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U.S.-North Korea Agreed Framework
The Agreed Framework between the United States of America and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea was signed on October 21, 1994 between North Korea (DPRK) and the United States. The agreement largely broke-down by 2003. The main provisions of the agreement are: DPRK's graphite-moderated nucle..

U.S.-North Korea relations
American-North Korean relations ..

U.S. National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine
The National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine or NCCAM, is a United States government agency. NCCAM is dedicated to exploring complementary and alternative healing practices in the context of rigorous science, training complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) researchers, and d..

U.S. National Commission on the Causes and Prevention of Violence
The National [Advisory] Commission on the Causes and Prevention of Violence (NCCPV) was formed, in 1968, by US President Lyndon B. Johnson. Official Statements of the NCCPV "Children are inclined to learn from television because it is never too busy to talk to them, and it never has to br..

U.S. National Geodetic Survey
Survey marker at peak of Isle of Springs, Maine The National Geodetic Survey is the successor agency in the United States to the U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey. It was first established by President Thomas Jefferson in 1807 as the Survey of the Coast. Progress moved ahead slowly and halting..

U.S. National Heritage Area
U.S. National Heritage Areas are designated areas in the United States, authorized by the U.S. Congress to encourage the preservation of history in areas of distinctive human impact on the landscape. Sometimes variations of the name are used but National Heritage Area is the name of the classificati..

U.S. National Monument
Navajo National Monument Devils Tower National Monument Statue of Liberty National Monument Fort Matanzas National Monument A National Monument in the United States is a protected area that is similar to a national park (specifically a U.S. National Park) except that the Pres..

U.S. National Video Game Team
The U.S. National Video Game Team™ was founded on July 25, 1983 in Ottumwa, Iowa by Walter Day and the Twin Galaxies Intergalactic Scoreboard. Walter Day was the Team Captain and the first five members chosen by Twin Galaxies for the team were: Billy Mitchell, Hollywood, FL (Had five listings in ..

U.S. National Whitewater Center
The U.S. National Whitewater Center is a Rafting/Canoe/Kayak center located in the Catawba River in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina just outside of Charlotte. Inspired by the Penrith Whitewater Stadium built for the 2000 Olympics the USNWC will be an official Olympic training center, as well as ..

U.S. Naval Academy Band
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U.S. Navy Band
The United States Navy Band, based at the historic Washington Navy Yard in Washington, D.C., has served since 1925 as the official musical group of the United States Navy. The Band serves the ceremonial needs at the seat of government, performing at presidential inaugurals, diplomatic arrivals, and..

U.S. Navy Marine Mammal Program
The U.S. Navy Marine Mammal Program (NMMP) is a program administered by the U.S. Navy which studies the military use of marine mammals — principally Bottlenose Dolphins and California Sea Lions — and trains animals to perform tasks such as ship and harbour protection, mine detection..

U.S. Navy Museum
The U.S. Navy Museum is a maritime museum of the United States Navy, located in the former Breech Mechanism Shop of the old Naval Gun Factory on the grounds of the Washington Navy Yard in Washington, D.C. The museum has a variety of artifacts on display, ranging from ship models, art and uniforms ..

U.S. Navy slang
This is an [Incomplete listsincomplete list], which may never be able to satisfy certain standards for completeness. Revisions and additions are welcome. The following are some examples of slang of the United States Navy, sometimes also referred to as "NAVSpeak": 0-9 - A - B - C - D - E -..

U.S. Navy Steel Band
The US Navy Steel Band was the first all-American and only military steel band. It was organized in 1957 by Rear Admiral Daniel V. Gallery, from the band assigned to him, while he was commander of the Tenth Naval District in San Juan, Puerto Rico. The band was originally called Admiral Dan's Pandemo..

U.S. News & World Report
U.S. News & World Report is a weekly newsmagazine. Its editorial staff is based in Washington, D.C., but it is owned by U.S. News & World Report, L.P., which is based in the Daily News building in New York City. Founded in 1933 as United States News, it merged with World Report in 1948. The maga..

