PBY Catalina

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Excluding fighter/attack aircraft, what was the most reliable and effective U.S. naval aircraft and why?

July 2024
Golden Earring

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What song, popular or otherwise, best captures or reminds you of your military service experience?

June 2024
Grog

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Which maritime tradition, custom, or superstition do you find most interesting or bizarre, and why?

May 2024
Riverine Boat

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Which U.S. or foreign expeditionary warfare littoral, delta, or river combat action provides the best lessons for 21st-century expeditionary warfare and why?

April 2024
Mine Warfare

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In which warfare area is the Navy, Marine Corps, or Coast Guard underinvested and in which overinvested?

March 2024
JAG

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What was the most memorable captain’s mast or other nonjudicial punishment you have witnessed, and why?

February 2024
Caine Mutiny

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What work of sea literature provides the best lessons for prospective ship commanding officers?

January 2024
Frank Knox

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Under which Secretary of the Navy did the Navy and/or the Marine Corps make the most progress and why?

December 2023
Clint Eastwood

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Which career film actor did the best job portraying a U.S. Marine and why?

October 2023
Gato

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What U.S. submarine class has best served the nation in war or peace, and why?

October 2023