Military tanks spent an hour crushing cars Friday as an enthusiastic crowd cheered to celebrate America’s 250th at the ...

Beyond their bronze rams and powerful oars, the formidable warships, the triremes, of ancient Athens harbored a secret weapon: their names.

Reenactors and families gathered in Gettysburg for the 163rd battle anniversary, with events continuing through Sunday ...

The United States has 11 nuclear-powered supercarriers in service, so why are fewer than half currently deployed?

The following is “America’s Navy at 250,” a Naval History and Heritage Command publication, released June 30, 2026. From the Report America’s Navy at 250: The Historic Collections of Naval History and ...

The conflicts that took place elsewhere in the world have receded from our collective imagination, but the American rebellion ...

The U.S. military has long sunk decommissioned ships such as the USS Juneau to test weapons in live-fire exercises.

In December 1941, HMS Prince of Wales was sunk by Japanese aircraft off Malaya, ending the era of battleship dominance and ...

Some Revolutionary War naval fights sound less like dusty history and more like a lost miniseries. From small ships to ...

Some of the deadliest days in American military history came during battles that permanently changed the United States and its armed forces. Events like the Battle of Antietam and the Attack on Pearl ...

It's not even technically legal, as the just-released U.S. Navy 30-Year Shipbuilding Plan points out. By law, the Navy requires a fleet of 355 ships. What's more, the plan laments: "Over the past two ...

The Battle of Midway has assumed a place in American naval lore that has put it on par with other great battles in world naval history. What Salamis was for the Greeks, Trafalgar for the British Royal ...