The USS Tripoli, USS New Orleans, USS San Diego and the embarked 31st MEU are reportedly heading to the Middle East in support of Operation Epic Fury.

Big deck amphibious warship USS Tripoli (LHA-7) and its embarked Marines are heading to the Middle East as the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran enters its third week, two defense officials confirmed to USNI ...

One widely shared photo raised questions about the condition of a U.S. Navy warship and highlights a long-running challenge that the Navy is trying to tackle.

The USS Nimitz is retiring this year, at the venerable age of 51. Here are 10 memorable pieces of history from her past five decades of service.

Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Mustin (DDG-89) transits San Diego Bay past Point Loma, Feb. 23, 2026. US Navy photo Destroyer USS Mustin (DDG-89) recently departed San Diego to ...

Fifty years is an unusually long operational life for any machine, let alone a nuclear-powered airfield at sea. That is what makes the departure of USS Nimitz from the fleet more than a ceremonial ...

The Independence-class Littoral Combat Ship is one of the fastest combat ships ever built for the U.S. Navy. Powered by gas ...

Four Avenger-class mine countermeasure ships stationed in Bahrain were decommissioned in 2025 after each serving for over 30 years.

A U.S. Navy ship named for Connecticut Medal of Honor recipient Harvey C. Barnum Jr is to be commissioned in April.

President Donald Trump has said he might order the U.S. Navy to escort commercial oil tankers through the Strait of Hormuz, if needed, to help deal with the escalating world oil supply crisis. Iran ...

Medal of Honor recipient Harvey C. “Barney” Barnum Jr. is one of the few people who has lived to see the process of a Navy ship being named for them.

Harvey Barnum delivers remarks during a ceremony to name a ship in his honor, July 28, 2016. (Sgt. James K. McCann) Next ...