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61Naval gunfire support — USS Iowa (BB 61) fires a full broadside of nine 16 in/50 and six 5 in/38 guns during a target exercise near Vieques Island, Puerto Rico, 1 July 1984. Naval gunfire support (NGFS) (also known as shore bombardment) is the use of …
62Naval history of Japan — History of Japan Paleolithic 35,000–14,000 BC Jōmon period 14,000–300 BC Yayoi period 300 BC–250 AD Kofun period 250– …
63Naval Fleet Auxiliary Force — The 42 ships of the Military Sealift Command s Naval Fleet Auxiliary Force are the supply lines to U.S. Navy ships at sea. These ships provide virtually everything that Navy ships need, including fuel, food, ordnance, spare parts, mail and other… …
64Naval Air Station Whidbey Island — Ault Field redirects here. For the census designated place, see Ault Field, Washington. NAS Whidbey Island Ault Field NAS Whidbey viewed from the WSW IATA: NUW – ICAO …
65Naval Historical Foundation — The Naval Historical Foundation, a nonprofit organization founded in 1926, has a broad mission to preserve and promote the naval history of the United States by supporting official Sea Services programs and institutions, meeting the needs of the… …
66naval ship — Introduction the chief instrument by which a nation extends its military power onto the seas. Warships protect the movement over water of military forces to coastal areas where they may be landed and used against enemy forces; warships… …
67Naval tactics — Warfare Military history Eras Prehistoric Ancient Medieval Gunpowder Industrial …
68Naval artillery in the Age of Sail — The cannon shot (c. 1680), painted by Willem van de Velde the Younger Naval artillery in the Age of Sail encompasses the period of roughly 1571 1863: when large, sail powered wooden naval warships dominated the high seas, mounting a bewildering… …
69Naval Academy Etajima — Japan Maritime Self Defense Force 日本国 海上自衛隊 (Kaijō Jieitai) …
70Naval Ordnance Laboratory — The Naval Ordnance Laboratory (NOL), now disestablished, formerly located in White Oak, Maryland was the site of considerable work that had practical impact upon world technology. The White Oak site of NOL has now been taken over by the Food and… …
