major Program Manager, PEO Ships Twenty-five years ago Roberta “Bobbie” Burke stood in front of a podium in Norfolk, Va., and spoke the traditional […]](https://usnhistory.navylive.dodlive.mil/files/2016/06/7691037540_dfad0e6043_k-115x115.jpg "Celebrating 25 Years of the Arleigh Burke-Class Destroyers")
Celebrating 25 Years of the Arleigh Burke-Class Destroyers
Posted on July 1, 2016 | No CommentsBy Captain Mark Vandroff, DDG 51 Major Program Manager, PEO Ships Twenty-five years ago Roberta “Bobbie” Burke stood in front of a podium in Norfolk, Va., and spoke the traditional […] -
![By, Naval History and Heritage Command, Communication and Outreach Division The U.S. Navy maintains naval forces capable of winning wars, deterring aggression and maintaining freedom of the seas and, increasingly, […]](https://usnhistory.navylive.dodlive.mil/files/2016/06/160602-N-CL027-025-115x115.jpg "Great Green Fleet Continues Great White Fleet’s Legacy of Global Presence")
Great Green Fleet Continues Great White Fleet’s Legacy of Global Presence
Posted on June 23, 2016 | No CommentsBy, Naval History and Heritage Command, Communication and Outreach Division The U.S. Navy maintains naval forces capable of winning wars, deterring aggression and maintaining freedom of the seas and, increasingly, […] -
![By Naval History and Heritage Command, Communication and Outreach Division Memorial Day is a time to honor those who have served our nation and made the ultimate sacrifice for our […]](https://usnhistory.navylive.dodlive.mil/files/2016/05/mem1-115x115.jpg "Lest We Forget")
Lest We Forget
Posted on May 29, 2016 | No CommentsBy Naval History and Heritage Command, Communication and Outreach Division Memorial Day is a time to honor those who have served our nation and made the ultimate sacrifice for our […] -
![By Michael Brayshaw, Norfolk Naval Shipyard Lead Public Affairs Specialist The United States Navy’s oldest, largest and most multifaceted industrial facility is just a buck and change shy of […]](https://usnhistory.navylive.dodlive.mil/files/2016/04/blog-slider_NNSY-115x115.png "How Fear, Deception and Indecision Nearly Destroyed Norfolk Naval Shipyard")
How Fear, Deception and Indecision Nearly Destroyed Norfolk Naval Shipyard
Posted on April 20, 2016 | No CommentsBy Michael Brayshaw, Norfolk Naval Shipyard Lead Public Affairs Specialist The United States Navy’s oldest, largest and most multifaceted industrial facility is just a buck and change shy of […] -
![By Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Daniel Garas Of all uniform items issued to Sailors in the United States Navy, no other item may be as iconic as the white […]](https://usnhistory.navylive.dodlive.mil/files/2016/04/web_160404-N-CM124-002-115x115.jpg "The Dixie Cup: An Everyday Icon and Historic Symbol")
The Dixie Cup: An Everyday Icon and Historic Symbol
Posted on April 6, 2016 | No CommentsBy Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Daniel Garas Of all uniform items issued to Sailors in the United States Navy, no other item may be as iconic as the white […]