U.S. Ninth Army
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U.S. Novese
Unione Sportiva Novese is a football club from Novi Ligure, Piedmont, Italy. It was founded in 1919 and entered Italian history by winning the national (FIGC) football title in 1921-22, a season when there were two competing major leagues in Italian football: the Federazione Italiana Giuoco Calcio..

USNA MidSTAR Program
MidSTAR Program Mission MidSTAR is a general-purpose satellite bus capable of supporting a variety of space missions by easily accommodating a wide range of space experiments and instruments. The integration of the experiments with the satellite bus must be accomplished with minimal changes to the ..

USND at Hoople
The University of Southern North Dakota at Hoople is a fictional university that serves as the home institution for "Professor" Peter Schickele, where he is "renowned" as the greatest expert on the life and works of the (similarly "renowned") fictional composer P. D. Q. Bach and serves as a professo..

Usnea
Usnea is a common and scientific name for several species of lichen in the family Parmeliaceae, that generally grow hanging from tree branches, resembling grey or greenish hair. It is sometimes referred to as Old Man's Beard, Beard Lichen, or Treemoss. Usnea looks very similar to Spanish moss, s..

Usnech
In Irish mythology, Usnech (also known as Usnach) was the mother of Naoise and two other sons, all three of whom were killed by her brother, Conchobar mac Nessa. The Deirdre story is also called the Exile of the Sons of Usnech, found in the Book of Leinster, and a prequel to the Táin Bó Cuailnge...

USNews Extended Rankings
2006 Rankings - National Universities [link] Rank Institution 1 Harvard University 1 Princeton University 3 Yale University 4 University of Pennsylvania 5 Duke University 5 Stanford University 7 California Institute of Technology 7 Massachusetts Institute of Tech..

USNH Beaufort
United States Naval Hospital Beaufort is a United States Navy hospital located in Beaufort, South Carolina. Commissioned on 29 April 1949, the hospital is one of only a handful of its kind that sits within its own complex rather than within a larger base. USNH Beaufort serves nearby Marine Corps b..

Usnisavijaya
Usnisavijaya (Tibetan: gTsug-tor rNam-par rGyal-ma; English: victorious goddess of the usnisa) is a goddess of longevity in Buddhism. ..

USNR
USNR [[Wiktionary:Acronym|acronym]] USNR - Most commonly known as United States Navy Reserve.USNR - A logging machinery manufacturing company. ..

USNS Alan Shepard (T-AKE-3)
Artist rendering of class Career Ordered: 16 July 2002 Laid down: Launched: scheduled for 2007 Commissioned: General Characteristics Displacement: 23852 tons light, 40298 tons full, 16446 tons dead Length: 210 m (689 ft) overall, 199.3 m (654 ft) waterline Beam: 32.3 m (106 ft) extr..

USNS Arctic (T-AOE-8)
USNS Arctic (T-AOE-8), formerly USS Arctic (AOE-8), is the third ship in the Supply class of fast combat support ships and is the fifth supply ship to carry the name of the region surrounding the North Pole. Arctic was built by National Steel and Shipbuilding Company in San Diego, California. S..

USNS Bob Hope (T-AKR-300)
Career Ordered: Laid down: 2 May 1995 Launched: 27 March 1997 In Service: 18 November 1998 Out of Service: Fate: Active in service as of 2006. Struck: General Characteristics Displacement: 62,069 tons full Length: 951.4 ft (290 m) Beam: 106 ft (32.3 m) Draft: 34 ft maximum Pr..

USNS Comfort (T-AH-20)
Career Laid down: May 1, 1975 (As Rose City MA-301) Launched: February 1, 1976 Commissioned: December 1, 1987 (to US Navy) Status: Active in service as of 2006. General characteristics Displacement: 69,360 tons (70,470 t Length: 894 ft (272.5 m) Beam: 105 ft 7 in (32.2 m) P..

