Uniforms of the United States Navy

It was a nice weekend day in December at Oahu, Hawaii. All the ships were resting at the docks at Pearl Harbor, Oahu. Nobody was thinking the Japanese were going to attack something so far away from home even though war was going on over there. Pearl harbor was the home port for the U.S. Pacific Fleet. They were a bit weary about that the Japanese might come attack but they figured they wouldn’t. They had lined the fleet up in a form just in case something might happen. Later that day the…

detonate while the other exploded under a depot ship, killing 21 sailors. Followed by these attacks the submarine retreated back out of the harbour. The third and final submarine was sighted by a naval ship as it entered the harbour, the Australian navy retaliated and damaged the submarine. Four hour after the attack on the submarine, the final Japanese submarine recovered and began its approach, but this was met with great retaliation and once again the underwater vessel was depth charged, once…

000 more. In two hours 18 warships, 188 aircraft and 2,403 servicemen were lost in the attack. Luckily, the navy's three aircraft carriers, Enterprise, Lexington and Saratoga, were all at sea at the time. The following day, Franklin D. Roosevelt and united US Congress declared war on Japan. Almost half of the casualties at Pearl Harbor occurred on the naval battleship, USS Arizona, which was hit four times by Japanese bombers. Japan lost 29 of their aircrafts in the December 7 attack, compared…

The United States Navy has been involved in countless engagements since their creation in October of 1775. Throughout the Navy’s history, the importance of having advanced technology and superior leadership was their key to becoming a world power and staying that way. However, some battles see a greater emergence of new technology and leadership than others do. The Battle of Hampton Roads during the Civil War is one of the paramount battles that lead to the growth of the United States Navy, due…

Pearl Harbor was a surprise attack waiting to happen, for the reason that America and Japan had been going at each other for decades. But it was seen as such a surprising event because no believed that Japan would attack America in the way that it did. The Japanese government believed that the only way to solve its economic and demographic problems was to expand into its neighbor’s territory and take over its import market, because Japan felt like it had the upper hand it had soon declared war…

The battle of the Coral Sea was caused by the interception Americans made against the Japanese advancing to New Guinea in May of 1942. This was the first battle air-sea battle in history. The Japanese planes landed in the area of New Guinea, Rear Admiral Frank J. Fletcher commanded the American aircraft carriers to attack. Because of codebreakers who knew enough information to perceive the japanese, the Allied fleets were able assembled in the Coral Sea in time to attack the Japanese. These…

day before the Pearl Harbor attack FDR which was the president sent a letter for peace to the Empire of Japan. It was too late for that because since November 26th, of 1941, Japans navy left home port and headed to Hawaii. It was already planned out and there was no peace made. The event that dragged the United States into World War 2 is the attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, of 1941. It’s brings sad memories and it was something that the U.S was expecting at that time. The attack was made in…

On Monday May 2, 2016 Roseville’s Chief of Police Daniel Hahn came to the Sierra College Gateway Campus to speak with our community justice class. He began by telling us a little about his background and why he became a police officer. Chief Hahn grew up in Oak Park, which is known to be one of Sacramento’s most crime ridden cities. Law Enforcement was always viewed negatively by those who lived there; therefore, growing up Daniel never envisioned that someday he would become a police officer…

internships with the government. The Department of the Navy has various internship programs, to include the Naval Acquisition Development Program (NADP) and the Naval Acquisition Intern Program (NAIP). These are long-term development programs which span from 2 to 3 years. My paper will focus on the summer internship program at NAVSEA. Organization Background NAVSEA is composed of more than 60,000 civilian personnel across the United States. Their headquarters…

As Leading Petty Officer for 2M he is as an expert leader and outstanding manager, he led his division through several inspections through the year with outstanding results and led a successful 2M Crane Site Certification with outstanding results. He is constantly training his sailors to do better and not just the bare minimum. As a subject master expert in Micro Miniature/Module Test and Repair he is constantly striving for success and making everything more streamline. Through the meticulous…