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...
Philippine Diplomat Witnessed Chinese Ships' Aggressive Actions in Disputed South China Sea A senior Filipino diplomat known for his past expletive-laced tirade against China joined a coast guard trip to the disputed...
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...
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...
'It's OK Not to Be OK': Special Operations Wing Orders Stand-Down After Roger Fortson's Police Killing The Air Force special operations wing in Florida where Senior Airman Roger Fortson served before he was shot and killed by...
VA Says It Can't Change New Urn, Plaque Benefit that Precludes Future Burials in National Veteran Cemeteries Both the National Association of State Directors of Veterans Affairs and the National Funeral Directors Association lodged...
'Unspeakably Cruel': Army Ranger Sentenced for Murdering Security Guard in Washington State A U.S. Army Ranger formerly stationed at Joint Base Lewis-McChord was sentenced Friday to 20 years in prison for beating a...