USNS Glomar Explorer (T-AG-193)
Glomar Explorer mothballed in Suisun Bay, CA - June 1993. (USGS - Terraserver) Career Ordered: Laid down: Launched: 1 November 1972 Placed In Service: 1 July 1973 Placed Out of Service: Fate: Leased (not SAP) Stricken: General Characteristics Displacement: 50,500 tons full, 1780 t..

USNS Guadalupe (T-AO-200)
USNS Guadalupe (T-AO-200) is a Henry J. Kaiser-class underway replenishment oiler operated by the Military Sealift Command to support ships of the United States Navy. Guadalupe was laid down on 9 July 1990 by the Avondale Shipyards, New Orleans, Louisiana; and placed in service on 26 October 1992...

USNS John Ericsson (T-AO-194)
USNS John Ericsson (T-AO-194) is a Henry J. Kaiser-class underway replenishment oiler operated by the Military Sealift Command to support ships of the United States Navy. Henry J. Kaiser-class fleet replenishment oiler Henry J. Kaiser | Joshua Humphreys | John Lenthall | Andrew J...

USNS Kingsport (T-AG 164)
USNS Kingsport (T-AG 164) USNS Kingsport (T-AG-164) began its career as Kingsport Victory (T-AK-239), which served as a cargo vessel during World War II. Kingsport Victory was acquired by the United States Navy from the Maritime Commission on 1 March 1950, and carried military cargo for the n..

USNS Lawrence H. Gianella (T-AOT-1125)
Lawrence Gianella headed south towards McMurdo Station, Antarctica. Length: 615 feet Beam: 90 feet Draft: 36 feet Displacement: 39,624 long tons Speed: 16.0 knots Propulsion: 5 cylinder Sulzer slow-speed diesel The Lawrence H. Gianella is a United States Military Sealift Command pro..

USNS Lewis and Clark (T-AKE-1)
Career Ordered: 18 October 2001 Laid down: 23 March 2004 Launched: 21 May 2005 Delivered: 20 June 2006 Status: Active in service as of 2006. General Characteristics Displacement (Unloaded): 35,400 long tons (35,970 metric tons) Length: 689 ft (210 m) Beam: 105.6 ft (32.2 m) Draft:..

USNS Mercy (T-AH-19)
Career Laid down: June 12, 1974 (As SS Worth MA-299) Launched: July 1, 1975 In Service: November 8, 1986 (to US Navy) Out of Service: Fate: Active in service as of 2006. Struck: General Characteristics Displacement: 69,360 tons Length: 894 feet Beam: 105 feet, 7 inches Propulsio..

USNS Mission Buenaventura (AO‑111)
USNS Mission Buenaventura Career Ordered: Laid down:29 March 1944 Launched:28 May 1944 Commissioned:28 June 1944 Decommissioned:n/a Fate:In service General Characteristics Displacement:5,532 tons light;21,880 tons full Length:524 ft (160 m) Beam:68 ft (21 m) Draft:30 ft (9 m) Speed:16.5 knots..

USNS Mission Capistrano (AO-112)
USNS Mission Capistrano Career Ordered: Laid down:29 February 1944 Launched:7 May 1944 Commissioned:14 June 1944 Decommissioned: Fate:In service General Characteristics Displacement:5,532 tons light;21,880 tons full Length:524 ft (160 m) Beam:68 ft (21 m) Draft:30 ft (9 m) Speed:16.5 knots (..

USNS Mission Carmel (AO-113)
USNS Mission Carmel Career Ordered: Laid down:1 January 1944 Launched:28 March 1944 Commissioned:17 May 1944 Decommissioned:n/a Fate:Unknown General Characteristics Displacement:5,532 tons light;21,880 tons full Length:524 ft (160 m) Beam:68 ft (21 m) Draft:30 ft (9 m) Speed:16.5 knots (31 km..

