Video by Melvin J Gonzalvo | Commander Navy Region Hawaii | 08.29.2025
To preserve the USS Arizona Memorial, Navy Region Hawaii, through Task Force Arizona (TF Arizona) and in partnership with the Pearl Harbor National Memorial and Naval History and Heritage Command, expects to begin operations next week to remove two mooring platforms attached to the battleship’s hull. The Navy integrated environmental protection closely with development of the platform......
Video by Petty Officer 1st Class Abigayle Lutz | Naval History and Heritage Command | 06.25.2024
240625-N-FK318-1001 WASHINGTON NAVY YARD (June 25, 2024) During the 1939-1941 US Antarctic Service Expedition, Rear Admiral Richard B. Black commanded the East Base. Naval History and Heritage Command holds Black’s backpack from that mission in their collection. (U.S. Navy video by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Abigayle Lutz)....
Video by Petty Officer 1st Class Abigayle Lutz | Naval History and Heritage Command | 05.03.2024
240503-N-FK318-1001 WASHINGTON NAVY YARD (May 3, 2024) Laura Waayers, a lead reference archivist at Naval History and Heritage Command, discusses archived letters from Admiral Chester Nimitz during World War II. These letters between Nimitz and his wife, Catherine Nimitz, provide insight into Nimitz’s thoughts and feelings as he commanded the Pacific Fleet. (U.S. Navy video by Mass......
Video by Petty Officer 1st Class Abigayle Lutz | Naval History and Heritage Command | 11.17.2023
Naval History and Heritage Command (NHHC) Director Samuel J. Cox, U.S. Navy rear admiral (retired), speaks about USS Hornet (CV 12). Hornet commissioned on Nov. 29, 1943, and served throughout World War II, earning nine battle stars for Pacific Service. In the 1960s, Hornet recovered Apollo 11 and 12 after their splashdown in the Pacific Ocean. Hornet was decommissioned in 1970 and preserved......
Video by Petty Officer 1st Class Abigayle Lutz and Mary Ryan | Naval History and Heritage Command | 06.26.2023
230724-N-FK318-1001 Jeffrey Bowdoin, Naval History and Heritage Command's Curator Branch Head speaks about the USS Canberra plaque artifact. USS Canberra was the first USN warship named after a foreign capital city, and one of the few named after a foreign warship not captured in battle with a USN ship. (U.S. Navy video by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Abigayle Lutz)...
Video by Robert Hanshew | Naval History and Heritage Command | 05.18.2023
The National Museum of the U.S. Navy removed the 5-Inch, 51 Caliber from the museum tor transport and conservation at the Naval History and Heritage Command’s Curator Branch location at Richmond, Virginia. This time-lapse details the work done on May 18, 2023, for shipment. To keep up with the museum and planning for its future at the museum’s website: ......
Video by Petty Officer 1st Class Abigayle Lutz | Naval History and Heritage Command | 12.06.2022
Named after the 38th president, who served in the Navy during World War II, USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) is the Navy’s newest carrier and carrier class. This video explores Ford’s namesake and his service in the Navy. (U.S. Navy video by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Abigayle Lutz)...
Video by Petty Officer 3rd Class Jalen Walton | Naval History and Heritage Command | 11.22.2021
Members of the Navy Department Library conduct a virtual tour of the historic collection through various spaces and detail the history of the library to what it has become today. (U.S. Navy video by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Jalen D. Walton)...
