The USS Snook (SS-279) was one of the most successful American submarines of World War II, sinking dozens of enemy ships during her wartime service. On April 8, 1945, she radioed her position in the ...

At the end of World War II, the U.S. dominated global shipbuilding and naval power. Today, that dominance is under serious pressure as China’s shipyards and fleet surge ahead. In response, the U.S.

This swath of land is a hub of activity for the Department of Defense.

On Jan. 30, 1948, Indian political and spiritual leader Mohandas K. Gandhi, 78, was shot and killed in New Delhi by Nathuram Godse (neh-too-RAHM’ gahd-SAY’), a Hindu extremist. In 1649, England’s King ...

At the heart of the Air Force's combat search and rescue corps is its aging fleet of rescue helicopters. But as the Air Force ...

Vladivostok also served as a naval base for Russian warships in the Pacific. Russia wants to hold onto Vladivostok because it is the major Russian possession on the Pacific coast. Despite that, if ...

Combat welder? There is a classification in both the United States Army and the US Navy today, but in the South Pacific ...

Chief of Naval Operations Daryl Caudle’s advice on reforming US Navy doctrine is at once prescient and rooted in age-old ...

With the launch of its new microwave weapon, China has taken a significant step in protecting the country against drone ...

Here are the eight best museums in Chicago. The Art Institute of Chicago is the kind of place people think they’ll stop by ...