Name that Ship
US Navy's first operational aircraft carrier
CV-1 Langley
Largest naval battle in history
Battle of Leyte Gulf
“the dominating factor all through the war, never for one moment could we forget that everything happening elsewhere on land, at sea, or in the air depended ultimately on its outcome.” - Winston Churchill
Battle of the Atlantic
President Kennedy's strategy of dealing with Soviet Union. Involved meeting any threat in a like manner with graduated pressure. Emphasized diplomacy, conventional forces, and covert operations
Flexible Response
US invasion of Iraq to dislodge Sadam Hussein from pwoer
Operation Iraqi Freedom
Revolutionary British battleship whose design made previous battleships obsolete.
HMS Dreadnought
Great Marianas Turkey Shoot
Battle of the Philippine Sea
First US offensive of WWII
Guadalcanal
This event led to Congress passing a resolution allowing the President to authorize military action without a declaration of war.
Gulf of Tonkin Incident
US invasion of Afghanistan in response to 9/11 terrorist attack
Operation Enduring Freedom
One of four planned Japanese super-battleships during WWII. Sister ship to the Yamato
(Hint: Answer is not Yamato)
Musashi
US Asiatic Squadron led by Commodore George Dewey engaged the entire Spanish Pacific Squadron in this decisive battle.
Battle of Manila Bay
Advocate for naval aviation after WWI. Organized air demonstration off Virginia Capes.
GEN Billy Mitchell
Largest peacetime naval expansion in history occurred as part of this naval strategy.
The Maritime Strategy
US response to Iraqi Invasion of Kuwait involving request for aid from Saudi Arabia.
Desert Shield
The first submarine ever used in combat
HL Hunley
First battle between ironclads.
Battle of Hampton Roads
Naval project during WWI to limit German U-Boat activity
North Sea Mine Barrage
President Eisenhower's military policy. Favored the Air Force with a greater emphasis placed on nuclear weapons.
New Look
Mission to find and neutralize Osama Bin Laden
Operation Neptune Spear
John Paul Jones dueled the HMS Serapis aboard this ship.
Bonhomme Richard
"We have met the enemy, and they are ours" - Oliver Hazard Perry
Battle of Lake Erie
"Among the Americans who served at ____________, uncommon valor was a common virtue" - ADM Nimitz
Iwo Jima
Navy's first submarine-launched ICBM
Polaris missile
3 of the 6 core missions established for the US Navy in "A Cooperative Strategy for 21st Century Seapower"
Forward Presence, Deterrence, Sea Control, Power Projection, Maritime Security, HA/DR