The A-6 Intruder was never pretty, but it was one of the U.S. Navy’s most feared strike aircraft. -Immortalized in Flight of ...

Once again, the Moravia Union is proud to honor those with ties to Moravia who have taken the oath, worn the uniform, and ...

The most dramatic attraction in Palm Springs is an unforgettable ride—straight up the mountain. The Palm Springs Aerial Tramway, which opened in 1963, was outfitted during the summer of 2000 with the ...

Rising Tides is an opinion column about Mobile. Today’s guest columnist is Larry Ryder. Twenty years ago, Austal USA started construction of its first Independence-class Littoral Combat Ship, the USS ...

Key Points and Summary - Commissioned in August 1943, the Essex-class carrier USS Intrepid fought across the Pacific, surviving a torpedo at Truk and multiple kamikaze strikes while launching raids ...

Several U.S. naval ships are capable of reaching record-breaking speeds. As of this writing, the fastest U.S. Navy ship still in service is the Freedom-class littoral combat ship (LCS). Officially, it ...

The Navy’s last Independence-class littoral combat ship successfully completed sea trials this month, a bittersweet milestone for a group of vessels that were once planned to be a bigger part of the ...

The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier is now conducting routine flight operations in the U.S. Sixth Fleet area of operations after emergency repairs were made in Souda Bay, Greece. “Our ship remains ...

Jan. 22—The former USS John F. Kennedy (CV-67) aircraft carrier departed the Navy's Philadelphia Inactive Ship Maintenance Facility on Jan. 16 under tow to its final destination: International ...

The former USS John F. Kennedy departed Philadelphia for its final voyage before being dismantled in Texas. After a weather-related delay, the aircraft carrier left the U.S. Navy’s Inactive Ships ...

The Independence variant littoral combat ships USS Independence (left) USS Manchester and USS Tulsa underway in the eastern Pacific in 2019. Navy photo A U.S. Navy chief who wanted the internet so she ...

George W. McCormic, Sr, 90, of Virginia Beach, passed away on August 26, 2024. He was born on September 15, 1933, in Abilene, Kansas, to Marjorie Wilma Rasher and Floyd Aaron McCormic, who preceded in ...