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A Legacy Under Sail: Celebrating SAIL250 with Captain Kristopher Ensley, U.S. Coast Guard

07 August 2026

Host Emily Abdow sits down with Capt. Kristopher Ensley, commanding officer of USCGC Eagle (WIX-327), and Cadet First Class Finley Rauscher to explore the Eagle's remarkable history, the timeless value of sail training, and the unforgettable experience of participating in SAIL250 events up and down the East Coast.

What I Learned When I Used AI for Naval History Research

By Captain Derek Dye, U.S. Navy

August 2026

These tools can improve historical research and analysis when used with a keen critical eye.

Seamanship: How Stephen B. Luce Wrote the Book on Practical Naval Education

By Samuel Limneos

August 2026

“He looked every inch a sailor,” wrote one midshipman of Luce. “He was their High Priest of Seamanship, who not only wrote of the art, but lived and practiced it.”

The Road to Annapolis

By Michael Romero

August 2026

It was a long-held belief that the only place for officers to learn their profession was on board a warship at sea. That belief was challenged in the early 1800s...

Remembering My Sea Daddies: John McCain III

By the Honorable John F. Lehman Jr., U.S. Secretary of the Navy (Retired)

August 2026

The unshakeable strength of John McCain’s character set a gold standard.

More Than a Parade: How America’s Naval Reviews Capture History

By Lieutenant Commander Thomas J. Cutler, U.S. Navy (Retired)

August 2026

They send a message about how the United States intends to act in the world.

A Marine’s Journey to France (1918–1919) in His Own Words

By John Thompson

August 2026

Letters from a railroad man who remained a proud Marine all his life.

The American privateer Hampden attacks the East India Company ship Bridgewater on 8 March 1779.

The Fourth of July celebrations came at a fractured time in America that year—and many must have wondered that Independence Day whether the United States could even endure.

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50 Years of Persistence

A Legacy Under Sail: Celebrating SAIL250 with Captain Kristopher Ensley, U.S. Coast Guard

What I Learned When I Used AI for Naval History Research

Seamanship: How Stephen B. Luce Wrote the Book on Practical Naval Education

The Road to Annapolis

Remembering My Sea Daddies: John McCain III

More Than a Parade: How America’s Naval Reviews Capture History

A Marine’s Journey to France (1918–1919) in His Own Words

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For The Nation’s 250th Birthday, An International Naval Review And Tall Ship Parade

Wreckage of the Coast Guard Cutter Tampa Discovered off Cornwall, United Kingdom

A Tribute to Don Kazimir, Commanding Officer of the Grumman Submersible Ben Franklin

Clash of Arms in a Dire Strait

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