Iranian strikes target the infrastructure behind US airpower
Iran has struck radar systems, satellite communications and mission-critical aircraft at US bases across Bahrain, Qatar, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia and the UAE.
By Michael Scanlon
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The US Navy wants you ... to make ‘Drone Killer’ ammunition
The Navy designed the Drone Killer Cartridge to address the emerging threat of small quadcopters. It now wants ammo makers to make millions of the rounds.
By Daniel Terrill
Navy logbook that recounted Pearl Harbor recovered after 84 years
After more than 80 years, the logbook from Navy Yard Pearl Harbor has been recovered, the National Archives announced.
100-year-old WWII veteran soars once again in P-51 Mustang
Joe Peterburs, who flew escort missions for bombers over Germany in World War II, was flying high with his granddaughter as his wingman.
By Dave Kindy
The original ‘Lone Ranger’ was killed in WWII — but not by the enemy
When Lee Powell died during WWII, newspapers back home soon reported that the original Lone Ranger had been killed in action. Except he hadn't been.
Navy Adm. Brad Cooper takes over at CENTCOM
Navy Adm. Brad Cooper will take over for U.S. Army Gen. Michael Erik Kurilla, who led Operation Rough Rider and Midnight Hammer at U.S. CENTCOM.
By Riley Ceder
Apollo 13 mission leader, Navy veteran James Lovell dies at 97
Astronaut James Lovell, who was commander of the 1970 Apollo 13 mission that managed to get back to Earth safely after an oxygen tank explosion, has died.
Paul Newman, the Pacific and the bomb that changed the world
As an actor in Hollywood, Paul Newman supported nuclear disarmament. As a sailor in World War II, he believed the atomic bomb saved his life.
By Dave Kindy
8 decades after Hiroshima atomic bombing, search for missing continues
When the first atomic bomb detonated 80 years ago in Hiroshima, thousands of the dead and dying were brought to the small, rural island of Ninoshima.
WWII shipwrecks revealed in historic survey of Ironbottom Sound
After 22 days, the Maritime Archaeology of Guadalcanal expedition concluded its historic surveys of the infamous Ironbottom Sound.
Where ‘hooah,’ ‘oorah,’ and ‘hooyah’ came from and why they still echo
The battle cries “hooah,” “oorah,” and “hooyah” aren’t just calls; they’re part of service life. Each carries a history steeped in grit and camaraderie.
By Clay Beyersdorfer