As part of the celebration, Boxer and the 15th MEU welcomed more than 245 visitors to the ship for tours, giving the Sailors and Marines an opportunity to showcase their equipment, expertise, and professionalism while building relationships with the local community. Later in September, the H-1 ...
Edgar Huff left his Alabama home and enlisted in the Marines in June, 1942. Huff retired 30 years later as the first black sergeant major in the Marine Corps, a rank he held for 17 years. He also fought in Korea and served two tours in Vietnam. “We proved that the Marines didn’t...
saying it only encouraged the Chinese military to build up more strategically located islands in the sea that are now armed with anti-ship and anti-aircraft missiles.
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Annual Ship’s Reunion April 22 thru 25, 2024. The event will be held in Charleston, South Carolina. This will be the third visit the association has made to the Charleston area. Each year the group meets at a different location in the East and Midwest and is hosted by a fellow ship...
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USS Shields (DD-596), a Fletcher-class destroyer, was a ship of the United States Navy named for Purser Thomas Shields (died 1827), who fought in the Battle of New Orleans. The keel of the destroyer, Shields, was laid on 10 August 1943 at Puget Sound Nav
USS Cogswell (DD-651) was a Fletcher-class destroyer in the United States Navy, serving in World War II, Korean War, and Vietnam War. The ship is named in honor of Rear Admiral James Kelsey Cogswell, who served during the Spanish-American War, and Captai
MAM’s “Cat” was accepted in October of 1943, and had an extensive career that took her to San Diego, Norfolk, French Morocco, Canary Islands, Gibraltar, and the Azores, but her civilian career was far more interesting. Country: USA ...
began seeing all these junior officers, little Tom Cruises, running around in their flight suits. They honestly believed the Navy was like the movie. I think to some extent the Navy itself started believing it was like the movie,” said Criss, a fighter pilot who served two tours in Viet...