Twenty-seven cavalrymen charged Japanese infantry at Morong, Philippines, on January 16, 1942. They scattered hundreds of ...

Arthur P. Barrett Jr. served on the USS De Haven, a destroyer he and his father helped build at Bath Iron Works.

Explore the dramatic events of the Battle of Midway, a pivotal turning point in WWII in the Pacific! Dive into the strategic ...

The USS Saufley served in many WWII missions, conducting anti-shipping sweeps, escorting reinforcements, and providing shore ...

The U.S. Navy has added a powerful new attack submarine to its fleet, reviving a […] ...

Across sleepy and remote islands in the Pacific, U.S. military engineers are working around the clock to revive strategically important airstrips that American troops first built under fire over 70 ...

The Indianapolis was sunk by two Japanese torpedoes fired from the submarine I-58 - and the horror was only just beginning.

President Donald Trump’s announcement of a new class of battleships bearing his name puts a fresh spotlight on a US naval shipbuilding program that has fallen short on delivering the new warships on ...

Although the US Navy has 11 nuclear-powered aircraft carriers in active service, only around half are deployed at any given time—with the rest in port or undergoing maintenance. The United States Navy ...

On Jan. 21, 1945, San Diego newspapers reported a wide range of wartime activities as World War II neared its final months.

From a crumbling pill box in the UK to a derelict rail line in Hawaii, these are the abandoned World War II places that the world forgot.

For millions of classic TV viewers and generations of fans, actor Fred Gwynne—despite a lifetime of resistance on his ...