naval

Oct 13, 2022

Today in military history: Continental Congress authorizes first naval force

On Oct. 13, 1775, the Continental Congress passed a resolution to create the Continental Navy, the precursor to the United…

Oct 13, 2022

Jan 10, 2023

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

“Hey, Stew,” the LTJG called out. The Filipino sailor did not respond. “Hey! Stew!” The Filipino sailor continued to mop the deck. “Hey! Stew! I’m talking to you!” The Lt. j.g. grabbed the Filipino sailor by his shoulder and turned him around…

Jan 10, 2023

Mar 10, 2023

Japan’s greatest naval leader was almost discharged before World War II began

Planning for the surprise attack on Pearl Harbor that brought the United States into World War II was overseen by…

Mar 10, 2023

Jan 27, 2022

5 US states that maintain naval militias

The different levels of government in the United States are often overlooked and the expanded influence of the federal government…

Jan 27, 2022

Feb 10, 2023

These 5 Navy rates that are extinct

Unlike in other services, sailors are referred to by their actual jobs. An E-5 in the Army could be an…

Feb 10, 2023

Apr 29, 2020

As the fleet grapples with coronavirus, the US Navy’s newest aircraft carrier hit a major operational milestone

Off the East Coast this month, the Navy’s newest aircraft carrier, the first-in-class USS Gerald R. Ford, reached several major milestones in a matter of hours, marking the advancement of the carrier’s crew and its systems. The Ford comp…

Apr 29, 2020

Apr 29, 2020

Navy EOD Tech awarded Silver Star for saving comrades during ISIS fight

A Navy chief was awarded the military’s third-highest valor award on Thursday for repeatedly braving enemy fire in an area filled with improvised explosive devices to save his teammate…

Apr 29, 2020

Apr 29, 2020

USS Fitzgerald returns to sea more than 2 years after fatal collision

A Navy warship that was damaged in a deadly 2017 collision left a Mississippi shipyard on Monday morning after more than two years of repairs. The

Apr 29, 2020

Apr 29, 2020

The USS Ford is in the Atlantic for first-of-its-kind aircraft testing — here’s what the Navy is learning about its new carrier

ATLANTIC OCEAN — The aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) is bringing vital information to the fleet from its Aircraft Compatibility Testing (ACT), which began off the East Coast, January 16. ACT is allowing the crew of Ford to f…

Apr 29, 2020

Apr 29, 2020

Meet the Navy’s ‘Swiss army knife’

The rate of machinist’s mate has a long and proud history in the United States Navy. Established in 1880 as finisher, the rate changed names a couple of times before being settled as machinist’s mate in 1904. According to the Navy CyberSpace…

BYRadio Free Europe Radio Liberty

Apr 29, 2020

Apr 29, 2020

Russia ‘discovers five new islands’ in Arctic Ocean

A Russian naval research team has claimed to have discovered five islands in the Franz Josef Land archipelago in the Kara Sea area of the Arctic Ocean. Russian news agency RIA Novosti on Aug. 27, 2019, quoted Russia’s Northern Fleet as saying…

BYRadio Free Europe Radio Liberty

Apr 29, 2020

Apr 29, 2020

How the Navy’s newest fleet has been training for a new kind of fight

One year ago in Norfolk, Virginia, aboard USS George H.W. Bush at the establishment ceremony for US 2nd Fleet, I directed the fleet to be ready to fight — ready to fight so that we do not have to. The last time 2nd Fleet existed, th…