The U.S. sent one of its 11 aircraft carriers to the Philippine Sea, while another was at Yokosuka naval base in Japan.

the catalyst for the entry of the United States of America into World War II. What’s not as well known (at least not to those ...

Three noncommissioned officers were officially inducted into a prestigious association named after one of America’s greatest ...

As the year that marks the 80th anniversary of D-Day draws to an end, Chronicle reporter Tim Butters revisits an interview he ...

Less than a dozen cadets and midshipmen who faced off in the annual rivalry game later earned the Medal of Honor for combat ...

In April 2003, the USS Mason (DDG-87), an Arleigh Burke -class guided missile destroyer, was commissioned into the US Navy.

A compromise hammered out over the weekend by House and Senate leaders is expected to result in quick approval for the $883.7 billion annual defense policy bill, formally titled this year as the ...

The debate is continuing as to where the Battleship Texas will permanently reside at Galveston. The initial berthing spot was ...

Gerald “Gerry” Schumacher can still remember when he heard the news over the radio that would turn Dec. 7, 1941, into an infamous date in U.S. history.

Looking to shipyards in Japan and Korea to repair Navy ships and possibly build ships for U.S. use as the recent icebreaker ...

For 66 years on the Minnesota Capitol grounds, a 50-caliber gun with a barrel mouth 4 inches wide has served as a reminder of ...

For many of the World War II veterans gathered in Rockford this past weekend, the Pearl Harbor attack was a call to service ...