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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
- Famous Navy Quotations - NHHC
Discover, share, and learn the origins of some of the best-known Navy quotes and sayings
- Chronology - NHHC
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 Cambodia occurred The chronology is not
- The Sailor’s Creed - NHHC
I am a United States Sailor I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States of America and I will obey the orders of those appointed over me I represent the fighting spirit of the Navy and those who have gone before me to defend freedom and democracy around the world I proudly serve my country's Navy combat team with Honor, Courage and Commitment I am committed to
- Science Meets History: Incident Analysis of H. L. Hunley - NHHC
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 was designed to submerge beneath an enemy vessel while towing a torpedo behind, which would strike the hull and detonate
- Operation Neptune: The U. S. Navy on D-Day - NHHC
“Omaha Beach—there’s a name that will live, like Tarawa and Guadalcanal, as long as men prize valor and feel for suffering ”1 Operation Neptune, the naval component of Operation Overlord, began in the early hours of 6 June 1944, off a stretch of France’s northern coast now synonymous with the sacrifice of Allied servicemen The U S Navy played a vital role in spearheading the
- Abbreviations Used for Navy Enlisted Ratings - NHHC
Introduction This part provides an alphabetical listing of rating abbreviations with long titles for the ratings and pertinent remarks concerning the abbreviations If you desire to know when a rating was established or disestablished, go to Compilation of Enlisted Ratings and Apprenticeships, U S Navy, 1775 to 1969 During the years, several abbreviations have been used more than one time
- 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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