Editor’s note: April 30, 2025, marks the 50th anniversary of the fall of Saigon and the end of the Vietnam War. In commemoration, Military Times is highlighting stories about the Vietnam War.

On April 30, 1975, the Vietnam War ended with the conquest of Saigon by North Vietnamese troops.. But the US, which had been involved in the bloody proxy Cold War conflict for more than a decade ...

50 th anniversary of war end approaches. The fall of the South Vietnam capital of Saigon on April 30, 1975 — soon to be 50 years ago — effectively spelled the end of the Vietnam War.

While commenting on the non-installation of the floating dock, maritime experts explained that floating docks or craft should be dry-docked every two and a half years to maintain their seaworthiness.

Did you guys know the Vietnam War really kicked off after WWII? Vietnam wanted independence from France, but France wasn’t having it. After a big battle in 1954, Vietnam split into communist ...

Jul. 16—The Navy floating dry dock USS Los Alamos is shown in Scotland in the 1980s. (Courtesy: U.S. Navy) A well-traveled floating dry dock built in the 1940s to service Navy vessels and ...

Jul. 16—A well-traveled floating dry dock built in the 1940s to service Navy vessels and relocated to the Port of Brownsville in the 1990s has been retired. The advanced base sectional dock ...

Building a new multi-mission dry dock at PSNS that can host the Navy's latest warships on the West Coast is part of the Navy's plan for the Bremerton shipyard, as well as the upgrade of the ...

The Battleship New Jersey announced Wednesday that it is set to receive $5 million to dry dock the ship from the New Jersey Historical Commission, according to a news release.

The dry dock has an 18,000lt lifting capacity and an 8,435 sq m clear deck working area. Measuring 211m, the design incorporates features to improve operability and maintainability based on Austal’s ...