The Blue Angels flying team includes some of the most accomplished and skilled pilots in the U.S. Navy. Here are some facts ...

Admiral Chester W. Nimitz with Cdr Herbert E. Schonland and LCdr Bruce McCandless aboard USS San Francisco (CA-38), in December 1942. PD. Although Douglas MacArthur and Chester Nimitz were the two ...

Marshall and Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz by Rabbi Benjamin Schultz, national director of the American Jewish League Against Communism. “Such irresponsible attacks,” the statement said ...

The lead ship of the class of U.S. Navy supercarriers was fittingly named for World War II Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz, and subsequent carriers of the class were named for past presidents.

On Apr. 24, 1946 Admiral Chester Nimitz ordered the formation of a United States Navy flight exhibition team. The idea was to interest the public in naval aviation and increase the morale of Navy ...

75 years later, the Battle of Midway stands as one of the greatest all-time naval victories. The Lone Sailor: America’s Lord Nelson? No US maritime figure stands as tall as Horatio Nelson does ...

The Nimitz Class aircraft carrier continues to be the centerpiece of the forces necessary for operating forward. In times of crisis, the first question leaders ask in a crisis is: “Where are the ...

The ship was named for Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz, who commanded the Pacific fleet in World War II. Unlike all subsequent Nimitz class carriers, Nimitz only uses its namesake's surname.