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This 1942 U.S. Navy film showed life at the Naval Academy, sailors aboard aircraft carriers, submarines, and planes, as well as enlisted recruits training after the bombing of Pearl Harbor. …

Hollywood director John Ford made an 18 minute documentary for the U.S. Navy about the Battle of Midway in June of 1942. The Battle of Midway presented a victory in vivid color to an America…

This U.S. Navy training film from 1944 described the history of balloon experimentation and development for military use. Reel America is an American History TV series featuring 20th century…

This animated Navy Department Training Film produced in 1955 showed naval battles of the War of 1812. Reel America is an American History TV series comprised of archival films from throughou…

This 1956 U.S. Navy film showed the construction of the U.S.S. Forrestal, the United States' first completed supercarrier. Reel America is an American History TV series featuring 20th centur…

“Ladies Wear the Blue” is a U.S. Navy documentary and recruitment film tracing the history of women in the Navy from 1917 to 1974. It features an interview with World War I and World War II …

This film documents the Battle of Okinawa from the U.S. Navy’s point of view. In addition to describing Navy support for the ground troops, the film shows some of the nearly 2,000 kamikaze a…

This 1967 U.S. Navy film surveys the activities of the Navy in Vietnam. Hosted and narrated by NBC news anchor Chet Huntley, the film describes aircraft carrier-based helicopter and fighter …

This U.S. Navy film details Cold War installations in the Washington, D.C., region, including the Washington Navy Yard, Naval Powder Factory, Naval Ordinance Laboratory, Naval Aviation Cente…

The National Park Service and U.S. Navy hosted a 75th Anniversary Commemoration of the attack on Pearl Harbor at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam in Hawaii. Admiral Harris delivered the keynot…

This 1945 U.S. Navy film follows a draftee from his civilian job at a black newspaper through boot camp and an assignment in the Pacific. Completed after the surrender of Japan, the film cel…

This 1951 U.S. Navy documentary about the American soldier’s experience in the Korean War was directed by John Ford.

This 1943 U.S Navy documentary depicts life in Hawaii before, during, and after the 1941 Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. The Navy refused to release this 82 minute film during World War II …

This 1944 U.S. Navy documentary chronicles life aboard the USS Yorktown between July 1943 and June 1944 when the aircraft carrier participated in the Battle of the Philippine Sea. The USS Yo…

A ceremony was held to launch the international bicentennial commemoration of the declaration of war against Great Britain signed by President Madison on June 18, 1812. President Obama, Brit…

The Battle of Midway was fought between June 4th and June 7th, 1942, about six months after the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor. The battle resulted in a U.S. victory over the Japanese, and i…

A brief film produced by the Navy about the Battle of Midway.

Navy officials and others commemorated the 70th anniversary of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. Secretary Mabus spoke and letters from Secretaries Panetta and Salazar…

The National Park Service and the U.S. Navy held a joint memorial ceremony commemorating the 69th anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor December 7, 1941. The ceremony also dedicated the …

Former President George H.W. Bush and President George W. Bush participated in the ceremony to commission the Navy’s newest nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, USS George H.W. Bush.