When Pilot Lieutenant Jim Lloyd launched from USS Saratoga on a Vietnam War reconnaissance mission, a SAM missile hit his A-7 Corsair, forcing him to eject over enemy territory. Pursued by the ...

Mediterranean Sea, April, 1965: The white-hot exhaust of a departing jet leaves a trail to the sky in a time-exposure photo ...

James Dean Smith, age 88, of Pemberville, Ohio, passed away at his home on Tuesday, March 4, 2025, with his wife and his ...

He served aboard the USS Saratoga, witnessing kamikaze attacks during the Battle of Iwo Jima. However, one of his greatest achievements was raising six daughters with his wife, Jo, who passed away ...

scheduled to go to the Mediterranean when he was deployed to Vietnam aboard the USS Saratoga. The deployment was sudden, and secret. No one said where they were going, and it wasn't until the ship ...

Born in 1925, Sauber served on the USS Saratoga during World War II and later worked for Phillips Petroleum. Sauber, a dedicated family man, raised six daughters with his late wife, Jo, and enjoys ...

Richard John Kelly, 78, of Cedar Hill died Feb. 19, 2025. Mr. Kelly served in the U.S. Navy on the USS Saratoga. A jack of all trades, he had a knack for working on cars and tractors. He was an avid ...

He served as master-at-arms at the U.S. Naval Hospital in Pensacola, Fla. He re-enlisted in the Navy on Feb. 25, 1963, and served aboard the USS Saratoga until he was discharged on Feb. 17, 1965. He ...

The prototype vessel for the No Manning Required Ship (NOMARS) program, USX-1 Defiant, has been launched and is undergoing sea trials. The 180’, 240-metric-ton unmanned surface vessel (USV) was ...

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