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

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Peter Suciu covers trends in the world of aerospace and defense. It was from Naval Air Station North Island, San Diego, that ...

When Machinist Mate George J. Nastav first saw the USS Princeton in 1949 in Bremerton, Wash., it was stripped down to the shell of an aircraft carrier as if it had just come off the line at the ...

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 ...

Like many, my husband and I traveled to San Diego this summer to escape the Arizona heat. Thanks to his Navy retirement status, we were able to spend time at the Navy Gateway Inn off 32nd Street. It ...

In late 1944, amidst the largest naval battle of World War 2 in Leyte Gulf, USS Princeton was focused on picking off the encircling Japanese aircraft that surrounded her deck, and her Hellcats were up ...

In March, the USS Carl Vinson was ordered to the Middle East and arrived in April, when it carried out strikes against Houthis militants in Yemen. The US Navy announced that the USS Carl Vinson ...

The USS Princeton returned to San Diego on Wednesday after spending nearly nine months escorting the USS Carl Vinson carrier battle group as it traveled throughout the Indo-Pacific and the Middle East ...

SAN DIEGO — Hundreds of sailors returned home Tuesday to emotional reunions at Naval Base San Diego as two guided missile destroyers completed a nine-month deployment that included combat operations ...

More than 700 sailors returned to San Diego this week after a nine-month deployment that took them far from home and close to the hot spots in the Middle East. The Ticonderoga-class guided-missile ...

Sailors aboard amphibious assault carrier USS Tripoli (LHA-7), conduct flight deck firefighting drills during a general quarters drill, June 20, 2025. US Navy Photo Amphibious warship USS Tripoli (LHA ...