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Old Warrior, New Mission: The USS Nimitz Sails Into the Caribbean Spotlight

At 51 years old, the USS Nimitz refuses to retire quietly. Instead of cruising into a museum slip, America's longest-serving aircraft carrier just rolled into the Caribbean on May 22, 2026, flexing a half-century of steel and salt at a...

Ejection Seats Earn Their Paycheck: Two Navy Growlers Tangle Over Idaho

The phrase “return on investment” doesn’t usually come up in defense budgeting discussions, but on Sunday afternoon outside Mountain Home Air Force Base, four Navy aviators delivered a vivid reminder of what those $300,000 Martin-Baker ejection seats are actually for....

326 Days at Sea: The Ford Strike Group's Historic Homecoming and the Honor They Earned

After nearly eleven months at sea — through three theaters of operation, two seas, one revolution, and a war with Iran — the USS Gerald R. Ford finally pulled back into Naval Station Norfolk on May 16, 2026. The crew...

Temper, Temper: The Day North Korea Hit a U.S. Battleship and Instantly Regretted It

By the spring of 1953, the Korean War had ossified into a bloody stalemate near the 38th parallel. North Korea was holding on thanks to Chinese boots on the ground and Soviet planes in the air. At sea, though, the...

Choppers vs. Speedboats: U.S. Apaches and Seahawks Clear Six Iranian Boats From the Strait of Hormuz

The opening morning of the U.S. escort mission through the Strait of Hormuz turned into a fast, lopsided helicopter hunt. Six Iranian small boats are now scrap on the seabed, taken out by a mix of Army AH-64 Apaches and...

April 29, 2026
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Why the Marines Want 40 Warships (and Why 31 Won't Cut It)

The U.S. Marine Corps has a math problem. Congress says they need at least 31 amphibious warfare ships. Marine leaders say that number is a floor, not a target — and they want closer to 40 if they're going to...

April 26, 2026
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From the Yard to the NFL: Navy's Historic 2026 Draft Day

A Once-in-70-Years Moment for Navy FootballSunday night in Annapolis felt a little louder than usual. The 2026 NFL Draft wrapped up with two Navy Midshipmen hearing their names called — the first time since 1956 that two players from the...

April 25, 2026
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Northrop Grumman Unveils Its Vision for the Navy's Next-Gen Fighter Jet

The next generation of U.S. naval aviation is starting to take shape, and Northrop Grumman just gave the public its first peek at what the future might look like. On April 20, 2026, Chief of Naval Operations Admiral Daryl Caudle...