President Trump’s right: If our Navy doesn’t get more ships, we’ll never beat China in a war
The great 19th-century strategist and navalist Alfred Thayer Mahan would be shocked and mystified that we have allowed the ...
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How a ‘Dauntless’ dive bomber became a WWII ace at Coral Sea
View on the flight deck of carrier Lexington during the Battle of the Coral Sea. (U.S. Navy/National Archives) The next day, on May 8, 1942, the Battle of the Coral Sea reached its crescendo.
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How did a Bomber Fight Fast and Deadly Zeros
May 8, 1942, Battle of the Coral Sea. Lieutenant Stanley "Swede" Vejtasa from Scouting Squadron FIVE (VS-5) in an SBD Dauntless, is in patrol over the aircraft carrier U.S.S. YORKTOWN (CV-5).
Turnbull accuses ABC of being ‘pusillanimous’ over Trump trade questions
The former prime minister, who said he supported the national broadcaster, grew testy and claimed it was not “standing up” ...
Red coral colonies survive a decade after being transplanted in the Medes Islands
The red coral colonies that were transplanted a decade ago on the seabed of the Medes Islands have survived successfully. They are very similar to the original communities and have contributed to the ...
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Midway Campaign - The Midway Operation
Shortly after the Doolittle Raid on Tokyo in April of 1942, the Japanese began planning for a decisive battle in the vicinity of Midway, to take place in June. The Coral Sea operation in May was ...