The U.S. Navy's use of pigeons began decades before World War II, but the birds found their most critical mission during the ...

The Rules, the Decider, and the Tradition Since 1819, Congress has said Navy ships are to be named by the Secretary of t ...

Although battleships were supplanted by aircraft carriers by the end of World War II, they remain a testament to a bygone era of warfare—and a symbol of their nations’ might.

The high seas were dangerous places during World War II, an unforgiving expanse where nations vied for supremacy, just as they fought each other on land and in the skies. Military ships of all types ...

Coined by the military as "landing ship, tanks," or LSTs, U.S. forces deployed ships from southern Indiana to the Pacific ...

The Midway-class aircraft carrier was instrumental in American naval operations around the world spanning from the end of ...

A service has been held in Guernsey to commemorate the 82nd anniversary of the sinking of two Royal Navy warships hit by German torpedo boats. More than 500 men died when HMS Charybdis and HMS ...

After service in World War II, the longtime Little Compton resident worked as an investment banker, GOP fundraiser, Navy ...

Less than a month after Italy threw her hat into the Axis ring, declaring war on Britain and France, the Italians faced the ...

The ceremony, held in Trieste, coincided with the 71st anniversary of the city’s return to Italy and marks the ship’s ...