Nuclear Power for Surface Combatants
As the price of oil skyrocketed in 2008, some in Congress argued that it was pointless to keep building oil-powered …
Naval Forces
The Korean War’s Naval Lessons
In many ways, the Korean War started where World War II left off. For the U.S. Navy the big aircraft …
USS Thresher (SSN 593) Legacy Lives on in Congressional Resolution
When the USS Thresher (SSN 593) was lost at sea on April 10, 1963, she became the world’s worst submarine …
Command of the Sea: The Naval Side of the Korean War
When the Army of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK, better known as North Korea) swept across the border …
Liquid Sodium Reactor Powered USS Seawolf Was Part of First Nuclear Task Force
If the atomic powered USS Nautilus (SSN 571) revolutionized submarine warfare, then the follow-on USS Seawolf (SSN 575) was intended …
U.S. Postal Service Honors USS Arizona Memorial With Commemorative Stamp
The battleship USS Arizona is synonymous with the Dec. 7, 1941 Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. The death of 1,177 …
A History of the U.S. Navy Dental Corps
The Dental Corps has a rich history, one of care, innovation, and commitment – in the case of two naval …
Fleet Adm. Chester W. Nimitz’s 4,000 Page ‘Gray Book’ Collection To Be Put Online
During World War II, Fleet Adm. Chester W. Nimitz kept a collection of communications that grew to more than 4,000 …
Tragedy to Triumph: The Pacific War from Pearl Harbor to Midway
By attacking the United States and its allies, Japan had taken the initiative and struck the first blow in what …
Book Review – Target: Rabaul: The Allied Siege of Japan’s Most Infamous Stronghold, March 1943 – August 1945
“The battle for Rabaul was World War II’s longest,” writes Bruce Gamble, a retired naval flight officer, in the final …