24 May 2024 WWII “Hit ‘em HARDER” submarine wreck site confirmed WASHINGTON NAVY YARD – Naval History and Heritage Command (NHHC) has confirmed the wreck site of World War II submarine USS Harder (SS 257)...
12 March 2024 NHHC's "History of the Office of the Chief of Naval Operations: 1915-2015" Now Available WASHINGTON NAVY YARD - Naval History and Heritage Command (NHHC) announces the release of the hard copy edition of History of the Office of the Chief of Naval Operations: 1915-2015...
02 June 2023 Center for Information Warfare Training Hosts 81st Battle of Midway Commemoration at Naval Aviation Museum PENSACOLA, Fla. – The Pensacola Navy community celebrated the 81st Battle of Midway Commemoration where retired Rear Adm. Samuel Cox, director of the Naval History and Heritage Command (NHHC) served as the guest speaker at the National Naval Aviation Museum on Naval Aviation Station Pensacola,...
16 December 2022 Reflections of the Past: Naval History and Heritage Command Facilitates Discussion to Enhance Critical Thinking, Exercise Planning NORFOLK, Va. – Historians from Naval History and Heritage Command (NHHC), Dr. Anna Holloway and Lori Whitmire, facilitated an in-depth discussion with Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 4 staff members on lessons learned from historic naval battles, risk management, and connecting these past...
18 October 2022 Secretary of the Navy Announces Preferred Location for New National Museum of the United States Navy WASHINGTON -- Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro announced the Department of the Navy’s preferred location for a new National Museum of the United States Navy (NMUSN) during an event Oct. 18 at the Washington Navy Yard, in Washington, D.C., to celebrate the service's 247th...
31 August 2022 USS Nautilus Returns to NHHC Fleet WASHINGTON NAVY YARD – The United States’ first nuclear-powered submarine, USS Nautilus (SSN-571), is scheduled to reopen to the public in Groton, Connecticut, Sept. 9...
16 August 2022 A Unit Like No Other: The Navy's Keepers and Collectors of History WASHINGTON NAVY YARD – The pungent smell of jet fuel overwhelmed his senses, and the constant whirring of machinery throughout shipboard compartments was almost audible outside the hull of the ship. “You can almost hear them yelling as they [Sailors] try to communicate,” said Capt. Bryon Smith,...
08 August 2022 NHHC Debuts New Naval History and Research Center WASHINGTON NAVY YARD -- Naval History and Heritage Command (NHHC) held a ribbon-cutting ceremony to showcase its newest conservation and preservation site August 8 at the Washington Navy Yard...
18 May 2021 Naval Historian Receives Distinguished Public Service Award WASHINGTON NAVY YARD – The director of Naval History and Heritage Command (NHHC) participated in a ceremony to present the Navy Distinguished Public Service Award to James D. Hornfischer May 17 during a virtual ceremony...