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Washington Navy Yard (17 P) Pages in category "Military facilities in Washington, D.C." The following 18 pages are in this category, out of 18 total.
Originally named the Potomac River Naval Command, it was formed from the areas of the Potomac River up to the Great Falls, the District of Columbia, and the Counties of Prince Georges, Montgomery, St. Mary's, Calvert, and Charles in Maryland; Arlington, Fairfax, Stafford, King George, Prince William, and Westmoreland Counties in Virginia, less ...
The SPARs, like the WAVES, would not open its enlistment door to African American women until October 1944; [20] both reserve branches were under the supervision of the Secretary of the Navy, [2] Frank Knox, who was vehemently opposed to the acceptance of African American women into the naval services.
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Students at these academies are organized as cadets, and graduate with appropriate licenses from the U.S. Coast Guard and/or the U.S. Merchant Marine.While not immediately offered a commission as an officer within a service, cadets do have the opportunity to participate in commissioning programs like the Strategic Sealift Officer Program (Navy) and Maritime Academy Graduate (Coast Guard).
The blue represents the Navy and the Infantry; the scarlet the Field Artillery, Coast Artillery and Engineers, and the green and gold the Military Police. Background: The shoulder sleeve insignia was originally approved for Military District of Washington on 1942-09-26; Redesignated for US Army Military District of Washington on 1971-07-21.
This is a list of female United States military generals and flag officers, that are either currently serving in the U.S. Armed Forces, or are retired. They are listed under their respective service branches, which make up the Department of Defense , with the exception of the Coast Guard, which is part of Homeland Security .
The military reservation was established in 1791, on about 28 acres (110,000 m 2) at the tip of Greenleaf Point.Major Pierre Charles L'Enfant included it in his plans for Washington, the Federal City, as a significant site for the capital defense.