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Navy gets original commission of John Paul Jones. Washington, D.C., March 12. The orginal commission of John Paul Jones, as captian in the United States Navy, dated October 10, 1776, and issued under authority of the Continental Congress with signature of John Hancock as its president was presented to the Secretary of Navy Charles Edison today. Capt. H.A. Baldridge, U.S.N. retired, curator of the U.S. Naval Academy Museum, presented the valuable document to the secretary on behalf of the owner, John L. Senior of Glen Acres, Roxbury, Conn. who was not able to be present. The commission will be placed in the crypt of the Revolutionary War hero at the Naval Academy. Left to right: Admiral H.R. Stark, Chief of Naval Operations; Capt. H.A. Baldridge; Capt. Dudley Knox, Chief of Naval Records and Library; and Secretary Edison, 3-12-40

U.S. Navy Vice Adm. John C. Harvey Jr., right, CHIEF of Navy Personnel, receives a certificate proclaiming Navy Week from Cleveland, Ohio, Mayor Frank G. Jackson, on Aug. 28, 2006. The Cleveland Navy Week, which runs from Aug. 28-Sept. 4, 2006, features Navy participation in community events ranging from professional baseball and football games to the Cleveland National Air Show. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication SPECIALIST 1ST Class Jason J. Perry) (Released)

The Honorable Dr. Donald C. Winter,Secretary of the Navy (SECNAV), signs charge books of U.S. Navy CHIEF PETTY Officer selectees during a visit at Naval Computer and Telecommunications Area MASTER Station, Pacific (NCTAMSPAC), Naval Station Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, on Aug. 22, 2006. The SECNAV is currently visiting military installations and commands in the Hawaii Region. NCTAMSPAC manages, operates and maintains Defense Communication System and Naval Telecommunication System assets by offering a full range of automated data processing and information resource services. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication SPECIALIST 1ST Class Shawn P. Eklund) (Released)

US Navy (USN) Admiral (ADM) Harold W. Gehman Jr., Outgoing Commander, US Joint Forces Command and Allied Command Atlantic, exchanges salutes with US Army (USA) General (GEN) William F. Kernan, Incoming Commander, US Joint Forces Command and Allied Command Atlantic, during a Change of Command Ceremony onboard the USS THEODORE ROSSEVELT (CVN 71). The Honorable William S. Cohen, Secretary of Defense and USA GEN Henry H. Shelton, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of STAFF, look on

U.S. Navy CAPT. John J. Litherland, Commanding Officer of the Virginia Class New Attack Submarine USS TEXAS (775), addresses assembled guests and dignitaries, including the First Lady Mrs. Laura Bush (center), during the commissioning ceremony of his ship at Galveston, Texas, on Sept. 9, 2006. The second boat in her class, TEXAS is able to attack targets ashore with highly accurate cruise missiles and conduct covert long-term surveillance of land areas, littoral waters or other naval forces. Other missions include anti-submarine and anti-ship warfare, special forces delivery and support, mine delivery and minefield mapping. (U.S. Navy photo by LT. Mark Jones) (Released)

The U.S. Navy 2006 Vice Adm. James B. Stockdale Award for Leadership winner, CMDR. Richard L. Clemmons, the former Arleigh Burke class guided-missile destroyer USS ROOSEVELT (DDG 80) Commanding Officer, listens to the citation describing his award, while Adm. Mike Mullen CHIEF of Naval Operations (CNO), speaks during the award presentation in the Hall of Heroes at the Pentagon on Nov. 14, 2006. (U.S. Navy PHOTO by Mass Communication SPECIALIST 1ST Class Chad J. McNeeley) (Released)

US Navy (USN) Admiral (ADM) Harold W. Gehman Jr., Outgoing Commander, US Joint Forces Command and Allied Command Atlantic, speaks during a Retirement/Change of Command Ceremony onboard the USS THEODORE ROSSEVELT (CVN 71). US Army (USA) General (GEN) William F. Kernan, Incoming Commander, US Joint Forces Command and Allied Command Atlantic, The Honorable William S. Cohen, Secretary of Defense and The Honorable George Robertson, North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), Secretary General are pictured with other USN Officers on the podium

US Navy (USN) Admiral (ADM) Vern Clark, CHIEF of Naval Operations (CNO), delivers remarks during the US Naval Academys Graduation and Commissioning Ceremony held at Annapolis, Maryland (MD). 990 Midshipmen became Commissioned Officers in either the US Navy (USN) as Ensigns or the US Marine Corps (USMC) as Second Lieutenants. US Secretary of the Navy, The Honorable Gordon R. England, and US Air Force (USAF) General (GEN) Richard B. Myers, Chairman, Joint Chiefs-of-STAFF, are seated to the CNOs right

New Chief of Naval Ordnance assumes post. Washington, D.C. Aug. 27. Rear Admiral William ... Furlong receiving his commission as Chief of the Bureau of Ordnance, U.S. Navy, from Assistant Secretary of the Navy Charles Edison, (left) native of Roscoe, Pennsylvania, Rear Admiral relieves Rear Admiral Harold R. Stark, who has been transferred to Cruiser Division 2, Battleship force which he will command. 82737

Navy gets original commission of John Paul Jones. Washington, D.C., March 12. The orginal commission of John Paul Jones, as captian in the United States Navy, dated October 10, 1776, and issued under authority of the Continental Congress with signature of John Hancock as its president was presented to the Secretary of Navy Charles Edison today. Capt. H.A. Baldridge, U.S.N. retired, curator of the U.S. Naval Academy Museum, presented the valuable document to the secretary on behalf of the owner, John L. Senior of Glen Acres, Roxbury, Conn. who was not able to be present. The commission will be placed in the crypt of the Revolutionary War hero at the Naval Academy. Left to right: Admiral H.R. Stark, Chief of Naval Operations; Capt. H.A. Baldridge; Capt. Dudley Knox, Chief of Naval Records and Library; and Secretary Edison, 3-12-40

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'Seeing' for the First Time, England

U.S. Junior Chamber of Commerce hears Admiral Stark. Washington, D.C., June 20. Speaking before the National Convention of the U.S. Junior Chamber of Commerce today, Admiral Harold R. Stark, Chief of Naval Operations, U.S.N., called for self-sacrifice and strengthening of the 'moral fiber' to prepare the U.S. for what he said may be the last stand against 'the vaunted efficiency and ruthless methods of dictatorship.' Left to right in the picture: Admiral Harold R. Stark; Joe E. Levitt, Vice President of the U.S. Junior Chamber of Commerce and chairman of the morning meeting, and Henry F. Grady, Assistant Secretary of State

SIA2008-2161 - Public domain portrait print

Retired Canadian Sgt. Max Peddle, part time curator

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Portrait: Michael R. Dudley, Director, Safety, Environmental and Mission Assurance NASA Ames Research Center 2008 ARC-2008-ACD08-0202-005

Star witness before Dies Committee. Washington, D.C., May 22. Dudley P. Gilbert, New York socialite, who has been financial angel for an undercover nationwide anti-Semitic and anti-communist movement, today told the Dies Committee Investigating Un-American Activities that the American people will 'have to rise under some American officer of the Franco type' if a 'red revolution' is to be averted

New Jersey Air National Guard Capt. Sara Kucharski,

Yeoman 1ST Class Tonya Skipper performs clerical duties in the captian's office aboard the training aircraft carrier USS LEXINGTON (AVT-16)

Dev and the Rev!. Northern Ireland

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