Long-range weapons and other technologies are blurring the lines between combat and non-combat situations for sailors.

While much of World War II is remembered as taking place on land or in the sky, the battles in the water were just as important. Protecting shipping lanes, troops, and supplies was all necessary over ...

An explosion on the USS St. Lo (CVE-63) after she was hit by a kamikaze attack off Samar during the Battle of Leyte Gulf, Oct. 25, 1944. Today, American strategists are once again focused on the ...

The Russo-Japanese War of 1904–1905 marked a turning point in global military history, as modern battleships, wireless communication, and industrial power reshaped the nature of naval warfare, ...

During World War II, Japan’s fleet was large and qualitatively peerless, but unsupported by a broader defense-industrial base. The United States finds itself in the same position today.

The American landing on Guadalcanal on Aug. 7, 1942 and subsequent seizure of the airbase they would name Henderson Field marked the first American offensive in the wake of the Dec. 7, 1941 Japanese ...

"Gladiator II" features a naval battle that occurs at the Colosseum for the crowd's amusement. The scene is rooted in real-life naval battles that began during Julius Caesar's reign in Rome. But it's ...

For the first time, the Navy has recognized its shore installations for improving facilities, boosting readiness and sharpening operations with the same award long given to warships. The 2025 Battle ...

There are many naval warfare movies out there, films whose entire purpose is to take viewers out to the open sea to experience a whole new way of fighting that isn't as common as movies about the ...