The five Sullivan brothers (Albert, Francis, George, Joseph, and Madison) served together as shipmates aboard the cruiser USS Juneau after requesting special permission from the Secretary of the Navy. The Juneau was sunk on November 13, 1942, off the island of Guadalcanal by Japanese submarine I-26. Of the crew of over 600 sailors, only 11 …
Science Meets History: Incident Analysis of H. L. Hunley Background H. L. Hunley was an experimental submarine built by Confederate civilian engineers during the Civil War. Powered by a hand crank operated by seven men with one pilot, the 40-foot long boat was built of wrought iron boiler plate with custom cast iron fittings. It …
The U.S. Navy in Vietnam and Southeast Asia, 1950–75 USS de Haven (DD-727) provides anti-aircraft and anti-submarine protection for the carrier USS Coral Sea (CVA-43) while on Yankee Station, the operational staging area just off the coast of North Vietnam (88-160-FI). The following chronology includes major U.S. Navy operations and other events of historical and …
Battle of the Little Bighorn The battle was part of a much larger strategic campaign by the U.S. government to force the nomadic Native American Lakota Sioux, Northern Cheyenne and Arapaho tribes to live on reservations created in the western half of present-day South Dakota. 1868, many Lakota leaders agreed to a treaty, known as …
I MEET THE LEGENDARY COLONEL MIKE HOARE By Eeben Barlow Growing up as a young boy in Africa, I heard and read many stories of conflicts, chaos, terror, violent and armed uprisings, and wars—and so-called mercenaries, none more famous than the enigmatic and legendary Colonel Mike Hoare. Great was my surprise when I was asked …
Navy SEALs (Sea, Air, Land) operating in Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. From left to right: Sonar Technician (Surface) 2nd Class (SEAL) Matthew G. Axelson, 29, of Cupertino, Calif; Senior Chief Information Systems Technician (SEAL) Daniel R. Healy, 36, of Exeter, N.H.; Quartermaster 2nd Class (SEAL) James Suh, 28, of Deerfield Beach, Fla.; …
The Nuclear Non-proliferation Treaty at fifty: a midlife crisis 29/06/2018 NATO On 1 July 1968, the Treaty on the Non-proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (Nuclear Non-proliferation Treaty, or NPT) was opened for signature. Since then, the Treaty has become a cornerstone of international efforts to prevent the spread of nuclear weapons, to eventually eliminate them and …
Kim of North Korea and Iran Stand firm in the right to maintain their nuclear weapons, as they are both a sovereign state and need their defensive capabilities. The United States, which have targeted the two countries for dismantling their weapons, is not the world police and they will not give up their sovereignty. Further, both …