Sgt. Robert F. Van Heck, of Chicago, Illinois, was 25 years old in 1943 when he was killed during the U.S. campaign in the ...

Mark Kinsler reflects on a cardboard tube that was a case for a mortar round and is reminded that the WWII generation didn't always tell their stories ...

IF YOU GO: “Secret Weapons of World War II: Women, Books & Music” opens Jan. 4 at Kenan House Gallery, 433 Locust St., Lockport, with a reception from 2 to 4 p.m. The exhibit will be accessible daily ...

Two U.S. Navy destroyers show down incoming Houthi missiles ... Master Sergeant David Crenshaw joins us with his dog Doc to discuss how "K9’s For Warriors" changed their lives.

At least 17 military bases adjacent to Chinese-owned farmland across the US have experienced a rash of drone sightings in recent weeks, The Post has learned. Mysterious drones have been reported ...

Tom Cruise, who played one of the big screen’s most iconic military characters of all-time as Maverick in “Top Gun,” is being honored by the real U.S. Navy with the Distinguished Public ...

Cruise, already the U.S. Navy’s 36th Honorary Naval Aviator, was honored with a Defense Public Service award on Dec. 17 Ian West/PA Images via Getty Tom Cruise is adding a unique distinction to ...

Seaman Kenneth Wood, aboard the guided-missile cruiser Hue City. (MC2 Matthew R. Cole/Navy) The U.S. Navy has wasted $1.84 billion since 2015 on rehabilitating its Ticonderoga class guided-missile ...

Tom Cruise is choosing to accept a major honor from the U.S. Navy. The "Top Gun" star, 62, on Tuesday received the Navy's Distinguished Public Service Award, the highest honor that Navy Secretary ...

At the Wisconsin Maritime Museum in Manitowoc, you can descend a steep staircase into the USS Cobia, a US Navy submarine that sank 13 ships and earned four battle stars in World War II.

Tom Cruise played a U.S. Navy aviator in the “Top Gun” movies, and now he’s being recognized for his on-screen representation of the military branch. On Tuesday, Cruise was awarded the Navy ...

Tom Cruise has been presented with the US navy's highest civilian award, for "boosting the force's recruitment of pilots" thanks to his performance in Top Gun. The Hollywood star, who played ...