1813:	Capt. David Porter claims Marquesas Islands for the United States
1943:	Carrier force attacks bases on Tarawa and Makin begun
1943:	USS Nautilus (SS-168) enters Tarawa lagoon in first submarine photograph reconnaissance mission
1961:	At the request of President of Dominican Republic, U.S. Naval Task Force sails to Dominican Republic to bolster the country's government and to prevent a coup
1969:	Navy astronauts CDR Charles Conrad Jr. and CDR Alan L. Bean are 3rd and 4th men to walk on the moon. They were part of Apollo 12 mission. CDR Richard F. Gordon, Jr., the Command Module Pilot, remained in lunar orbit. During the mission lasting 19 days, 4 hours, and 36 minutes, the astronauts recovered 243 lbs of lunar material. Recovery by HS-4 helicopters from USS Hornet (CVS-12).