U.S. Marine Corps Is Getting Back to Its Amphibious Roots
After more than a decade of being tied down in two prolonged land conflicts, during which it accumulated the heavy …
U.S. Navy
Enterprise Returns Home from Final Deployment
The USS Enterprise (CVN 65), the world’s first nuclear powered aircraft carrier, has come home for good after her 22nd …
Cuban Missile Crisis: Black Saturday, Agreement, and Lessons Learned
When the sun rose over the Eastern Time Zone on Oct. 27, 1962, the events that would almost cause a …
From CEOss to SeaPort-e
Shortly after the start of the second Gulf War, the Marine Corps established a new business model to procure contract …
Destroyer USS Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr. Pulled Highly Visible Duty During the Cuban Missile Crisis
When the U.S. Navy implemented President John F. Kennedy‘s quarantine of Cuba during the Cuban Missile Crisis, one warship in …
U.S. Navy Missile Defense: The Three Ts – Talos, Terrier, and Tartar
For me, the story of the U.S. Navy’s journey to achieve effective fleet air defense is a personal one – …
Cuban Missile Crisis: Consensus, Announcement and DEFCON-2
The two weeks following the discovery of a Soviet R-12/SS-4 Sandal Medium Range Ballistic Missile (MRBM) regiment in Western Cuba …
USS Montpelier and USS San Jacinto Collision Aftermath
In this video, put together from two shot by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Michael Dimestico, aboard a helicopter from …
Convoy SL-125: Sacrificial Lamb For Operation Torch?
“This is the only time I have been congratulated for losing ships. . . .”
– Cdre. Cecil Reyne, commander …
Submarine USS Montpelier and Cruiser USS San Jacinto Collision | Photos
The U.S. Navy Los Angeles-class submarine USS Montpelier (SSN 765) and Ticonderoga-class cruiser USS San Jacinto (CG 56) collided Saturday …