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#OTD in 1961, USS Enterprise was commissioned, becoming the world's first nuclear-powered aircraft carrier. CVN-65 was the eighth U.S. naval vessel to bear the name Enterprise. The Gerald R. Ford-class carrier CVN-80 currently under construction will continue the tradition.
November 25, 2025 at 11:00 PM
#OTD in 1961, USS Enterprise was commissioned, becoming the world's first nuclear-powered aircraft carrier. CVN-65 was the eighth U.S. naval vessel to bear the name Enterprise. The Gerald R. Ford-class carrier CVN-80 currently under construction will continue the tradition.
Proceedings Photo of the Week: U.S. Navy Commander Scott Welles gets sprayed with water on the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN-71) after his final flight, 18 November 2025. U.S. Navy (Adina Phebus)
November 22, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Proceedings Photo of the Week: U.S. Navy Commander Scott Welles gets sprayed with water on the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN-71) after his final flight, 18 November 2025. U.S. Navy (Adina Phebus)
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November 21, 2025 at 7:29 PM
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It's National Play Monopoly Day! The battleship token in the classic version of Monopoly was modeled after USS Indiana (BB-1). The game piece was also used in the board games Conflict and Diplomacy. The Indiana was commissioned in 1895 and decommissioned in 1919. #monopoly
November 19, 2025 at 2:00 PM
It's National Play Monopoly Day! The battleship token in the classic version of Monopoly was modeled after USS Indiana (BB-1). The game piece was also used in the board games Conflict and Diplomacy. The Indiana was commissioned in 1895 and decommissioned in 1919. #monopoly
🎉🐭 Happy Mickey Mouse Day! Today is Mickey's 97th birthday. 🐭🎉
Did you know Disney artists created 1,200+ military insignias during WWII? Here’s one for Marine Scout Bombing Squadron 245 featuring Mickey in action! 💥👊
#MickeyMouse #NavalHistory
Did you know Disney artists created 1,200+ military insignias during WWII? Here’s one for Marine Scout Bombing Squadron 245 featuring Mickey in action! 💥👊
#MickeyMouse #NavalHistory
November 18, 2025 at 8:00 PM
🎉🐭 Happy Mickey Mouse Day! Today is Mickey's 97th birthday. 🐭🎉
Did you know Disney artists created 1,200+ military insignias during WWII? Here’s one for Marine Scout Bombing Squadron 245 featuring Mickey in action! 💥👊
#MickeyMouse #NavalHistory
Did you know Disney artists created 1,200+ military insignias during WWII? Here’s one for Marine Scout Bombing Squadron 245 featuring Mickey in action! 💥👊
#MickeyMouse #NavalHistory
Proceedings Photo of the Week: The Marine Corps Base Quantico Ceremonial Platoon present arms during the playing of taps during the wreath laying ceremony of Sergeant major Henry Black at the Quantico National Cemetery, Triangle, VA, 10 Nov. U.S. Marine Corps (Braydon Rogers)
November 15, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Proceedings Photo of the Week: The Marine Corps Base Quantico Ceremonial Platoon present arms during the playing of taps during the wreath laying ceremony of Sergeant major Henry Black at the Quantico National Cemetery, Triangle, VA, 10 Nov. U.S. Marine Corps (Braydon Rogers)
USNI Archives Photo of the Week
USS Formoe's mascot "Snowball" receiving her liberty card from the ship's servicemen.
Credit: Our Navy Inc.
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USS Formoe's mascot "Snowball" receiving her liberty card from the ship's servicemen.
Credit: Our Navy Inc.
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November 10, 2025 at 12:00 AM
USNI Archives Photo of the Week
USS Formoe's mascot "Snowball" receiving her liberty card from the ship's servicemen.
Credit: Our Navy Inc.
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USS Formoe's mascot "Snowball" receiving her liberty card from the ship's servicemen.
Credit: Our Navy Inc.
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November 9, 2025 at 7:00 PM
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November 8, 2025 at 7:00 PM
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Proceedings Photo of the Week: The 39th Commandant of the Marine Corps, General Eric M. Smith, shakes hands with World War II veteran Delmar Beard during the Pentagon’s 250th Marine Corps Birthday Cake Cutting Ceremony at Washington, D.C., 5 November. U.S. Marine Corps (Juaquin Greaves)
November 8, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Proceedings Photo of the Week: The 39th Commandant of the Marine Corps, General Eric M. Smith, shakes hands with World War II veteran Delmar Beard during the Pentagon’s 250th Marine Corps Birthday Cake Cutting Ceremony at Washington, D.C., 5 November. U.S. Marine Corps (Juaquin Greaves)
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November 4, 2025 at 9:00 PM
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USNI Archives Photo of the Week
On this day, 68 years ago: The Navy's Blue Angels meet the stars of the 1957 Ice Capades before the show.
Credit: Official U.S. Navy Photograph
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On this day, 68 years ago: The Navy's Blue Angels meet the stars of the 1957 Ice Capades before the show.
Credit: Official U.S. Navy Photograph
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November 3, 2025 at 12:01 AM
USNI Archives Photo of the Week
On this day, 68 years ago: The Navy's Blue Angels meet the stars of the 1957 Ice Capades before the show.
Credit: Official U.S. Navy Photograph
Interested in this photograph? Need help with your research? Email us at research@usni.org for assistance today!
On this day, 68 years ago: The Navy's Blue Angels meet the stars of the 1957 Ice Capades before the show.
Credit: Official U.S. Navy Photograph
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November 2, 2025 at 7:00 PM
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Proceedings Photo of the Week: U.S. Marine Corps Lance Corporal Ryan Reyes, assigned to the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit, participates in a live-fire range on the flight deck of the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima (LHD-7) while underway in the Caribbean. U.S. Navy (Andrew Eggert)
November 1, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Proceedings Photo of the Week: U.S. Marine Corps Lance Corporal Ryan Reyes, assigned to the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit, participates in a live-fire range on the flight deck of the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima (LHD-7) while underway in the Caribbean. U.S. Navy (Andrew Eggert)
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October 31, 2025 at 6:00 PM
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October 30, 2025 at 6:00 PM
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Proceedings Photo of the Week: Marine Corps CH-53E Super Stallion helicopters lift an M777A2 howitzer and a Joint Light Tactical Vehicle during the 2025 Marine Corps Air Station Miramar Air Show in San Diego. Marine Corps (Sarah M. Grawcock)
October 25, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Proceedings Photo of the Week: Marine Corps CH-53E Super Stallion helicopters lift an M777A2 howitzer and a Joint Light Tactical Vehicle during the 2025 Marine Corps Air Station Miramar Air Show in San Diego. Marine Corps (Sarah M. Grawcock)
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