| 1783: | USS Alliance (CAPT John Barry) defeats HMS Sybil in final naval action of Revolution in West Indies waters |
| 1933: | Pacific Fleet provides assistance after earthquake at Long Beach, CA |
| 1945: | Navy and civilian nurses interned at Los Banos, Philippines flown back to U.S. Navy nurses awarded Bronze Star |
| 1948: | First use of jets assigned to operational squadron (VF-5A) on board a carrier (Boxer) |