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May 3, 2016

Naval missile test off Southern California coast creates stir

The Navy fired an unarmed missile from a submarine off the Southern California coast on Saturday, creating a bright light that streaked across the state and was visible as far away as Nevada and Arizona.

May 3, 2016

Wreckage found in Atlantic is the missing cargo ship, feds confirm

The debris that turned up on the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean Saturday is indeed the cargo ship that vanished in a hurricane, the National Transportation Safety Board confirmed Monday.

May 3, 2016

Running for their lives: Retired Navy man does marathons to honor fallen heroes

Jessica Theobald and her parents left their home in the early morning hours to drive from Pittsburgh to Baltimore to watch as Sid Busch, a man they’d never met, run a marathon.

May 3, 2016

US given tour of China's sole aircraft carrier

China this week hosted a visit to its sole aircraft carrier by senior U.S. Navy officers amid tensions over reported plans by Washington to challenge Beijing's territorial claims in the South China Sea.

May 3, 2016

The only ship left in the US Navy that has sunk an enemy ship is 217 years old

The only ship left in the U.S. Navy fleet that has sunk an enemy vessel is made of wood.

May 3, 2016

‘I know how to defend myself’: SEAL who killed bin Laden responds to ISIS threat

Rob O'Neill, the Navy SEAL who killed Usama bin Laden during the May 2011 raid in Pakistan, played down the recent threat from ISIS that labeled him its top target and reportedly posted his home address online.

May 3, 2016

WWII vet transmitted news of Japanese surrender 70 years ago

By the end of the war, Stephen Dennis was a shipboard radioman helping news organizations get the word out to the world that the Japanese had officially surrendered on Sept. 2, 1945.

May 3, 2016

Pentagon team surveying South Carolina brig as possible Guantanamo detainee site

Pentagon officials are coming to South Carolina this week to see if a Naval Brig near Charleston would be suitable to house detainees from Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.

May 3, 2016

Patriot missile defenses not needed in Turkey due to weakened Syrian military threat

The U.S. decided to pull its Patriot missile defense force out of Turkey mainly because it sees a declining Syrian military threat, including a depleted stockpile of Scud missiles capable of striking Turkish territory, the Pentagon said Monday.

May 3, 2016

Military officials consider Kansas, South Carolina facilities as alternatives to Gitmo prison

The Defense Department is taking another look at the military prison in Kansas and the Navy Brig in South Carolina as it evaluates potential U.S. facilities to house detainees from the prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, part of the Obama administration's controversial push to close the detention center.