'If the US Don't Fight over This ...': A Captain Recalls the Sinking of the Maine Capt. William Sherman Vanaman provides a first-person account to his family about the sinking of the USS Maine.
This Sailor Calls D-Day Possibly the Most Memorable Day of His Life Edward A. Dunton, commissioned an ensign in the Naval Reserve in 1942, served on the USS Swift during the Normandy invasion.
A Navy Captain Recommends a Private for Promotion After USS Maine Sinking An explosion resulted in the sinking of the USS Maine in the harbor in Havana on Feb. 15, 1898. A total of 266 crew members...
This Destroyer Did the US Proud Through Three Wars From supporting amphibious attacks against the Viet Cong to fighting off Japanese warships, the USS Radford has seen it all.
US Navy Names Ship After Late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg This will be the eighth John Lewis-class replenishment oiler for the Navy, each of which is named after an American who...
Navy Names the Ships It Wants Scrapped as Congressional Protests Grow The plans to mothball ships drew near instant outrage from Congress, especially members who follow Navy issues.
Coast Guard's $13.8 Billion Budget Request Includes a Commercial Icebreaker The budget, up 2.7% from current funding levels, provides money for a 4.6% pay increase and funds for ship construction and...
Nearly 50 Years of Navy History Is on Its Way to Become Scrap The storied aircraft carrier Kitty Hawk -- a ship that served from Vietnam through the second Iraq war -- is heading for the...
A Research Team Hopes to Get Every Sailor to Wear a Sleep Tracker. And They Have Big Plans for the Data The Navy is using two kinds of wearable devices -- a ring and a watch -- to collect sleep data.
Changes from Boot Camp to Shipyards Are Coming in the Wake of the Bonhomme Richard Fire The fire aboard the Bonhomme Richard, which was undergoing shipyard maintenance, broke out on July 12, 2020.
Top Enlisted Leader at Air Force Special Operations Command Fired, Facing Investigation Chief Master Sgt. Anthony Green, who advised on the readiness, training and quality of life of enlisted air commandos, was...
Army to Soldiers: Reenlist by Monday if You Want to Claim Incentives While it is not unusual for the Army to curtail incentives after meeting its retention goals, the troops were given little...
Former Air Force Commander Punished with 21 Days' Confinement, Forfeiture of Pay After Guilty Plea Col. Christopher Meeker, the former commander of Wright-Patterson's 88th Air Base Wing, was sentenced Tuesday evening after...
New Air Force Academy Mission Statement Drops Educate, Adds a Different Focus The Air Force Academy has rolled out a new mission statement that drops the word "educate" and adds in a focus on winning...
The Army Is Getting Rid of Athletic Trainers The Army is set to phase out its unit-level athletic trainers -- civilian specialists tasked with providing immediate care...
