quick facts
Who is the founder of the U.S NAVY
John Paul Jones
What is an E-1 in the navy
Seaman Recruit
This Event caused the U.S to enter WWll
pearl harbor
what does DDG stand for
Guided Missile Destroyers (DDG)
"Talk to me goose"
Top Gun
where is the U.S Naval academy
annapolis maryland
What an E-7 in the Marine Corps
Gunnery Sergeant
what happened on December 7, 1941
pearl harbor
what ship is CVN 77
CVN 77 USS George H. W. Bush (2009)
capable, if somewhat unorthodox, U.S. Navy officer who fights to save his career after being saddled with a group of misfit seamen who have been brought together as the crew of his first command, USS Stingray, a rusty, obsolete World War II-era diesel submarine that is the focus of a special naval war game, supervised by a bitter rival who is fighting to bury Dodge's career by any means necessary.
Down Periscope
When was the U.S navy founded
founded on October 13, 1775
What is a E-7 in the Navy
Chief
When was the USS Wisconsin built
January 25, 1941
What does DLG stand for
Destroyer Leaders (DL, DLG, DLGN)
"Filming took place in Hawaii and on USS Missouri. In the film, the crews of a small group of warships are forced to battle against a naval fleet of extraterrestrial origin in order to thwart their destructive goals."
Battleship
Navy's law enforcement agency is called
Naval Criminal Investigative Service (NCIS)
What is a O-6 in the navy
Captain
The Battle of _______, together with the Guadalcanal campaign, marked the turning point in the Pacific. Between June 4–7, 1942, the United States Navy decisively defeated a Japanese naval force that had sought to lure the U.S. carrier fleet into a trap at _____ Atoll. The Japanese fleet lost four aircraft carriers and a heavy cruiser to the U.S. Navy's one American carrier and a destroyer. After ____, and the exhausting attrition of the Solomon Islands campaign, Japan's shipbuilding and pilot training programs were unable to keep pace in replacing their losses while the U.S. steadily increased its output in both areas. Military historian John Keegan called the _______ "the most stunning and decisive blow in the history of naval warfare."
Battle of Midway
what is the designation Amphibious Landing Ships
(LPD, LSD, LST)
Richard Phillips takes command of MV Maersk Alabama, an unarmed container vessel from the Port of Salalah in Oman, with orders to sail through the Guardafui Channel to Mombasa, Kenya. Wary of pirate activity off the coast of the Horn of Africa, he and First Officer Shane Murphy order strict security precautions on the vessel and carry out a practice drill. During the drill, the captain notices that the vessel is being followed by Somali pirates in two skiffs, and calls for help. Knowing that the pirates are listening to radio traffic, he pretends to call a warship, requesting immediate air support.
Captain Phillips
What is the U.S navy's primary misson
The Navy's primary mission is naval warfare and maintaining freedom of the seas.
W-2 In the Marine Corps
Chief Warrant Officer 2
An unlikely combination of Navy ships fought in the _____ War 1965–72; aircraft carriers offshore launched thousands of air strikes, while small gunboats of the "brown-water navy" patrolled the rivers.
The Vietnam War
what ship is DDG 51
DDG 51 USS Arleigh Burke
December 1937, Lieutenant Commander Edwin T. Layton, an American naval attaché in Japan, is warned by Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto that US threats to their supply of oil would force Japan to wage war. The threats are realized on December 7, 1941 when the Japanese launch a surprise attack on Pearl Harbor, forcing the US to enter World War II.
Midway (2019)