America’s Essex-class aircraft carriers were the backbone of U.S. naval power in World War II’s Pacific War and stayed ...

Adm. William Furlong was a U.S. Navy rear admiral during World War II and served as Chief of Naval Ordnance from 1937 to 1941 ...

Of the more than 11 million American armed service members who served during World War II, only about 66,000 are still alive today. Chief video correspondent Graham Flanagan interviewed 106-year-old ...

The Commemorative Air Force's Indiana Wing is launching a fundraising campaign to help restore an historic World War II training aircraft known as "Jake." The ...

Pearl Harbor’s 84th Anniversary commemoration, themed “Building Pathways to Peace," reflects on the 1941 attack that launched ...

In the years between World War I and II, the U.S. military had ambitious and prescient ideas for war in the Pacific.

Francis Flaherty wasn't identified until decades after his selfless actions, and now has been buried in Charlotte.

Soon after the invention and mass adoption of airplanes, governments started used them for war. Suddenly, soldiers had to watch out for flying machines spraying hot lead and dropping bombs. However, ...

The event included a wreath-laying, a two-bell ceremony and a ceremonial missing man flyover, along with music from the ...

The total conflict of the Second World War saw battles on land, in the sky, and at sea. These are just a few Navy ships that ...

Had the Aquila been completed, it could have bolstered Italy’s Mediterranean operations by providing fleet air defense and strike capabilities. Not wanting to be viewed as the ‘sick man’ of the Axis ...