In the late 1940s, the US Navy performed an 80% weight loss that almost killed it—going from 6,700 ships down to barely 300.

The U.S. Navy's use of pigeons began decades before World War II, but the birds found their most critical mission during the war—flying messages from submarine-hunting blimps during a time when radio ...

The destroyer fighting ship (not to be confused with the cruiser) is the workhorse of the modern U.S. Navy. The 75 destroyers in active service — which are mostly Arleigh Burke-class ships — are able ...

James Carlile recently turned 100 years old. The World War II veteran sat down with us to speak about his time in the United ...