But at least Ford served with distinction on light carrier USS Monterey during World War II. The most debased example of using warship names to attract political favor, and defense dollars, was the ...

They are part of the Greatest Generation and survivors of one of the bloodiest battles in U.S. history. As their numbers ...

Not a month goes by without the official press celebrating a newcomer to the Chinese fleet, such as the amphibious ... ship eventually moves away, while a message appears: "We don't want war ...

Presidents rarely turn a ship as big as the United States during ... really in the toilet. We lost the Vietnam war. Nixon resigned over Watergate. The oil shock destroyed the Rust Belt.

Decades of war at oscillating levels, designed to drain China ... Henceforth America could base its attack aircraft, troops, ships and submarines in Australia, to operate against anywhere, anytime. We ...

The Amphibious Combat Vehicle, which is replacing an aging troop transport, had early struggles that officials say they are ...

Then amphibious or RoRo ships come up behind the barge and drive vehicles ... This reduces the damage to China if the United States declares war and seizes whatever Chinese assets it can. China hopes ...

Discover 13 U.S. Navy ships named after upstate New York places, honoring the region's history and the service men and women ...

Japan faces “the most severe security environment it has seen since the end of World War II,” Maj ... The Marines arrived ...

Fighting in the City of Hue as a Marine, Myron Harrington was awarded the Silver Star and Navy Cross a week apart.