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Women Veterans

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Two workers attaching a Pratt & Whitney R-2800 Double Wasp onto a F4U Corsair at the Chance-Vought factory in Stratford, Connecticut.

Date: March 1943

NARA: 179036630

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F-4 Phantoms from VF-84 - 1964

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An FM-2 of VC-78 hangs over the edge of USS Saginaw Bay (CVE-82), 19 October 1944

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Marine Corps and Navy emblems adorn several panels at the Iwo Jima display in the National Museum of the Marine Corps. Each emblem represents a serviceman who lost their life during the battle.

March 26, 1945, marked the end of the 36-day long battle that resulted in over 26,000 American casualties, including 6,800 killed in action.

The battle for Iwo Jima also saw 27 Medals of Honor awarded to Marine and Navy personnel for gallantry above and beyond the call of duty.

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Crew conducting drills aboard USS TEXAS (BB-35), likely in Firth of Forth, Scotland.

Photographed in early 1918.

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“Preparing Tin Fish,” by U.S. Naval Reserve combat artist William Franklin Draper, September 12, 1943. 

Record Group 330: Records of the Office of the Secretary of Defense Series: Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

Image description: Painting of sailors in a small room, working on torpedoes. Some reach inside torpedoes via a side panel, some work on the head of the torpedoes, and some hold the torpedoes steady. 

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Sky and Water, 1954

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Packard 2775

This is the wild-looking Packard 2775, a 24-cylinder "X" engine. The "X" represents the arrangement of the engine's banks of cylinders, which in this case form the shape of an X. This engine was developed in the 1920s as the powerplant for a US Navy aircraft that was hoped would win the Schneider Trophy Race. All 24 pistons connected to a single crankshaft in the middle, and in total the 2775 displaced 2,775 cu in (45.5 litres). On this engine, it was possible to mount four spark plugs per cylinder (two per side). It made an impressive 1,500 hp before the 1930s, but it was never fitted to an aircraft and only a few were built.

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The Apollo 15 Command Module Endeavour (CM-112) prior to and after being brought aboard U.S.S. OKINAWA (LPH-3).

Date: August 7, 1971

NASA ID: link, S71-42024, S71-42037

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Navy F4U-4 of VF-783 over San Diego - 1953

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A TBM-3E of VT-95 banks over USS Antietam (CV-36) near Hawaii, 1945

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U.S. Navy SEALs Lt. Michael P. Murphy, from Patchogue, NY and Perry Officer 2nd Class Matthew G. Axelson, from Cupertino, Calif, pose for photo during their deployment to Afghanistan in 2005.

Murphy and Axelson would be killed by enemy forces during a reconnaissance mission, Operation Red Wings, on June 28, 2005. They were part of a four-man team tasked with finding a key Taliban leader in the mountainous terrain near Asadabad, Afghanistan, when they came under fire from a much larger enemy force.

(Photo courtesy of U.S. Navy)

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USS COLORADO (BB-45), Queen of the Seas, tied to a pier in New York Navy Yard, prior to her maiden voyage.

"Uncle Sam's newest addition to the navy is receiving final equipment before her cruise to Europe. COLORADO is the navy's most powerful high seas fighting instrument, the greatest in the world, and is commanded by Capt. Reginald R. Belknap."

Date: October 25, 1923

Photographed by Kadel & Herbert News

AP Photo: H-15645-S