“Faces of the Fleet” is a collection of images of Sailors serving our country in the greatest and most technologically advanced Navy in the world. These fine men and women are leading from the deck plates and completing missions around the globe. This is your fleet and these are your …
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Welcome to Navy Live blog coverage of the 75th anniversary of the Battle of Midway, which is considered the turning point in the Pacific Theater of World War II. Less than seven months after the surprise attack at Pearl Harbor, an outnumbered and outgunned American fleet broke Japanese code and …
Read More »Editor’s note: Cmdr. Manny Hernandez, commanding officer of the USS Spruance (DDG 111), delivered the following address to his crew in the spirit of commemorating the Battle of Midway, which occurred 74 years ago this week. USS Spruance is deployed in the Pacific as part of the Pacific Surface Action …
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By Rear Adm. John Fuller Commander, Navy Region Hawaii and Naval Surface Group Middle Pacific When is it OK to take risks? I’ve been thinking about this a lot lately – about the difference between taking calculated risks and being risk averse or, worse, taking reckless chances without thinking. The …
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By Sandy Gall Naval History and Heritage Command, Communication and Outreach Division We talk a lot about Navy’s firsts (humble brag – we’ve had a LOT) but with the premiere of The Last Ship coming up, we thought we take a different approach. Today, we’re paying homage to Navy’s “lasts!” …
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By Adm. Michelle Howard Vice Chief of Naval Operations Today marks the 73rd anniversary of a seminal event in our nation’s history. On June 4th, 1942, brave ancestors of our sea services fought in a battle which turned the tide in the Pacific Theater of World War II. The Battle …
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Welcome to Navy Live blog coverage of the 73rd anniversary of the historic Battle of Midway victory. Live video from the U.S. Navy Memorial in downtown Washington, D.C., is scheduled to start at June 4, 9 a.m. EDT. The featured speaker will be Vice Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Michelle Howard. …
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On any given day, in your Navy, our team of more than 600,000 professional Sailors and civilians are working together around the globe to perform our mission: deter aggression and, if deterrence fails, win our Nation’s wars. It is not possible to share every aspect of this global team but, …
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Welcome to Navy Live coverage of the “Sea of White” – a wreath laying ceremony at the Navy Memorial on June 4 to commemorate the 72nd anniversary of the Battle of Midway. The Battle of Midway was the turning point in the Pacific theater of World War II and set the stage …
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The Naval War College commemorated June 3 the Battle of Midway with a lecture by historian and author Jonathan Parshall, co-author of the book “Shattered Sword: The Untold Story of the Battle of Midway.” Making extensive use of untapped Japanese primary sources, including Imperial Japanese operation records, Parshall reconstructed the actual sequence …
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