Origins of the 21-Gun Salute The twenty-one gun salute has a long history with origins extending past the birth of the United States Navy.
It's the Navy's Birthday, and Everyone Is Celebrating with Russian Ships As well-wishers turned to social media to wish the U.S. Navy a happy birthday, some have elected to use pictures of warships...
10 Dos and Don'ts for the Navy Ball Ready for the Navy ball? Here's a little guide to make sure it goes well.
Top 10 Reasons the Navy Is the Best Service Read why one Navy spouse thinks the Navy is the best service around. Spoiler Alert: homecomings on piers are better than in...
The Birth of the Navy of the United States In 1775, the Continental Congress voted to arm two ships in order to intercept British transports with munitions and stores.
U.S. Navy Burial At Sea The tradition of burial at sea is ancient. As far as anyone knows this has been a practice as long as people have gone to sea...
Who Has Precedence: Navy or Marines? It's an age-old question -- who has precedence, Sailors or Marines? Some cite the 1775 Continental Congress as an explanation...
Naval Academy Staff Removed Display on Female Jewish Graduates for Hegseth Visit The U.S. Naval Academy has confirmed that officials there removed items commemorating female Jewish graduates from a historic...
'The Greatest Soldier in American History' Took a Tank Round to the Leg and Kept Fighting The only reason Matt Urban didn't receive the Medal of Honor for single-handedly breaking an entire battalion through France...
My Black Roommate Opened My Eyes to an Air Force I Didn’t Know Existed I realized I had been sheltered from much of the world's ugliness and was more than a little naive. I thought the problems I...
4 US Soldiers Who Died in Lithuania Swamp When Their Vehicle Sank Are Identified The recovery operation for the bodies and the M88 was an intricate and arduous weeklong process, enlisting the expertise of...
How Comic Legend Mel Brooks Defused Land Mines During World War II Brooks participated in the Battle of the Bulge -- Germany's final major offensive on the Western Front -- but to his...
![Sailors and Marines form a Navy "N" aboard San Antonio class amphibious transport dock ship USS Mesa Verde (LPD 19) (Photo: U.S. Navy)](http://images01.military.com/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail_large/public/2018-04/sailor-marines-form-navy-n-1500x1000.jpg?itok=NBrlGxI_ "Sailors and Marines form a Navy "N" aboard San Antonio class amphibious transport dock ship USS Mesa Verde (LPD 19) (Photo: U.S. Navy)")