USNS Mission De Pala (AO-114)
USNS Mission De Pala Career Ordered: Laid down:10 June 1943 Launched:25 August 1943 Commissioned:23 November 1943 Decommissioned:4 December 1957 Fate:Unknown General Characteristics Displacement:5,532 tons light;21,880 tons full Length:524 ft (160 m) Beam:68 ft (21 m) Draft:30 ft (9 m) Speed:..

USNS Mission Dolores (AO-115)
USNS Mission Dolores Career Ordered: Laid down:18 February 1944 Launched:26 April 1944 Commissioned:31 May 1944 Decommissioned:n/a Fate:Unknown General Characteristics Displacement:5,532 tons light;21,880 tons full Length:524 ft (160 m) Beam:68 ft (21 m) Draft:30 ft (9 m) Speed:16.5 knots (31..

USNS Mission Loreto (AO-116)
USNS Mission Loreto Career Ordered: Laid down:27 April 1944 Launched:28 June 1944 Commissioned:22 July 1944 Decommissioned:13 July 1959 Fate:Unknown General Characteristics Displacement:5,532 tons light;21,880 tons full Length:524 ft (160 m) Beam:68 ft (21 m) Draft:30 ft (9 m) Speed:16.5 knot..

USNS Mission Los Angeles (AO-117)
USNS Mission Los Angeles Career Ordered: Laid down:25 April 1945 Launched:10 August 1945 Commissioned:29 October 1945 Decommissioned:12 November 1957 Fate:Unknown General Characteristics Displacement:5,532 tons light;21,880 tons full Length:524 ft (160 m) Beam:68 ft (21 m) Draft:30 ft (9 m) S..

USNS Mission Purisima (AO-118)
USNS Mission Purisima Career Ordered: Laid down:10 June 1943 Launched:25 August 1943 Commissioned:23 November 1943 Decommissioned:4 December 1957 Fate:Unknown General Characteristics Displacement:5,532 tons light;21,880 tons full Length:524 ft (160 m) Beam:68 ft (21 m) Draft:30 ft (9 m) Speed..

USNS Mission Santa Ana (AO-137)
USNS Mission Santa Ana Career Ordered: Laid down:17 July 1943 Launched:7 October 1943 Commissioned:29 January 1944 Decommissioned:n/a Fate:Unknown General Characteristics Displacement:5,532 tons light;21,880 tons full Length:524 ft (160 m) Beam:68 ft (21 m) Draft:30 ft (9 m) Speed:16.5 knots ..

USNS Mission Santa Barbara (AO-131)
USNS Mission Santa Barbara Career Ordered: Laid down:8 April 1944 Launched:8 June 1944 Commissioned:8 July 1944 Decommissioned:n/a Fate:Unknown General Characteristics Displacement:5,532 tons light;21,880 tons full Length:524 ft (160 m) Beam:68 ft (21 m) Draft:30 ft (9 m) Speed:16.5 knots (31..

USNS Mission Santa Clara (AO-132)
USNS Mission Santa Clara Career Ordered: Laid down:15 March 1944 Launched:18 May 1944 Commissioned:21 June 1944 Decommissioned:n/a Fate:Unknown General Characteristics Displacement:5,532 tons light;21,880 tons full Length:524 ft (160 m) Beam:68 ft (21 m) Draft:30 ft (9 m) Speed:16.5 knots (31..

USNS Mission Santa Cruz (AO-133)
USNS Mission Santa Cruz Career Ordered: Laid down:26 June 1943 Launched:8 September 1943 Commissioned:31 December 1943 Decommissioned:n/a Fate:Unknown General Characteristics Displacement:5,532 tons light;21,880 tons full Length:524 ft (160 m) Beam:68 ft (21 m) Draft:30 ft (9 m) Speed:16.5 kn..

USNS Mission Santa Ynez (AO-134)
USNS Mission Santa Ynez Career Ordered: Laid down:9 September 1943 Launched:19 December 1943 Commissioned:13 March 1944 Decommissioned:n/a Fate:In service General Characteristics Displacement:21,880 tons full Length:524 ft (160 m) Beam:68 ft (21 m) Draft:30 ft (9 m) Speed:16.5 knots (31 km/h)..

