For more than 250 years, the U.S. Navy has played a pivotal role in national security and prosperity. On Course Through History: The U.S. Navy at 250 presents the history of America’s sea service with an emphasis on the evolution of the Navy’s professional communities. Readers will find chapters on surface warfare, undersea warfare, naval aviation, special warfare, intelligence and information warfare, diving, medicine, civil engineering, the Supply Corps, the U.S. Navy Reserve, and the Judge Advocate General’s Corps. Every American sailor is a warfighter, and collectively they can draw upon the Navy's rich legacy for insight and inspiration as they uphold its honorable tradition of defending the nation.
| Published: | June 24, 2026 |
Naval History and Heritage Command Publications Unit Association: Naval History and Heritage Command
