by Dale Jenkins | Jan 16, 2026 | Featured Updates, Updates
The Terminal Building at Palm Beach International Airport is named for a distinguished war hero who grew up in West Palm Beach, Commander (later Captain) David McCampbell. Cdr. McCampbell achieved the highest number of aerial victories of any flier in the Navy during...
by Dale Jenkins | Nov 11, 2025 | Featured Updates, Updates
As a former naval officer, Veterans Day always brings a deep sense of reflection for me. I think about the sailors I served alongside, the veterans who came before us, and those who continue to stand watch today. Each carries a story of courage and commitment—often...
by Dale Jenkins | Sep 11, 2025 | Published Articles
On this Patriot Day, we honor those lost on September 11, 2001, and the many who rose in service afterward. The U.S. Navy, like all branches of our armed forces, stood ready in the hours, days, and months that followed, protecting our coasts, deploying globally, and...
by Dale Jenkins | Jul 31, 2025 | Published Articles
Introduction The Pacific Fleet naval victory at Midway on June 4, 1942 is one of the greatest in the history of the U.S. Navy, and one of the most significant victories in the history of armed conflict, on land or sea. Decryption of Japanese messaging a week ahead of...
by Dale Jenkins | Jul 18, 2025 | Book Reviews
Martin Dugard, Taking Midway, Dutton (Penguin Random House), 358 pages, 2025. The latest in a series of books, Taking Midway follows Taking Berlin and Taking Paris with an engaging series of vignettes, anecdotes and narratives leading to the June 4, 1942 Midway battle...