The remains of the missing Grumman TBM-1C Avenger. Photo Courtesy of Scripps Institution of Oceanography
For 72 years, it was missing in action. The Navy torpedo bomber rested on the sandy bottom off Palau’s coast, its fuselage violently broken from anti-aircraft fire amid heavy fighting of World War II. Read More
Mineman 3rd Class Brandon Workman, attached to Commander, Task Group 56.1, inspects the Seabotix robot after recovering it from a night dive during the International Mine Countermeasure Exercise (IMCMEX) 16 on April 13, 2016. US Navy Photo
“Train like we fight . . . fight like we train!” This has been a military maxim for eons. Two decades into the 21st century, nowhere is this more compelling than in the Navy’s mine countermeasures (MCM) capabilities and capacities needed to defeat our adversaries’ weapons that await. Read More
USS Green Bay (LPD 20) is moored at Naval Base Pt. Loma in preparation for a magnetic treatment (DEPERM) on Aug. 20, 2014. US Navy Photo
Amphibious warship USS Green Bay (LPD-20) left Naval Station San Diego, Calif. on Monday to join the U.S. Navy’s forward deployed forces in Sasebo, Japan, according to the service. Read More
