The amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima is the latest Navy vessel to host an afloat USO center designed to improve shipboard life for deployed sailors and Marines, the service said this week. Iwo ...

The Navy's new frigate will be obsolete from the start. It's not great, but it is what we have, and if many can be built a ...

Growing up, Kelsey Smith developed a passion for science and a strong desire to help others From a young age, she dreamed of becoming a dentist. After high school, she attended Gonzaga University, ...

A retired Rear Navy Admiral says his life was full of service, sacrifice and serendipity. Mike Roesner left the military and went to college, where he met his wife of 51 years, but the Navy called him ...

ABOARD THE USS MOUNT WHITNEY — The Navy wants to mothball the only ship in the fleet that allows a U.S. commander to simultaneously lead U.S. and NATO forces in Europe and Africa, a move critics say ...

The service branch set up this contract to aid in its rolling baseline approach for integrating commercially available products and systems into networks. Sigma Defense has won a potential five-year, ...

Navy ships are among the most potent and capable vessels in the U.S. military today. These ships come in various shapes and sizes, from the small Cyclone- and Archer-class patrol boats to the larger ...

Rules for giving certain types of names to certain types of Navy ships have evolved over time. Attack submarines, for example, were once named for fish, then later for cities, and most recently (in ...

Names for Navy ships traditionally have been chosen and announced by the Secretary of the Navy, under the direction of the President and in accordance with rules prescribed by Congress. Rules for ...