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Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders in the U.S. Navy
Top row, from left: Our U.S. Navy has never been more diverse, with Asian American Pacific Islanders making incredible Admiral Harry B. Harris assumed command of the U.S. Pacific Command in 2015 (U.S. Navy photo). Navy Captain and astronaut Sunita L. Williams served...
Pearl Harbor Ablaze Again: The West Loch Disaster
By Naval History and Heritage Command. May 21, 1944 Pearl Harbor contains three subareas, or “lochs,” named East, Middle, and West. On Dec. 7, 1941, East and Middle Lochs exploded in flames during the Japanese air attacks that brought the United States into World War...
U.S. Navy Signal Flags and Their Meaning
Even in these days of radio and satellite communications, the U.S. Navy uses the international alphabet flags, numeral pennants, numeral flags, and special flags and pennants for visual signaling. These signal flags are used to communicate while maintaining radio...
Phonetic Alphabet and Signal Flags
Article from Naval History and Heritage Command. A phonetic alphabet is a list of words used to identify letters in a message transmitted by radio or telephone. Spoken words from an approved list are substituted for letters. For example, the word "Navy" would be...
The Navy’s Role in the Popularity of Baseball
Article from the Naval History and Heritage Command. As the weather gets warmer and fans return to the ballpark this month, there is always hope that this year could be the year your team takes home the World Series trophy. The crack of the bat. The green grass....
Doolittle Raid
Image: An Army Air Force B-25 Mitchell bomber takes off from USS Hornet (CV-8) at the start of the Doolittle Raid, April 18, 1942. Article from Naval History and Heritage Command. Conceived shortly after the deadly Dec. 7, 1941, Pearl Harbor attack that killed...
Submarine Force
Article from Naval History and Heritage Command. Submarines have a long history in the United States, beginning with the Turtle, during the American Revolution. The world’s first combat submarine, invented by David Bushnell, was devised as a means of breaking the...
The Navy’s Use of Carrier Pigeons
Article by the Naval History and Heritage Command. Carrier pigeons played a role in Naval communications from the late 1880s through World War II. The Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland, was the first command in the Navy to breed and train carrier pigeons. A...
Spotlight: National Museum of the U.S. Navy
The National Museum of the U.S. Navy collects, preserves, displays, and interprets historic naval artifacts and artwork to inform, educate, and inspire naval personnel and the general public. The National Museum of the U.S. Navy was established in 1961 and opened to...