Wingman to the End: Lt. j.g. Thomas Hudner, Ensign Jesse L. Brown, and the Medal of Honor
Thomas Hudner had no idea how things were going to unfold on Dec. 4, 1950. As a carrier-based U.S. Navy …
Naval Forces
Utah Was the “Not So Famous” Battleship Sunk During the Pearl Harbor Attack
As we mark the 70th anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor that brought the United States into World War …
Pearl Harbor: Preparations for War
In January 1941, Adm. Isoroku Yamamoto, commander of Japan’s Combined Fleet, used brush, ink, rice paper, and the rich flourish …
Force K Annihilates the Duisburg Convoy
“The ships seemed to make no effort to escape, and it was all too easy; they burst into flames as …
Cpl. Dakota Meyer and the Battle of Ganjgal
“We will do to you what we did to the Russians!”
– Taliban insurgent leader transmission
At 0300 on Sept. …
The Blue Angels: A 65 Year History
At the end of World War II, the Chief of Naval Operations, Fleet Adm. Chester W. Nimitz, ordered the formation …
Undeclared War in the Atlantic: The U.S. Navy Versus the U-boats
In October 1941, the United States was the only major industrial power still neutral. But that status was becoming increasingly …
Responsive, Relevant, Rotary-wing
Eighty years ago, the U.S. Navy bought three XOP-1 autogyros for testing. After three historic landings on the carrier Langley …
On the Sea of Stars
When President Dwight D. Eisenhower launched America’s campaign in the space race, he had several reasons for insisting the nation’s …
Marine Cobras in Iraq: Naval Aviation Through the Decades
Entering a new century, the U.S. naval aviation weathered 9/11, fought in Afghanistan and Iraq, reduced its carrier force (to …