1947:	First Navy all jet squadron (VF-17A) receives its first aircraft (FH).
1948:	USS Putnum (DD-757) evacuates U.N. team from Haifa, Israel and becomes first U.S. Navy ship to fly the U.N. flag.
1950:	USS Boxer sets record crossing of Pacific to bring aircraft, troops, and supplies to Korea at start of the Conflict
1958:	USS Nautilus (SSN-571) departs Pearl Harbor for first submerged transit of North Pole.
1993:	Sarah Deal becomes first women Marine selected for naval aviation training.