Could battleships return? We explain how missiles, cost, and naval strategy killed the concept and why it isn't likely ...

When World War II ended in 1945, the U.S. Navy was the most powerful maritime force in history. It boasted 6,700 ships and 3.5 million sailors spread across every ocean. Yet within just five years, ...

World War II was a tumultuous time that saw combat in both the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans. Despite how large the planet is, a war that involved every major nation made it seem that much smaller, and ...

A performance was held this morning at Sarasota Military Academy in Sarasota, and there was one special guest in the room: A ...

Donald “Buddy” Clemente, 98, said he initially didn’t want to go to New Orleans to preserve his service stories in a museum. But the World War II U.S. Navy veteran then thought about his ...

Adm. William Furlong was a U.S. Navy rear admiral during World War II and served as Chief of Naval Ordnance from 1937 to 1941 ...

At age 101, Margaret Brewer of Fort Mill celebrates good health and her U.S Navy service during WWII. She’s among a handful ...

Pearl Harbor’s 84th Anniversary commemoration, themed “Building Pathways to Peace," reflects on the 1941 attack that launched ...

Oct. 13, 2025 , is a milestone for sailors past and present as the U.S. Navy celebrates its 250th birthday. From battling British ships in the Caribbean, fighting pirates off the Barbary Coast to ...