United States Navy SEALs

Pacific Ocean. The first Island captured by Japan was Indochina, including the French colonies of Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia. This is what made tensions rise between the US and Japanese forces and what started the Japanese’s fight against the United States. The Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, but they also attacked "the Philippines, Wake Island, Guam, Malaya, Thailand, Shanghai and Midway" (www.historyplace.com). In the following days, Japan invaded Thailand, the Philippines…

war on Japan, Japan’s allies, Italy and Germany, declared war on the United States. Almost two years after the attack, the U.S. officially entered WWII. With the U.S. about 2 years into the war, it seems that the U.S. and the rest of the Allied powers are going to win the war, but Japan still stands in the way of total victory over the war for the Allied powers. Who else would be deemed more to take out Japan than the United States. They deserve to end the war once and for all and give their…

The United States Naval Academy established in October 10, 1845 known as the second oldest out of the five service academies. The purpose of the United States Naval Academy is to educate future officers that will soon in four years commission into the United States Navy or the United States Marine Corps. More than 4,000 men and women representing every state and other foreign countries making up the Brigade of Midshipmen learn from both civilian and military instructors in both academic and…

How do submarines work? It depends on what their power source, engine, and hull is made out of. The difference in how they work could also lead into what their purpose is. There are many things that make a Submarine work like their engine, power source, weapons, and hull plating; they all rise and submerge essentially the same way. How do subs rise and sink? It is done with something called the Archimedes Principle. To sink the sub has several different components that have to move. One of…

no credible evidence has ever been adduced to support the charge that Roosevelt deliberately exposed the fleet at Pearl Harbor to attack in order to precipitate war.” Rather Schuesslers believes that FDR made it seems to the citizens of the United States did not provoke Japan in any way. The attack on Pearl Harbor was not anticipated and was possible to the US being preoccupied with developments in Southeast Asia and provoking Japan. Rather than a conspiracy to leave Pearl Harbor vulnerable to…

The United States responded by launching its own “dreadnaught”, the USS Michigan, and other nations later followed. Throughout the developments of 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…

Roosevelt created an embargo that cut off Japan’s oil supply. The Japanese felt that a surprise attack on Pearl Harbor was the best response to Roosevelt’s embargo, as they believed that they needed oil and other resources which were cut off by the U.S. navy. In the aftermath of the devastating attack on Pearl Harbor, Americans mourned the loss of their brothers and sisters while the Japanese rejoiced. The Japanese viewed the attack as a victory, one that would deter the U.S. from immediate…

Guadalcanal for supply and communication routes between the United States, Australia, and New Zealand. It was also to support the campaign to capture or neutralize the Japanese base and to protect Australia from Japanese invasion. Japan threatened to cut off Allied supply and communication routes. The fighting of Guadalcanal proved to be a turning point in the Pacific War. Head of all US naval forces, Admiral Ernest…

throughout the Pacific. These lands include Malaysia, Singapore, the Dutch East Indies, and the Philippines and numerous of other island groups. The United States however, was an increasing threat. Japanese Admiral sought to carry out his plan to destroy the U.S. Pacific Fleet before it was large enough to…

Infantry Division, then stationed near Fort Ord, California, as the unit to recapture Attu. 7th Infantry Division was trained as a mobile motorized force and was scheduled for duty in the North Africa. The Infantry Division was reported to be in a high state of…