April 18 marked the 81st anniversary of Doolittle’s Raid on Tokyo in response to the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor in December, 1941. Santa Rosa Cub Scout Pack 25 spent the weekend, April 22 and 23, ...
Design and construction -- World War II, Part 1 -- World War II, Part 2 -- Post-World War II and Cold War -- The Vietnam War and the Moon landings -- Final transformation into a museum ship -- USS ...
The USS Hornet Sea, Air & Space Museum will celebrate the 80th anniversary of the most important victory in the U.S. Navy’s history with a June 11 showing of the 2019 film “Midway” in the Hornet’s ...
Meet the USS Hornet: Aircraft carriers were arguably the most significant weapon used by U.S. forces during the Second World War. These large and well-armed “floating airports” sent aircraft aloft to ...
Correction: A previous online version of this story said the present-day USS Hornet (CV-12) docked at the former U.S. Naval Air Station Alameda was involved in World War II’s April 1942 Doolittle Raid ...
USS Bunker Hill (CV-17), an Essex-class aircraft carrier, fought in battles across the Pacific Theater, including at Iwo Jima and Okinawa. It suffered heavy casualties during the invasion of Okinawa ...
Honoring Veterans Day on the USS Hornet. We will have a ceremony and guest speakers starting at 11 am. ALAMEDA, CALIFORNIA, UNITED STATES, October 25, 2022 ...