The United States Navy features the largest warships ever constructed, so most of the attention they get is for their size, combat power, and worldwide range. While the U.S. Navy boasts the largest ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. BECKLEY — The weight of military history descended upon Beckley as the Raleigh County Veterans and First Responders Museum ...

From dropping a 30,000-pound anchor to launching jets at 170 miles per hour, operating a Nimitz-class aircraft carrier demands precision at every level. Recently released US Navy footage reveals how ...

STONINGTON, Conn. — Walter Ansel, who runs the Mystic Seaport Museum Shipyard, has seen a lot of anchors in his 63 years. Anchors are scattered around the seaport like jacks on a playroom floor, but ...

An 11-ton anchor that was fabricated at the Brooklyn Navy Yard in 1963 recently was returned to the site of its birth where it will be featured in the lobby of the new historical center that is ...

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WSFA) - When you hear the term “Anchor Man,” you probably think about the Will Ferrell comedy from the early 2000s. The city of Prattville has its own anchor man. David Reid is a ...

The day Norfolk Naval Shipyard workers were to start painting the anchor chain for the carrier USS John C. Stennis arrived, and on his way from the shop to a morning meeting, Shop 11F leader John ...

Command Senior Chief Petty Officer Brianna Ridlon donned a harness, eye protection and a safety helmet earlier this month to reenlist on the aircraft carrier Ronald Reagan. Not so much aboard the ...

The Navy is expected to award initial technology development contracts early this year to two contenders for the Consolidated Afloat Networks and Enterprise Services program, a key initiative in the ...