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Usn Uss

Wednesday, August 18th, 2010

Usn Uss
What do these acronyms mean military?

USN USMC USCG NSCC NJROTC I think the first three are U.S. Navy, U.S. Marine Corps, and U.S. Coast Guard, respectively, while I have no idea of the last two. I am doing the certificates for people and want to do well. Thank you.

NJROTC Navy Junior Reserve Officers Training Corps NSCC, this had some finding, but it means Naval Sea Cadet Corps

USS COLLETT 1968


Cruiser (USS Vella Gulf, American Flag) Art Poster Print - 13x19


Cruiser (USS Vella Gulf, American Flag) Art Poster Print – 13×19


$3.80


Cruiser (USS Vella Gulf, American Flag) Art Poster Print – 13×19…

Submarine (USS Georgia, at Surface) Art Poster Print - 13x19


Submarine (USS Georgia, at Surface) Art Poster Print – 13×19


$3.80


Submarine (USS Georgia, at Surface) Art Poster Print – 13×19…

Hospital Ship (USNS Comfort T-AH 20, Anchored) Art Poster Print - 11x17


Hospital Ship (USNS Comfort T-AH 20, Anchored) Art Poster Print – 11×17


$3.80


Hospital Ship (USNS Comfort T-AH 20, Anchored) Art Poster Print – 11×17…

America's Landlocked Navy. Farragut's WWII Memories


America’s Landlocked Navy. Farragut’s WWII Memories



With the Japanese attack of Pearl Harbor, America was hurtled into World War II> Hundreds of thousands of young men and women heeded the call to arms and enlisted. For those who entered the Navy, many were more than a lttle surprised to find themselves being sent inland to northern Idaho. Instead of beaches and broad ocean horizons, these recruits fond themselves surrounded by forets and mountains…


Command of the Seas  U.S. Navy Operations in Color 1950-54


Command of the Seas U.S. Navy Operations in Color 1950-54


$15.95


Made in 1952, “Command of the Seas” is a series of four, full color films that document America’s post-WWII Navy. Intended to promote the important role the fleet could play in Cold War conflicts (such as the recently-stalemated Korean War), the films showcase an era of growth and expansion. As new, nuclear powered submarines and angled deck aircraft carriers take to the seas, helicopters, missi…