His greatest accomplishment, though, was serving in the Navy during World War II. He makes it clear he never served in ...

The U.S. is sending additional destroyers and bombers to the Middle East over the next several weeks as the Pacific carrier ...

John Basilone, who received both the Medal of Honor for his "extraordinary heroism and conspicuous gallantry" during the ...

The U.S. Navy is home to one of the largest and most formidable fleets of aircraft in the world, by a long shot. Its history ...

Henry Kaiser’s mass-produced Casablanca-class "jeep carriers" became a crucial U.S. Navy asset during WWII. Though smaller ...

Oct. 25, 2024, marked 80 years since the first "kamikaze" suicide attack was carried out by the then Imperial Japanese Navy ...

Red Oak veteran Alvin Hayes, a Navy SEAL who served in World War II, has been selected as grand marshal for this year’s ...

The cancellation of the Montana-class battleships during World War II was not a missed opportunity but a wise decision by the U.S. Navy. Although these ships were designed to be the largest, most ...

The Battle of Leyte Gulf holds important lessons for a hypothetical China-U.S. naval clash – and Chinese strategists know it.

The UNESCO World Heritage Committee decided in September to register Japan’s controversial Sado gold mine as a cultural ...

Originally designed for about 150 passengers, the Struma was retrofitted to carry almost 800 people, such that its sleeping quarters lacked space for the passengers to even sit up.

The Navy described the Red Sea missions as “the most dynamic combat action in defense of the strike group and freedom of navigation since World War II.” ...