Vice Admiral Samuel Gravely Jr. is the first Black American to reach the rank of captain, admiral and vice admiral in the U.S. Navy.

A fighter jet maneuvers on the deck of the USS Dwight D ... clear how the Gettysburg could mistake an F/A-18 for an enemy aircraft or missile, particularly as ships in a battle group remain ...

The coastguard said the boat's driver "lost control" in the attempt to escape from the patrol ship. The boat was travelling at high speed and collided with the side of a Greek coastguard vessel as ...

More than 60,000 Australians died during the First World War. In an effort to provide grief-stricken families with some comfort, these memorial plaques were issued to the next of kin of those who died ...

A notable example cited was the USS Vicksburg, where an attempt to install a pressurized sleeve around the ship’s sonar failed due to pressure leaks in cables running from the sonar dome to other ...

The death toll is expected to rise. Four cruise ships were scheduled to call at Port Vila in the next few days, but their itineraries were changed to avoid the area. Royal Caribbean said the ...

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Truman (CVN 75); Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 1 with nine embarked aviation squadrons; Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 28; the Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser, USS Gettysburg (CG 64); and two ...

Rebel forces in Syria captured the capital Damascus and toppled the regime of President Bashar Assad in a lightning-quick advance across the country. Meanwhile, the ceasefire in Lebanon is holding ...

The Good Ship Murder season 2 plot and episode guide So far the plot details are currently under wraps, but just like in The Good Ship Murder season 1 be sure there'll be plenty of crimes for Jack and ...

and USS O’Kane (DDG 77) successfully defeated a range of Houthi-launched weapons while transiting the Gulf of Aden on Dec. 9 and 10, the Navy said. The ships were escorting U.S. owned and ...

CENTCOM Forces Defeat Houthi Attacks on U.S. Navy and U.S.-Flagged Ships in the Gulf of Aden. U.S. Navy destroyers USS Stockdale (DDG 106) and USS O’Kane (DDG 77) successfully defeated a range ...