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1
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Significance of 14 November 1910

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Eugene Ely - first take off from a ship

2
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8 May 1911

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Naval aviation birthday

3
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20 June 1913

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Ensign Billingsley - first Naval Aviation fatality

4
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20 March 1922

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Navy’s first carrier - USS Langley

5
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5 May 1961

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Alan B. Shepard Jr - first American to go into space

6
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7-8 May 1942

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Battle of coral sea
Broke Japanese navy code
First Carrier to Carrier battle

7
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3-5 June 1942

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Battle of midway

Turning point of Pacific war

8
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13-15 November 1942

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Battle of Guadalcanal

9
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Importance of Guadalcanal?

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Death of 5 Sullivan brothers on the USS Juneau

10
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What are the Warfare Areas

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Recon/surveillance 
Antisubmarine
Amphibious assault
Logistical support
Search and rescue
Mine warfare
11
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What is reconnaissance/surveillance?

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Search for interception, recording and analysis of radiated electromagnetic energy

12
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First aircraft carrier

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USS Langley

13
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First jet powered naval aircraft

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FH-1 phantom

14
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First naval aviator in space

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Alan Shepard

15
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First MCPON

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Master chief Delbert Black

16
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Oldest U.S. Navy Commissioned Vessel

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USS Constitution