Station HYPO

Retraction:

“The December 2025 edition of the LVA newsletter include unsubstantiated claims that Station HYPO – A POPULAR, UNOFFICIAL Navy cryptologic history website – was engaged in censoring information about the USS Liberty and the deadly 1967 attack upon the ship by Israeli forces.  Station HYPO is edited and maintained by CWO Mario Vulcano, USN (ret.).  It has been brought to our attention that the Liberty articles on the blog were removed as part of a mass purge in 2024 of all material on the blog for reasons unrelated to the USS Liberty.  Since then, CWO Vulcano has published more than a dozen posts pertaining to the USS Liberty on Station HYPO. In sum, there was no censorship or suppression of “Liberty history” by Station HYPO.  The USS Liberty Veterans Association apologizes to CWO Vulcano for failing to exercise our due diligence before publishing the false allegation made in the last newsletter and we thank him for his ongoing support in commemorating the men of the USS Liberty.”

On Saturday, April 18, 2026, I walked the hallowed grounds of Arlington National Cemetery—a place where silence carries weight and every headstone tells a story. With more than 400,000 of our nation’s finest laid to rest there, the sheer magnitude of sacrifice settled heavily on my shoulders. At times, I found myself unable to speak, overcome by a quiet, reverent awe for those who gave so much in the name of freedom.

October 30, 1949 – May 11, 2019

Mrs. Rosemary Wenchel, a pioneer in U.S. cyberspace operations for the U.S. Navy, Department of Defense, and the Department of Homeland Security, passed away on Saturday, May 11, 2019.

From: Hooley, Kevin R CAPT CO CID Corry Station
Sent: Thursday, April 19, 2007

1.  25 years ago today (19 April 1989) I was underway in USS Iowa for fleet exercises in the Caribbean.  It was a beautiful morning.  Standing above and aft the bridge I readied myself for the firing of Turret Two’s 16 inch guns. A moment later, the beauty of the day was lost as the turret suffered a horrific explosion and fire that killed 47 of our shipmates.  The takeaways of that day once again illustrate the absolute wonder of our Navy, specifically our Sailors, and the criticality of the job you do.

To boost morale following the defeat at Guadalcanal, Yamamoto decided to make an inspection tour throughout the South Pacific. It was during this tour that U.S. officials commenced an operation to kill him. On April 14, 1943, the United States naval intelligence effort, codenamed “Magic”, intercepted and decrypted a message containing specifics of Yamamoto’s tour, including arrival and departure times and locations, as well as the number and types of aircraft that would transport and accompany him on the journey. Yamamoto, the itinerary revealed, would be flying from Rabaul to Balalae Airfield, on an island near Bougainville in the Solomon Islands, on the morning of April 18, 1943.