ALAMEDA, Calif. -- The crew of the USS Hornet had just finished a tour of duty destroying mines in Vietnam and when it got the call in early June of 1969. It was a totally different assignment that ...
ALAMEDA, Calif. -- Do you believe in ghosts? The USS Hornet in Alameda is filled with history, from World War II to greeting the Apollo 11 astronauts from their return from the moon. Whether you ...
USS Hornet Sea, Air & Space Museum announces expanded tours, upcoming events, and volunteer opportunities, highlighted by the ...
Spacecraft Recovery Program. Departmente of Defense support ; DDMS Recovery Support overview ; U.S. Air Force overview ; U.S. Navy overview -- The learning curve. Initial preparations ; Project ...
USS Hornet (CVS-12) -- Apollo 11 : the BIG one -- Departure from Long Beach -- Transit to Pearl -- Pearl -- Training at sea -- Final preparations -- UDT Detachment Apollo -- En route to recovery -- ...
Commander Pat Shaw walked across the stage at Denfeld at the age of 17. He was the class of 1965. When he turned 18, he began his career in the Navy. He was a photographer during the Vietnam era, and ...