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Operation Praying Mantis – 25 Years Later
Posted on April 18, 2013 | 5 CommentsJust before 5 p.m. on April 14, 1988, the guided-missile frigate USS Samuel B. Roberts (FFG 58) struck an Iranian M-08 naval mine while participating in Operation Earnest Will in the central Arabian Gulf. The explosion blew a 21-foot hole... -
Submarine Community Remembers USS Thresher
Posted on April 10, 2013 | 2 CommentsBy Rear Adm. David Duryea Deputy Commander, Undersea Warfare (SEA 07) Fifty years ago today, 112 Sailors and 17 civilians died when USS Thresher (SSN 593) sank to the bottom... -
USS Thresher Remembered 50 Years After Sinking
Posted on April 5, 2013 | 3 CommentsIt’s been almost 50 years since USS Thresher (SSN 593) sank off the coast of Cape Cod, Mass., claiming the lives of 129 Sailors and civilian technicians aboard. Family members... -
Courageous Journey of Faith and Service
Posted on March 14, 2013 | 2 CommentsBy Rear Adm. Mark L. Tidd Chief of Navy Chaplains This year marks the 40th anniversary of women in military chaplaincy. The Navy Chaplain Corps, along with the Army and... -
Interment Ceremony Unites USS Monitor Descendants
Posted on March 8, 2013 | 3 CommentsDescendants of Sailors who served aboard USS Monitor will gather for a graveside interment ceremony for the remains of two unknown Sailors at Arlington National Cemetery today. The remains were discovered in... -
USS Monitor and USS Minnesota: Connecting the Past with the Present
Posted on March 7, 2013 | 3 CommentsOn Friday, March 8, the Navy will hold a graveside interment ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery for the remains of two unknown Sailors recovered from the USS Monitor shipwreck. Ten... -
USS Monitor: From 1861 to Now
Posted on March 6, 2013 | 4 CommentsThis Friday, the Navy will hold a graveside interment ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery for the remains of two unknown Sailors recovered from the USS Monitor shipwreck. The date of... -
USS Gravely Crew Inspired by Values, Life of Ship’s Namesake
Posted on February 20, 2013 | No CommentsDeploying for the first time, guided-missile destroyer USS Gravely (DDG 107) departed Feb. 11 for the U.S. 6th Fleet Area of Responsibility to participate in Ballistic Missile Defense escort operations.... -
Six Sailors and their Legacies in the White House
Posted on February 18, 2013 | 1 CommentBy Captain Jerry Hendrix, USN (PhD) Director, Naval History and Heritage Command It is a curious fact of history that of the first 35 commanders in chief, 23 served in... -
USS Gravely Crew Reflects on Accomplishments of Ship’s Namesake
Posted on February 11, 2013 | 3 CommentsThe crew of the guided-missile destroyer USS Gravely left Naval Station Norfolk today on their first operational deployment. Gravely is en route to the U.S. 6th Fleet area of...