US shifts warships in Mideast in response to Israel strikes
The Navy has directed the destroyer Thomas Hudner, capable of defending against ballistic missiles, to begin sailing toward the eastern Mediterranean.
By Tara Copp, AP
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Silence to violence: What the bridge scene in ‘1917′ says about war
A re-watch of "1917" reveals much about duty and sacrifice, but the bridge scene is its violent awakening. It tells us that war doesn’t wait for clarity.
By Clay Beyersdorfer
The widow of a World War II Navy hero turns 100
Meet Tess, the wife of Midway pilot George H. Gay.
By Ross Williams, Marietta Daily Journal
Judge refuses to toss Coast Guard officer’s gun charges
The judge ruled a silencer is a firearm accessory, not a weapon in and of itself, and therefore isn't a "bearable arm" protected by the Second Amendment.
By Michael Kunzelman, The Associated Press
Armed with a new missile, the LCS comes of age
Is it fair to deride the LCS today as a "little crappy ship?"
By David Larter, Defense News and Carl Prine
Coastie accused of plotting terror attacks wants gun charges dropped
But a federal prosecutor contends other courts already have held that the Second Amendment doesn't cover silencers.
By Michael Kunzelman, The Associated Press
Probe into deadly boat fire could spark criminal charges
While the old saw about the captain going down with his ship is more an antiquated notion, there are laws to punish a ship's master who shirks his duty to safely evacuate passengers.
Warships sail to safety as Dorian looms
The Navy also issued an emergency evacuation order Wednesday evening for all non-essential active-duty service members and their families, activated reservists and civilian Department of Defense and Navy employees for a wide swath of coastal North Carolina.
By Navy Times staff
Explainer: Why our Founders made sure Trump (and other presidents) can’t suspend Congress
Prime Minister Boris Johnson can do something President Donald J. Trump can't.
By Eliga Gould, University of New Hampshire
Fatal fire clues dragged down to a watery grave
After the Coast Guard halts rescue operations following scuba boat inferno, investigators take over.
Hail, Lafayette!
Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette, had returned to America to ‘see for himself the fruit borne on the tree of liberty.’
By Ronald H. Bailey, HistoryNet.com