Chief Watertender Oscar V. Peterson spent 21 years at sea before May 7, 1942, when Japanese bombs turned the USS Neosho into a burning wreck during the Battle of the Coral Sea. Already wounded from ...

USS Lexington entered World War II as one of America’s most powerful carriers. During the Battle of the Coral Sea in May 1942, she absorbed torpedo and bomb hits while continuing flight operations.

The USS Saufley served in many WWII missions, conducting anti-shipping sweeps, escorting reinforcements, and providing shore ...

HENRICO COUNTY, Va — For 27 years, Al Thompson has transformed his quiet Glen Allen street into a winter wonderland that draws visitors from around the world each Christmas. But this Christmas marks ...

The centerpiece of the Trump administration’s revamp of the U.S. Navy is the largest surface combatant America will build since World War II. The U.S. Navy will buy two new “battleships” as part of ...

The Navy plans to bring back its heavily armed class of warship known as battleships, and it will arm them with the most modern weaponry, including nuclear missiles, President Donald Trump announced ...