Women’s History Month: Remembering Raye Montague, Barrier-Shattering Navy Ship Designer

In a time when the US Navy seems incapable of designing and building ships that are not significantly over budget and behind schedule, it is good to remember Raye Montague, a pioneering  American naval engineer who helped revolutionize the way … Continue reading

Women’s History Month: Remembering Raye Montague, Barrier-Shattering Navy Ship Designer

In honor of both Women’s History Month and last month’s  Black History Month, an updated repost about the barrier-shattering naval engineer Raye Montague, who died at the age of 83 in 2018. At the age of 7, she was inspired … Continue reading

Black History Month: Remembering Raye Montague, Barrier-Shattering Navy Ship Designer

In honor of Black History Month, an updated repost about the barrier-shattering naval engineer Raye Montague, who died at the age of 83 in 2018. At the age of 7, she was inspired to become an engineer after she toured … Continue reading

On MLK Day, Navy Officially Names Newest Carrier USS Doris Miller

Today, on Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, the US Navy officially named the newest of the future Gerald R. Ford-class aircraft carriers, not after a president, a senator, an admiral or a historic battlefield. Instead, they named the carrier after … Continue reading