The Essex-class aircraft carrier came about during World War II and was one of the first class of carriers to be outfitted ...

The U.S. Navy's use of pigeons began decades before World War II, but the birds found their most critical mission during the ...

Lt. Ralph DuPont, a World War II F6F-5 Hellcat Pilot, went missing during the Battle of Formosa in 1944. It took 80 years to ...

A U.S. naval pilot has arrived at his final resting place in Salt Lake City, more than eight decades after he was killed in ...

PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii — A Japanese pilot slammed his Zero fighter plane into the USS Missouri and ignited a fireball on April 11, 1945, during the Battle of Okinawa. The suicide attack instantly killed ...

PENSACOLA, Fla. -- History is being honored and remembered at the National Naval Aviation Museum with a new exhibit on Friday. The exhibit shines a light on what life was like for prisoners of war and ...

1846: U.S. Marines and Navy sailors take possession of San Diego during the early months of the Mexican-American War. Two ...