| 1918: | USS Stewart destroys German submarine off France |
| 1934: | In first Navy movement through Panama Canal over 100 ships transitted |
| 1945: | In only U.S. use of guided missiles in WW II, 2 BAT missiles release at Balikiapan, Borneo |
| 1956: | Project Vanguard, earth satellite launching program, assigned to DCNO (Air) |