10K views · 938 reactions | On this day in #NavalHistory USS Pargo sinks destroyer, Lt. Col. John Glenn orbits Earth, and the #USNavy introduces the S-3A Viking. https://youtu.be/OPdYbQGLDtw | Naval History & Heritage Command | Facebook

U.S. 7th Fleet flagship, USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) reached one great milestone in naval history, her 50 continuous years of sustained operations at sea. #NavyStrong #NavysFlagship #FinestintheFleet | USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19)

It's National New Jersey Day. The state's namesake USS New Jersey (BB-62) is the most decorated battleship is U.S. Navy history. This is the "Black Dragon" firing broadsides off the coast of Korea in 1952. After being decommissioned in 1991, the ship became a museum in Camden. #NationalNewJerseyDay | U.S. Naval Institute

29K views · 245 reactions | #OTD in 1942, 30 Japanese dive bombers attacked USS Enterprise (CV-6) during the Battle of the Eastern Solomons, scoring 3 direct hits and 4 near misses. The Enterprise suffered severe damage and the loss of 74 sailors, but swift and effective damage control saved the carrier. | U.S. Naval Institute | Facebook

#OTD in 1959, USS Barbero served as a branch post office and launched a Regulus missile carrying 3,000 pieces of mail. The mail was successfully delivered to Jacksonville, FL. The stunt was not really about improving mail service. It was to demonstrate the accuracy of US missiles. | U.S. Naval Institute

1.4K views · 24 reactions | The USS Milius, a navy guided missile destroyer, making a port visit to Saipan coming from South Korea. The port call comes amid rising tensions in the region and at the request of the CNMI administration. | KUAM News | Facebook