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Revisiting The Importance of the Battle of Midway

Talyn

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The Battle of Midway has assumed a place in American naval lore that has put it on par with other great battles in world naval history. What Salamis was for the Greeks, Trafalgar for the British Royal Navy, and Tsushima for the Japanese, the clash northwest of Midway Island on June 4, 1942, represents for the U.S. Navy. It was a moment of heroism, professional skill, and victory, which came to define how the Navy viewed itself for the rest of the 20th century and beyond.

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Unlike those other great battles, however, Midway was a decidedly modern naval operation. It involved forces fighting beyond visual range and synchronized joint operations undersea, on the surface, and in the air. It also was an early instance of successful cyber integration into an operational plan and demonstrated American prowess in logistics and industrial capacity.

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The lopsided victory at Midway was the springboard that launched the U.S. Navy to victory in the Pacific theater of World War II. The battle laid the foundation of modern multidomain naval thinking which set the force on a course to become the global naval hegemon. More than 80 years later, Midway continues to provide insights and reminders about naval power today and into the future.

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