Japan is facing its most severe security environment since World War II as three potential adversaries in East Asia – China, ...

A team of scientists discovered a Japanese naval destroyer for the first time since it was sunk by American troops in World ...

Among the storied ships of World War II, there's no lack of renown for aircraft carriers or battleships, but what were the ...

USS Enterprise (CV-6), the most decorated naval vessel in World War II, played a vital role in the Pacific. At the decisive Battle of Midway, it sank enemy warships, including three carriers.

A Chinese junk and an World War I-era U.S. Navy armored cruiser in Chinese waters. (Naval History and Heritage Command) Swentzel and Pittman spotted another junk in the distance on the morning of ...

The bomb markings on World War II–era aircraft are "victory marks" and signify successful missions and defeated enemies, and ...

U.S. Naval Academy historian emeritus Craig Symonds talked about his book, [World War II at Sea: A Global History]. Professor Symonds discussed the strategies and battles that took place on a ...

The F4U-4 Corsair, flown by both the Navy and Marine Corps during World War II and the Korean War, went on exhibit at the USS Midway Museum on Friday, Nov. 15, 2024.

The US Navy will name a new aircraft carrier after Doris “Dorie” Miller, a decorated African American World War II veteran who defended Pearl Harbor during the 1941 attack on the Hawaii naval ...

The National Museum of the Great Lakes is looking for Navy pilots who trained on Lake Michigan during World War II aboard two aircraft carriers created from former passenger cruise ships, for the ...

The over-90-year-old aircraft were first developed in the 1930s and became widely used as trainers throughout World War II. Nearly 11,000 Stearmans were built, but only around 1,000 are still flying .

The US Navy will name a new aircraft carrier after Doris “Dorie” Miller, a decorated African American World War II veteran who defended Pearl Harbor during the 1941 attack on the Hawaii naval ...