Sailor killed on the day WWII officially ended is accounted for U.S. Navy Reserve Ensign Eugene E. Mandeberg, 23, of Detroit, was a member of Fighting Squadron 88 during World War II. Sep 16, 2025
Navy to rename USNS Harvey Milk, mulls new names for ships named for other leaders U.S. Navy is renaming a ship named for gay rights leader Harvey Milk and considering new names for others named for prominent Americans. Jun 3, 2025
U.S. Navy crew ejects safely when jet shot down by likely "friendly fire" An F/A-18 fighter jet was "mistakenly fired on" by the guided missile cruiser USS Gettysburg, authorities said. Dec 22, 2024
Navy exonerates Black sailors unjustly punished in WWII Port Chicago explosion Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro said the 50 sailors' court martial contained "significant legal errors that rendered them fundamentally unfair." Jul 18, 2024
Michigan Navy seaman killed during D-Day invasion to be honored A U.S. Navy seaman who was killed 80 years ago will be honored thanks to a Rochester teacher and his former student. Jun 6, 2024
Legendary U.S. WWII submarine located 3,000 feet underwater The USS Harder -- which earned the nickname "Hit 'em HARDER" -- was found off the Philippines, sitting upright and "relatively intact." May 24, 2024
Super Bowl flyover features all-women team of pilots The four-fighter jet flyover will have an all-woman team of seven as the U.S. Navy commemorates 50 years of female pilots. Feb 11, 2023
Blue Angels & Thunderbirds To Pay Tribute To Essential Workers With Fly Over Detroit The two demonstration teams will fly over areas of the country hardest hit by COVID-19, starting next week as both joint and individual team flights occurring every one-to-two days until mid-May. Apr 27, 2020
Niowave Breakthrough Advances U.S. Navy Free Electron Laser Program The United States Navy's goal to have a high-power laser capable of knocking down incoming missiles has taken another step forward in a former elementary school gymnasium in Lansing. Dec 11, 2012
Niowave Dedicates $10 Million Expansion On hand to speak at the dedication were both of Michigan's United States senators, Carl Levin and Debbie Stabenow, along with Rear Admiral Matthew Klunder, the chief of naval research at the Office of Naval Research, and Michigan State Univeristy Provost Kim Wilcox. Jul 4, 2012
Detroit Museum To Host Navy's War Of 1812 Display The National Museum of the United States Navy's traveling mini-exhibit on the War of 1812 opens this weekend in Detroit. Jun 16, 2012
Michigan Tech Student Gets Rare Selection For Submarine Training A Michigan Technological University student, Samantha Neirby, has become just the third woman Naval officer ever recruited from a college or university to serve on a nuclear submarine. Feb 17, 2011