1965: USS Midway’s Deployment to Remember [caption id="attachment_26720" align="alignleft" width="300"] The Midway seen departing for her first combat cruise in March 1965.[/caption] In March 1965, the USS Midway (CV-41) departed her Bay... August 31, 2023 Announcements, Karl’s Korner read more
Korean-era Hollywood on the Flight Deck The Hollywood Take on the Korean War USS Midway Museum commemorated the 70th anniversary of the Korea War Armistice on July 21 with a showing of the recently-released motion... July 21, 2023 Announcements, Karl’s Korner read more
NAVY FLIGHT NURSES IN WORLD WAR II Advances in Aviation and the Emergence of Air Evacuation Advances in aviation by the 1940s offered an opportunity to expedite the transport of wounded personnel from the battlefield to established... June 23, 2023 Announcements, Karl’s Korner read more
The USS Midway Museum Welcomes “Top Gun: Maverick” on the Flight Deck This year, the USS Midway Museum is showing the international blockbuster film “Top Gun: Maverick” at its annual Top Gun Movie Night as part of a series of Legacy Week events over Memorial Day... May 15, 2023 Announcements, Karl’s Korner read more
The Navy’s Seawolves in Vietnam The Vietnam War involved fighting communist forces that infiltrated neutral Laos and Cambodia and were sustained by a stream of supplies from North Vietnam transported down the Ho Chi Minh Trail. The... April 17, 2023 Announcements, Karl’s Korner read more
The Vietnam War Draws to a Close The eventual disengagement of American military forces in South Vietnam began shortly after Richard Nixon's election to the presidency in 1968 with a determination to preserve South Vietnam's... March 22, 2023 Announcements, Karl’s Korner read more
Pioneering African American Women in Naval Aviation Naval aviation is the most variegated form of flying in the world, with fixed and rotary-winged aircraft operating from land and an array of ship platforms. For officers, naval aviation has two... February 16, 2023 Announcements, Karl’s Korner read more
Major Military Anniversaries to be Commemorated in 2023 This new year of 2023 heralds a pair of milestone anniversaries for the Korean and Vietnam wars and the golden anniversary of women in naval aviation. This year’s blogs will feature a monthly... January 26, 2023 Karl’s Korner read more
Centennial of the Aircraft Carrier: Post-World War II The towering success of America's aircraft carriers in helping win World War II was followed rapidly by a steep decline in the number of Navy flattops once the war was over. Even the new Essex class... December 21, 2022 Karl’s Korner read more
The Midway’s Most Colorful Captain: Tommy Blackburn [caption id="attachment_24687" align="alignleft" width="188"] John Blackburn as a student at the United States Naval Academy, c. 1933[/caption] Among the forty men who had the honor to command the... October 28, 2022 Karl’s Korner read more
