It was a blink-and-you’ll-miss-it moment. In episode 12 of “Victory at Sea,” the 1953 documentary series captured several ...

Over a span of 18 months, Wei sent photos and videos of the Essex, advised on the location of various ships and shared ...

Recent investigations conducted by World War II historians and researchers suggest some "missing" sailors from the USS Turner ...

The blast consumed everyone near the bow. No witnesses survived to explain what triggered the detonation. A fireball erupted ...

On January 3, 1944, Coast Guard pilot Frank Erickson flew straight into the teeth of a raging storm to deliver blood plasma ...

During World War II, a small American destroyer escort quietly destroyed Japan’s final submarine scouting line in the Pacific. In May 1944, USS England hunted and eliminated multiple Japanese ...

Navy Musician 2nd Class Zachary Buckwash, assigned to the U.S. 7th Fleet Band, performs holiday carols on the pier alongside 7th Fleet flagship USS Blue Ridge (LCC-19) in Yokosuka, Japan, Dec. 18, ...

President Trump’s plan for new American battleships appears to be going for a “bigger-is-better” mantra — perhaps a nod to the commander-in-chief whose name they will carry. The Trump-class vessels ...

President Trump announced on Monday a new class of battleships as part of the U.S. Navy’s “Golden Fleet.” The president said that he approved a plan for the Navy to start construction of the two ...

On December 16, 2025, President Donald Trump said the United States should “get the oil back” from Venezuela while criticizing U.S. policy toward the Maduro government. Trump framed Venezuelan oil as ...

The centerpiece of the Trump administration’s revamp of the U.S. Navy is the largest surface combatant America will build since World War II. The U.S. Navy will buy two new “battleships” as part of ...