USNS Mission San Antonio (AO-119)
USNS Mission San Antonio Career Ordered: Laid down:15 January 1944 Launched:8 April 1944 Commissioned:24 May 1944 Decommissioned:n/a Fate:Unknown General Characteristics Displacement:5,532 tons light;21,880 tons full Length:524 ft (160 m) Beam:68 ft (21 m) Draft:30 ft (9 m) Speed:16.5 knots (..

USNS Mission San Carlos (AO-120)
USNS Mission San Carlos Career Ordered: Laid down:1 November 1943 Launched:12 February 1944 Commissioned:15 April 1944 Decommissioned:n/a Fate:Unknown General Characteristics Displacement:5,532 tons light;21,880 tons full Length:524 ft (160 m) Beam:68 ft (21 m) Draft:30 ft (9 m) Speed:16.5 kn..

USNS Mission San Diego (AO-121)
USNS Mission San Diego Career Ordered: Laid down:20 December 1943 Launched:14 March 1944 Commissioned:30 April 1944 Decommissioned:n/a Fate:Unknown General Characteristics Displacement:5,532 tons light;21,880 tons full Length:524 ft (160 m) Beam:68 ft (21 m) Draft:30 ft (9 m) Speed:16.5 knots..

USNS Mission San Fernando (AO-122)
USNS Mission San Fernando Career Ordered: Laid down:26 August 1943 Launched:25 November 1943 Commissioned:29 February 1944 Decommissioned:n/a Fate:James River Ghost Fleet General Characteristics Displacement:5,532 tons light;21,880 tons full Length:524 ft (160 m) Beam:68 ft (21 m) Draft:30 ft..

USNS Mission San Francisco (AO-123)
USNS Mission San Francisco Career Ordered: Laid down:5 May 1945 Launched:18 September 1945 Commissioned:11 October 1945 Decommissioned:20 March 1957 Fate:Sunk in 1957 General Characteristics Displacement:5,532 tons light;21,880 tons full Length:524 ft (160 m) Beam:68 ft (21 m) Draft:30 ft (9 ..

USNS Mission San Gabriel (AO-124)
USNS Mission San Gabriel Career Ordered: Laid down:31 January 1944 Launched:17 April 1944 Commissioned:27 May 1944 Decommissioned:Unknown Fate:Sold for scrapping in 1975 General Characteristics Displacement:5,532 tons light;23,350 tons full Length:523 ft 6 in (160 m) Beam:68 ft (21 m) Draft:3..

USNS Mission San Jose (AO-125)
USNS Mission San Jose Career Ordered: Laid down:17 July 1943 Launched:7 October 1943 Commissioned:29 January 1944 Decommissioned:n/a Fate:Unknown General Characteristics Displacement:5,532 tons light;21,880 tons full Length:524 ft (160 m) Beam:68 ft (21 m) Draft:30 ft (9 m) Speed:16.5 knots (..

USNS Mission San Juan (AO-126)
USNS Mission San Juan Career Ordered: Laid down:30 July 1943 Launched:14 October 1943 Commissioned:31 January 1944 Decommissioned:Unknown Fate:Sold for scrapping in 1975 General Characteristics Displacement:5,532 tons light;23,350 tons full Length:523 ft 6 in (160 m) Beam:68 ft (21 m) Draft:3..

USNS Mission San Luis Obispo (AO-127)
USNS Mission San Luis Obispo Career Ordered: Laid down:18 April 1944 Launched:18 June 1944 Commissioned:15 July 1944 Decommissioned:n/a Fate:Unknown General Characteristics Displacement:5,532 tons light;21,880 tons full Length:524 ft (160 m) Beam:68 ft (21 m) Draft:30 ft (9 m) Speed:16.5 knot..

