Remarkably, the crew of the USS Barb did sink a Japanese train during World War II—though not with torpedoes. In 1945, under ...

The Baltic Sea, a theater that shaped both world wars, is once again rising to global military significance as NATO’s most ...

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 ...

Canada’s current submarine force—four boats in total, all bought second-hand from the United Kingdom—has had a troubled ...

The first USS Utah was lost in the attack on Pearl Harbor, and no other ship was named for the Copper State until Saturday’s dedication ceremony.

In an era of hypersonic missiles, stealth fighters, and nuclear subs, it’s hard to picture sailors going toe-to-toe with the enemy on a ship’s deck. Yet during World War II, the crew of a brand-new ...

More than 14 U.S. Army and Marine divisions never landed on X-Day of Operation Downfall, the planned invasion of Japan to end ...

Arkansas' population of 3.1 million includes some 222,000 military veterans, whose service to their country is being ...

A memorial event was held on Mare Island this weekend to honor the submariners lost during World War II. The event, organized for the 19th year by Myrna Hayes and ...

The Ukiah Elks Lodge threw their annual party in honor of Veterans Day and the 250th birthday of the US Marines, featuring ...

Watching the sun sink into the Gulf from the lighthouse gallery ranks among Florida’s most breathtaking natural spectacles—the sky ignites in hues of orange, pink, and purple, silhouetting distant ...