That Time US Navy and North Korean Sailors Teamed Up to Battle Somali Pirates While the United States isn't specifically required to help North Korea, an important part of the U.S. Navy's ongoing mission...
A Chinese Woman Led the Largest and Most Successful Pirate Fleet in History While Caribbean pirates like Blackbeard could boast a handful of ships and hundreds of men. Ching Shih commanded an entire...
Sunken World War II British Warships Reportedly Raided by Pirates for Scrap The wrecks of four ships that were sunk in the waters off Malaysia and Indonesia have recently been looted for scrap metal.
Ex-SEALs Found Dead Aboard 'Captain Phillips' Ship Two former Navy SEALs working as security contractors aboard the Maersk Alabama were found dead Tuesday aboard the container...
Former SEALs Found Dead on 'Captain Phillips' Ship Two former SEALs working security have been found dead aboard the container ship depicted in the movie "Captain Phillips."
US Nuclear Sub Returns Flying Pirate Flag, Sparking Speculation One of the United States' most advanced nuclear submarines returned to port in Washington state this week flying a Jolly...
Navy Destroyer Howard Aids Iranian Fishermen After Pirate Attack U.S. Navy and Japanese forces joined up to save an Iranian fishing boat that was reportedly attacked by pirates off Yemen.
Federal Government Shutdown Grinds into a Second Week as Tempers Flare at the Capitol As the federal government shutdown enters a second week, there’s no discernible endgame in sight.
Trump Targets Blumenthal, Calling for Investigation into Senator's Vietnam Service Claims President Donald Trump is targeting U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal again after Connecticut’s senior U.S. senator grilled U.S...
At 50, He Survived Marine Boot Camp — Then Fought at Peleliu and Okinawa When 50-year-old Paul Douglas showed up at Marine Corps boot camp in 1942, the white-haired economics professor looked more...
Ukrainian Drones Attack Russian Cavalry Troops in Rare 21st-Century Encounter A short video circulating online this month appears to show a Russian mounted patrol being struck by a Ukrainian drone near...
When The Government Can Afford Everything Except The Essentials Every shutdown forces the government to decide what counts as “essential.” Air traffic controllers and TSA agents fall into...