USNS Mission San Luis Rey (AO-128)
USNS Mission San Luis Rey Career Ordered: Laid down:15 October 1943 Launched:29 January 1944 Commissioned:31 March 1944 Decommissioned:n/a Fate:Unknown General Characteristics Displacement:5,532 tons light;21,880 tons full Length:524 ft (160 m) Beam:68 ft (21 m) Draft:30 ft (9 m) Speed:16.5 k..

USNS Mission San Miguel (AO-129)
USNS Mission San Miguel Career Ordered: Laid down:11 August 1943 Launched:31 October 1943 Commissioned:19 February 1944 Decommissioned:20 December 1957 Fate:Sunk in 1957 General Characteristics Displacement:5,532 tons light;21,880 tons full Length:524 ft (160 m) Beam:68 ft (21 m) Draft:30 ft ..

USNS Mission San Rafael (AO-130)
USNS Mission San Rafael Career Ordered: Laid down:25 September 1943 Launched:31 December 1943 Commissioned:22 March 1944 Decommissioned:n/a Fate:Unknown General Characteristics Displacement:5,532 tons light;21,880 tons full Length:524 ft (160 m) Beam:68 ft (21 m) Draft:30 ft (9 m) Speed:16.5 ..

USNS Mission Solano (AO-135)
USNS Mission Solano Career Ordered: Laid down:8 October 1943 Launched:14 January 1944 Commissioned:30 March 1944 Decommissioned:n/a Fate:Unknown General Characteristics Displacement:5,532 tons light;21,880 tons full Length:524 ft (160 m) Beam:68 ft (21 m) Draft:30 ft (9 m) Speed:16.5 knots (3..

USNS Mission Soledad (AO-136)
USNS Mission Soledad Career Ordered: Laid down:12 July 1943 Launched:28 September 1943 Commissioned:16 January 1944 Decommissioned:n/a Fate:Unknown General Characteristics Displacement:5,532 tons light;21,880 tons full Length:524 ft (160 m) Beam:68 ft (21 m) Draft:30 ft (9 m) Speed:16.5 knots..

USNS Mizar
T-AK-272 USNS Mizar II was a vessel of the United States Navy. Named after the star Mizar. 1,850t (3,886t loaded), l. 266'; b. 52'; dr. 18'; s.13 k.; cpl. 42; Propulsion diesel electric, two shafts, 3,200hp; 13 kts. Built as a small ice-strengthened cargo ship of the Eltanin class on a Maritime Ad..

USNS Observation Island (T-AGM-23)
USNS Observation Island (T-AGM-23), also known as ex-MA-28, ex-YAG-57, ex-EAG-154, Empire State Mariner , is one of two Missile Range Instrumentation Ships operated by the Military Sealift Command. One of the radars it carries is the AN/SPQ-11 Cobra Judy phased array radar. USNS Observation Island..

USNS Pecos (T-AO-197)
See USS Pecos for other ships of the same name. USNS Pecos T-AO-197 Career Ordered: Laid down:17 February 1988 Launched:21 April 1990 Commissioned:6 July 1990 Decommissioned:n/a Fate:In service General Characteristics Displacement:9,500 tons light;42,382 tons full Length:677 ft (206 m) Beam:9..

USNS Pvt Jose F Valdez
Career Laid down: 22 April 1944 Launched: 27 October 1944 Recommissioned: August 1961 Laid Up: 1970 Fate: Sold 15 August 1976; Scrapped by Consolidated -Andy Inc., Brownsville, Texas in 1977 Homeport: Brooklyn, New York General Characteristics Displacement: 6070 tons Length: 103..

USNS Rappahannock (T-AO-204)
Career Ordered: Laid down: 29 June 1992 Launched: 14 January 1995 Placed in service: 7 November 1995 General Characteristics Displacement: 40,900 long tons Length: 677 ft 6 in (206.5 m) Beam: 97 ft 6 in (29.7 m) Draft: 35 ft (10.7 m) Propulsion: Two Colt-Pielstick 10 PC4.2 V..

