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The Finals of our Navy History Monograph #MarchMadness are in: Lincoln and His Admirals vs. Last Stand of the Tin Can Sailors. Who takes it all?

The Finals of our Navy History Monograph #MarchMadness are in: Lincoln and His Admirals vs. Last Stand of the Tin Can Sailors. Who takes it all?
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and the winner is.....LAST STAND OF THE TIN CAN SAILORS! Thank you to everyone who participated in our fun naval history monograph #MarchMadness.

and the winner is.....LAST STAND OF THE TIN CAN SAILORS! Thank you to everyone who participated in our fun naval history monograph #MarchMadness.
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TOMORROW - 11am EST 50th Anniversary -- The North Vietnamese Easter Offensive - the Mining of Haiphong Harbor - Linebacker I, II, and Ending the War navyhistory.org/second-saturda…

TOMORROW - 11am EST

50th Anniversary -- The North Vietnamese Easter Offensive - the Mining of Haiphong Harbor - Linebacker I, II, and Ending the War

navyhistory.org/second-saturda…
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NHF Historian Dr. David Winkler was featured on a recent U.S. Naval Institute Proceedings Podcast on the beginning of U.S. Naval Carrier Operations. youtube.com/watch?v=VkxvnC…

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In April 1988, Cdr. Arthur N. Langston was embarked on the carrier Enterprise – his first deployment on the famed carrier – and recalled how naval aviation came into play during Operation Praying Mantis. Read More: navyhistory.org/2017/04/operat…

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"Developing the Naval Mind is an important, thoughtful volume written by two U.S. Naval Academy professors is designed for officers of U.S. Navy and U.S. Marines but also serves Sailors and Marines of all ranks as a compendium on developing professionalism..." navyhistory.org/2022/04/develo…

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#OTD in 1963, USS Daniel Webster (SSBN 626) is launched at Groton, Conn. Commissioned a year later, she serves until decommissioned in August 1990. Pictured is the insignia of USS Daniel Webster, also adopted in 1953. [📸: @usnhistory Photo # NH 64835-KN] #navalhistory

#OTD in 1963, USS Daniel Webster (SSBN 626) is launched at Groton, Conn. Commissioned a year later, she serves until decommissioned in August 1990. Pictured is the insignia of USS Daniel Webster, also adopted in 1953. [📸: @usnhistory Photo # NH 64835-KN] #navalhistory
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#NavalHistory #IntheNews: Deputy Director Patrick Burns, on behalf of NHHC Director Sam Cox, signed a proclamation May 9, proclaiming May 10, 2022, “U.S. Navy Original Six Frigates Day” during an event held at the National Museum of the United States Navy. navy.mil/Press-Office/P…

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We would love to know what our fans would like to see on our social media pages in the future? Let us know! + Original history + Historical videos/photos + Book Reviews + Popular culture + Navy ships + Infographics/Tech specifics + Themed weeks [📸: U.S. Naval History #NH 45641]

We would love to know what our fans would like to see on our social media pages in the future? Let us know!

+ Original history 
+ Historical videos/photos
+ Book Reviews 
+ Popular culture
+ Navy ships
+ Infographics/Tech specifics
+ Themed weeks

[📸: <a href="/USNHistory/">U.S. Naval History</a> #NH 45641]
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#AShipADay: May 16 Edition USS Wadsworth (DD 516) was a Fletcher-Class destroyer that served during the Second World War, 1943-1946. Her service life extended into the West German Navy and Hellenic Navy until she was sold for scrap in 1991.

#AShipADay: May 16 Edition
USS Wadsworth (DD 516) was a Fletcher-Class destroyer that served during the Second World War, 1943-1946. Her service life extended into the West German Navy and Hellenic Navy until she was sold for scrap in 1991.
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#AShipADay: May 20 Edition USS Alacrity (MSO 520) was a minesweeper that served in various operations in the Caribbean and Mediterranean during her service life. Most notably, she provided support for the Apollo 16 and Apollo 17 moon shots. #navalhistory #history

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#AShipADay: USS Pickerel (SS 524), shown during tests off the coast of Oahu, Hawaii, 1 March 1952. She was commissioned in 1949 and served the U.S. Navy until 1972 when she was transferred to the Italian Navy as Primo Longobardo (S 501). [📷: U.S. Naval History Photo #NH 97019]

#AShipADay: USS Pickerel (SS 524), shown during tests off the coast of Oahu, Hawaii, 1 March 1952.

She was commissioned in 1949 and served the U.S. Navy until 1972 when she was transferred to the Italian Navy as Primo Longobardo (S 501). 

[📷: <a href="/USNHistory/">U.S. Naval History</a> Photo #NH 97019]
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#AShipADay: USS Caroline County (LST 525)at Cua Viet, 15 March 1967. The ship brought ice cream to the Marines at Cua Viet to commemorate her visit. [📷 : Defense Imagery photo # DM-ST-85-09355]

#AShipADay: USS Caroline County (LST 525)at Cua Viet, 15 March 1967. The ship brought ice cream to the Marines at Cua Viet to commemorate her visit. 

[📷 : Defense Imagery photo # DM-ST-85-09355]
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#AShipADay: USS Abner Read (DD 526) USS Abner Read saw action in the Aleutian Islands Campaign and survived hitting a mine in 1943. After repair, she operated in the Pacific. She sunk after an air attack off Leyte on 1 November 1944, losing 24 of her crew. #NavalHistory

#AShipADay: USS Abner Read (DD 526)

USS Abner Read saw action in the Aleutian Islands Campaign and survived hitting a mine in 1943. After repair, she operated in the Pacific. She sunk after an air attack off Leyte on 1 November 1944, losing 24 of her crew. #NavalHistory
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Feel the Need for Speed? Before you see #topgun: Maverick, check out this 2021 video of The Top Gun Program's founder, Captain Dan Pedersen, as he discusses the origins of the Naval Weapons Fighter School. youtube.com/watch?time_con…

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A SHIP A DAY - USS Flasher (SSN 613): BEST IN THE WEST USS Flasher served from 1963 to 1992. She earned the (5) Battle Effectiveness Awards, (4) Meritorious Unit Commendations, Navy Unit Commendation, and Presidential Unit Citation #AShipADay #ShipHistory

A SHIP A DAY - USS Flasher (SSN 613): BEST IN THE WEST

USS Flasher served from 1963 to 1992. She earned the (5) Battle Effectiveness Awards, (4) Meritorious Unit Commendations, Navy Unit Commendation, and Presidential Unit Citation  #AShipADay #ShipHistory
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The U.S. Naval Institute is maintaining and preserving the former Naval Historical Foundation website so readers and former NHF members can still access past issues of Pull Together and other content. NHF has decommissioned and is no longer accepting new members or donations.

The U.S. Naval Institute is maintaining and preserving the former Naval Historical Foundation website so readers and former NHF members can still access past issues of Pull Together and other content. NHF has decommissioned and is no longer accepting new members or donations.
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NHF members are being converted to members of the Naval Institute. If you have questions, please contact the Naval Institute via email at [email protected] or by phone at 800-233-8764. Not a member of the Naval Institute? Here’s how to join! bit.ly/3WttYh3

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“Like previous flights, I am undertaking this one solely because I want to, and because I feel that women now and then have to do things to show what women can do," wrote Amelia Earhart to President Roosevelt on her plans to circumnavigate the globe usni.org/magazines/nava…