Tag Archives: Sailor

By Lt. John S. “Jack” McCain IV, U.S. Navy Editor’s note: Anyone who has ever worn a military uniform is no stranger to sacrifice; their normal is weeks and months of long working hours under arduous conditions in sometimes inhospitable locations while separated from loved ones. People who have worn …

  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 and Heritage Command’s online Compilation of Enlisted Ratings and Apprenticeships, U.S. Navy, 1775 to 1969 (Prepared by Charles A. Malin …

By Sandy Gall, Communication and Outreach Division, Naval History and Heritage Command It’s a somewhat rare event to know when history is about to happen. Even rarer that you get to plan for it, but when our office learned the commissioning date for the USS Zumwalt would be October 15th, …

By Sandy Gall, Communication and Outreach Division, Naval History and Heritage Command. Close your eyes and picture Yogi Berra. If you’re a baseball fan, you see him in the iconic Yankee stripes, but before that uniform, did you know he wore the Navy’s iconic Dixie cap? He started his legendary …

  By Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Eric Lockwood,  Naval History and Heritage Command, Communication and Outreach Division Residents of Alexandria, Va. can honor an American hero with a tip of their hats to Francis C. Hammond Middle School on Seminary Road this Friday. It was 62 years ago on Friday when …

  By Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Tim Comerford, Naval History and Heritage Command, Communication and Outreach Division Children wonder at the marvel of airplanes in flight, many dream of becoming pilots and soaring the wide expanses of sky. One young North Carolina farm boy, though, saw beyond the wild, blue …

By Capt. James “T” Kirk, Commanding Officer, Pre-Commissioning Unit ZUMWALT (DDG 1000)   On January 2, 2000, Adm. Elmo R. Zumwalt Jr., the 19th Chief of Naval Operations, died at Duke University Medical Center in Durham, N.C.  On this date 15 years ago, we lost a great man whose legacy and spirit still serve …