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U.S.S. Independence
U.S. Navy
US CENTRAL COMMAND
U.S. Navy
US NAVAL COMMUNICATIONS STATION BALBOA, FARFAN NAVAL RADIO STATION
U.S. Navy
The US Naval Communications Station Balboa, also known as Farfan Naval Radio Station, was established in the Panama Canal Zone to provide vital communications support for US naval operations in the region. Activated during the early 20th century, the station played a critical role during World War II and the Cold War, ensuring secure and reliable radio transmissions for the US fleet transiting the canal and operating in the Caribbean and Pacific theaters. Its strategic location near Balboa allowed it to serve as a key link in global naval communications networks. The station continued operations until the gradual turnover of US facilities to Panama, culminating with the implementation of the Panama Canal Treaties in 1999.
US NAVAL STATION MIDWAY ISLAND
U.S. Navy
US Naval Station Midway Island was established in 1941 on Midway Atoll, a strategic outpost in the Pacific Ocean. The station played a pivotal role during World War II, serving as the central base for American forces during the Battle of Midway in June 1942—a turning point in the Pacific War where US forces decisively defeated the Japanese fleet. Throughout the Cold War, the station remained an important refueling and communications hub for the US Navy. The facility was closed as a naval base in 1993, and today Midway Atoll is administered as a wildlife refuge, though its military legacy endures.
USCOMSOLANT
U.S. Navy
USNH
U.S. Navy
USNH CAMP PENDLETON
U.S. Navy
USNHCS GLAKES
U.S. Navy
USS Alexander Hamilton (SSBN-617)
U.S. Navy
USS Alexander Hamilton (SSBN-617) was a Lafayette-class ballistic missile submarine commissioned by the United States Navy in June 1963. As part of the nation's strategic deterrent force during the Cold War, she conducted numerous deterrent patrols armed with Polaris and later Poseidon ballistic missiles. The submarine played a critical role in maintaining nuclear deterrence by operating undetected beneath the oceans. After over two decades of service, USS Alexander Hamilton was decommissioned in February 1993 and subsequently scrapped under the Navy's Nuclear-Powered Ship and Submarine Recycling Program.
USS ALSTEDE AF48
U.S. Navy
USS ANNAPOLIS AGMR-1
U.S. Navy
USS Annapolis (AGMR-1) was originally commissioned as USS Gilbert Islands (CVE-107), a Commencement Bay-class escort carrier that served in World War II. In 1963, she was converted and reclassified as AGMR-1, an Auxiliary General Major Relay ship, to serve as a floating communications relay station. During the Vietnam War, USS Annapolis played a critical role in providing advanced communications support to U.S. and allied naval forces in the Western Pacific, enhancing command and control capabilities. She was decommissioned in 1976, marking the end of her distinguished service as both an escort carrier and a communications relay ship.
USS Antietam (CV-36)
U.S. Navy
USS Antietam (CV-36) was an Essex-class aircraft carrier commissioned by the United States Navy in January 1945. Although she arrived too late to see significant combat in World War II, Antietam supported occupation forces in the Far East following Japan's surrender. During the Korean War, she provided crucial air support for United Nations forces, launching numerous combat sorties. Notably, in 1952, USS Antietam became the Navy’s first angled-deck aircraft carrier, pioneering innovations in carrier aviation before her decommissioning in 1963.
USS ARNEB
U.S. Navy
USS ARNOLD J ISBELL DD 869
U.S. Navy
uss austin lpd4
U.S. Navy
USS AVENGER
U.S. Navy
USS BARTON
U.S. Navy
USS BATON ROUGE
U.S. Navy
USS Beatty (DD-756)
U.S. Navy
USS Beatty (DD-756) was an Allen M. Sumner-class destroyer of the United States Navy, commissioned in March 1945. After serving during the final months of World War II, she participated in occupation duties in the Far East and supported postwar operations in the Pacific. Throughout the Cold War, Beatty operated primarily in the Atlantic and Mediterranean, undertaking NATO exercises, training cruises, and patrolling during the tense early years of the conflict. The destroyer was decommissioned in 1963 and later transferred to Greece, where she served as HS Kanaris (D212).
USS BEAUFORT ATS-2
U.S. Navy
USS BELMONT
U.S. Navy
USS BENEWAH
U.S. Navy
USS BLACK DD666
U.S. Navy
USS Blandy DD943
U.S. Navy