Naval History & Heritage Command

The Seventh Round of the "Uniform Showdown" is the standoff the "poopie" suit and "bunny boots"! the rumored origin for the nickname of "poopie" suits is a not-so-subtle reference to the smell submarines can have after months underway?

National Museum of the United States Navy
National Museum of the American Sailor
Puget Sound Navy Museum
U.S. Navy Seabee Museum

Action in the mid-Atlantic! In November 1941, the light cruiser USS Omaha (CL-4) was involved in one of the great dramas of American seamanship. While on patrol, her crew spotted a suspicious freighter flying the American flag. When the fleeing crew tried to sink their own ship, the brave boarding party from the Omaha risked extreme danger to capture and salvage it—discovering it was actually the German blockade runner Odenwald!

Nebraska may be landlocked, but its namesake ships have made waves across the globe.


📸: USS Omaha (CL-4), in right center, standing by the German blockade runner Odenwald, which has a U.S. boarding party on board, in the South Atlantic, 6 November 1941. Photographed from USS Somers (DD-381).

This uniform is the famed dungarees a denim, bell-bottomed working uniform with a blue over shirt existed in the Navy from 1913 to 1999. At the time, they were well suited to naval environments due to their simple and durable design.

Today's is Naval Training Station San Diego!

The Naval Training Station, as it was then named, was commissioned in June 1923. In 1942, the Station reached its wartime peak of 33,000 personnel housed in temporary-type wood frame and stucco structures. In April 1944, the Secretary of the Navy redesignated the Station as Naval Training Center.

When the decision was made to close NTC, there were two main component commands located on base: Recruit Training Command (RTC) and Service School Command (SSC). RTC was decommissioned in March 1994 and SSC in March 1996. Operational closure of former NTC occurred on 30 April 1997.

📸: A Navy recruit relaxes on the stern of the training ship RECRUIT (TDE-1) during a break in the training program, San Diego, California, 11 December 1969. (Photo by Photographer's Mate First Class Robert E. Woods)
📸: Photos of U.S. Naval Training Station, San Diego

Media Advisory: Sail 250 Ribbon Cutting Ceremony
The National Museum of the United States Navy is scheduled to host a ribbon cutting ceremony and unveiling of the “Navy 250: The Legacy,” June 24, 2026.

The new exhibition offers an immersive journey through the 250 years of service, sacrifice, and innovation of the U.S. Navy. The event will include remarks from Navy leadership, Maryland state officials, and community leaders and will be followed by a small reception.

For more details click the link below👇

www.history.navy.mil

The sixth round of our "Uniform Showdown" pits two different types of outerwear against one another - and both are revered in Navy culture! Which one gets your vote?

Place your votes by commenting below!
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National Museum of the American Sailor
Puget Sound Navy Museum
National Naval Aviation Museum

For this round, we're pitting the Officer's Tiara against the Officer's Boat Cloak! Which accessory do you like more?

Place your votes by commenting below!
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National Museum of the American Sailor
Puget Sound Navy Museum
U.S. Naval Academy Museum Naval War College Museum

Happy Omaha Navy Week! Did you know four U.S. Navy ships have been named in honor of Omaha? The very first USS Omaha was a 250-foot screw sloop-of-war commissioned in 1872 that served in the Atlantic and Asiatic Squadrons!

From 14-21 June, we are celebrating the deep naval history rooted right here in the Gateway to the West. Join us all week as we explore the incredible ships, sailors, and stories that connect Nebraska to the sea.


📸: USS Omaha (1872-1915) At the Portsmouth Navy Yard, Kittery, Maine, circa the 1880s

The National Museum of the American Sailor team is hitting the road for the summer! With renovations underway, NMAS staff and volunteers will be participating in area events throughout the Great Lakes community and the Midwest as a whole.

You can find them supporting the Navy families at Navy Life Great Lakes events throughout the summer, participating in summer camps and open houses with the or the Wauconda Township Historical Society or at Navy or Fleet Week near you in Omaha, Billings, or Boston!

They are eager and ready to share updates about your U.S. Navy Enlisted Sailor museum!

From the 📸 archives: USS Oklahoma (BB-37) Sailors scrub and wash clothes at Guantanamo Bay, circa 1919.