Don Kipp joined the Navy by process of elimination, and it took him all over the world. “I’m 17, I didn’t know anything. I ...

The USS Massachusetts is seen during its commissioning ceremony in Boston, Massachusetts, on March 28th, 2026. (MCS2 Lucas J. Hastings/U.S. Navy) The U.S. Navy officially commissioned its newest ...

The White House wants nearly $65.8 billion for naval shipbuilding in fiscal 2027, up from about $45.1 billion it requested for the current fiscal year. “The 2027 Budget will establish President ...

The Navy, like other branches of the military, runs hundreds of retail stores globally that offer discounted, tax free goods to service members, veterans and their families, generating over $2 billion ...

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YOKOSUKA NAVAL BASE, Japan — A former U.S. Navy housing area in Yokohama — home to Navy families for nearly 80 years — will be returned to Japan this summer as part of a long-running U.S. base ...

The nuclear-power fast-attack sub is the latest in a long line of ships named for the state, but the first submarine to bear the name. By Nicholas Slayton Published Mar 29, 2026 4:15 PM EDT The U.S.

Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Thomas Hudner (DDG-116) fires a Tomahawk land attack missile during Operation Epic Fury, Mar. 21, 2026. US Navy photo The latest Pentagon budget ...

Arleigh Burke-class destroyers form the backbone of the Navy’s surface combatant force. These warships rely on the guided-missile arsenal to project power and deal with threats in the air, sea, and ...

The Navy doesn’t want robot boat prototypes, so it nixed its existing unmanned surface vehicle program in favor of an already-made-or-being-built strategy. That move rattled industry last week, but it ...

This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78) departs Split, Croatia, on Thursday. The extended deployment of ...

The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Frank E. Petersen Jr. fires a Tomahawk missile during operations in support of Operation Epic Fury. (U.S. Navy) The U.S. Navy is requesting $3 ...