At the first of the Revolutionary War, the American Navy was tiny and vastly overwhelmed by the Royal British Navy. The British had over 100 ships and a great number of smaller craft and frigates, even though a large percentage of the ships that the British had were old and not in very good condition. The US Navy was not even in existence, the ships that were used were small and not in any organized force. In 1775 the Continental Congress agreed to authorize a small Navy, » Read More

The first major Navy Fleet Action of the Pacific Theater in World War II was the battle fought May 7th and May 8th between Imperial Japanese Navy Forces and Allied forces, including the United States Navy and Australia. In addition it was the first Navy battle that featured aircraft carriers in battle at a distance from each other. Neither ship was in line of sight to the other, and the battle was mainly fought by the aircraft carrier based military Navy planes that took the battle to the » Read More

The United States Navy has many different battles and actions that it is known for. One of the best known and most memorable is the Battle Of Midway, fought for the Midway Islands in the Pacific Theater in World War II. It was actively fought from June 4th 1942 to June 7th, 1942, and took place almost a month to the day after the Battle of the Coral Sea. The battle of Midway was nearly six months after the Japanese sneak attack on Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. This was » Read More

The United States Navy during the War of 1812 was just starting out, a relatively young Naval force made up of frigates consisting only of 22 commissioned vessels. By contrast the British Royal Navy had nearly 85 vessels in American Waters in the months before actual war broke out. The Standard British Warship had 38 mounted guns and other large guns including huge 18-pound cannon. While the American Warships were out manned in numbers, they made up for it in Firepower. The American warships of the era, » Read More

Between the years of 1861 and 1865 the United States was divided as a nation, into the confederate forces of the United States, and the Union of the United States. The Union Navy worked to blockade the Atlantic Coast of the United States around the Confederated States, (the Southern United States). The Union Blockade also extended around the Gulf Coast. Ships from the Union Navy blocked these vital ports. The Union wanted to prevent the Confederate States of America from receiving supplies, men and food. The » Read More

The United States Armed Forces are premier among the military forces in the world, but leaders among each of the armed services know that they fight with computer networks that are vulnerable to attack from cyber terrorism. Their ability to fight successfully on the ground, at sea, in the air, or even in space depends on the effective functioning of computer networks. These networks are more complex as technology is advanced, and their openings to attack become increased, as the technology grows more complex. Our national security » Read More

In the days after World War II the United States Air Force grew explosively, as the benefits of aerial warfare action had been demonstrative conclusively on the part of all combatants. The attack on Pearl Harbor, the Battle of Midway, along with numerous other wartime aerial battles convinced the leadership of the need for an American Air Force, and it was made into its own separate service in The equipment that made up the first Air Force Inventory included the C-47 Skytrain, the B-29 Superfortress, the B-17 flying fortress, » Read More

As the Air Force and the United States moved into the 1950s and 1960s, the choices that were made by President Eisenhower became central to the long-term success and security of the United States. Eisenhower was a General and military leader with the Army in the Second World War, but as the President, he realized that the times and needs were changing. He took different steps to make sure that the United States Air Force, in the form of the Strategic Air Command, was first in » Read More

The United States Air Force serves as the most technologically advanced service in the world. It is made up of elements of the United States Air Force, active duty, and the Air National Guard, Air Force Reserves, as well as other reserve elements. It is the premier armed aerial uniformed service in the entire world. It was previously part of the United States Army prior to World War II, and has been its own service since 1947. There are approx. 328 thousand personnel on » Read More

The termination of the requirement for the United States Air Force to keep nuclear forces on constant alert status meant a change in focus for the Air Force. Even with the reduction of nuclear force deterrent necessary it didn’t lessen the responsibility of the Air Force for the defense of the United States. The Air Force maintains lethality, range, speed, precision and inherent flexibility. This ability gives the United States both a responsibility for global power, and global reach. The United States Air Force maintains an » Read More