As the clock ticked towards midnight on May 9, 1972, the waters near Haiphong Harbor churned with unease. Amidst the darkness, USS Hanson, a battle-tested Gearing-class destroyer, took her position in ...

Germany received its P-8A Poseidon from the US last week, calling the aircraft a major upgrade for finding and hunting ...

Destroyers from the South Korean Navy’s new surface action formation held the first fleet-level maritime training exercise ...

A local American prisoner of war (POW) is being honored by having a Navy Destroyer named after him. The Clark County ...

The new destroyer is named for longtime Alaska senator Ted Stevens, a strong supporter of the US Navy and Marine Corps and an unintentional early Internet icon.

Located on Galveston's Pelican Island, Gulf Copper announced that it has expanded its agreement with Mississippi-based ...

The continuing resolution slated to reopen the federal government after the longest shutdown in U.S. history includes more ...

The U.S. Navy reached a major milestone in an effort to modernize its Arleigh Burke class of guided-missile destroyers when the USS Ted Stevens (DDG-128) completed builder's sea trials in late ...

From knights in heavy plate armor to tanks with steely shells, a thick armored casing alone was often sufficient protection in warfare for centuries. The advent of sophisticated missiles, though, has ...

The Independence-class LCS has been re-adapted for use as a minesweeper, although there are concerns that its aluminum hull might not be ideally suited for that purpose. Delivery of LCS-38 marked the ...

The U.S. Navy's use of pigeons began decades before World War II, but the birds found their most critical mission during the war—flying messages from submarine-hunting blimps during a time when radio ...