While America's massive fleet of aircraft carriers is difficult to sink, they are sadly not unsinkable. The title of this article refers to Midway Atoll as an "Unsinkable Aircraft Carrier," but as ...

1785 - The order is given to sell the last ship remaining in the Continental Navy, the frigate Alliance. No other Navy ships are authorized until 1794. 1898 - During the Spanish-American War, the ...

Nancy Caruso sat on an island in the North Pacific Ocean just inches from an albatross and watched as the large black-and-white seabird with a 12-foot wingspan added grass to its nest to cover up a ...

Today in U.S. Naval History - January 20 1783 - Hostilities cease between Great Britain and the United States 1903 - Theodore Roosevelt issues Executive Order placing Midway Islands under jurisdiction ...

On Thursday the Coast Guard completed the medical evacuation of a 52-year-old man from Midway Atoll. At 10 a.m. Tuesday morning the Coast Guard Joint Rescue Coordination Center Honolulu received ...

On this day in history, June 7, 1942, the Battle of Midway — regarded as one of the most decisive U.S. victories in its war against Japan — came to an end. The Battle of Midway was an Allied naval ...

NEW YORK (WABC) -- There was a big scare in the sky right over the middle of the Pacific Ocean. Alarms went off inside a United Airlines plane as a burning smell filled the cabin. The plane, which ...

The supposedly surprise Japanese operations against Midway Atoll and the Aleutian Islands kick-off, but they don't know that Allied intelligence has cracked their codes. As the Japanese fleet advances ...

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On Thursday, Dec. 12, 2024, the Coast Guard completed the medical evacuation of a 52-year-old man from Midway Atoll. The primary election in August and general election in November will decide races ...

Long ago, Laysan finches, a native honeycreeper known for its brown and yellow plumage and varied songs, were found throughout the Hawaiian islands.