Every Memorial Day weekend, the USS Midway Museum hosts “Meet the Aviators” day. This event, where former naval aviators squeeze into their timeworn flight suits and chat with guests by their old planes on the flight deck, has been a…

With the signing of the Paris Peace Accords in January 1973, the U.S. military’s involvement in the Vietnam War officially ended. As part of that agreement, 591 American prisoners of war were released from captivity during Operation Homecoming.

He had just launched from the deck of the USS Midway (CV-41) on another combat mission over North Vietnam. Even after four wartime deployments to Southeast Asia, no mission was ever considered routine, but few naval aviators had more combat…

When completed in 2028, Freedom Park at Burnham Navy Pier will be the largest public park on the West Coast designed to honor our nation’s military veterans. The USS Midway Museum and the Port of San Diego are collaborating on…

The oldest parts of Navy Pier date back nearly a 100 years, with a significant expansion taking place during World War II. For almost a century, this major U.S. Navy maritime supply hub has literally been through the ringer.

The USS Midway Museum and the city of San Diego recently christened “Midway Place,” the city’s newest surface street. Midway Place connects Pacific Highway to Harbor Drive through the IQHQ research and development center directly behind the museum.