USNS Sacagawea (T-AKE-2)
Artist rendering of class Career Ordered: 18 October 2001 Laid down: 15 September 2004 Launched: 24 June 2006 Commissioned: General Characteristics Displacement: 23852 tons light, 40298 tons full, 16446 tons dead Length: 210 m (689 ft) overall, 199.3 m (654 ft) waterline Beam: 32.3 m (..

USNS Sirius (T-AFS-8)
USNS Sirius (T-AFS 8) is a Sirius class combat stores ship built by Swan Hunter & Wigham Richardson for the Royal Navy. Laid down in 1965, and launched in 1966 from Wallsend. She was transferred from the British Royal Fleet Auxiliary to the Military Sealift Command in 1981. It was decommissioned in ..

USNS Stalwart
Ocean Surveillance Ship T-AGOS-1 United States Naval Ship Stalwart Stalwart Class Ocean Surveillance Ship:Laid down: 3 November 1982, at Tacoma Boat Building Co., Tacoma, WA.Launched: 11 July 1983Delivered to Navy: 12 April 1984, assigned to MSCPlaced in service: USNS Stalwart (T-AGOS-1), 12 A..

USNS Watertown (T-AGM-6)
USNS Watertown (T-AGM-6) Career Ordered: Laid down: 12 February 1944 Launched: 25 April 1944 In Service: 11 August 1960 Removed from Service: Fate: Disposed of by MARAD sale Stricken: 16 February 1972 General Characteristics Displacement:4,512 tons light, 11,500 tons full Length..

USNS Yukon (T-AO-202)
USNS Yukon (T-AO-202) is a Henry J. Kaiser-class underway replenishment oiler operated by the Military Sealift Command to support ships of the United States Navy. Henry J. Kaiser-class fleet replenishment oiler Henry J. Kaiser | Joshua Humphreys | John Lenthall | Andrew J. Hi..

USN NAS Bermuda, Kindley Field, 1970-1995
United States Navy, Naval Air Station Bermuda, at the former US Air Force (USAF) Base, Kindley Field, 1970-1995. The US Navy moved its anti-submarine air-patrol operations to the USAF Base at Kindley Field when its Martin flying boats were removed from service in the 1960s. They were replaced by N..

USN NAS Bermuda/NAS Annex, Morgans Point, 1941-1995
USN NAS Bermuda/NAS Annex. Prior to American entry into the Second World War, an agreement was arranged between the Governments of Prime minister Winston S. Churchill and President Rooseveldt for the loan of a number of obsolete ex-US Naval destroyers to the Royal Navy and the Royal Canadian Navy, i..

USN Submarine Base, Ordnance Island, Bermuda
US Navy Submarine Base, Ordnance Island. Ordnance Island, Bermuda, which sits a stone's throw off of the King's Square, in St. George's, had gained its name as a Royal Army Ordnance Corp (RAOC) depot, supplying munitions to forts and batteries around the Colony. By the Second World War, it was no lo..

USN Tudor Hill, 1954-1995
USN Tudor Hill, 1954-1995. The US Navy operated a listening post from Tudor Hill, in Southampton, Bermuda from 1954 til the closure of US bases in 1995. This base remotely monitored sensors designed to listen for submarines moving through the Atlantic. There was some hope that the base would survive..

US national security privatization
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US National Soccer Team Players Association
The US National Soccer Team Players Association (USNSTPA) is the players union for the members of the men's US National Soccer Team. Though the organization has existed since 1996, they rose to prominence within American soccer in late 2004 when their collective bargaining negotiations with the ..

US Naval Hospital, Subic Bay
U.S. Naval Hospital, Subic Bay was the main medical facility of the U.S. Naval Forces, Philippines. History U.S. Naval Hospital, Subic Bay first opened its doors on 13 July 1956 when it was designated as U.S. Naval Station Hospital, Subic Bay. On 1 April 1966, the hospital was commissioned as the..

US Navy slang expressions
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