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Following up on the Clamagore crew reunion this week at Patriots Point, we're showing submarine videos today as our theme. Matter of fact the crew of Clamagore will be touring the first successful...
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[/caption] On 24 October 1962, President John F. Kennedy imposed a military quarantine on the island nation of Cuba. Enforcing the blockade were the U. S. Navy attack carriers USS Enterprise CVAN-65...
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On November 13 th, Patriots Point Naval and Maritime Museum, in association with the USS Yorktown CV-10 Association and Awendaw Green, will host Awendaw Green’s Homegrown Music Festival for the...
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Experience the most amazing and exquisite collection of hand-crafted original artwork created by over 100 of the nations top artisans as Patriots Point and Mount Pleasant host the inauguration of the...
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Welcome to Video Thursday! This week on the eve of Halloween and the kickoff of USS Yorktown Ghost Ship tour our theme is ghost ships, enjoy the videos and stories below! ...and come on out to our...
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Rear Admiral William Adger Moffett, The Father of Naval Aviation Today is the birthday of the naval officer who was able to foresee a powerful air arm of the United States Navy. William Adger Moffett...
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Veterans Day Weekend events begin Friday, 11 November, with a patriotic concert by the Charleston Community Band in Hangar Bay III onboard the famous USS Yorktown (CV-10). Charleston Community Band...
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Next week on Veterans Day the Charleston Community Band will be performing at Patriots Point at 2 PM and I would not be surprised to hear some of the below pieces. Enjoy these videos and come on out...
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Sixty-five years ago today, the Navy adopted a letter identification system for marking all Navy and Marine Corps aircraft, including those belonging to the Naval Air Training Command and the Naval...
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[/caption] The Navy transferred two of its MATS (Military Air Transport Service) squadrons to assist in Operation Vittle on 09 November 1948. The Navy played a vital role in the Berlin Airlift...
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Today marks the 236th birthday of our amazing Marine Corps, Happy Birthday Marines! Our videos today will celebrate their heritage and service to the nation and as tomorrow is Veterans Day, our last...
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Happy Veterans Day to all veterans! As a special treat to vets, today in San Diego the University of North Carolina Tar Heels face the Michigan State Spartans in a basketball game to be held on the...
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[/caption] Over 374 music lovers came out to hear the songwriter/singers perform at Patriots Point and Awendaw Green's first ever Homegrown Music Festival at Patriots Point under the trees on Sunday...
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Notice the two catapult tracks on the flight deck of USS Enterprise. On 15 November 1934, the Bureau of Naval Aeronautics established plans to install hydraulic, flush-deck catapults on the USS...
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Have you ever wondered what it was like to be involved in something greater than one's self? Have you ever wanted to climb into a Navy cockpit and imagine being a Naval Aviator and flying at Top Gun or landing on an aircraft carrier at sea? Sunday, 04 December, is your chance to fulfill a dream!
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On 17 November 1924, USS Langley (CV-1) reported for duty with the United States Navy's Battle Fleet after two years in experimental status, thus becoming the Navy's first operational aircraft carrier...
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The keel of the Navy's future high tech destroyer, USS Zumwalt DDG-1000, was laid down yesterday at Bath Iron Works in Bath, Maine. DDG-1000 will be named in honor of former Chief of Naval Operations...
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On 28 November 1943, President Franklin D. Roosevelt, Premier Joseph Stalin and Prime Minister Winston Churchill met for a series of talks at the Soviet Embassy in Tehran, Iran. The Tehran Conference...
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In 1928, Edsel Ford donated a Ford Tri-Motor airplane to Commander Richard E. Byrd, polar explorer and naval aviator, which would be used to attempt the first flight over the South Pole. Ford had...
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Next Wednesday marks the 70th anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor and the entrance of the United States into World War II. Just recently, historian Craig Shirley in his new book, December 1941...