President George H. Bush gives a rather startled look after an unannounced F-14 creates a sonic boom overhead on the U.S.S. Forrestal, December 1, 1989.

Marine Captain Foss, who shot down 26 Japanese aircraft, takes a breather on Guadalcanal in 1943.

Yeoman First Class Joy Bright Hancock, 1918. Her naval career spanned both World Wars and culminated in her assignment as the third director of the Waves. She retired from the Navy in the rank of Captain.

Photo of Admiral Marc A. Mitscher, USN in Navy seaplane at Pensacola, Florida. Photo dated Oct 1951.

Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz, March 1945.

Five Sullivan Brothers from the USS Juneau (CL-52) at commissioning ceremonies in New York Navy Yard, on 14 February 1942. All were killed in action when the ship sank in November, 1942. From left to right: Joseph, Francis, Albert, Madison, and George

'Management is doing things right; leadership is doing the right things.' (Peter Drucker, 1909-2005).// The bridge of the USS Newark, most likely between 1891-93, presents a very workmanlike and professional scene. With the exception of the sin

VAdm. Marc A. Mitscher, an early naval aviator and commanding officer of the carrier Hornet during the Doolittle raid on Japan in April 1942 and the Battle of Midway in June 1942, was Commander Task Force 38 during the Battle of Leyte Gulf. See Cutler,

Coast Guard Signalman First Class Douglas A. Munro protects withdrawing Marines at Guadalcanal. During WWII the U.S. Coast Guard performed a wide variety of duties. One of the more important tasks was manning amphibious craft for the U.S. Navy. It was

Famed Navy Diver.

Commisioned as a Third Lieutenant in the U.S. Revenue Marine by President Abraham Lincoln on 4 March 1865. Promoted to the rank of Captain 3 March 1883. His most famous command was of the Revenue Cutter Bear, the flagship of the Bering Sea Force whic

Portrait of Admiral John Sidney Jack McCain, Jr.

A 1982 Naval Academy graduate, Adm. Michelle Howard became the first black woman to command a U.S. Navy combatant ship, USS Rushmore (LSD 47) (1999). She was the first woman promoted to the rank of four-star admiral (2014). Upon her promotion, Howard became the highest ranking woman in U.S. armed forces history and the highest ranking black woman in Navy history. She served as VCNO from 2014 to 2016. Howard also became the first woman four-star admiral to command operational forces when she assumed command of both U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Naval Forces Africa and Allied Joint Forces Command Naples (NATO) from 2016 to 2017. Howard retired from the Navy in 2017, after nearly 36 years of service.

An undated portrait of Admiral William F. Bull Halsey, Jr., USN, smoking a cigarette.

230406-N-XK462-1091 EAST CHINA SEA (April 6, 2023) An F/A-18F Super Hornet from the “Mighty Shrikes” of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 94 launches from the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68). Nimitz is in U.S. 7th Fleet conducting routine operations. 7th Fleet is the U.S. Navys largest forward-deployed numbered fleet, and routinely interacts and operates with allies and partners in preserving a free and open Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Hannah Kantner)

Honorable Gideon Welles, Secretary of the Navy from 1861-1869. Prior to serving as Secretary of the Navy, Gideon Welles was a prominent journalist.