SECNAV Marks the 40th Anniversary of Beirut Bombings
Secretary of the Navy (SECNAV) Carlos Del Toro spoke at the 40th Annual Beirut Memorial Observance at the Beirut Memorial, Lejeune Memorial Gardens, on October 23. The observance honors the…
Eisenhower Authorizes Operation Blue Bat 15 July 1958
On 15 July 1958, President Dwight Eisenhower authorized military intervention in Lebanon under the codename Operation BLUE BAT. Over the next three months, challenged by intelligence gaps, members of the…