| 1893: | Navy General Order 409 of 25 February 1893 establishes the rate of Chief Petty Officer as of this date |
| 1942: | First Naval Air Transportation Service (NATS) squadron for Pacific operations commissioned |
| 1945: | Over 1200 Navy ships and Army troops begin invasion of Okinawa |
| 1966: | The command, US Naval Forces Vietnam established |
| 1967: | Helicopter squadron HAL 3 activated at Vung Tau |