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US Navy destroyer spent 4 days without power in South China Sea

USS Benfold endured an "engineering casualty" last month, leaving about 300 sailors without potable water, galley services, toilets or air conditioning.

By Cristina Stassis

5 weeks ago

Navy extends service lives of four more destroyers

Each warship will now serve 40 years instead of the expected 35.

By Geoff Ziezulewicz

3 years ago

US Navy ships shadowed Russian-Chinese flotilla off Alaskan islands

U.S. Northern Commands officials said Monday that the combined Russian-Chinese patrol didn't enter U.S. waters.

By Geoff Ziezulewicz

3 years ago

How one Navy warship is taking ‘busting rust’ to a whole new level

The USS Benfold Restoration Team is culled from the ranks of the ship and focused on rust removal, priming and painting.

By Geoff Ziezulewicz

4 years ago

Inside the historic decision to deep-select the Navy’s top officer

The Senate bestowed a fourth star on Michael Martin Gilday and the son of sailor is prepared to lead the sea service into the 21st century.

By Mark D. Faram

7 years ago

China newspaper denounces US Navy ships’ Taiwan Strait passage

A ruling Chinese Communist Party newspaper on Monday denounced the passage of a pair of U.S. Navy ships through the Taiwan Strait as a “psychological game,” as the two sides square off over trade and relations with self-governing Taiwan.

8 years ago