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The United States Navy has many different battles and actions that it is known for. One of the best known and most memorable is the Battle Of Midway, fought for the Midway Islands in the Pacific Theater in World War II. It was actively fought from June 4th 1942 to June 7th, 1942, and took place almost a month to the day after the Battle of the Coral Sea. The battle of Midway … [Read more...] about Naval Battle Of Midway

The United States Navy during the War of 1812 was just starting out, a relatively young Naval force made up of frigates consisting only of 22 commissioned vessels. By contrast the British Royal Navy had nearly 85 vessels in American Waters in the months before actual war broke out. The Standard British Warship had 38 mounted guns and other large guns including huge 18-pound … [Read more...] about Naval Activity During The War Of 1812

Between the years of 1861 and 1865 the United States was divided as a nation, into the confederate forces of the United States, and the Union of the United States. The Union Navy worked to blockade the Atlantic Coast of the United States around the Confederated States, (the Southern United States). The Union Blockade also extended around the Gulf Coast. Ships from the Union … [Read more...] about Civil War Union Blockade

The United States Armed Forces are premier among the military forces in the world, but leaders among each of the armed services know that they fight with computer networks that are vulnerable to attack from cyber terrorism. Their ability to fight successfully on the ground, at sea, in the air, or even in space depends on the effective functioning of computer networks. These … [Read more...] about USAF Defenses Against Cyber Terror

In the days after World War II the United States Air Force grew explosively, as the benefits of aerial warfare action had been demonstrative conclusively on the part of all combatants. The attack on Pearl Harbor, the Battle of Midway, along with numerous other wartime aerial battles convinced the leadership of the need for an American Air Force, and it was made into its own … [Read more...] about Early Days Of The U.S. Air Force