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“Like previous flights, I am undertaking this one solely because I want to, and because I feel that women now and then have to do things to show what women can do," wrote Amelia Earhart to President Roosevelt on her plans to circumnavigate the globe
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A SHIP A DAY - USS Flasher (SSN 613): BEST IN THE WEST
USS Flasher served from 1963 to 1992. She earned the (5) Battle Effectiveness Awards, (4) Meritorious Unit Commendations, Navy Unit Commendation, and Presidential Unit Citation #AShipADay #ShipHistory
Feel the Need for Speed? Before you see #topgun: Maverick, check out this 2021 video of The Top Gun Program's founder, Captain Dan Pedersen, as he discusses the origins of the Naval Weapons Fighter School. youtube.com/watch?time_conti…
#AShipADay: USS Abner Read (DD 526)
USS Abner Read saw action in the Aleutian Islands Campaign and survived hitting a mine in 1943. After repair, she operated in the Pacific. She sunk after an air attack off Leyte on 1 November 1944, losing 24 of her crew. #NavalHistory
#AShipADay: USS Caroline County (LST 525)at Cua Viet, 15 March 1967. The ship brought ice cream to the Marines at Cua Viet to commemorate her visit.
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#AShipADay: USS Pickerel (SS 524), shown during tests off the coast of Oahu, Hawaii, 1 March 1952.
She was commissioned in 1949 and served the U.S. Navy until 1972 when she was transferred to the Italian Navy as Primo Longobardo (S 501).
[📷: @USNHistory Photo #NH 97019]
#AShipADay: May 20 Edition
USS Alacrity (MSO 520) was a minesweeper that served in various operations in the Caribbean and Mediterranean during her service life. Most notably, she provided support for the Apollo 16 and Apollo 17 moon shots. #navalhistory #history
#AShipADay: May 16 Edition
USS Wadsworth (DD 516) was a Fletcher-Class destroyer that served during the Second World War, 1943-1946. Her service life extended into the West German Navy and Hellenic Navy until she was sold for scrap in 1991.
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#NavalHistory #IntheNews: Deputy Director Patrick Burns, on behalf of NHHC Director Sam Cox, signed a proclamation May 9, proclaiming May 10, 2022, “U.S. Navy Original Six Frigates Day” during an event held at the National Museum of the United States Navy. navy.mil/Press-Office/Press-…
#OTD in 1963, USS Daniel Webster (SSBN 626) is launched at Groton, Conn. Commissioned a year later, she serves until decommissioned in August 1990. Pictured is the insignia of USS Daniel Webster, also adopted in 1953. [📸: @usnhistory Photo # NH 64835-KN] #navalhistory
"Developing the Naval Mind is an important, thoughtful volume written by two @NavalAcademy professors is designed for officers of @USNavy and @USMC but also serves Sailors and Marines of all ranks as a compendium on developing professionalism..." navyhistory.org/2022/04/deve…
In April 1988, Cdr. Arthur N. Langston was embarked on the carrier Enterprise – his first deployment on the famed carrier – and recalled how naval aviation came into play during Operation Praying Mantis. Read More: navyhistory.org/2017/04/oper…
NHF Historian Dr. David Winkler was featured on a recent @NavalInstitute Proceedings Podcast on the beginning of U.S. Naval Carrier Operations.
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TOMORROW - 11am EST
50th Anniversary -- The North Vietnamese Easter Offensive - the Mining of Haiphong Harbor - Linebacker I, II, and Ending the War
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and the winner is.....LAST STAND OF THE TIN CAN SAILORS! Thank you to everyone who participated in our fun naval history monograph #MarchMadness.
The Finals of our Navy History Monograph #MarchMadness are in: Lincoln and His Admirals vs. Last Stand of the Tin Can Sailors. Who takes it all?
Our #FinalFour of Naval History is set! Philbrick vs. Symonds and Hornfischer vs. Holloway. Who do you have for the final?
