USS Mason Responds After Houthi Missile Strikes Norwegian-Flagged Tanker in Red Sea The assault on the oil and chemical tanker Strinda expands a campaign by the Iranian-backed rebels targeting ships close to...
Missiles from Rebel-Held Yemen Miss a Ship Loaded with Jet Fuel near the Key Bab el-Mandeb Strait Two missiles fired from territory held by Yemen's Houthi rebels missed a commercial tanker loaded with Indian-manufactured...
Who Are the Houthis and Why Hasn’t the US Retaliated for Their Attacks on Ships in the Middle East? When Iranian-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen launched missiles and hit three commercial ships in the Red Sea, it triggered an...
China Says a US Navy Ship 'Illegally Intruded' into Waters in the South China Sea The Chinese military said that an American naval ship had “illegally intruded” into waters near the Second Thomas Shoal, the...
US Navy Warship Shoots Down a Drone Launched by Houthis from Yemen U.S. Central Command said the USS Carney, a Navy destroyer, downed the drone — an Iranian-made KAS-04 — which was launched...
China Keeps Up Military Pressure on Taiwan, Sending 43 Planes and 7 Ships near Self-Governing Island Taiwan said that China sent 43 military aircraft and seven ships near the self-ruled island, the latest sign that Beijing...
Crew Shortages, Bad Mattresses Causing Navy Surface Sailors to Lose Shut-Eye, Watchdog Says In a report to Congress this month, the Government Accountability Office said the service is not ensuring sailors get enough...
US Renews Warning It Will Defend Philippines After Incidents with Chinese Vessels in South China Sea The U.S. renewed a warning that it would defend the Philippines in case of an armed attack under a 1951 treaty, after Chinese...
The Navy Warship Forged with Steel from the World Trade Center Returns to New York for Veterans Day The Navy calls this latest USS New York "an instrument of freedom and peace," and its job is to deliver Marines and their...
Navy Presence Off Israel Grows as USS Mount Whitney Deploys to Region with Senior Admiral Aboard The Navy's fleet commander in Europe and the command-and-control ship USS Mount Whitney are deploying to the Eastern...
How Marines Took an Airfield in the Philippines in a Show Against China On April 30, three combined littoral reconnaissance teams made up of roughly 30 U.S. and Philippine Marines each, flown by...
Army Eliminates Online Training Requirement for Noncommissioned Officers, Saying It's Too Burdensome The Army has eliminated a significant part of its online training for enlisted troops -- a learning program that has drawn...
For Decades, Recipients Were Honored with Purple Hearts Made During WWII. This Company Now Forges New Medals. For decades, recipients of the Purple Heart were honored with medals that had been forged during World War II, leftover stock...
Air Force Pilot Who Died After Aircraft Ejection Seat Misfire Identified by the Service Capt. John Robertson, an instructor pilot from the 80th Operations Support Squadron at Sheppard Air Force Base, was injured...
Must-Pass Defense Bill Includes 4.5% Military Pay Raise on Top of 15% Increase for Junior Enlisted Troops The recommendation from the House Armed Services Committee in its draft version of the National Defense Authorization Act, or...