How Many Ships Does the Navy Really Need? It's been a long time since the last major maritime battle. Does today's Navy really need 500 ships?
Biggest Navy Exercise in a Generation Will Include 25,000 Personnel Across 17 Time Zones Aircraft carriers, submarines, planes, unmanned vessels, and about 25,000 personnel will participate in Large Scale Exercise...
An MQ-9 Drone Is Teaming Up with a Navy Warship to Obliterate Targets at Sea The medium-altitude drone is finding targets for the Cruiser Princeton to destroy during the Unmanned Integrated Battle...
Speedy 'Ambulance Ships' a High Priority for Navy Medicine, Admiral Says The Navy is investing more than $200 million to configure two catamarans to function as high-speed "ambulance ships" for...
Why 300 Sailors and Marines Deployed on an Amphibious Ship with Smart Rings Researchers who set out to study fatigue on a Navy warship found out that getting good rest while underway is not easy.
Deepest-Ever Shipwreck Dive Locates Navy Destroyer That Sank During Epic WWII Battle The ship sank off the coast of Samar Island on Oct. 25, 1944, during World War II's Battle of Leyte Gulf.
Navy Still Considering Bringing Back US 1st Fleet The possible resurrection of the fleet was announced in November by then-Navy Secretary Kenneth Braithwaite.
2 Navy Warships in the Middle East Halt Operations over COVID-19 Outbreaks Nearly 1,700 sailors have caught the virus -- most of whom were assigned to the aircraft carrier Theodore Roosevelt.
The Top 10 Military News Stories of 2020 Despite the chaos in the wake of COVID-19, the military services found ways to stay ready to defend the nation.
Navy Announces Timeline to Dismantle Fire-Damaged Bonhomme Richard, Sideline 2 LCSs The Bonhomme Richard was badly damaged in a July fire that burned for four days.
Fort Stewart Soldiers Who Fought Gunman, Provided Care to Wounded Recognized for Valor The soldiers were awarded the Meritorious Service Medal for what Secretary of the Army Dan Driscol described as a combination...
US Air Force to Deny Retirement Pay to Transgender Service Members Being Separated from the Service The U.S. Air Force has decided to deny early retirement options for transgender service members with 15 to 18 years of...
VA to End Bargaining Agreement Contracts with Most Unions The Department of Veterans Affairs said the move supports an executive order from President Donald Trump that canceled...
Fort Stewart Army Base Shooting Raises Questions About Military Gun Policies A shooting that injured five soldiers at one of the country's largest military bases has resurfaced questions about a long...
A South Carolina War Hero Is the Namesake for the Navy’s Newest Destroyer The U.S. Navy is adding a new battleship, and its namesake will be a South Carolina war hero.