The first black general in Marine Corps history was Marine aviator Frank E. Petersen Jr. He was selected as a second lieutenant in October 1952 after completing flight training and was promoted to ...

Longtime Omaha television reporter John Chapman is honored with his Face on the Barroom Floor at the Omaha Press Club.

Frank E. Podleiszek, a man whose life was a symphony of service, dedication, and community spirit, passed away on May 8, 2025, leaving behind a legacy of love, music, and unwavering commitment to ...

The San Diego-based USS Abraham Lincoln leads a formation during RIMPAC 2022. (Photo courtesy of U.S. Navy) There has been a change of command for the U.S. Navy’s Carrier Strike Group 3.

The enormous proportions of rare-earth metals used in making these warships is due to the technological complexity of modern subsystems Building one Arleigh Burke–class destroyer takes as much as 2.3 ...

Benjamin Jensen is the Director of the Futures Lab at the Center for Strategic and International Studies in Washington, D.C. and the Frank E. Petersen Chair at the Marine Corps University School of ...

USS Frank E. Petersen Jr., another destroyer escort assigned to the Abraham Lincoln carrier strike group, left Singapore and headed eastward on Wednesday afternoon. A United States Navy officer ...

Petersen Jr. (DDG 121), and Destroyer Squadron 21’s USS Spruance (DDG 111) and USS Michael Murphy (DDG 112). USS Frank E. Petersen Jr. conducted a port call to Singapore, while USS Spruance (DDG 111) ...

The United States Navy aircraft carrier USS 'Abraham Lincoln,' left, prepares to conduct a replenishment-at-sea with destroyer USS 'Frank E. Petersen Jr.' on November 8, 2024 in the Middle East.

It is accompanied by three Arleigh Burke-class destroyers — USS Frank E. Petersen Jr., USS Michael Murphy, and USS Spruance. The official said that there is no carrier in the Middle East right now.

Frank was the first child born to John E. Ball and Lois M ... and Lois (Kerry) Petersen; brother, John (Carolyn); sister-in-law, Cat; and many nieces, nephews, and cousins.