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Navy
 Websites presented in alphabetical order Naval Air Station Whidbey Island (NASWI) 
 Official website for this naval base in Washington state that began operation during World War II. The site features an illustrated history of the station, information about NASWI aircraft and commands and departments on the base, a base telephone directory, news, and related material. From the U.S. Navy. http://www.naswi.navy.mil Topics: U.S. Military Last updated Nov 1, 2005 Naval Aviation's Involvement in the Berlin Airlift
Collection of material about the activities of the U.S. Navy in the Berlin Airlift (1948-49), in which the U.S. and other European countries airlifted food and supplies to Berlin following a Soviet blockade of railroad and street access. Includes articles and reports, and a short bibliography. From the Naval Historical Center, an official U.S. Navy website. http://www.history.navy.mil/branches/org4-10.htm Topics: Military, U.S. Military Last updated Aug 8, 2007 Naval Historical Center
As the official history project of the U.S. Department of the Navy, the Center’s role is to preserve, analyze, and interpret various aspects of American naval history for the Navy, scholars, military buffs, and the general public. Some topics covered in this rich and detailed site include ships’ histories; wars and battles; maritime traditions; uniforms; and, images from the Center’s document and photographic archives. Also includes links to related Web sites. http://www.history.navy.mil/ Topics: History, Military, Photograph Collections, Photograph Collections: History, Transportation, U.S. Military Last updated Feb 12, 2003 Navy NewsStand: The Source for Navy News
News and features about the activities and defense operations of the United States Navy from Navy correspondents around the world, including those stationed on ships. Includes news and background information about the Iraqi conflict. http://www.news.navy.mil/ Topics: U.S. Military Last updated Sep 5, 2005 Navy Personnel Command: Office of Women's Policy (N134W)
The Web site for this U.S. Navy office features current facts and statistics on women in the Navy (including distribution of enlisted women and female officers), historical data on women in the Navy (1776 to the present), Navy policy related to women (assignment, pregnancy, and family care), and research and studies on women in the Navy. Includes links to related sites. http://www.npc.navy.mil/AboutUs/BUPERS/WomensPolicy/ Topics: Military, U.S. Military, United States History, Women Last updated Mar 7, 2007 Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility (PSNS & IMF)
This U.S. Navy facility in Kitsap County, Washington state, has the mission of "fixing ships and training Sailors." It also "has sites in Bremerton, Bangor, Everett, San Diego, Boston and wherever our workers go to fix ships." The website features a history of the PSNS (originally established in 1891), historical photos, and brief information about current operations. From the U.S. Navy. http://www.psns.navy.mil Topics: U.S. Military Last updated Oct 27, 2005 SURTASS LFA
"The Surveillance Towed Array Sensor System (SURTASS) Low Frequency Active (LFA) is a new sonar" that, according to the Navy Fleet Commanders in Chief "is a crucial element of the Navy's anti-submarine warfare (ASW) force and is an asset required for our national security." This site contains a description of SURTASS, the U.S. Navy's research, findings, and opinions about the uses of LFA sonar for defense, and its impact on marine mammals. Includes a glossary. http://www.surtass-lfa-eis.com/ Topics: Transportation, U.S. Military, Weapons Last updated Oct 21, 2003 U.S. Navy Marine Mammal Program (NMMP)
This site describes how "bottlenose dolphins and California sea lions perform a number of important functions such as protecting ports and Navy assets from swimmer attack, locating and attaching recovery hardware to expensive exercise and training targets, and locating potentially dangerous sea mines." The site features a FAQ, photographs, a map of their deployment, information about marine mammal health care and training in San Diego, California, and more. From the U.S. Department of the Navy. http://www.spawar.navy.mil/sandiego/technology/mammals/ Topics: Animals, Mammals, Photograph Collections: Nature & Wildlife, U.S. Military Last updated Nov 23, 2004 United States Navy
This official Web site has current news and information about the U.S. Navy. It contains a huge A-Z index of all matters related to Navy life past and present, leaders, education and careers options, lifelines (e.g. Operation Dear Abby), and much more. http://www.navy.mil/ Topics: U.S. Military Last updated Mar 26, 2003 US Naval Air Station, Sunnyvale, CA Historic District (Moffett Field)
Profile of the "site of the US Naval Air Station Sunnyvale, California, Historic District, [which] consists of a large number of buildings that were constructed from the 1930s on." Focuses on Hangar One, which housed dirigibles in the 1930s and which is now "[o]ne of the most recognizable landmarks in the San Francisco Bay Area." Part of a National Register of Historic Places Itinerary from the National Park Service (NPS). http://www.nps.gov/nr/travel/santaclara/usn.htm Topics: U.S. Military Last updated May 27, 2008 |
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