Santos Jimenez registered for military service on his 18th birthday, Oct. 11, 1943, and participated in the invasion of Iwo ...

The Midway-class aircraft carrier was instrumental in American naval operations around the world spanning from the end of ...

Volunteers spent nearly a year rebuilding the diesel engine that once kept Andersen’s Bayport factory on track.

National Geographic Explorer-at-Large Bob Ballard revisits the Iron Bottom Sound—rediscovering vessels, and making new finds.

Between June 15 and July 29, 1945, six Army Air Forces pilots flying experimental Sikorsky helicopters evacuated between 75 ...

The U.S. Navy did not finish construction of the USS Illinois battleship because aircraft carriers became the dominant naval ...

The last of the ships that some credit with winning World War II for the Allies has plowed through the waters of the Midwest, where people got a chance to visit it.

A G.O.P. fund-raiser, he was the Navy chief under Gerald R. Ford and held ambassadorships in the 1970s and ’80s. He gained ...

The U.S. Navy's use of pigeons began decades before World War II, but the birds found their most critical mission during the ...

Let's take a look at some of the most haunted cruise ships and spooky venues that you'll ever come across, if you dare to!

The Merchant Marine operates in both peacetime and wartime, but its services are particularly valuable during times of ...

With help from the Navy, the museum made its debut near the Embarcadero, presenting highly visual exhibits that tell stories ...