A Chinese Woman Led the Largest and Most Successful Pirate Fleet in History While Caribbean pirates like Blackbeard could boast a handful of ships and hundreds of men. Ching Shih commanded an entire...
That Time US Navy and North Korean Sailors Teamed Up to Battle Somali Pirates While the United States isn't specifically required to help North Korea, an important part of the U.S. Navy's ongoing mission...
Sunken World War II British Warships Reportedly Raided by Pirates for Scrap The wrecks of four ships that were sunk in the waters off Malaysia and Indonesia have recently been looted for scrap metal.
Ex-SEALs Found Dead Aboard 'Captain Phillips' Ship Two former Navy SEALs working as security contractors aboard the Maersk Alabama were found dead Tuesday aboard the container...
Former SEALs Found Dead on 'Captain Phillips' Ship Two former SEALs working security have been found dead aboard the container ship depicted in the movie "Captain Phillips."
US Nuclear Sub Returns Flying Pirate Flag, Sparking Speculation One of the United States' most advanced nuclear submarines returned to port in Washington state this week flying a Jolly...
Navy Destroyer Howard Aids Iranian Fishermen After Pirate Attack U.S. Navy and Japanese forces joined up to save an Iranian fishing boat that was reportedly attacked by pirates off Yemen.
Army, US Allies Battling Swampy Terrain to Find 4 Soldiers Missing Since Tuesday in Lithuania The troops, assigned to the 1st Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division, out of Fort Stewart, Georgia, were last seen aboard an M88...
Military Troops, Armored Vehicles Deployed to Big Bend National Park The U.S. military is deploying troops and armored vehicles to West Texas, including inside Big Bend National Park, as part of...
Roadrunner and Coyote: Navy Set to Deploy Land-Based Anti-Drone Systems at Sea Ever since the Navy repelled its first wave of drone attacks from the Houthi rebels, there has been criticism over the fact...
Senate Confirms Deputy VA Secretary as Department Preps for Mass Firings The Department of Veterans Affairs has a new No. 2 official after the Senate voted along party lines Thursday to approve Paul...
'Different Spanks for Different Ranks': Hegseth's Signal Scandal Would Put Regular Troops in the Brig Despite what amounts to among the most startling security snafus in recent memory -- one that would almost certainly trigger...
![](http://images02.military.com/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail_large/public/2023-03/ching%20shih%201200.jpg?itok=0MBEI37y "Sometimes called, Zheng Yi Sao or "Wife of Zheng Yi," she's known to history as Ching Shih for what she accomplished once he died.")
