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British pilots one-up Navy sky dong artists with rendering of the Queen
Some civilian aviators recently rendered their monarch via different GPS flight paths.
Dead by their own hands: Why the Germans scuttled a fleet
Just a few fathoms below Scapa Flow’s dark surface lie the remains of a navy — four battleships and four light cruisers of the Imperial German High Seas Fleet, scuttled by their own crews in 1919 in the largest act of self-destruction in naval history.
By Mark T. Simmons, Military History
Relearning the lessons of BALTOPS
On the doorstep of a resurgent Russia, a force of 8,600 personnel from 18 nations on board 50 ships and two submarines practices war at sea.
By Mark D. Faram
What you need to know about the upcoming homeport shifts
Commands in Spain, Virginia, Florida and California will be involved in the swaps.
By Mark D. Faram
Supreme Court to hear pirate ship case
The justices said Monday they will hear arguments in the fall in a copyright case involving the Queen Anne’s Revenge, which was discovered off North Carolina’s coast in 1996.
Inside the MacMillan Arctic Expedition of 1925
It was only peripherally an attempt to reach the pole, and yet, even with its modest goals, the expedition was no more than a nominal success.
What researchers are learning about pirate weapons!
Armaments from Blackbeard's ship showcase the art of violence on the high seas.
By Jeff Hampton, The Virginian-Pilot
This is where you need to eat in the Navy
The Navy doled out the Capt. Edward F. Ney awards for excellence in food preparation and service.
By Mark D. Faram
Even before US ships moved through the Taiwan Strait, the region was simmering
In the South China Sea, Beijing is pitted against smaller neighbors in multiple disputes over islands, coral reefs and lagoons in waters crucial for global commerce and rich in fish and potential oil and gas reserves.
Tensions continue to simmer in the South China Sea
The top American military commander in the Indo-Pacific region says the U.S. will maintain the recent pace of freedom of navigation operations in the South China Sea aimed at challenging China’s territorial claims.
Born a slave, this Navy petty officer founded a community of ‘race pioneers’ to stand against bigotry
Meet the remarkable Allen Allensworth, the slave who became a sailor, then a soldier and then an inspiration to a country divided by racial injustice.
By B. Gordon Wheeler, Wild West