USS Midway (CV-41) - San Diego, California
Greetings PHG fans! Over the holiday break, my family and I had a chance to visit the historic USS Midway , a cold-war era aircraft carrier that is now a museum ship here in San Diego. Named for the battle that took place near Midway Atoll in 1942 , the ship was commissioned eight days after the end of the Second World War. My family at the USS Midway (CV-41) in San Diego, California After a series of modernizations that saw her add an angled deck and increased flight deck sp
Tony Boccia
Calling all Korea hands: help us expand the page!
Throughout my career, Korea has been a frequent stop for 7th fleet ships from Jeju Island to Pyeongtaek, and squadrons throughout the Western Pacific frequent the U.S. Air Force base at Osan, near Seoul.
Tony Boccia
Year in Review: 2025
Greetings PHG fans! As we wind down 2025 and head toward the new year, I think it's worth it to take a moment and recap the last year for Pacific History Guide, and where we hope to go in 2026. I came up with the idea for Pacific History Guide after the collapse of Twitter and just as the AI-fueled demise of social media began in the fall of 2024. I had always been active on social media posting insights about history and attempting to share some knowledge about current event
Tony Boccia