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Sailor charged in fellow sailor’s death in patrol boat incident
The accused sailor faces charges that include negligent homicide, making a false official statement and dereliction of duty.
Sunken US Navy WWII destroyer discovered off Okinawan coast
Mannert L. Abele engaged with Japanese aircraft about 75 miles off the coast of Okinawa.
By Zamone Perez
Documentary chronicles efforts to repatriate American service members missing since WWII
Project Recover has completed more than 60 missions in over 20 countries and located more than 180 Americans once missing in action.
By J.D. Simkins
Perfect Trap: Meet the godfather of Navy and Marine Corps aviation
Vice Adm. Frederick “Trap” Trapnell's Navy career encompassed biplanes, airships, World War II fighters, research planes and early carrier jets.
By Mark Carlson, Aviation History
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
Deep-sea explorers find Japanese ship that sank during WWII
Hundreds of miles off Midway Atoll, nearly halfway between the United States and Japan, a research vessel is launching underwater robots miles into the abyss to look for warships from the famed Battle of Midway.
Aircraft carrier: Ship of fear
The author believes one well-placed cruise missile or even a World War II torpedo could take out a modern aircraft carrier, but 90 years of success suggest these uniquely American weapons are here to stay.
By Geoffrey Norman, Military History Magazine
Medal of Honor Museum to be located in Texas
The National Medal of Honor Museum will be built in Arlington, Texas, the museum’s foundation announced Tuesday.
By Military Times staff
Another Revolutionary War shipwreck found in York River
Like most of the 10 wrecks previously discovered, this one is entombed in the muck, a ghostly witness to America's fight for freedom, shrouded with a mound of silt and oyster shells.
By Joanne Kimberlin, The Virginian-Pilot
John Paul Jones: Sea power visionary
John Paul Jones pioneered the idea of global sea power a century before the rise of the modern U.S. Navy.
By Joseph F. Callo, Military History Magazine
Miracle at Midway?
At 10 o’clock on the morning of June 4, 1942, the Japanese were winning the Pacific War; an hour later, three Japanese aircraft carriers were on fire and sinking.
By Craig L. Symonds, World War II Magazine