by Dale Jenkins | Aug 18, 2026 | Featured Updates, Updates
Sharing a great moment captured at the Naval War College. From left to right, Rear Admiral Darryl L. Walker, President of the Naval War College; awardee Swedish Navy CDR Sebastian Argenti; and me, Dale A. Jenkins. We established this award to honor the foreign student...
by Dale Jenkins | Aug 11, 2026 | Book Reviews
Robert C. Stern, Super Destroyers, Seaforth Publishing (Imprint of Pen & Sword Books., Ltd.), 255 pages, 2024. Mr. Stern, a resident of Alameda, CA, has written nine books , mostly of a maritime theme. A previous book, Destroyer Battles: Epics of Naval Close...
by Dale Jenkins | Jul 21, 2026 | Featured Updates, Updates
It was an honor spending America 250 aboard the U.S.S. Constitution this month! Just wanted to share this historic moment with you. š¢ā Ā Pictured from left to right:Ā Major Gen John F. Kelliher III, USMC,Ā Dale Jenkins (yours truly), Former SecNav Carlos Del Toro, and...
by Dale Jenkins | May 29, 2026 | Featured Excerpts
On boardĀ EnterpriseĀ some of the staff officers were urging Admiral Spruance to pursue westward to follow up the sinking of four Japanese carriers and make an annihilating attack on the remaining ships at first light the following morning. But Spruance had other...
by Dale Jenkins | May 27, 2026 | Featured Excerpts
Lieutenant Commander Wade McClusky, commander of theĀ EnterpriseĀ air group, was considering his situation and that of the two squadrons of thirty-one Dauntless dive-bombers he was leading into battle. The Dauntless planes had been in the air since shortly after 0700...
