U.S. Navy
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
The True Story of the Battle of Midway
The new film “Midway” revisits the pivotal WWII battle from the perspectives of pilots, codebreakers and naval officers on both sides of the conflict
World's Deepest Shipwreck Is WWII Destroyer Lost in the Philippine Sea
A private mission found the mangled debris of what is likely the U.S.S. Johnston 20,400 feet under the surface
The Hidden Power Behind D-Day
As a key advisor to F.D.R., Adm. William D. Leahy was instrumental in bringing the Allies together to agree upon the invasion of Nazi-occupied Europe
George Washington Gibbs Jr. Defied Danger and Racism to Become the First African-American to Visit Antarctica
"He had bigger visions and would not be contained in a box," his daughter says
Laser Scan Reveals Fate of Nazi U-Boat Sunk Near Outer Banks Coast
The July 15, 1942, sinking of submarine U-576 resulted in the deaths of all 45 men onboard
This Veterans Day, Visit America’s Top Military Sites
A new book offers a guide to the museums, bases and once-secret locations that reveal America’s complex military history
Raye Montague, a Barrier-Breaking Naval Ship Designer, Has Died at 83
Despite facing racism and sexism at nearly every turn, Montague produced the first computer-made Navy warship design
How a Tiny Cape Cod Town Survived World War I's Only Attack on American Soil
A century ago, a German U-boat fired at five vessels and a Massachusetts beach before slinking back out to sea
Exterior Cracks Force Indefinite Closure of the USS Arizona Memorial
Workers are currently assessing the damage to the iconic structure that straddles the sunken ship
Wreck of U.S.S. Juneau Discovered in the Solomon Islands
The ship was known as the grave of the five Sullivan Brothers who died aboard it during the Battle of Guadalcanal
A Union Captain Nearly Dragged the British Into the Civil War In 1861
As if the country didn't have enough to worry about
These Photographs Capture the Complexities of Life at Guantánamo
In a new book, photographer Debi Cornwall casts the naval base as "Camp America"
John Philip Sousa Feared ‘The Menace of Mechanical Music’
Wonder what he’d say about Spotify
JFK Faked a Cold to Get Back to Washington During the Cuban Missile Crisis
The president was in Chicago when he got the news that he needed to make a decision
Virtually Explore a World War II Shipwreck in 360 Degrees
High-resolution video and 3D scanning brings the SS <i>Thistlegorm</i> to armchair archaeologists everywhere
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