In October 1944, a young US Navy Hellcat pilot launched from the USS Enterprise into one of the largest air battles of World War II. Listed as missing in action during the opening stages of the Battle ...
At dawn on October 25, 1944, the U.S. Navy escort-carrier group “Taffy 3” sighted the Imperial Japanese Navy’s remaining battleship fleet approaching from the northern horizon off Samar—four ...
U.S. Navy Ships USS Leyte Gulf (CG-55), USS Mason (DDG-87) and USS McFaul (DDG-74) conduct live-fire weapons training designed to increase fleet lethality and tactical proficiency. Filmed November ...
Chief Walter G. Shull, Sr., SWC USN Ret., age 98, died peacefully in his home Saturday, November 1, 2025. A resident of Corpus Christi since 1966, he was born September 23, 1927 in Brownsville, TX to ...
The survivors in the Caribbean Sea were rescued by helicopter. At least two survivors from a deadly U.S. military strike in the Caribbean Sea are now in custody aboard an American vessel after being ...
Cmdr. Adam Ochs, left, seen here conducting a tour at Sattahip Naval Base, Thailand, on July 7, was relieved of his duties as commanding officer of the USS Santa Barbara on Thursday. (Sgt. Mitchell ...
Outnumbered and outgunned, the crew of the U.S.S. Johnston fought overwhelming odds before their ship sank more than 21,000 feet into one of the world’s deepest submarine chasms. The U.S.S. Johnston ...
A U.S. defense official refuted media reports in Iran regarding an interaction between a U.S. warship and an Iranian helicopter. While Iranian media claimed the warship acted in an aggressive manner, ...
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – It was 38 years ago this week that 37 brave sailors aboard the USS Stark (FFG 31) gave their lives during a catastrophic missile attack in the Persian Gulf. Another 21 sailors ...
The destroyer Gravely docked at its home port Norfolk Naval Station in Norfolk, Virginia, March 2023. (John C. Clark/AP) The Pentagon made waves Monday when it announced the deployment of the ...
Southwest Florida's Lee County coast is home to the first Veterans Memorial Reef, the USS Mohawk. The USS Mohawk was sunk in 2012 and became a temporary underwater art gallery in 2013. After decades ...
Families greet the USS O’Kane as it docks at Naval Base San Diego. (Photo courtesy of the Navy) The guided-missile destroyer USS O’Kane has returned to Naval Base San Diego following a seven-month ...