After service in World War II, the longtime Little Compton resident worked as an investment banker, GOP fundraiser, Navy ...

Nato chief Mark Rutte joked about the condition of Russia's naval fleet on Monday as Moscow denied one of its submarines had to surface because of technical problems. Russia's Black Sea Fleet said the ...

Oct. 13, 2025 , is a milestone for sailors past and present as the U.S. Navy celebrates its 250th birthday. From battling British ships in the Caribbean, fighting pirates off the Barbary Coast to ...

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- It was 250 years ago in Philadelphia that the U.S. Marine Corps and the U.S. Navy were both founded. A quarter of a millennium later, both military branches returned to town to ...

In a contraption of his own making, Glenn Curtiss took to the skies in 1911, boldly becoming the first American to fly a seaplane in a quick trip from Coronado’s North Island to San Diego Bay. The ...

PHILADELPHIA — Coach Brian Newberry said this past week that Navy football “expects to win, believes it can win and finds a way to win.” The Midshipmen showed on Saturday just how true those words are ...

The Navy hid a giant, 8-month-old hole in USS Harry Truman with a big flag during Donald Trump’s Oct. 5 speech at Naval Station Norfolk in Virginia. An anonymous attendee of Trump’s hour-long ramble ...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s latest firing of a top Navy official injected a fresh wave of fear into the Pentagon over the cost of speaking up and who might be next. The sudden dismissal last week ...

Soon after Defense Secretary Pete Hesgeth fired Harrison, this fictional story about the former top Navy official circulated online.

The Navy will mark 250 years of service on Monday, and it will kick off a weeklong celebration in Philadelphia on Thursday despite an ongoing government shutdown that has paused smaller celebrations.

Navy Secretary John C. Phelan has tapped new Navy Under Secretary Hung Cao to lead a sweeping overhaul of the service and "supercharge the Navy and Marine Corps," including modernizing its business ...