On Oct. 6, the School Committee was treated to a presentation by third and fourth grade members of the newly-formed Young ...

After the fierce fighting in the First Naval Battle of Guadalcanal, where the Japanese lost their first battleship, Hiei, ...

As nightfall plunged the tumultuous waters of the Pacific into darkness, American battleship USS Washington raced toward ...

Converted bombers would roar a few hundred feet above the sea dropping depth charges and firing rockets; with over 120 Allied ...

Aircraft carriers have been central to the U.S. Navy, and over the years they have only increased in importance since their introduction in World War 2. Each new generation has pushed the limits of ...

1846: U.S. Marines and Navy sailors take possession of San Diego during the early months of the Mexican-American War. Two ...

The Navy fired the commander of one of its ballistic missile submarine crews at Naval Submarine Base Kings Bay in Georgia this week, service officials said Friday. Cmdr. Robert Moreno, who led the USS ...

The USS Cobia, a World War II submarine, is scheduled to return to Manitowoc Oct. 15. This was the vessel's first dry docking since 1996, a project that cost $1.5 million. While the USS Cobia will be ...

The United States is the world leader in aircraft carriers, boasting a total of 20 different vessels of the kind. These are the largest military ships on the planet, and the development of an aircraft ...

The USS George Washington, an aircraft carrier of the Nimitz class, is the latest of four U.S. Navy vessels to bear George Washington's name. Led by Commanding Officer Captain Timothy L. Waits, ...

The U.S. Naval Shipbuilding Museum will mark the U.S. Navy’s 250th birthday with a weekend of events aboard the USS Salem at Quincy’s Fore River Shipyard. The celebration runs from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

After more than 50 years in service, the Marine Corps is sunsetting its Assault Amphibious Vehicle. (Lance Cpl. Brendan Mullin/Marine Corps) From the shores of Grenada to the deserts of Iraq, the ...