USS Mississippi survived two turret explosions, two kamikaze strikes and fired the last salvo in battleship-to-battleship combat before ushering in the age of guided missiles.

In the storied history of our U.S. Navy, the ongoing deployment of the world’s largest aircraft carrier, the USS Gerald R.

History has its share of forgotten aircraft carriers. These long-forgotten ships were often testbeds for new technologies and strategies.

The USS Nimitz is retiring this year, at the venerable age of 51. Here are 10 memorable pieces of history from her past five ...

Destroyer USS Mustin (DDG-89) recently departed San Diego to replace USS Robert Smalls (CG-62), the sea service’s last ...

Following the devastating U.S. losses at Pearl Harbor and the fall of Wake Island, Japan sought to eliminate American carrier forces and establish dominance in the central Pacific. What followed was a ...

In 1951, ace pilot George Duncan was testing the Navy’s new F9F Panther off the Virginia coast when a routine carrier landing turned into one of the most shocking crash moments ever filmed at sea.

Composite Training Unit Exercise, or COMPTUEX, readies naval task forces for sustained combat and results in recommendations for deployment.

The Navy's newest aircraft carrier joined Operation Epic Fury, setting up a deployment that could surpass a record set by the Nimitz in 2021.

Battleships once ruled the seas, but they have since been replaced by aircraft carriers. The idea of returning to this ...

Discover the amazing story of Douglas SBD Dauntless 2106—the only plane to survive the attack on Pearl Harbor and return to ...

Manganese-bronze from the aircraft carrier's original propulsion system preserved through collaboration with USS Midway MuseumSAN DIEGO, March 5, 2026 ...