USS Gerald R. Ford breaks record for longest post-Vietnam deployment
The world's largest aircraft carrier has been deployed for a historic 296 days after departing Naval Station Norfolk on June 24, 2025.
By Riley Ceder
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Efforts underway to preserve first WWII Devastator torpedo bomber
A team of maritime and naval conservation organizations are on a mission to save the last viable U.S. Navy Douglas TBD-1 Devastator torpedo bomber.
Indonesia president visits islands also claimed by China
China has been embroiled in territorial disputes with smaller neighbors including Vietnam and the Philippines over islands, reefs and lagoons in the South China Sea.
Surfer attacked by shark calls rescue a ‘Christmas miracle’
Adam Coons, 37, was surfing his last wave of the day near Santa Rosa Island, one of the Channel Islands, on Saturday afternoon when the shark suddenly emerged.
For island vets, benefits are a 4,000-mile plane ride away
Accessible, effective mental health care must be provided to all returning combat veterans, no matter where they are in the world, says the author of this commentary.
By Tom Voss
India expels Chinese ship
Japan and the United States also grew increasingly concerned about Beijing's efforts to cement territorial claims over disputed islands.
Alex Vraciu: The Navy’s most indestructible ace
Meet “Grumman’s best customer.”
By Barrett Tillman, Aviation History
China issues warning to US after warships pass disputed islands
Your weekly look at recent developments involving the South China Sea.
America-Japan security alliance ‘a problem’ in talks over Kurils, says Russian foreign minister
Russia’s foreign minister says the U.S.-Japan security alliance poses “a problem” for Russia-Japan relations and complicates peace treaty talks.
Coasties rescue 78-year-old trying to cross ocean in homemade boat
What a long strange trip it's been.
By Navy Times staff
Blockbuster ‘Midway’ sinks faster than Japanese carriers at ... Midway
Save your time and money and avoid this movie at all costs.
By J.D. Simkins
The sailor and the super bomb
He witnessed the terrifying might of Operation Ivy.
By John R. Crane, Danville Register & Bee