Naval History and Heritage Command

Please consult the links below to read previous blogs from NHHC Director Sam Cox on NHHC's blog site The Sextant.

2018

• Flight of the Avenger─September 17, 2018
• USS Abner Read: Team Uncovers a Legacy of Perseverance and Valor─August 29, 2018
• Wexford Ireland’s Ties to U.S. Naval History─July 18, 2018
• The Enterprise Stern Plate: From Scrapyard to Small Town America─May 31, 2018

2017

• Lest We Forget: USS Indianapolis and Her Sailors—August 24, 2017
• UC-97: Forgotten WWI History in an Unexpected Place – Lake Michigan—June 26, 2017
• Battle of the Coral Sea and the Bomb that Changed the Course of the War—May 5, 2017
• Toughness: Aviation Machinist Mate First Class (AMM1/C) Bruno Peter Gaido—April 24, 2017

2016

• The Important Role of Naval History to Honor the Past, Inspire the Future—December 30, 2016
• Last Call: Honoring the USS Arizona Survivors—December 16, 2016
• As Infamy Dawned in the Pacific, War Simmered in the Atlantic—December 6, 2016
• Stories of Valor on a Day of Infamy—December 5, 2016
• The Story of USS Ward and Navy Readiness as the Sun Rose on the Day of Infamy—December 2, 2016
• Surface Warrior: Remembering Ernest Evans—November 29, 2016
• Melding Operational Aviators with Intelligence: Introducing SPEAR—September 30, 2016
• The Loss of USS Memphis (ACR 10)—August 29, 2016
• NHHC Director Visits USS San Francisco Memorial—August 2, 2016
• Our People, Our History: Introducing the National Museum of the American Sailor—July 5, 2016
• Balancing Act: History and Technology in a Modern Navy—May 19, 2016
• Storm Front: The Threat of Mina al-Ahmadi – Part Four—March 1, 2016
• Final Days of USS Houston, the Galloping Ghost of the Java Coast—February 29, 2016
• Storm Warning: The Minesweeping in Mina al-Ahmadi – Part Three—February 26, 2016
• Gathering Storm: Mina al-Ahmadi in the Crosshairs – Part Two—February 24, 2016
• Driving Storm: A Vision of Hell – Part Five—February 24, 2016
• Storm Season: War Clouds Form Over the Sands of Mina al-Ahmadi—February 18, 2016
• Storm Break: Curator of the Navy Recalls War's First Night 25 Years Later—Part I—January 15, 2016
• Storm Break: Curator of the Navy Recalls War's First Night 25 Years Later—Part II—January 15, 2016

2015

• Building Bridges on Sunken Ships—November 4, 2015
• Why We Strive to Learn from our Past—November 2, 2015
• Why Historic Naval Ships are Critical to our Nation—October 25, 2015
• Honoring Those Lost: Taking the Fight to the Enemy—October 12, 2015
• USS Olympia Standing the Test of Time—September 17, 2015
• Naval History: Around the Globe and in Communities Everywhere—June 25, 2015
• The Honor of Restoring America's Ship of State—May 13, 2015
• NHHC Director Speaks at USS Houston (CA 30) Survivors Association Reunion—March 7, 2015