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A Centennial of Achievement in the Open Seas

By Military Trader
Cartoon drawing of the flying Jeep and chaplain of CVE 78
4. Military Vehicle History and Research

The WWII Navy Chaplain who could "fly"

By Winfield J. Sluyter
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Military History

Female CO will command aircraft carrier for first time

By Military Trader
WAVES play Santa WAVES of the Bureau of Supplies and Accounts help wrap Christmas presents for Navy and Marine Corps convalescents at the Bethesda Naval Hospital, Maryland, circa 1944. Admiring a package is Yeoman 2nd Class Ann G. Fee.
Photographs and Ephemera

Not home for Christmas: Military tradition celebrating the holidays

By John Adams-Graf
@MyNavyHR posted on Twitter, "Your concerns have been heard. The Navy has now authorized a new and more recognizable rank tab for optional wear. "
Patches / Insignia

Navy Approves Alternate Rank Tabs for NWU Type III uniforms

By Military Trader
Senior Chief Damage Controlman William Merchen, a hero of the attack on the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Cole (DDG 67) on Oct. 12, 2000, while moored for refueling in the Port of Aden, Yemen.  Merchen received the Meritorious Mertit Medal for his actions.
Medals

20 Years Later: US Navy Sailor Shares Experience from the Day His Ship, USS Cole, Was Attacked By Terrorists

By Military Trader
Darrell Samuel Cole, USMC.
Military History

USS Cole was named for a WWII USMC Hero

By Military Trader
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MV 101: Military Vehicle Hobby Info

NAS Pensacola Shooting Victims Posthumously Awarded Wings of Gold

By Military Trader
Louis Prang & Co.; lithograph signed "Jo Davidson" Courtesy of the United States Library of Congress's Prints and Photographs division
JAG File: All things History

“Monitor versus the Merrimack”

By jagjetta
Machinists Mate (Weapons) 2nd Class David Gentry, from Buckeye, Ariz., gives a tour of the torpedo room aboard the Los Angeles-class fast attack submarine USS Oklahoma City (SSN 723) during a family day cruise. Oklahoma City is one of four forward-deployed submarines assigned to Commander, Submarine Squadron Fifteen out of Apra Harbor, Guam. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Kelsey J. Hockenberger/Released)
Patches / Insignia

Man the Torpedoes!

By admin
Following her launching on May 17, 1942, Strong was moved to Bath Iron Works’ fitting-out basin for completion. Seen here tied up inboard of her sister ship Chevalier (DD-451). The two ships would find themselves even closer in a fateful Battle for Kula Gulf on July4-5, 1943. (National Archives, Courtesy of Mr. Stephen Harding)
Photographs and Ephemera

Lt. “Rose Bowl” Miller Graduates from Gridiron Glory to WWII Legend

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190219-N-QD512-0022NORFOLK (Feb. 19, 2019) Quartermaster 2nd Class Taylor Miller, from Kent, Ohio, unfurls the union jack on the jack staff of the aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69). Dwight D. Eisenhower is undergoing a planned incremental availability during the maintenance phase of the Optimized Fleet Response Plan. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Kaleb Sarten/Released)
Flags, Banners

Navy Returns to Flying Union Jack

By admin
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Military Vehicles by Type

Fairbanks Morse Providing Propulsion Power for USS Sioux City

By Military Vehicles Magazine
USS Abner Read (DD 526), bow view. Hunters Point, California, June 13, 1943. Released/U.S. Navy Photo from the collections of the Naval History and Heritage Command
Militaria Collecting 101

Stern of World War II U.S. destroyer discovered off remote Alaskan island

By Mike Eppinger
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Military Vehicles in the News

Navy receives USS Little Rock

By Mike Eppinger
Size: 6" x 9" | 43 color & b/w photos | 448 pp ISBN13: 9780764350337 | Binding: hard cover | $34.99
Book Reviews-Militaria Collecting

2017 John Lyman Book Award Winner

By Military Trader
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Militaria Collecting 101

Wisconsin military explosives manufacturer faces nearly $143K in OSHA penalties

By Mike Eppinger
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4. 1 to 2-ton Vehicles (M715s,CUCVs, HMMWVs, GTBs, G-506s, etc.)

Ford GTB-622: A great “little workhorse”

By John Norris
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Militaria Collecting 101

San Diego Padres adopt "Aquaflage"

By Mike Eppinger
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Military Vehicles in the News

US Navy USS Zumwalt (DDG 1000) sets out to sea

By Mike Eppinger

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