Rewatch Our Battle of Midway Virtual Event
Learn about the Battle of Midway, a turning point in World War II that saw naval cryptographers outsmart Japanese forces with their codebreaking so the United States could prepare its own ambush, a move that set the U.S. up for victory. This pivotal battle paved the way for America’s triumph, serving as the first major naval win for the Allied forces.
This online event, which originally aired live on June 20, 2020, is brought to you by the U.S. Naval Sea Cadet Corps and the Navy League of the United States.
Sponsored By
Speaker
Dr. Craig L. Symonds
Ernest J. King Distinguished Professor of Maritime History
U.S. Naval War College
Professor Emeritus
U.S Naval Academy
Moderated by Dr. Richard E. Quest, National Director of Education, U.S. Naval Sea Cadet Corps
Learn More About the Sea Cadets
For more than 50 years, the U.S. Naval Sea Cadet Corps has served as a national youth leadership development organization that promotes interest and skill in naval disciplines while instilling strong moral character and life skills through leadership and technical programs modeled after the Navy’s professional development system.
Supported by the U.S. Navy and Coast Guard, and sponsored by the Navy League of the United States, the Sea Cadet Corps engenders among its participants the value of an alcohol-free, drug-free and gang-free lifestyle. Cadets who go onto enlist in the armed services are often eligible for military advanced pay grade programs (up to two grades in some services). This means that a cadet who enlists in the Navy may be eligible for a higher rank and pay than his or her non-cadet counterpart.