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Oct 13, 2022

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

Today, we recognize another U.S. Navy birthday! To celebrate, here’s everything you should know about America’s Naval force – including…

BYJessica Evans

Oct 13, 2022

BYBusiness Insider

Oct 14, 2020

Listen to a sailor tearfully recall losing a shipmate in the deadly terror attack on his ship USS Cole

The US Navy released a powerful video Monday of retired sailors and a Gold Star mother recounting the deadly bombing of the destroyer USS Cole twenty years ago today. In one heartbreaking scene, retired Master Chief Paul Abney breaks into tear…

BYBusiness Insider

Oct 14, 2020

BYLogan Nye

May 28, 2020

Watch this Russian fighter nearly collide with Navy plane

The U.S. Navy has released video of a Su-27, a Russian fighter, conducting an extremely dangerous maneuver against the crew of an EP-3 Aries plane taking part in Trident Juncture, the massive NATO war games that have sent the Russian military into a…

BYLogan Nye

May 28, 2020

BYJessica Manfre

Apr 29, 2020

World War II secret code breaker finds life’s purpose in a drawer

It was 1945, and the world was at war. Charles Hessemer was just 17 years old when he took a drive to Detroit, Michigan with a friend to enlist in the United States Navy. Hessemer’s older brother had already joined and was in Europe fighting. Hesse…

BYJessica Manfre

Apr 29, 2020

BYBusiness Insider

Apr 29, 2020

‘Criminal’ — The Navy really effed up its new $13 billion supercarrier

The chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee sharply criticized the Navy’s failures with the new USS Gerald R. Ford aircraft carrier, saying that these missteps “ought to be criminal.” During the confirmation hearing for Vice Adm. Mi…

BYBusiness Insider

Apr 29, 2020

BYBusiness Insider

Apr 29, 2020

Naval expert says Russians are to blame for near-collision at sea

When the US Navy accused Russia of “unsafe and unprofessional” behavior at sea after a dangerous close encounter between a Russian destroyer and a US cruiser June 7, 2019, Russia quickly released a statement countering the US version of events.</p…

BYBusiness Insider

Apr 29, 2020

BYBusiness Insider

Apr 29, 2020

Russian admiral says there’s nothing weird about sunbathing sailors

When a Russian destroyer came close to colliding with a US Navy warship on June 7, 2019, Russian sailors were spotted sunbathing on the deck. A retired Russian admiral says there’s nothing weird about that. Russian Admiral Valentin Selivanov,…

BYBusiness Insider

Apr 29, 2020

BYBusiness Insider

Apr 29, 2020

3-step Navy SEAL trick to turn pants into life preserver

Being knocked off a ship is one of the most disorienting and terrifying experiences you can have. German s…

BYBusiness Insider

Apr 29, 2020

BYUnited States Navy

Apr 29, 2020

Navy to start flying Union Jack in honor of their greatest naval victory

The Navy on Feb. 21 released a NAVADMIN 039/19 directing the display of the union jack instead of the first Navy jac…

BYUnited States Navy

Apr 29, 2020

BYUS Navy

Apr 29, 2020

Doctors save sailor with appendicitis in rough seas

Electrician’s Mate Fireman Samuel Guidroz was more than 4,500 miles away from home when he was awakened by a sharp pain in his abdomen on the morning of Nov. 27, 2018. The 20-year-old Sailor, assigned to the San Antonio-class amphibious tran…

BYUS Navy

Apr 29, 2020

BYHarold C. Hutchison

Apr 6, 2020

This ship is so lethal because of its primary weapon – US Marines

One look at the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1), and you know you are looking at a powerful vessel. Just the size alone – about 40,000 tons – makes it a significant asset. But much of what makes the Wasp such a lethal ship isn’t so eas…

BYHarold C. Hutchison

Apr 6, 2020

BYHarold C. Hutchison

Sep 12, 2019

The Aardvark was a nuclear-capable supersonic beast

In a day and age where the United States Air Force has a grand total of 76 B-52H Stratofortress, 62 B-1B Lancer, and 20 B-2A Spirit bombers in service, it’s fair to say the United States’ bomber force is quite potent. That said, there aren’t as m…

BYHarold C. Hutchison

Sep 12, 2019