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Massie Recognizes USS Liberty Attack. Here’s Why That Matters

Nearly 60 years ago, Israel attacked the U.S. Navy ship. Finally, a congressman has paid tribute to the victims and survivors.

On June 8, 1967, the American Navy’s ship the USS Liberty was attacked by Israel, killing 34 and wounding at least 171.

On June 8, 2026, Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY) said, on the House floor,

“It’s my great honor, maybe one of the biggest honors of my lifetime, to stand here on the floor and do something that’s 59 years overdue, to recognize the survivors and those who gave their lives on the USS Liberty 59 years ago today, when they were viciously attacked by IDF [Israel Defense Force] jets and also after that by torpedo boats.”

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15 June 2026 2

Controversial USS Liberty Naval Attack Gets Renewed Attention in Congress

Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.), plans to address the USS Liberty on the House floor this week and has invited survivors of the 1967 attack to attend, bringing renewed attention to one of the most controversial incidents in U.S. naval history.

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8 June 2026 5

Honoring Capt. Mike Lambert USN (Ret.) – Cryptologist, IW Officer and Mentor to Many

Mike Lambert enlisted in the United States Navy in 1975 as a Seaman Recruit, beginning what would become a three-decade journey from the lowest rung of enlisted service to the rank of Captain. That arc — from recruit to commanding officer — shaped the leader he became: someone who understood his Sailors because he had once been one of them.

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24 May 2026 2

History of NSGA Keflavik, Iceland

On July 1, 1961, the U.S. Naval Communication Station, (NAVCOMMSTA) Iceland was established and assumed most of the island’s military communications requirements from the Airways and Air Communications Service Squadron (AACS/MATS). The NAVCOMMSTA’s responsibilities were wide-ranging with personnel assigned to operate communications equipment at a variety of remote sites: Inter-Island TROPO site at H-1; DYE-5 Transceiver site; transceiver sites at H-2 and H-3, the Special Communications

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18 May 2026 4

Preparations for War in Southeast Asia, 1965

Communist attacks on the destroyer USS Maddox (DD 731) in the Gulf of Tonkin in August 1964 and the killing of American service personnel in South Vietnam later in the year and in early 1965 convinced American military leaders that the outbreak of war was imminent. It was apparent that rather than buckling under U.S. military pressure, Hanoi had decided to take the offensive. CINCPAC noted in March 1965 a “shift of communist tactics” intended to “bring about the disengagement of the U.S. in South Vietnam.” In a prescient statement, Admiral Sharp concluded that the North Vietnamese felt that “if they can kill Americans, harass U.S. personnel, and destroy U.S. facilities the American people will, in time, become so tired of the war that we will abandon our efforts there.”

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3 May 2026 0

Operation Neptune Spear: The Night the Hunt Ended

In the late hours of May 1, 2011, a quiet garrison town in Abbottabad became the stage for one of the most consequential covert operations in modern military history. Known as Operation Neptune Spear, the mission ended a nearly decade-long manhunt for Osama bin Laden—the architect of the September 11 attacks—and reshaped the global fight against terrorism.

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