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Here’s your first look at that Chinese spy balloon
An Air Force U-2 spy plane snapped a picture of what Pentagon officials said was a Chinese balloon.
Inside the hunt for Eagle 56
Like many really good sea stories, naval historian Paul Lawton’s begins with shots of 100 proof whiskey chased down by bottles of Budweiser.
By Jon Simkins
Target: Makin Island
On Aug. 17, 1942, daring Marine Raiders stormed Makin Island. But far worse fighting faced soldiers, sailors and Coast Guardsmen when American forces returned in late 1943.
By William B. Allmon, World War II Magazine
Navy dismisses more SEAL war crimes cases, removes controversial prosecutor
Navy leaders in San Diego and Washington continue efforts to revamp the sea service's criminal justice system.
By Carl Prine
Museum dedicated to WWII homefront opens in Georgia
The exhibits remember the victims of U-boat attacks off the Georgia shore and the Coast Guard cutters and Navy blimps that fought the subs, not to mention the thousands of local shipyard workers who churned out Liberty ships.
Ukraine plans another naval foray into Sea of Azov
Oleksandr Turchynov, the secretary of Ukraine's National Security and Defense Council, said another mission is necessary to prevent Russia from claiming control over the body of water.
From first shot to the silence of peace: Timeline of World War I
Unleashed by an archduke’s assassination, World War I gradually entangled more and more countries, killing millions of soldiers and civilians and touching multiple continents.
American doughboys in World War I depended on foreign weapons technology, US Navy might
The U.S. Navy was the best-prepared and best-equipped of all the country’s armed forces. For many years, it had been focusing much of its energy on preparing for a surface naval confrontation with Germany.
By David Longenbach, Pennsylvania State University
Deputy’s widow sues after he drowns during training
The U S. Army Corps of Engineers issued no statement in the wake of the lawsuit.
North Korean envoy, in South, opens door to US talks
A North Korean envoy making a rare visit to South Korea said Sunday that his country was willing to open talks with the United States, a rare step toward diplomacy between enemies after a year of North Korean missile and nuclear tests and direct threats of war from both Pyongyang and Washington.
Four Chaplains Day marks anniversary of heroic chaplains’ last sacrifice for others
On this day in 1943, four Army chaplains gave their lives to save servicemen aboard the SS Dorchester.
By Nicole Bauke