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- Explosive Ordnance Disposal - NHHC
The training curriculum was designated explosive ordnance disposal giving birth to the term “EOD ” The following year, the Bureau of Naval Weapons designated the first naval unit for “research, development, test, and evaluation of EOD equipment,” and would later become an integral part of the EOD School
- Scanned Document - NHHC
materials Presented $201 00, contributed by the crew, to Co-ordinator of Philippine Flood Relief Fund, Naval Station, Subic Bay Embarked EOD Team consisting of one Warrant Officer and two enlisted men Three CAMDEN sailors assisted in distribution of flood relief materials in the central Philippines
- Operation Iraqi Freedom - NHHC
On 20 March 2003, Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF) began with preemptive airstrikes on former Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein’s presidential palace and selected military targets The initial assault was followed by approximately 67,700 “boots on the ground” with 15,000 Navy personnel on ships in the region OIF was authorized when Iraq was found to be in breach of UN Security Council adopted
- Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal - NHHC
With major worldwide conflicts like World War II and Korea giving way to the Cold War's smaller regional conflicts, the Department of Defense developed the Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal to recognize such duty The medal was authorized through Executive Order 10977 signed by President Kennedy on 4 Dec 1961 and amplified later by Executive Order 11231 on 08 July 1965 The Armed Forces
- lt;p gt;Vietnam pdf lt; p gt; - NHHC
The U S Navy in Vietnam: 1950–1975 The following chronology includes major U S Navy operations and other events of historical and human interest related to the naval service that took place in Southeast Asia between 1950, when the United States first engaged militarily in what was then French Indochina, and 1975, when the fall of anti-communist governments in South Vietnam, Laos, and
- Korean War - NHHC
1950–53"The Korean War was a watershed in the 20th-century history of the United States Navy During that conflict and for the next 50 years, U S naval forces conducted operations that maintained control of the world's oceans and brought sea power to bear against enemies ashore Freed by friendly control of the sea from the threat of hostile fleets, American carrier squadrons, shore
- Desert Shield Desert Storm - NHHC
After the world's fourth-largest army poured across the border into Kuwait on 2 August 1990, the United States deployed a major joint force that served as the foundation for a powerful 33-nation military coalition to stem Iraq's aggression The United States Navy provided the sea control and maritime superiority that paved the way for the introduction of U S and allied air and ground forces
- Medal of Honor - NHHC
The Navy and Marine Corps' Medal of Honor is our country's oldest continuously awarded decoration, even though its appearance and award criteria has changed since it was created for enlisted men by Secretary of the Navy Gideon Welles on 16 December 1861 Legislation in 1915 made naval officers eligible for the award Although originally awarded for both combat and non-combat heroism, the Medal
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