US Navy Battle Flags: A Visual Guide The Navy's tradition of flying battle flags is as old as America itself. Here's an (incomplete) guide to the service's best...
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.
USS Kidd, a Big Louisiana Tourist Attraction, Moves to Dry Dock for Major Makeover The USS Kidd is a World War II Fletcher-class destroyer that has made its home in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, since 1982.
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...
Here Is the 2025 Pay Raise for Disabled Veterans and Military Retirees Military retirees and disabled veterans will receive 2.5% increases to their monthly paychecks for 2025, thanks to the annual...
Army Says Soldiers Should Avoid Poppy Seeds in Updated Regulation over Drug-Testing Concerns While poppy seeds are often an ingredient in baked goods and pastries, they also -- depending on how they are harvested and...
'Like Freeing a Ghost': A Sailor's Strange and Wondrous Journey Back from Pearl Harbor Some service members killed aboard the Oklahoma were identified, but most, like Titterington, were laid in mass graves...
Military Board Substantiates Misconduct But Declines to Fire Marine Who Adopted Afghan Orphan A U.S. Marine whose adoption of an Afghan war orphan has spurred a yearslong legal battle and raised alarms at the highest...
The Tactical Knife that Saved a Medal of Honor Recipient’s Life During Intense Hand-to-Hand Combat in Iraq Army Staff Sgt. David Bellavia received the Medal of Honor in recognition of his heroic actions during the Second Battle of...
