Why This Navy Destroyer Flies This World War II-Era Battle Flag In honor of its namesake, the USS O'Kane doesn't just fly any old battle flag, but a replica of the "Battle Cat" flag that...
Navy Destroyer Crew Receives Combat Award for Shooting Down Drones as Houthi Attacks Intensify in Red Sea Vice Adm. Brad Cooper, the commander of the Navy's forces in the Middle East, visited the ship and presented five awards to...
US Navy Helicopters Fire at Yemen's Houthi Rebels and Kill Several in Latest Red Sea Shipping Attack The USS Gravely and helicopters from the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower aircraft carrier responded to a distress call.
That Time a Navy Destroyer Landed Atop a German Sub in WWII The USS Borie landed on the German submarine U-405's foredeck during World War II, locking the ships together for an...
Ships Face Houthi-Claimed Attack in Red Sea as Officials Say a US Warship Also Fires in Self-Defense The USS Carney wasn't damaged in the attack and no injuries were reported on board.
Navy Destroyer Again Shoots Down Yemen Drone as Pentagon Denies Incidents Signal Regional Conflict The drone came from Yemen and was heading in the direction of the USS Thomas Hudner destroyer, which was in international...
The Only US Navy Warship Authorized to Fly a Foreign Flag at Sea Commissioned in 2001, the Arleigh Burke-class destroyer USS Winston S. Churchill was named for the famous prime minister who...
Navy Shoots Down Missiles, Troops in Iraq and Syria Face Drone Attacks as Israel War Inflames Tensions The Pentagon wasn't certain what the missiles and drones were targeting, but they were launched north along the Red Sea...
The Navy's Newest Destroyer Is Named for the Marine Corps' Youngest Medal of Honor Recipient The newest Arleigh Burke-class, guided-missile destroyer USS Jack H. Lucas is named after the Marine Corps' youngest Medal of...
Navy Relieves Skipper of Japan-Based Destroyer USS Howard Cmdr. Kenji Igawa was being praised by the sea service only months prior in a story written by the staff of the commander of...
Troubled USS Boxer Returns Home 10 Days into Deployment Due to Maintenance Issue The maintenance-embattled USS Boxer is heading back to San Diego just 10 days after deploying due to an engineering issue, as...
On Newly Quiet Stretch of US-Mexico Border, Louisiana Soldiers Sit Around, Watch and Wait The Louisiana soldiers are spaced in groups of two or three over the 1.5 mile, 400-yard-wide strip of land.
How the Army Made a Deal with UFL Football and The Rock Despite Doubts over the Sponsorship's Worth The roughly $11 million deal set the service up to be the premier partner for the league's inaugural season, which started...
Unsupervised: Military Child Care Centers Slow to Report Abuse with Little Oversight A Military.com investigation into military day care centers revealed that service branch rules generally prioritize...
'Restore Real Value': House Panel Wants to Give Junior Enlisted Troops 15% Pay Raise The recommendation on boosting paychecks is part of the final report from the House Armed Services Committee's military...