20 JANUARY 1961 NAVY VETERAN PRESIDENTS The inauguration of Donald J. Trump as our 47th President later today calls attention to the dwindling number of government legislators with prior military service and the impact this has on defense issues. For the Read More
TODAY IN NAVAL HISTORY 8 JANUARY 1907 THE ORIGIN OF “U.S.S.” Prior to the 20th century there was no policy governing the titling of US warships in official correspondence. Navy vessels were sometimes distinguished from merchant or research ships by Read More
25 SEPTEMBER 1919 RADM WILLIAM S. BENSON, USN In the years before WWI, the Secretary of the Navy took a more hands-on approach to day-to-day Navy activities. He was assisted by the Chiefs of the eight Bureaus in matters such as Read More