![ShareBy John Sherwood, Historian, Naval History & Heritage Command During the Vietnam War, the Navy deployed a variety of small boats to South Vietnam ranging from Boston Whalers to modified […]](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20170119083935im_/http://usnhistory.navylive.dodlive.mil/files/2017/01/PBR_collor_4_66-640x300.jpg "Patrol Boat River Lethality in Vietnam")
![ShareBy Sam Cox (Rear Adm. USN, Ret.), Director, Naval History and Heritage Command Editor’s Note: As we look forward to the year 2017 and the opportunites our history offers to […]](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20170119083935im_/http://usnhistory.navylive.dodlive.mil/files/2016/12/80-G-312018-640x300.jpeg "The Important Role of Naval History to Honor the Past, Inspire the Future")
![ShareBy Sandy Gall, Naval History and Heritage Command Communication and Outreach Division Admittedly biased, I believe I have one of the best jobs. My workplace, the Naval History and Heritage Command […]](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20170119083935im_/http://usnhistory.navylive.dodlive.mil/files/2016/12/161228-N-TH437-034-640x300.jpg "Navy Combat Art: The Human Hand is its Mechanism, The Artist’s Eye is its Lens")
![Share 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://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20170119083935im_/http://usnhistory.navylive.dodlive.mil/files/2016/12/NH-66298-1-640x300.jpeg "Change: The Only Historic Constant in Rating Names")
![ShareBy Sam Cox (Rear Adm. USN, Ret.), Director, Naval History and Heritage Command Smith’s Union Bar, in a somewhat run-down area of Honolulu and described in tourist literature as a […]](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20170119083935im_/http://usnhistory.navylive.dodlive.mil/files/2016/12/IMG_0499_2-640x300.jpg "Last Call: Honoring the USS Arizona Survivors")
![ShareBy LT.j.g. Tyler Barker, Communications Officer, Precommissioning Unit John Finn (DDG 113) Seventy-five years ago, the tranquil wind-swept and sun-soaked skies over the then-U.S. territory of Hawai’i were pierced by […]](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20170119083935im_/http://usnhistory.navylive.dodlive.mil/files/2016/12/W-of-Kaneohe-195x150.jpg "The Warrior of Kāneʻohe: Pearl Harbor’s First Medal of Honor Recipient")
![Share By Sam Cox (Rear Adm. USN, Ret.), Director, Naval History and Heritage Command Although Pearl Harbor was a devastating tactical defeat resulting in 2,335 U.S. military deaths, the vast […]](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20170119083935im_/http://usnhistory.navylive.dodlive.mil/files/2016/12/NH-50930-195x150.jpeg "Stories of Valor on a Day of Infamy")
![ShareBy Sam Cox (Rear Adm. USN, Ret.), Director, Naval History and Heritage Command “At Dawn We Slept” was the title of one of the most influential books about the disastrous […]](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20170119083935im_/http://usnhistory.navylive.dodlive.mil/files/2016/12/NH-97446-195x150.jpeg "The Story of USS Ward and Navy Readiness as the Sun Rose on the Day of Infamy")
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- #OTD in 1885, #USNavy steamer Alliance lands at Colon, Panama to offload #Marine guards to protect U.S. lives. https://t.co/RYjiC84qPI 08:40:01 PM January 18, 2017 from Sprout Social
- #OTD in 1962, #USNavy doctor onboard seaplane tender Duxbury Bay helps Danish crewman burned in flash fire. https://t.co/YMtuADlHJE 06:45:01 PM January 18, 2017 from Sprout Social
- #OTD in 1942, Plunger (SS 179) sinks the Japanese freighter Eizan Maru off the mouth of Kii Strait, Honshu. https://t.co/xxaw1mj1tj 04:31:05 PM January 18, 2017 from Sprout Social
- #OTD in 1991, first combined #USNavy helicopter, missile and surface gun engagement of Operation Desert Storm. https://t.co/3nYBNY9HZt 02:17:02 PM January 18, 2017 from Sprout Social
- #OTD in 1911, 1st aircraft landing aboard a ship happens aboard USS Pennsylvania while anchored in San Francisco Ba… https://t.co/yGdOXFH0iH 10:15:01 AM January 18, 2017 from Sprout Social
- #OTD in 1943, submarine Whale (SS 239) sinks the Japanese transport Heiyo Maru. https://t.co/uwKutKRO9H 07:45:01 PM January 17, 2017 from Sprout Social
- #OTD in 1899, gunboat Bennington, commanded by #USNavy Cmdr. E. D. Taussig, claims Wake Island for the United State… https://t.co/g5sbCx2owb 04:35:03 PM January 17, 2017 from Sprout Social
- Light aircraft carrier Cowpens (CV 25) is launched #OTD in 1943. She serves in the Pacific during #WWII. https://t.co/1DfBulj3SP 02:29:02 PM January 17, 2017 from Sprout Social
