Main Mission:
The Navy's primary mission is to maintain the freedom of the seas. The Navy makes it possible for the United States to use the seas where and when our national interests require it. In addition, in times of conflict, the Navy helps to supplement Air Force air power.
The Navy's primary mission is to maintain the freedom of the seas. The Navy makes it possible for the United States to use the seas where and when our national interests require it. In addition, in times of conflict, the Navy helps to supplement Air Force air power.
IMPORTANT DATES IN U.S. NAVAL HISTORY 1775 Continental Congress created the Continental Navy.
1917 The first naval convoy reached France during World War I.
1941 On December 7th the Japanese attacked the U.S. naval base at Pearl Harbor. The U.S. declared war on Japan the following day.
1942 The Pacific fleet turned back a Japanese fleet that threatened Midway island and Hawaii.
1944 In the Battle for Leyte Gulf the Pacific fleet destroyed the Japanese fleet as an effective fighting force.
1946 The Navy's Flight Demonstration Squadron (called the Blue Angels) was established.
1947 Department of Defense was established.
1950 During the Korean War an amphibious landing by naval forces at Inchon helped reverse the course of the war.
1954 The USS Nautilus, the world's first nuclear-powered submarine, was commissioned.
1955 Operation Deep Freeze to Antarctica began.
1958 USS Nautilus, the first nuclear attack submarine, made the first submerged transit of the North Pole.
1960 USS Seadragon made the first submerged transit through the Northwest Passage.
1964 Operation Sea Orbit marked the first world cruise of a task force without refueling or resupplying.
1965 The Sealab II project proved that human beings can live underwater for extended periods.
1969 Navy Fighter Weapons School (called Top Gun) graduated its first class.
1971 First black rear admiral selected.
1972 First woman to achieve flag rank selected.
1976 Women were admitted to the U.S. Naval Academy.
1981 Two F-14 Tomcats from the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz shot down two Libyan aircraft, followingan unprovoked attack.
1982 Battleship USS New Jersey recommissioned, followed by the USS Iowa, USS Missouri, and the USS Wisconsin.
1983 Naval and Marine Forces participated in the U.S. invasion of Grenada.
1986 The U.S. Navy conducted retaliatory operations against Libya in response to terrorist attacks.
1987 USS Stark sustained substantial damage and 37 people were killed when it was hit by two missiles while patrolling the Persian Gulf.
1917 The first naval convoy reached France during World War I.
1941 On December 7th the Japanese attacked the U.S. naval base at Pearl Harbor. The U.S. declared war on Japan the following day.
1942 The Pacific fleet turned back a Japanese fleet that threatened Midway island and Hawaii.
1944 In the Battle for Leyte Gulf the Pacific fleet destroyed the Japanese fleet as an effective fighting force.
1946 The Navy's Flight Demonstration Squadron (called the Blue Angels) was established.
1947 Department of Defense was established.
1950 During the Korean War an amphibious landing by naval forces at Inchon helped reverse the course of the war.
1954 The USS Nautilus, the world's first nuclear-powered submarine, was commissioned.
1955 Operation Deep Freeze to Antarctica began.
1958 USS Nautilus, the first nuclear attack submarine, made the first submerged transit of the North Pole.
1960 USS Seadragon made the first submerged transit through the Northwest Passage.
1964 Operation Sea Orbit marked the first world cruise of a task force without refueling or resupplying.
1965 The Sealab II project proved that human beings can live underwater for extended periods.
1969 Navy Fighter Weapons School (called Top Gun) graduated its first class.
1971 First black rear admiral selected.
1972 First woman to achieve flag rank selected.
1976 Women were admitted to the U.S. Naval Academy.
1981 Two F-14 Tomcats from the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz shot down two Libyan aircraft, followingan unprovoked attack.
1982 Battleship USS New Jersey recommissioned, followed by the USS Iowa, USS Missouri, and the USS Wisconsin.
1983 Naval and Marine Forces participated in the U.S. invasion of Grenada.
1986 The U.S. Navy conducted retaliatory operations against Libya in response to terrorist attacks.
1987 USS Stark sustained substantial damage and 37 people were killed when it was hit by two missiles while patrolling the Persian Gulf.
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1. MC Hammer
2. John Coltrane
3. Montel Williams
4. Bill Cosby
5. Jesse Ventura
6. Johnny Carson
7. Henry Fonda
8. Yogi Berra
9. Jack Lemmon
10. Roger Staubach