This week we are highlighting two important, recent anniversaries in Naval History: first, the birthday of Jesse L. Brown, a pioneering and remarkable Naval Aviator, and second, the first commissioning of a group of women into the Active Duty, regular Navy. Editor’s Note: Thursday Tidings and the NHF leadership team appreciates the feedback received about
By NHF Historian Dr. Dave Winkler Early on October 3rd, the naval history community lost one of its finest with the passing of Dr. Philip Karl Boraas Lundeberg. He was 96. Along with James Bradford and William Still, he was the first to be honored with the Naval Historical Foundation’s highest award in recognition of
By NHF Executive Director, Rear Admiral Edward “Sonny” Masso From an early age, I was fascinated by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) programs of Mercury, Gemini, and Apollo. I was obsessed with any and all news relating to the X-15, the breaking of the sound barrier, new altitude records, and jet propulsion in
Introduction By NHF Executive Director, Rear Admiral Sonny Masso, USN (Ret.) Thursday Tidings this week focuses on National Hispanic Heritage Month, which is a great time to reflect on our Navy’s rich Hispanic Heritage and the many accomplishments this part of our community has made in making our Navy the best in the world. Major
Welcome to our seventh edition of Thursday Tidings! Please find our previous editions here.In this week’s special edition, we are coming to you live from the biennial McMullen Symposium at the United States Naval Academy. The McMullen Symposium, which has been held since 1973, is the premier gathering of professional Naval Historians from around the
The Legacy of Rear Admiral Grace Hopper By Naval Historical Foundation Membership Director – Sean Bland When I was a student at Yale, it was announced that two new residential colleges would be built on campus to expand the size of the student body. Immediately, my fellow students began to petition for these new colleges
By Rear Admiral Sonny Masso, USN (Ret.) Originally published in the US Naval Institute’s Proceedings – October 2001 As commanding officer of the Naval Reserve Navy Command Center (NCC) Detachment 106, it is my duty to assess crises in terms of potential Navy response. On hearing of the terrorist attack on the World Trade Center
Welcome to our fourth edition of Thursday Tidings! So far in our Thursday Tidings we have looked at reflections by President Harry S Truman, war reports by Admiral Ernest J. King, and information regarding the USS Thresher (SSN 593) disaster. Find previous editions here! This week we are looking at the life and retirement of Vice Admiral Samuel Gravely, the first
The loss of this advanced sub was an avoidable tragedy. The Navy finally should release all related information. Article originally published in the U.S. Naval Institute’s Proceedings in July of 2018. You may access the original post on USNI’s website at: www.usni.org/magazines/proceedings/2018/july/declassify-thresher-data By CAPT James B. Bryant, USN (Ret.); NHF Member It has now been
Ernest J King served as the Chief of Naval Operations during World War II. King was only the second person in history to have earned the rank of Fleet Admiral, and he left a nearly-unparalleled legacy on the history of the service. Last week in our Thursday Tidings we looked at President Truman’s reflections on
On August 6th, 1945, the United States dropped the first nuclear-powered ordnance upon the Japanese city of Hiroshima. Three days later, a second nuclear bomb was detonated over the city of Nagasaki. Tomorrow, August 9th, 2019, will mark the 74th year from this history-altering event.While these two bombings may have ended World War II, the
