“While replenishments-at-sea are routine, astern refueling is unique and requires precise navigation and coordination,” said Lt. Cmdr. Jason Ileto, fleet replenishment scheduler for Commander, ...

As I was noticing this winter the effects of physical isolation, I remembered a book I had read about 15 years ago, "Alone," the classic polar adventure by Adm. Richard E. Byrd. In 1933, Byrd ...

Editor's note: Each Sunday, The Dispatch features a page from this week in history to celebrate the newspaper's 150 years of publication, with a little update on what's happened since. In the early ...

A static hero is a public liability. Progress grows out of motion. . —Richard E. Byrd There was nothing static about Richard Evelyn Byrd. His family was one of the oldest of Virginia’s James River ...

REMINGTON, IN - Richard E. Byrd, age 83, of Remington, IN, passed away Thursday, June 11, 2020 at Franciscan Health of Lafayette. The son of Everette and Ardith (Schriener) Byrd, he was born on ...

Mt. Gilead - Richard E. Byrd, 82, of Mt. Gilead, died peacefully Tuesday April 14, 2020 at his home. He was born March 20, 1938 in Bristol, West Virginia to the late Lanis W. and Mary E. (Culp) Byrd.