U.S. Navy Lieutenant Commander Nathan Sawyer’s article reads like a scene from Top Gun or Star Wars. Crews are awakened at 3 a.m. by a tactical action officer’s call for launch. They rush to complete ...

Before Nelson, no decisive blow was made against the French. But with Nelson came a series of crushing defeats, most notably at Aboukir Bay in 1798 and Trafalgar in 1805. All hopes of invasion went up ...

Members of the military stand next to a helicopter next to the French ship amphibious helicopter carrier Dixmude as it docks, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist ...

By early 1797, 38-year-old, Norfolk born Horatio Nelson had been in the Royal Navy for over 26 years. Within the Navy his reputation for dash and bravery was well established, although, to the general ...

At about 1:30 p.m., Culloden and other ships, including Captain Cuthbert Collingwood (another destined to join the ‘Band of Brothers’) in HMS Excellent, were gradually overhauling the Spanish rear and ...

Staff Sgt. Robert Meyers has taken the unusual path of serving in three different military branches, though a rare few have ...

Russia has been increasing its influence across Africa, securing military cooperation deals and displacing long-standing ...

A U.S. Navy fighter jet crashed into San Diego Bay ... killing all four people on board The U.S. Military Academy at West Point has disbanded a dozen clubs on campus related to gender and race ...

China’s military exercises around Taiwan have become so extensive they could be used as a “fig leaf” to mask an invasion, the ...

These groups operate with near impunity within the borders of countries like Mexico. In contrast, despite its vast resources and capabilities, the US upholds international norms that respect state ...