Two Navy Destroyers Helped Defend Israel Against Iranian Missile Barrage The USS Bulkeley and USS Cole fired "approximately a dozen interceptors against the incoming Iranian missiles," which were...
Why the USS Cole's Commander Pushed to Keep His Crew Together After Deadly Bombing On Oct. 12, 2000, two suicide bombers in a small boat laden with explosives targeted the guided-missile destroyer Cole.
Back Home, USS Carney Crew Lauded for Battling Houthi Drones and Missiles in Middle East The USS Carney, the Navy destroyer that kicked off a period of intense fighting between U.S. ships and Houthi rebels...
Destroyer Fitzgerald Towed to Transport for Stateside Repair The collision-damaged warship will be repaired in Pascagoula, Miss., at an expected cost of more than $350 million.
USS Mason Sailor Who Went Overboard in Red Sea Declared Lost by Navy Aviation Machinist's Mate 2nd Class Oriola Michael Aregbesola, who was aboard the USS Mason, went overboard on March 20...
How a Navy Destroyer Almost Killed FDR with a Torpedo A year and a half before President Franklin D. Roosevelt died of a cerebral hemorrhage in Warm Springs, Georgia, his life was...
Navy Fires Commander of USS Howard -- Just 6 Months After Relieving Predecessor for Soft Grounding The Navy "relieved the commanding officer of the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Howard, Cmdr. Cameron...
Danger for Sailors Grows as Houthi Missile Gets Within 1 Mile of Destroyer USS Gravely The Gravely shot down the missile using its Close-In Weapon System, or CIWS -- a gatling gun system that is one of this ship...
The Navy's Naming of its Newest Destroyer Is the Latest Attempt to Honor a Forgotten Black WWII Hero In a daring feat of strength and endurance following an enemy attack that sank the USS Gregory on Sept. 5, 1942, Charles...
USS Georgia Submarine Commander Arrested in Georgia and Relieved of Duty Due to 'Loss of Confidence' The commanding officer of the USS Georgia sub's blue crew -- Capt. Geoffry Patterson -- was relieved by Rear Adm. Thomas...
Military Moves, School Enrollment and Spouse Employment Were Upended by Tuberville Promotions Blockade For the bulk of 2023, Tuberville placed the hold on all nominations for general and flag officers, which must be approved by...
Navy Officer Charged with Murdering Wife Last Year in Japan Hotel The family of Jesse Olsen said the Navy has provided little support since notifying Olsen's parents of the news.
Pentagon Will Use Health Screenings, Commanders to Ferret Out Trans Troops for Separations Despite the unresolved legal challenge, defense officials now say that they plan to utilize the military's regular health...
'They Don't Care About My Kids': Marine Families Take Military to Court After Child Abuse at Yuma Day Care In November, the families filed a federal tort claim, which allows individuals to litigate against the government. The filing...
One Trillion Dollars?! Nine Charts to Help Demystify the Pentagon's Budget Golden Dome, shipbuilding, warrior ethos: Here’s your primer to start following the Defense Department’s billions.
