Introduction: naval aircraft nose art -- the Second World War era -- the Korean War -- the Vietnam War -- A tale of two ladies -- the Cold War era (1954-1990) -- Operation Desert Storm -- The modern ...
At the recent 2025 Oceana Air Show, Navy pilots shared stories that link the service's airborne innovation to a 250-year ...
1846: U.S. Marines and Navy sailors take possession of San Diego during the early months of the Mexican-American War. Two ...
PENSACOLA, Fla. (WALA) - Looking for a place where history literally takes off? The National Naval Aviation Museum is filled with aircrafts, exhibits, and many stories. Vanessa steps into history and ...
Ancient peoples battled to master the sea. The earliest warships on record date back to Egyptian civilization. Ancient mariners took to the Nile River in boats constructed of lashed reeds and coated ...
FOLEY, Ala. (WKRG) — You might say the 1941 Navy N3N biplane has returned home. The Navy aircraft was heavily used during World War II at Barin Field in Foley to train young aviators. Bought from a ...
On October 31, 1943, the Budd RB Conestoga flew for the first time. Built from stainless steel during World War II, this rare Navy cargo plane pioneered new manufacturing techniques-one example ...
National Naval Aviation Museum Honors Vietnam POWs with Emotional Exhibit Rear Adm. Gregory Huffman, commander, Naval Education and Training Command (NETC), delivers remarks during NETC’s change of ...
Kathy McCartan graduated from the U.S Naval Academy in 1985, only nine years after women were first admitted to U.S. service academies in 1976, and 12 years after the first women − eight of them ...
Dr. William Mapes spent six years in the Air Force and 28 years in the Navy Reserves. When the Cape Girardeau dentist retired and sold his practice in 2004, he bought a condo near Pensacola, Fla., ...
A year ago before the Army-Navy Game, Bill Belichick, who has deep ties to the Naval Academy, appeared on ESPN’s “College GameDay” and put on a Navy football helmet from the 1962 game featuring a ...