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U.S Naval History | The Sextant
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The Combined Chiefs of Staff meet in October 1943. (Courtesy of the National Archives ..read more
U.S Naval History | The Sextant
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An eight-and-a-half by eleven-inch sheet of white paper, with the colored drawing of the coat of arms of USS John L. Hall (FFG-32), along with typewritten text in black- and blue-colored ink describing the coat of arms’ symbolism, 1982 ..read more
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The signing of the North Atlantic Treaty on 4 April 1949 and the subsequent creation of the North ..read more
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(Left) Weapons Division sailors (presumably GMTs) prepare a B43 thermonuclear bomb for movement from the Special Aircraft Service Stores to an aircraft carrier’s flight deck, circa 1965. (Dept. of Energy’s documentary Always/Never: The Quest for Safety, Control, and Survivability, Part Two ..read more
U.S Naval History | The Sextant
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(Left) Weapons Division sailors (presumably GMTs) prepare a B43 thermonuclear bomb for movement from the Special Aircraft Service Stores to an aircraft carrier’s flight deck, circa 1965. (Dept. of Energy’s documentary Always/Never: The Quest for Safety, Control, and Survivability, Part Two ..read more
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Vivian McFadden, the first Black woman to serve as chaplain in the U.S. Navy, is sworn in by Rear Admiral Francis L. Garrett, Chief of Chaplains, ca. 1974. (Naval History and Heritage Command Photo ..read more
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It is with deep regret that I inform you of the passing of Rear Admiral Joseph Francis Frick, U.S. Navy ..read more
U.S Naval History | The Sextant
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The first week of February 2024 marked the 80th Anniversary of Operation FLINTLOCK, the U.S. invasion of the ..read more
U.S Naval History | The Sextant
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It is with deep regret that I inform you of the passing of Rear Admiral (lower half) Jimmie Bennie ..read more
U.S Naval History | The Sextant
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The first week of February marked the 80th Anniversary of Operation FLINTLOCK, the U.S. invasion of the ..read more