Courtesy Story | All Hands Magazine | 05.05.2017
Billows of dark grey smoke filled the Hawaiian skies. With ships toppled over and aircraft in ruins, it was like a gravesite. At about 8:10 that morning, Dec. 7, 1941, the Japanese had dropped a 1,800-bomb through the deck of the battle ship USS Arizona (BB 39). The crushing blow sank Arizona with more than 1,000 Sailors trapped inside. Next, torpedoes capsized the battleship USS Oklahoma (BB......
Story by Petty Officer 2nd Class Charlotte Oliver | Defense Media Activity - Navy Production | 06.03.2016
Not a single ship was in sight. The steady rumble of the SBD Dauntless' props churned through the calm Pacific clouds 15,000 feet above. All they could see was blue....
Story by Petty Officer 2nd Class Charlotte Oliver | Defense Media Activity - Navy Production | 06.01.2016
Only six months had passed, yet it felt like an eternity. This, after all, was America: unstoppable.
Story by Sgt. Sarah Fiocco | Marine Rotational Force - Darwin | 05.02.2013
In four days, 71 years ago, Australia and its allied forces engaged in the largest naval battle that has ever been fought off its shores. To honor those who fought and those who lost their lives during the Battle of Coral Sea, May 4-8, 1942, Australian service members and Marines with Marine Rotational Force – Darwin attended a commemorative service at the USS Peary Gun Memorial, here, May 3....
Story by Lance Cpl. Raquel Barraza | Marine Corps Air Station Miramar | 01.23.2013
In May 1942, retired Lt. Cmdr. Robert Gale, then a young seaman, fought in the Battle of Coral Sea aboard the USS Lexington. Now at the age of 91, Gale can still remember every moment of that battle. Gale shared his stories with Marines and sailors during a Warriors of the Faith event at the base chapel aboard MCAS Miramar, Calif., Jan. 23....
