Who Has Precedence: Navy or Marines? It's an age-old question -- who has precedence, Sailors or Marines? Some cite the 1775 Continental Congress as an explanation...
Birthplace of the U.S. Navy Although the U.S. Navy's birth was legislated in Philadelphia, the Navy does not formally recognize a single birthplace.
CNO’s 241st Navy Birthday Message A message from the CNO Admiral Richardson on the Navy's 241st birthday.
Navy Birthday Commentary: ‘The Maddest Idea’ As citizens of a maritime nation we must never lose sight of the supreme importance of a navy, properly used.
Navy History: Commissioning Pennant At the moment when the commissioning pennant is broken at the masthead, a ship becomes a Navy command in her own right.
Navy's Top Admiral on Yemen Strikes: 'Enough Was Enough' Richardson said the strike this week was evidence that the Navy continued to do the same mission for which it was founded.
Federal Government Shutdown Grinds into a Second Week as Tempers Flare at the Capitol As the federal government shutdown enters a second week, there’s no discernible endgame in sight.
Trump Targets Blumenthal, Calling for Investigation into Senator's Vietnam Service Claims President Donald Trump is targeting U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal again after Connecticut’s senior U.S. senator grilled U.S...
At 50, He Survived Marine Boot Camp — Then Fought at Peleliu and Okinawa When 50-year-old Paul Douglas showed up at Marine Corps boot camp in 1942, the white-haired economics professor looked more...
Ukrainian Drones Attack Russian Cavalry Troops in Rare 21st-Century Encounter A short video circulating online this month appears to show a Russian mounted patrol being struck by a Ukrainian drone near...
When The Government Can Afford Everything Except The Essentials Every shutdown forces the government to decide what counts as “essential.” Air traffic controllers and TSA agents fall into...
