Continental Navy

campaign, which drove the surrender of the British at Yorktown, Virginia in 1781 after eight years of war; thereby, ending the Revolutionary War making America a free and independent nation. Cornwallis was expecting reinforcements from the British navy; however, French fleets averted British reinforcements. Washington had out maneuvered and out fired Cornwallis and his army. Cornwallis does not appear in the painting since he had taken ill and sent General…

Declaration of Independence was drafted. This established that the war had to defend their independence, requiring caution from the army. General Washington understood that establishing independence needed cautious tactics. While writing to the Second Continental Congress in September 8th, 1776, he says “...on our side the war should be defensive...It has even been called a war of posts...we should on all occasions avoid general action...we should protract the war if possible.” This outlined his…

The sweat is dripping off of his face. His arms burn and his body feels like a great stone is pressing him down into the dirt. “Down. Up. Down. Up.” A voice yells above him. Lieutenant Commander Mooney towers over the cadet and the others struggling to do pushups. His voice rings out loud and clear. The message is simple, “Down, up, down, up.” There is nothing else for the cadet. The cadet glances around the field, eyes squinting. The sound of his heartbeat booms with each movement he…

increased periods while additional forces move to the area of concern using the GSS system. Increased Naval and Air investments in submarines, ships, aircraft, unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV’s) and unmanned underwater vehicles (UUV’s) is critical. The Navy and Air Force allows us to project power to areas of the world…

ships and technology, navies could not afford keeping them all. The process of commissioning ships, as well as decommissioning ships became more and more influential when stronger technological advances came into play. There was no reason to keep a vessel used in the Battle of Ironclads when you have resources to further develop more and more dreadnaughts. With competing nations for so many other reasons, the technology ages made the World Wars inevitable. Teddy Roosevelt’s Navy advancements…

Nassau and her captain, Commander Austin K. Doyle. Doyle played a great role in the development and innovation of the escort carrier, leading eventually to its great role in the Navy. Doyle was the first captain of the U.S.S. Nassau, which is a prime reason he had such an important role in the improvement of escort carriers. He was there from the beginning. During his early days at sea, Doyle observed the operations of his ship…

tried to enforce the importance of naval dominance. He had believed that the nation’s eminence was inseparably associated with naval power. Other than mentioning that the country requires colonies to provide a geostrategic military, he says that the navy will provide a strong defense force against enemies trying to interfere with their trade, which would then disturb the economy and power. Mahan tried to enforce the idea that the sea is key to achieving world dominance, and America needed world…

To interview key Office of the Deputy Under Secretary of the Navy (Management) (DUSN (M)) personnel responsible for Military Interdepartmental Purchase Requests (MIPR) N4814617MP00030, that was used to provide funding to support Marine Corp Systems Center's (MCSC) travel requirements in support of the proof of concept project Autonomous Hydrographic Coastal Survey (AHCS) system for the United States Marine Corp Rapid Capabilities Office (RCO). Also obtain an understanding of the MIPR and any…

During the Second World War there were many efforts into attaining victory for the Allied forces. Led by Admiral Chester W. Nimitz, Admiral Raymond A. Spruance played a vital role in the success of the U.S. Navy in the Pacific front. Admiral Spruance of the United States Navy was one of these vital leaders who changed the tides of the battle with his set of leadership skills. The beginning of his career was when Spruance entered the US Naval Academy 1902. He graduated on September 13th 1906,…

Times have changed tremendously since the passed decade especially, government funding. Building a U.S Coast Guard for the 21st century is much different than building the U.S Coast Guard in the very beginning. Today our nation seeks for the U.S than it ever has in history. The Coast Guard handles major demands like search and rescue, drug interdiction, and port security missions. These are just a few reasons why we should increase the nations spending on the U.S Coast Guard. First, a major…