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Book Reviews

April 2021
Experts review The U.S. Navy and Its Cold War Alliances, Airpower Over Gallipoli, and other new and noteworthy books.
As executive officer of VP-22 in the 1960s, John Coughlin ramped up cold-weather training for the aircrews prior to an Alaskan deployment in the dead of winter.

Deployment to Adak

By Rear Admiral John T. Coughlin, U.S. Navy (Retired)
April 2021
As executive officer of VP-22 in the 1960s, John Coughlin ramped up cold-weather training for the aircrews prior to an Alaskan deployment.
U.S. Mint, coin collecting

Pieces of the Past

By Michael Markowitz
April 2021
Americans have always been a seafaring people, and U.S. coins reflect that history. The first “ship coins” were minted in 1892 and 1893.
Admiral John S. "Jimmy" Thach, USN (Ret.) (1905-1981)

Meeting “Butch” O’Hare

By Taira Payne
April 2021
13 March marks the birthday of the U.S. Navy's first flying ace and the first Navy recipient of the Medal of Honor in World War II.
Truk Atoll

Target: Truk Atoll

By Aryeh Wetherhorn
April 2021
Culled from ships’ war diaries, here is a vivid, you-are-there account of the U.S. offensive against Japanese forces in the Caroline Islands in February 1944.
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The Foundation of the WAVES

By Emily Hegranes
April 2021
There is much to gain from reflecting on the foundation of the WAVES and what it took to get this organization off the ground.