Task Force 38 sortied from LEYTE GULF on 1 July, 1945, one what proved to be the final war cruise of World War II. The enemy altered the aircraft grid system on this date and some time was to elapse before grids were available in sufficient quantity to break the system. Fortunately, the enemy employed almost no countermeasures against Task Force 38 up to the time the grid system was broken. In fact, the entire operation was one in which the contribution of the Radio Intelligence Units was primarily of negative information as the enemy husbanded his air force in anticipation of Blue landings on the main islands.
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REAR ADMIRAL ANDREW M. SINGER
UNITED STATES NAVY
Commissioned through Officer Candidate School, Newport, Rhode Island, Rear Admiral Singer reported to USS Midway (CV 41) in Yokosuka, Japan in February 1978. He was designated a Surface Warfare Officer October 1, 1978.
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On August 15, 1964, the Naval Communications Station Philippines (NCSP) Det Alfa at Phu Bai, RVN was established. NCSP was established at that site circa 1957, and had existed in some form at Sangley Point before then. Both the Marines and Navy had personnel assigned to Phu Bai prior to the official establishment of the Det and intercepts from Phu Bai were among those related to the Gulf of Tonkin incident that marked our serious involvement in Vietnam.
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This year, September 24, 2025, marks the 60th anniversary of one of the most tragic events in the history of U.S. Navy cryptology — the deadly fire at Naval Security Group Activity (NSGA) Kamiseya, Japan. On that fateful day in 1965, a devastating blaze tore through the secure operations building, claiming the lives of 12 brave cryptologists and shipmates who were serving their country in silence and secrecy.
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Capt. Russell A. Herrell was relieved of his duties on Tuesday as commanding officer of the Naval Information Force Reserve Readiness Center in San Diego.
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By Bruce Ames
The 1970s were arguably the height of the Cold War and the Navy was tasked to provide as much a deep-water worldwide presence as possible. This is the story of the USS INTREPID (CVS-11) and our escapades with our Soviet friends in 1971. The USS INTREPID was launched in April 1943 and ready for action in August of 1943. She was one of the new twenty four fast Essex-class aircraft carriers. She would project her might with ninety aircraft against the Japanese with her first action in January 1944 supporting operations at Kwajalein. Damaged by a torpedo in the raid on Truk, she was out of service until June of that year. She then was a key participant in the battles for the Palaus, Leyte Gulf, and Okinawa. She was struck twice by kamikazes in late 1944. Returning to action in March
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