
Explosive Ordnance Disposal - NHHC
Sep 11, 2001 · 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 …
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 …
Navy Personnel: A Research Guide - NHHC
This research guide provides a general understanding of how to find information on US Navy personnel within the Naval History and Heritage Command and other government institutions. There are many …
Operation Iraqi Freedom - NHHC
Oct 17, 2014 · 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 …
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 …
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 …
Desert Shield/Desert Storm - NHHC
3 days ago · 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 …
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 …
NMCB 133 On September 17, 1943, the original Naval Construction Battalion 133 was commissioned at Camp Perry, Williamsburg, Virginia. After seven months training at Davisville, Rhode Island; Gulfport, …
5 Benjamin S. Lambeth, American Carrier Air Power at the Dawn of a New Century (Santa Monica: RAND Corporation, 2005), 28–29. 6 Tony Holmes, F-14 Tomcat Units of Operation Enduring …