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Navy Seabee battalion honored in decommissioning ceremony, is deactivated after 80 years of building...
Virginian Pilot via Yahoo News· 1 year agoThe “Gator Bees” of Amphibious Construction Battalion 2 have embodied the motto of Navy Seabees for nearly 80 years, building and fighting as called upon. But come March 31, the Virginia Beach-based ...
Pickerington native a part of Seabees' 80-year legacy
Lancaster Eagle-Gazette via Yahoo News· 2 years agoGULFPORT, Miss. - Since 1942, sailors assigned to the U.S. Navy’s Construction Force have been building and fighting around the world. Petty Officer 2nd Class Caleb Bailey, a Pickerington, Ohio ...
How the Gaza humanitarian aid pier traces its origins to discarded cigar boxes before World War II
The Conversation via Yahoo News· 1 month agoAn aerial view of the floating pier off Gaza shows its basic structure. U.S. Central Command via AP...
How a remote lagoon and a 'secret weapon' allowed the US Navy to overwhelm Japanese forces during...
Business Insider via Yahoo News· 2 years agoUS Navy aircraft carriers, from front to back, USS Wasp, USS Yorktown, USS Hornet, USS Hancock, and...
Eight brothers fought in World War II
WE ARE THE MIGHTY via Yahoo News· 9 months agoThe Fedele family was named to the New York State Veterans Hall of Fame in 2012. (Image via New York Senate) In a scene that parents would call a...
New on Paramount+ February 2023: ‘At Midnight,’ ‘Star Trek: Picard,’ and More
The Daily Beast via Yahoo News· 1 year agoPhoto Illustration by Luis Rendon/Elizabeth Brockway/The Daily Beast/NetflixAfter a wolf-filled...
Honor Flight Kern County: a journey to healing
The Bakersfield Californian via Yahoo News· 1 year agoApr. 22—The first time The Californian sent this reporter to Washington, D.C. for a three-day assignment covering Honor Flight Kern County, there were only about 20 World War II veterans, plus ...
Navy, Marine Corps test warfighting concepts
Navy Times via Yahoo News· 9 months ago“The ability to command and control our operations across 22 time zones is how we will fight and win in a global environment against our competitors."
Veterans Day speaker has led life of service to veterans
Mansfield News Journal via Yahoo News· 2 years agoVietnam veteran Larry Moore has led a life of service to veterans and anyone who knows him knows he...
Winchendon man among three locals killed on USS Birmingham
The Gardner News via Yahoo News· 2 years agoWINCHENDON — On Oct. 24, 1944, the light cruiser USS Birmingham was seriously damaged by explosions...