The U.S. Navy was formed by the Continental Congress in October 1775, and its first ship was named the Alfred after the ninth-century Saxon king. Other early vessels were named for important ...

The Navy Midshipmen defeated the visiting Iona Gaels, 22-9, in NCAA Men’s Lacrosse Saturday at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium. Navy coach Joe Amplo on the sidelines in the second quarter.

For most of the 20th century, virtually every naval ship had asbestos aboard in some capacity. Now, the U.S. Navy is the military branch believed to have the highest ... As a result, these shipyard ...

Wilfredo Barrera, a seaman from the destroyer USS Donald Cook, was told he would be "the dog of the Navy" as an undesignated ... chipping rust, painting large swaths of the ship, cooking and ...

Chairman of Media Trust board of directors, Malam Kabiru Yusuf, has said that statistics in Nigeria paint a grim picture of food security in the country. Yusuf stated this at the 22nd Daily Trust ...

That will add to the bears’ momentum in taking prices to yet lower life-of-contract lows. It is still not a pretty picture. It is past time to suggest that cotton is undervalued, and typically we ...

Was awarded Nao Sena Medal for planning and executing Operations Trident and Python as part of the Indian Navy’s attacks on Karachi in December 1971.

BEIJING - Two US Navy ships sailed through the sensitive Taiwan Strait this week in the first such mission since President Donald Trump took office in January, drawing an angry reaction from China ...

Earlier in 2022, Rick Cordaro, vice president, Lockheed Martin Advanced Product Solutions said, “HELIOS enhances the overall combat system effectiveness of the ship to deter future threats and provide ...

Names for Navy ships traditionally have been chosen and announced by the Secretary of the Navy, under the direction of the President and in accordance with rules prescribed by Congress.