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USS Illinois: The Forgotten Iowa-Class Battleship The Navy Never Finished
The USS Illinois (BB-65) was planned as an Iowa-class battleship during World War II, embodying the Navy’s reliance on heavily armored “battlewagons.” -Ordered in 1940 and partially built, the ...
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Irving native supports U.S. Navy’s Super Hornet Jet Aircraft Demonstration Team
Petty Officer 2nd Class Rosa Dea, a native of Irving, Texas, is making waves in the U.S. Navy as an aviation structural mechanic with Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 106, the unit behind the powerful ...