1836: |
Commissioning of Charles H. Haswell as first regularly appointed Engineer Officer.
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1916: |
North Carolina is first Navy ship to carry and operate aircraft
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1921: |
Congress creates Bureau of Aeronautics to be in charge of all matter pertaining to naval aeronautics.
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1951: |
Ninth Naval District forces assist in flood relief work in Kansas City through 20 July
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1953: |
United Nations Fleet launches heavy air and sea attack on Wonsan; Major John Bolt, USMC becomes first jet ace in Marine Corps.
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1988: |
SECDEF approves opening Navy's Underwater Construction Teams, fleet oiler, ammunition ships, and combat stores ships to women.
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1990: |
Commander Rosemary B. Mariner becomes first woman to command an operational aviation squadron (VAQ-34).
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