On May 4, 1917, less than a month after the United States declared war on Germany, the first U.S. combat forces arrived in Europe to join the First World War, a devastating conflict raging since August 1914. Under the command of Commander Joseph Taussig, six U.S. Navy destroyers reached Queenstown, Ireland, marking a pivotal moment in the war effort.
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AT1 Stephen Curtis Chartier, USN
June 3, 1944 – April 15, 1969
China’s aggressive military posture, especially regarding Taiwan, has ironically guaranteed the continued strategic importance of US aircraft carriers. Despite arguments about carrier vulnerability, the immediate need for maritime dominance in the Indo-Pacific leaves the US reliant on its carrier fleet, as alternatives like increased submarine production face delays.
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During April and May of 1954, the war in Indochina was entering its final phase. The French troops posted at Dien Bien Phu, had been fighting the longest battle the French Expeditionary Corps, Far East, had ever fought, 169 days of confrontation, with the last 57 days being absolute hell.
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After a decade-long hunt, America’s most wanted man was killed in a daring raid deep inside Pakistan.
On a moonless night in early May 2011, two Black Hawk helicopters slipped silently across the border from Afghanistan into Pakistan. Aboard them were members of SEAL Team 6, America’s most elite special operations unit. Their mission: to find and kill Osama bin Laden, the world’s most wanted terrorist, hidden in a compound deep inside the Pakistani city of Abbottabad.
MILLINGTON, Tenn. (NNS) — Those in the Navy Cryptology officer community were designated ‘Information Warfare Officers’ in May [2005] to reflect their roles in managing, moving and protecting information.
The name change affects officers with 161X, 164x, 644x and 744x designators. Currently, there are more than 860 officers with this designator. This move marks a new era, acknowledging the expanded skill sets and responsibilities the Navy has vested in these officers.
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