| 1944: | Fifth Fleet lands Marines on Saipan, under the cover of naval gunfire, in conquest of Marianas |
| 1963: | Launching of combat store ship, Mars (AFS-1), first of new class of underway replenishment ships |
| 1991: | 2 battle groups and amphibious ships evacuate dependents and Air Force personnel from Clark Air Force Base after Mount Pinatubo erupts in Philippines |