The Battle of the Coral Sea was the first time since the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor that the enemy’s seemingly relentless advance into the Pacific was checked. It was also the first major U.S. Navy fleet action against Japan and the first naval engagement in history in which the participating ships never sighted or fired directly at each other. Our first victory in the Pacific was hard fought, but largely forgotten. Until now.
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Restoring artifacts takes time and patience. In this video, Shanna Daniel, an archeological conservator with the Naval History and Heritage Command Underwater Archeology Branch, explains how this t...
USS Macon (ZRS 5), a U.S. Navy Akron-class rigid airship, sank on February 12, 1935 off the coast of California in what is now the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary. USS Macon’s wreck site con...
During the American Civil War, prosthetics advanced greatly, allowing men like Ulrich Dahlgren, son of Adm. John Dahlgren, to return to the fight even after losing his leg. Unfortunately, Ulrich's ...
Up until the 1970s, Sailors would sometimes assume the role of the infantry during beach landings, known as a "landing party." Occasionally, these Sailors would also provide land-based artillery su...
The Navy and Marine Corps' Medal of Honor is our country's oldest continuously awarded decoration, even though its appearance and award criteria has changed since it was created for enlisted men by...
The Naval History and Heritage Command (NHHC) held a commemoration ceremony for the 100th anniversary of the first combat firing of the naval railway gun, Sept. 6.
Effectively running and fighting a warship relies on bridging the gap between officers and enlisted personnel. It was from this need that the creation of the rank of chief petty officer was born. F...
Once a year, a few CPO selectees from around the U.S. Navy come to the USS Constitution, the world’s oldest commissioned warship afloat. Selectees live aboard the ship and perform various historica...