Like all U.S. military personnel, U.S. Navy sailors are paid a minimum basic pay based on rank and years of service. That pay increased by 5.2% in 2024 — the highest increase of the past two ...

At the same time, Navy ships also have fended off direct attacks and protected other vessels, Wikoff said. A U.S. Navy jet prepares for takeoff against Houthi targets in Yemen, Feb. 24, 2024.

The Navy’s birthday comes just two weeks after its Military Sealift Command (MSC) celebrated 75 years of service. The command operates about 125 ships, crewed by civilians, that replenish U.S ...

The Navy has changed the rules for wearing gold rating crows and service stripes. (Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Erick S. Holmes/Navy) On June 1, wearing gold rating insignia on your ...

The world of aviation is full of hidden symbolism, and pilots' uniforms are no exception. Here's what those stripes are all ...

Enlisted Navy ranks are a little different than the other U.S. military services. Unlike the other U.S. military services, which organize service members according to ranks, the Navy organizes its ...

Last week the War and Navy Departments promoted all retired World War officers to the ranks they held in Wartime, as authorized by Congress last June. Accordingly Maj. Generals Tasker Howard Bliss ...

The birth of the U.S. Navy didn't take place until a few months after the start of the Revolutionary War, and it was disbanded shortly after. It wasn't brought back into existence for nearly 20 ...

The United States Navy is the largest in the world. Like other branches of the military, it is highly organized by a vast hierarchical structure. Even for military personnel in other branches of ...