U.S. Marine Corps World War II Glider Program | Photos
The early success of German glider operations in World War II prompted the U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps to …
Naval Forces
Squalus Disaster, Rescue, Gripped a Nation on the Eve of War
A naval disaster that evolved into a mass rescue captured the attention of the American public while the nation approached …
Canada Commissions First New Warship in 25 Years
The Royal Canadian Navy (RCN) has commissioned Her Majesty’s Canadian Ship (HMCS) Harry DeWolf (AOPV 430) at Halifax on June …
The U.S. Navy and Marine Corps Team and its Impact on Amphibious Warfare
For many Americans, the concept of amphibious warfare derives from the World War II model where landing forces assaulted foreign …
Henry J. Kaiser and the Liberty Ships
By June 1942 the United States was well along in fulfilling President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s pledge of becoming an Arsenal …
Ghost Fleet Overlord Unmanned Surface Vessel Program Completes Second Autonomous Transit to the Pacific
The Office of the Secretary of Defense Strategic Capabilities Office (SCO), in partnership with the U.S. Navy, recently conducted a …
U.S. Coast Guard and Navy Conduct Joint Service Training
Story by Leslie Hull-Ryde, Military Sealift Command Far East
During a series of tactical training exercises, Maritime Prepositioning Ships Squadron …
NSWC Dahlgren Division Innovation Expands Wargaming and Simulation Horizons
Courtesy story from the Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division
Pronounce it “awesome,” but spell it “OSM.”
Naval Surface Warfare …
CSS Shenandoah and the Last Shot of the Civil War
It is a matter of odd historical fact that the last shot of the American Civil War was a blank …
Legendary Coast Guard Cutters
Almost from the day the Coast Guard’s predecessor agency, the U.S. Revenue Marine, was created by law in 1790, its …