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This is why Corpsmen are better than Medics

By Tim Kirkpatrick

How Northrup’s YF-17 ‘Cobra’ became the Navy/Marine Corps F/A-18

A World War II veteran got his sight back after being hit by a horse

Navy Red Cell operators kidnapped and beat a civilian as part of an antiterrorism exercise

The 5 most legendary American battleships ever

America’s ‘concrete battleship’ defended Manila Bay until the very end

By James Elphick

A nuclear submarine was destroyed by a guy trying to get out of work early

By Blake Stilwell

The iconic WWII kissing photo was recreated after 70 years

By Bethaney Phillips

From stewards to leaders, the evolution of the Filipino-American sailor

By Miguel Ortiz

This is why the saltiest sailors wear a ‘fouled anchor’

By Tim Kirkpatrick

Why Bolivia, a land-locked country, still keeps an active navy

By Bethaney Phillips

19 terms only sailors will understand

By Orvelin Valle

Why America’s World War II torpedoes were horrible

The US Navy built 12 concrete ships for World War I

By Blake Stilwell

The good ol’ days when you could rock a beard in the US military

The bizarre history of the Naval Academy’s mascot, ‘Bill the Goat’

By Eric Milzarski

Listen to these D-Day ‘frogmen’ explain their crazy role in the historic battle

How an addict became a Navy SEAL and a nightmare for the Taliban

By Blake Stilwell

The complete guide to Navy bases in California

By Jessica Evans

This is what happened to the 9 battleships at Pearl Harbor

By Miguel Ortiz

The most famous Navy SEALs

Here are the meanings behind 19 classic sailor tattoos

This is why the real life NCIS is more influential than you think

This is the only enlisted submariner to receive the Medal of Honor

The insanely simple reason Lord Nelson revolutionized naval warfare

This Naval Aviator was the first enrolled member of a Native American tribe to fly in space

By Miguel Ortiz

Flying Boats used to be critical to the Navy; Now, not so much

By Jessica Evans

The long-standing relationship between Rolex and the U.S. Navy SEALs

By Miguel Ortiz

‘Devotion’ is an incredible story of America’s first Black Naval Aviator

That time ocean liners fought an old-time naval battle

By Blake Stilwell

That time a Nazi captain recommended HMS Glowworm captain for the Victoria Cross

MIGHTY 25: Fighter Pilot Lt. Amanda Lee is flying through barriers

By Jessica Manfre

How the Navy feels about finders keepers and sunken wrecks

By Harold C. Hutchison

That time the Navy almost blew up the President of the United States

By Blake Stilwell

The creator of ‘Amazing Grace’ was a sailor with a foul mouth

By Blake Stilwell

The Navy designed this lethal one-man turret in World War II

By Harold C. Hutchison

The complete guide to Port Hueneme

By Jessica Evans

The iconic PBR was based on a recreational boat and powered by Jacuzzi jets

By Miguel Ortiz

The little fish that almost brought down the US submarine force

The USS Johnston is the US Navy’s deepest shipwreck

The complete guide to Navy uniforms

By Jessica Evans

The complete guide to Merchant Marines

By Jessica Evans

4 times the Iranian navy got beat down in the Persian Gulf

By Blake Stilwell

How a destroyer won a World War II battle with only potatoes

By Blake Stilwell

How Naval logistics evolved throughout the history of combat

Happy birthday, Navy! A guide to America’s Naval force

By Jessica Evans

Why the Atlantic Gap was so deadly early in WWII

Before he invented the dune buggy, Bruce Meyers survived two kamikazes attacks

By Miguel Ortiz

This is how the invention of tarps improved the lives of sailors

Why Naval warfare of the future will be more silent than the past

This historic battle inspired the final dogfight in the original ‘Top Gun’

By Miguel Ortiz

King Charles III is a qualified sailor, pilot, parachutist and commando

By Miguel Ortiz

The Navy SEALs you didn’t see in Black Hawk Down

By Miguel Ortiz

This is the most decorated pilot in the history of the Royal Navy

A Navy machinist fought an air battle from a plane parked on its carrier’s flight deck

The 8 demonstration aircraft flown by the legendary Blue Angels

By Miguel Ortiz

The original ‘Philadelphia Experiment’ was about a US Navy cloaking device

This is how modern submarines do not run out of oxygen while submerged

The Navy converted side-wheel paddle steamers into WWII aircraft carriers

By Miguel Ortiz

Cdr. Richard Marcinko, the first commanding officer of SEAL Team SIX, dies at 81

By Miguel Ortiz

This was the only American carrier sunk in the Atlantic during WWII

By Miguel Ortiz

This is the most decorated enlisted sailor in US military history

By Blake Stilwell

That time the Navy considered flying Harriers off Iowa-class battleships

By Harold C. Hutchison

A baby girl is entombed on the USS Utah at Pearl Harbor

By Miguel Ortiz