YORKTOWN, Va. (WAVY) – The USNS Robert E. Peary returned to Naval Weapons Station Yorktown on Friday after a five-month deployment in the Sixth Fleet. Click here to subscribe to WAVY’s Daily ...

NORFOLK, Va. (WAVY) — USNS Robert E. Peary is returning to Naval Station Norfolk just in time for New Years. Military Sealift Command’s Combat Logistics Force ship USNS Robert E. Peary (T-AKE 5) ...

During the early 20th century, the conquest of the North and South poles became the object of fervent international competition. Teams from U.S., Italy, Norway and Russia vied to be the first to fly ...

Click to open image viewer. CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. At the turn of the twentieth century, naval officer and explorer Robert Edwin Peary made multiple expeditions into the ...

The Veterinary Food Inspector (VFI) has one of the most important and rewarding service support jobs in the Army. VFIs are assigned to unique locations across the world on all Army, Marine, and Navy ...

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Intrepid explorers Matthew A. Henson and Robert E. Peary continue their world travels. You can follow their adventures below. You can purchase the Peary and Henson dolls at the Museum Gift Shop or ...

A compelling biography of the Eskimo boy who was brought back to the U.S. by explorer Robert Peary recreates the twelve agonizing years little Minik spent living as an alien in New York City, an ...

On April 6, 1909, Matthew Henson stood atop the world with Robert Peary as co-discoverer of the North Pole. When Henson descended from the frigid north his reception was distinctly cool, even in ...

In the late nineteenth century, there was only one Earthly frontier left to discover: the North Pole. Many men had died or gone insane trying to reach 90°N, which, unlike the solidly continental South ...

Today in U.S. 1861 - USS Saratoga captures slaver, Nightingale. 1898 - U.S. at war against Spain. 1906 - Commander Robert Peary discovered supposed Arctic Continent did not exist. 1972 - Moonwalk in ...