Remembering the Shenandoah, the Navy’s first rigid airship
On Sept. 3, 1925, the airship Shenandoah ZR-1 — translated to “daughter of the stars” — crashed in three sections over Ohio.
By Karen Scanlon
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US warships in South America and the reaction in Venezuela
The deployment has dominated conversations in Venezuela, where an alleged threat of invasion is spilling over from social media and state television.
By Regina Garcia Cano
Heated exchanges and a flood of suggestions for the Confederate renaming commission
The commission has received 27,000 suggestions.
Here’s your chance to help rename Army posts and Navy ships honoring the Confederacy
The public is invited to submit their ideas for renaming 10 Army posts and two Navy ships.
Fly it, shoot it, sink it, float it home: See Marines sink Navy ship with new missile
A look at Marines sinking a decommissioned Navy ship:
By Todd South
On fleet size, Congress should listen to the Navy’s leaders, not its planning documents
“If we’re going to pace the adversary, we need to have a bigger Navy,” Navy Vice Adm. James Kilby told senators.
By Jason Beardsley
Pentagon budget will shake up ‘legacy’ systems. Lawmakers are shaking back.
Top Pentagon officials are asking Congress to let them use the upcoming budget to shed unneeded weapons in order to invest in forward-looking technologies now. It wasn't an easy conversation.
By Joe Gould
Navy to chart new course after rash of problems
The CNO insists the Navy is now on a “positive trajectory,” but it will have to rebuild confidence under congressional scrutiny as it prepares a new strategic plan.
To reach 355 ships, Navy must revamp shipbuilding, recruitment and retention, advocacy group says
A new report from the Association of the U.S. Navy calls for more sailors, "immediately," and additional efforts to eliminate barriers standing in the way of a 355-ship Navy.
By Diana Stancy
‘Have bombs, will travel’: How agile deployments are reshaping combat in the Middle East
Making combat operations across the force more agile would likely increase the pace and frequency of missions, but grow the Air Force's efficiency, the head of a key expeditionary wing said.
Navy commissions littoral combat ship Oakland
Previous U.S. Navy ships bearing the name Oakland include a transport cargo ship that was first commissioned in 1918 and a light cruiser from World War II.
By Diana Stancy