Or how about a flattop named for the Cajun “Lucky Pierre” Bordelon, the only U.S. Navy ace in the Korean War– who accomplished this feat in a piston-engine Corsair! He is also the only Navy “night ace,” earning all of his victories in darkness. A career Naval Aviator with 15...
The U.S. Navy issued an apology last month for destroying the nearby village of Kake in 1869, and the Army has indicated that it plans to apologize for shelling Wrangell, also in southeast Alaska, that year, though no date has been set."The Navy acknowledges the actions it undertook or...
Juneteenth (substitute) Monday, June 20, 2022 Juneteenth, also known as Freedom Day and Emancipation Day, is a holiday or observance in many US states to celebrate the anniversary of the abolition of slavery in Texas on June 19, 1865. Juneteenth National Freedom Day (substitute) Monday, ...
- Marine Corps strength: 154,909 (0.05% of U.S. population) Marines reached another major integration milestone in 2019: For the first time, the Corps integrated a small platoon of female recruits into larger training exercises with their male counterparts. ...
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- Marine Corps strength: 154,909 (0.05% of U.S. population) Marines reached another major integration milestone in 2019: For the first time, the Corps integrated a small platoon of female recruits into larger training exercises with their male counterparts. ...
“If it was my decision, I would never get out of the world’s greatest Navy, but here I am and they kindly honorably discharged me to go play some music,” he wrote via social media at the time. His departure from the military coincided with his divorce fromRose Madden. The former...
Brig. Gen. Laura Yeager became the first woman to lead any U.S. Army infantry when Maj. Gen. Mark Malanka retired from the California National Guard's 40th Infantry Division on June 29, 2019. The division was led by men since its inception in 1917. Yeager was promoted in 2016 to brig...
date was moved to what was thought to be my statutory retirement date of 1 April 2020. However, when I called for my orders, I was told that there was a mistake and my retirement date was now 1 August 2020. That was fine with me but since my replacement had arrived, the Navy had ...
In US Navy evaluations the ‘birdcage’ canopy was found to result in poor all-around vision, most notably fore and aft. It was also fairly restrictive and made turning to view behind the aircraft more difficult (Dean 353). The frame itself could also not be opened on take off or ...