![ShareFrom Naval History and Heritage Command, Communication and Outreach Division Whenever you put together a top 10 list related to an organization with a 241-year history, there’s really no way […]](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20170119083935im_/http://usnhistory.navylive.dodlive.mil/files/2017/01/150723-N-TH437-007-640x300.jpg "The Evolution of Navy Lethality in Maintaining Sea Control")
The Evolution of Navy Lethality in Maintaining Sea Control
ShareFrom Naval History and Heritage Command, Communication and Outreach Division Whenever you put together a top 10 list related to an organization with a 241-year history, there’s really no way […]
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The Warrior of Kāneʻohe: Pearl Harbor’s First Medal of Honor Recipient
ShareBy LT.j.g. Tyler Barker, Communications Officer, Precommissioning Unit John Finn (DDG 113) Seventy-five years ago, the tranquil wind-swept and sun-soaked skies over the then-U.S. territory of Hawai’i were pierced by […]
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Stories of Valor on a Day of Infamy
Share By Sam Cox (Rear Adm. USN, Ret.), Director, Naval History and Heritage Command Although Pearl Harbor was a devastating tactical defeat resulting in 2,335 U.S. military deaths, the vast […]
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The Story of USS Ward and Navy Readiness as the Sun Rose on the Day of Infamy
ShareBy Sam Cox (Rear Adm. USN, Ret.), Director, Naval History and Heritage Command “At Dawn We Slept” was the title of one of the most influential books about the disastrous […]
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![Share By Rear Adm. Frederick “Fritz” Roegge, Commander Submarine Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet “When I assumed command of the Pacific Fleet on 31 December 1941, our submarines were already operating against the […]](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20170119083935im_/http://usnhistory.navylive.dodlive.mil/files/2016/12/First-Photo-125x125.jpg "December 7th, 1941: a Submarine Force Perspective")
December 7th, 1941: a Submarine Force Perspective
Posted on December 7, 2016 | No CommentsShare By Rear Adm. Frederick “Fritz” Roegge, Commander Submarine Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet “When I assumed command of the Pacific Fleet on 31 December 1941, our submarines were already operating against the […] -
![ShareBy Moneé Cottman, Public Affairs Specialist, National Museum of the United States Navy Twenty-five years ago, historian Reverend Todd Hammond decided to make a model display of the center of […]](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20170119083935im_/http://usnhistory.navylive.dodlive.mil/files/2016/12/Hammond_pictured-with-model-and-backdrop1-125x125.jpg "Pearl Harbor Diorama: 25 Years in the Making")
Pearl Harbor Diorama: 25 Years in the Making
Posted on December 6, 2016 | No CommentsShareBy Moneé Cottman, Public Affairs Specialist, National Museum of the United States Navy Twenty-five years ago, historian Reverend Todd Hammond decided to make a model display of the center of […] -
![ShareBy Sam Cox (Rear Adm. USN, Ret.), Director, Naval History and Heritage Command “In no engagement of its entire history has the United States Navy shown more gallantry, guts and […]](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20170119083935im_/http://usnhistory.navylive.dodlive.mil/files/2016/11/NH-63499-125x125.jpeg "Surface Warrior – Remembering Ernest Evans")
Surface Warrior – Remembering Ernest Evans
Posted on November 29, 2016 | No CommentsShareBy Sam Cox (Rear Adm. USN, Ret.), Director, Naval History and Heritage Command “In no engagement of its entire history has the United States Navy shown more gallantry, guts and […] -
![ShareThe Navy and Marine Corps’ Medal of Honor is our country’s oldest continuously awarded decoration, originally created for enlisted men by Secretary of the Navy Gideon Welles on Dec. 16, […]](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20170119083935im_/http://usnhistory.navylive.dodlive.mil/files/2016/11/160218-N-ED767-113-125x125.jpg "Honoring Our Veterans: Navy Sailors That Earned our Country’s Highest Honor")
Honoring Our Veterans: Navy Sailors That Earned our Country’s Highest Honor
Posted on November 7, 2016 | No CommentsShareThe Navy and Marine Corps’ Medal of Honor is our country’s oldest continuously awarded decoration, originally created for enlisted men by Secretary of the Navy Gideon Welles on Dec. 16, […]