large World War II-era vessels also came from Jeffersonville. Coined by the military as "landing ship, tanks," or LSTs, U.S.

The U.S. Navy's use of pigeons began decades before World War II, but the birds found their most critical mission during the war—flying messages from submarine-hunting blimps during a time when radio ...

November is National Veterans and Military Families Month — a time to honor the service and sacrifices of all veterans and ...

The high seas were dangerous places during World War II, an unforgiving expanse where nations vied for supremacy, just as they fought each other on land and in the skies. Military ships of all types ...

A service has been held in Guernsey to commemorate the 82nd anniversary of the sinking of two Royal Navy warships hit by German torpedo boats. More than 500 men died when HMS Charybdis and HMS ...

Paul R. Ignatius, a management consultant who served as secretary of the Navy at the height of the Vietnam War and spent two ...

After service in World War II, the longtime Little Compton resident worked as an investment banker, GOP fundraiser, Navy ...

A team of scientists led by undersea explorer Robert Ballard discovered the bow of the heavy cruiser New Orleans on Monday. (Ocean Exploration Trust) On Nov. 30, 1942, a torpedo slammed into the heavy ...

A team of three divers has shared recent images and haunting stories of the three WWII shipwrecks off Missolonghi in Greece.

Richard “Oris” Aldrich dropped out of Niles High School to join the Navy in 1945 and served more than a year in the Pacific.

The Midway-class aircraft carrier was instrumental in American naval operations around the world spanning from the end of ...

The ceremony, held in Trieste, coincided with the 71st anniversary of the city’s return to Italy and marks the ship’s ...