The squadron returned from deployment last month with the rest of the Gerald R. Ford carrier strike group. The warship will replace the cruiser Antietam and is set to join Destroyer Squadron 15, the Navy’s largest destroyer squadron, upon arrival to Yokosuka. The surface fleet has shot down scores of attack drones and missiles since October, activity without modern precedent in U.S. Navy history. The secretary of the Navy announced the sea service will name a new destroyer after a WWII hero aptly referred to as the 'Human Tugboat.' Maj. Eric "Doc" Spendlove's body remains missing. Cmdr. William Coulter was relieved due to “a loss of confidence in his ability to command," the Navy said Thursday. Another day, another drone intercept in the Red Sea. The P-8A crashed into an environmentally sensitive bay when it overshot the runway at Marine Corps Base Hawaii on Nov. 20. This year marks 50 years since the 1973 Army-Navy football game, the biggest blowout in the history of the series. F-15E Strike Eagles arrived in the Middle East amid conflict between Israel and the militant group Hamas. Load More