That Time US Navy and North Korean Sailors Teamed Up to Battle Somali Pirates While the United States isn't specifically required to help North Korea, an important part of the U.S. Navy's ongoing mission...
A Chinese Woman Led the Largest and Most Successful Pirate Fleet in History While Caribbean pirates like Blackbeard could boast a handful of ships and hundreds of men. Ching Shih commanded an entire...
Sunken World War II British Warships Reportedly Raided by Pirates for Scrap The wrecks of four ships that were sunk in the waters off Malaysia and Indonesia have recently been looted for scrap metal.
Ex-SEALs Found Dead Aboard 'Captain Phillips' Ship Two former Navy SEALs working as security contractors aboard the Maersk Alabama were found dead Tuesday aboard the container...
Former SEALs Found Dead on 'Captain Phillips' Ship Two former SEALs working security have been found dead aboard the container ship depicted in the movie "Captain Phillips."
US Nuclear Sub Returns Flying Pirate Flag, Sparking Speculation One of the United States' most advanced nuclear submarines returned to port in Washington state this week flying a Jolly...
Navy Destroyer Howard Aids Iranian Fishermen After Pirate Attack U.S. Navy and Japanese forces joined up to save an Iranian fishing boat that was reportedly attacked by pirates off Yemen.
Hegseth Has Ordered a Combat Standards Review. It's Unclear How It Might Apply to All the Services. It's a move that underscores Hegseth's broader push for higher standards in the military, but also one that reflects the long...
'In No Way Incompatible': Service Academy Alums Sign Letter Supporting Transgender Cadets, Midshipmen Alumni representing every academy and a broad spectrum of generations have signed onto an open letter aimed at providing...
Military Retirees Say They Were Denied Extended GI Bill Benefits Despite Supreme Court Ruling The officers had extensive service under the Montgomery and Post-9/11 GI Bills yet were not given an extra 12 months of...
Why You Should Buy a Tank You can buy surplus military vehicles, and yes, that includes tanks. Here's how to get the hottest set of wheels (sorry...
No Deal: White House Says DC's F-16 Transfer to Maryland Is Off the Table A deal last year to transfer an F-16 Fighting Falcon squadron from the District of Columbia Air National Guard to Maryland...
![](http://images02.military.com/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail_large/public/2023-03/ching%20shih%201200.jpg?itok=0MBEI37y "Sometimes called, Zheng Yi Sao or "Wife of Zheng Yi," she's known to history as Ching Shih for what she accomplished once he died.")
