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SRF SUBIC BAY
U.S. Navy
SSC SAN DIEGO CA
U.S. Navy
SUBMARINE SCHOOL
U.S. Navy
TECH CORE
U.S. Navy
U.S.S. America
U.S. Navy
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 abraham lincoln cvn72
U.S. Navy
USS AEOLUS ARC3
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 austin lpd4
U.S. Navy
USS AVENGER
U.S. Navy
USS Barbey (FF-1088)
U.S. Navy
USS Barbey (FF-1088) was a Knox-class frigate of the United States Navy, commissioned in 1972 and named in honor of Admiral Daniel E. Barbey. Throughout her service, Barbey conducted numerous operations in the Pacific and Indian Oceans, including deployments to the Western Pacific and participation in joint exercises with allied navies. She played a vital role in anti-submarine warfare and escort missions during the Cold War, helping to safeguard U.S. and allied interests. USS Barbey was decommissioned in 1992 and later transferred to the Taiwanese Navy, where she served as ROCS Hwai Yang (FFG-937).
USS BARTON
U.S. Navy