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

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

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

Scene aboard the signal bridge of the USS Minneapolis (CA-36) of sailors enjoying their morning coffee.

President John F. Kennedy addressed the U.S. Naval Academy class of 1967 from the steps of Bancroft Hall on August 1, 1963.

Petty Officer 2nd Class Cory Sumner, a San Francisco Maritime Enforcement Specialist, directs Blasjo, an explosive detection K-9, during a search of AT&T Park Thursday, March 27, 2014. The goal of the exercise is to get the explosive detection K-9s, like Blasjo, prepared to do sweeps in preparation of the baseball season. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Adam Stanton

140412-N-PM781-001 BATH, Maine (April 12, 2014) Secretary of the Navy (SECNAV) Ray Mabus speaks with media before the christening ceremony for the Zumwalt-class guided-missile destroyer (DDG) 1000. The ship, the first of three Zumwalt-class destroyers, will provide independent forward presence and deterrence, support special operations forces and operate as part of joint and combined expeditionary forces. The lead ship and class are named in honor of former Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Elmo R. Bud Zumwalt Jr., who served as chief of naval operations from 1970-1974. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Arif Patani/Released)