U.S. warship sails near disputed island in South China Sea

U.S. destroyer maneuvers within 12 nautical miles of Triton Island without notifying three claimants to the surrounding seas; China condemns action

• Jan 30, 2016

Mystery of sonic booms heard along coast solved

Residents reported hearing loud booms and feeling the ground and buildings shake from New Jersey to Long Island

• Jan 29, 2016

"Shooting" at California medical center false alarm, officials say

Naval Medical Center San Diego was on lockdown while authorities swept rooms after report of gunshots

• Jan 26, 2016

New detail revealed on why U.S. sailors were in Iran's waters

Defense Secretary Ash Carter says what appears to have caused crews of 2 Navy boats to stray into Iranian waters before being detained

• Jan 14, 2016

Iran's release of U.S. Navy sailors greeted with relief

Detention of 10 crew members who sailed into Iranian waters in Persian Gulf could have sparked international crisis

• Jan 13, 2016

Biden: Iran didn't want or get apology for boats incident

With landmark nuclear deal expected to play out in just days, senior American officials seem to downplay Iran's capture of 10 U.S. sailors

• Jan 13, 2016

Iran frees U.S. sailors

Iran frees 10 U.S. Navy sailors detained in Persian Gulf after their boats allegedly drifted into Iranian waters

• Jan 13, 2016
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Iran frees U.S. sailors captured in Persian Gulf

10 Americans apparently drifted into Iranian waters due to technical fault on small boat and were reportedly interrogated by Iranian forces

• Jan 13, 2016

​Pentagon: 2 U.S. Navy boats held by Iran

Iranian government assures U.S. that boats and 10 sailors "will be returned promptly," Pentagon says

• Jan 12, 2016

Reports of sexual assaults spike at military academies

Review of documents shows increase in reports of assaults at U.S. Naval Academy, West Point, Air Force Academy

• Jan 8, 2016

U.S. Navy's futuristic new destroyer heads for sea trials

The USS Zumwalt looks straight out of science fiction, and it's also the biggest destroyer the Navy's ever had at 600 feet

• Dec 8, 2015

Drunken, naked episode gets Navy admiral fired

Rear Adm. David Baucom, 56, got so wasted at a military gathering at a fancy beach resort that he struck his head on a barstool, wet his pants

• Dec 8, 2015

Pearl Harbor remembered

Remembering December 7, 1941 - the "Day of Infamy" - when a Japanese air attack on Hawaii pulled the U.S. into WWII

• Dec 6, 2015
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China and U.S. discuss warship's passage through disputed waters

American warships will "regularly" sail near the islands built by China in the resource-rich South China Sea

• Oct 29, 2015

China lashes out over "illegal" U.S. warship sail-by

U.S. military makes it clear disputed waters around China's artificial islands are fair game, whether Beijing likes it or not

• Oct 27, 2015

U.S. quietly given tour of China's sole aircraft carrier

Recent military visits and uptick in direct dialogue reflects interest in easing tension amid reports U.S. was to test Beijing's contentious territorial claims at sea

• Oct 21, 2015

U.S. Navy launches salvage operation for sunken cargo ship

El Faro went missing with 33 crew members on board when it lost power during Hurricane Joaquin off the Bahamas

• Oct 19, 2015

Teen football player stops during game to thank WWII veterans

Teen player splits from team to shake hands with group of elderly veterans in Louisiana

• Oct 16, 2015

Ceremony marks 15th anniversary of USS Cole attack

Seventeen sailors died and dozens were injured in the pre-9/11 terrorist attack; family members cried as the victims' names were read

• Oct 12, 2015

Navy takes NASA underwater to prepare for Mars mission

"Like a submarine commander can't always call to shore, you can't just call back to Earth for advice"

• Oct 5, 2015

Navy SEALs may allow women in combat crew jobs

Admiral says no "insurmontable obstacles" to women commandos, but service may have to adjust standards for the jobs

• Sep 25, 2015

Officials: Navy jet crashes in Calif., pilot ejects safely

Plane went down in field near Central California military base, but not before officials say the pilot ejected in midair

• Sep 21, 2015

Navy to limit some training that harms whales, dolphins

Settlement with environmental groups includes limits or bans on using mid-frequency active sonar and explosives in specified areas

• Sep 14, 2015

Cops: Navy sailor killed wife in Va. home

Petty Officer First Class Mark Freel is charged with second-degree murder in his wife's shooting death

• Sep 7, 2015

Rocket boosts Navy communications satellite into space

Putting on a jaw-dropping dawn sky show, an Atlas 5 boosted a high-power communications satellite into orbit

• Sep 2, 2015

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