Birthplace of the U.S. Navy Although the U.S. Navy's birth was legislated in Philadelphia, the Navy does not formally recognize a single birthplace.
CNO’s 241st Navy Birthday Message A message from the CNO Admiral Richardson on the Navy's 241st birthday.
Navy Birthday Commentary: ‘The Maddest Idea’ As citizens of a maritime nation we must never lose sight of the supreme importance of a navy, properly used.
Navy History: Commissioning Pennant At the moment when the commissioning pennant is broken at the masthead, a ship becomes a Navy command in her own right.
Navy's Top Admiral on Yemen Strikes: 'Enough Was Enough' Richardson said the strike this week was evidence that the Navy continued to do the same mission for which it was founded.
Naval Academy Staff Removed Display on Female Jewish Graduates for Hegseth Visit The U.S. Naval Academy has confirmed that officials there removed items commemorating female Jewish graduates from a historic...
'The Greatest Soldier in American History' Took a Tank Round to the Leg and Kept Fighting The only reason Matt Urban didn't receive the Medal of Honor for single-handedly breaking an entire battalion through France...
My Black Roommate Opened My Eyes to an Air Force I Didn’t Know Existed I realized I had been sheltered from much of the world's ugliness and was more than a little naive. I thought the problems I...
4 US Soldiers Who Died in Lithuania Swamp When Their Vehicle Sank Are Identified The recovery operation for the bodies and the M88 was an intricate and arduous weeklong process, enlisting the expertise of...
How Comic Legend Mel Brooks Defused Land Mines During World War II Brooks participated in the Battle of the Bulge -- Germany's final major offensive on the Western Front -- but to his...