When weather conditions deteriorate, keeping ships on track for their mission in churning seas can challenge both ship bridge ...
Naval Station Norfolk, along with other naval installations throughout Hampton Roads, are participating in an annual force protection exercise from Feb. 3-14.
Warships are a critical component of any military, but some ships were designed to intimidate through their sheer size. Here ...
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 rate of mesothelioma, a cancer ...
As the United States prepares to commemorate its 250th anniversary in 2026, plans have taken shape for a monumental ...
Norfolk — is going through “an evolution, putting in necessary investments to stay on top of the times” as a tourism destination, says Sean Washington, the city’s director of economic development. The ...
NORFOLK, Va. — Navy Seabees build and fight, but for one Seabee in particular, the “Can Do” motto meant more this year as he had an opportunity to represent the Navy by competing in the 2024 Armed ...
Okinawa, Japan, the next year. The U.S. built 24 Essex-class carriers during World War II (an average of one every two months for four years); now it takes the United States a decade to commission a ...
Pillar I of the AUKUS agreement requires the annual production of one Columbia-class submarine and two Virginia-class ...