U.S. Navy
A Deadly World War II Explosion Sparked Black Soldiers to Fight for Equal Treatment
After the deadliest home-front disaster of the war, African Americans throughout the military took action to transform the nation's armed forces
Untold Stories of American History
The Stealth Swimmers Whose WWII Scouting Laid the Groundwork for the Navy SEALs
The Underwater Demolition Teams cleared coastal defenses and surveyed enemy beaches ahead of Allied landings
The 80-Year Mystery of the U.S. Navy's 'Ghost Blimp'
The L-8 returned from patrolling the California coast for Japanese subs in August 1942, but its two-man crew was nowhere to be found
Mary Sears' Pioneering Ocean Research Saved Countless Lives in WWII
Allied victory in the Pacific depended on strategy, bravery and military might. It also depended on a brilliant marine scientist from Massachusetts
World’s Deepest Shipwreck Discovered Four Miles Underwater in the Philippines
The U.S. destroyer was sunk during World War II
'Top Gun' Is Back. But Is the Elite Navy Fighter Pilot School Really Like the Movies?
The Smithsonian’s Chris Browne flew the much-feared F-14, and as a former TOPGUN student, knows well the power of a Navy-trained fighter pilot
First Woman Commander of the U.S. Navy's Oldest Ship Takes the Helm
Billie Farrell is the new captain of the U.S.S. "Constitution," a 1797 frigate that now serves as a floating museum
The Story Behind Pearl Harbor's Most Successful Rescue Mission
Eighty years ago, civilian Julio DeCastro and his colleagues at the Hawaii base's naval yard saved 32 sailors trapped inside the U.S.S. "Oklahoma"
Explorers Survey World's Deepest Known Shipwreck
The American destroyer U.S.S. Johnston sank on October 25, 1944, during the Battle of Leyte Gulf in the Philippine Sea
Biologist Marie Fish Catalogued the Sounds of the Ocean for the World to Hear
Scientists once thought marine life kept quiet. Then the Navy tapped an aptly named researcher with an open mind
This Uninhabited Island Off of Massachusetts Is Littered With Bombs
Whether wildlife refuge, research destination or restored traditional homeland, the fate of Nomans Land is up for debate
How the Rugged F4F Wildcat Held the Line During World War II
Designed by Grumman Iron Works, the tough little fighter kept America in the fight during those early dark days in the Pacific Theater
A Special Air Delivery From the U.S. Navy Arrives With Only a Few Dings
An F/A-18C Blue Angels Hornet just flew into D.C. to make its debut as a museum artifact at the National Air and Space Museum
How Navy Blimps Beat Back German U-Boats During the Battle of the Atlantic
The destruction to convoys caused by marauding U-boats diminished dramatically once K-ships started keeping a constant vigil
Wreck of John F. Kennedy's World War II Patrol Boat Recovered
The future president took over command of PT-59 after his first ship, PT-109, sank in 1943
The True Story Behind the 'Greyhound' Movie
Tom Hanks' new World War II film offers a dramatized account of the Battle of the Atlantic
Researchers Locate Wreck of Battleship That Survived Pearl Harbor and Nuclear Bomb Tests
The USS Nevada was scuttled in 1948 after decades of service
Wreck of Cold War-Era Submarine Found Off the Coast of Oahu
After 62 years underwater, the USS "Stickleback"—the casualty of an accidental friendly collision—has finally been found
Why Did Restorers Search a Civil War Battleship's Guns for the Remains of a Black Cat?
Clearing out the eight-ton, 11-foot-long cannons gave conservators a chance to follow up on the tale of an unlucky feline
The New Explosive Theory About What Doomed the Crew of the 'Hunley'
A blast-injury expert takes aim at the mystery of what sank the most famous—and lethal—submarine of the Civil War
