To kickoff Chicago Navy week, a ceremony was held at the Daley Plaza in Downtown. The Navy Band Great Lakes performed, and three sailors were sworn in. In May, 34th Ward Alderman Bill Conway ...

There's a long-standing tradition among sailors on U.S. Navy ships when they cross the equator: Those onboard who've already experienced the passage, called shellbacks, perform an elaborate initiation ...

Wedding traditions are rooted in superstition, religion and cultural exchange, even as couples continue to reinterpret them ...

THIS MORNING, THE USS NANTUCKET IS ABOUT TO JOIN THE NAVY’S FLEET. THE WARSHIP IS DOCKED IN THE CHARLESTOWN NAVY YARD FOR TODAY’S COMMISSIONING CEREMONY, AND THE ...

Steve Sanders jumped from a helicopter on Sunday to greet his guests. — -- One couple took the jump into marriage literally when the groom surprised their wedding guests by skydiving into the ...

The Cherokee Nation and U.S. Navy on June 8 christened the USNS Cherokee Nation (T-ATS 7), the Navy’s newest towing and rescue ship named in honor of all Cherokee citizens who served in the Navy and ...

Identified through DNA profiling, Edward Dale Johnson, from New Rockford, North Dakota, was laid to rest recently in the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific in Hawaii U.S. Navy Capt. Erik Young, ...