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On 24 October 1944, as the result of a string of complicated events, a group of diminutive U.S. escort carriers ...

The proverbial stars seemed to be aligned for the young officer. After his graduation from the U.S. Naval Academy in ...

Robert Smalls was born a slave on a South Carolina plantation, and when he turned 12, his master sent him ...

For more than 100 issues, this column has recounted inspirational incidents from our history in hopes that, as part of ...

In 1918, David Ingalls became the U.S. Navy's first fighter "ace."

Chief Petty Officer William Bergstresser was standing watch on Halloween night in the engine room of his ship, an old ...

Petty Officer Michael Thornton and Lieutenant Thomas R. Norris were among the comparatively few American sailors left in South Vietnam ...

On 24 October 1944, the light carrier USS Princeton (CVL-23) had recovered 12 aircraft when her lookouts spotted a “Judy” ...

Our rundown of the previous year’s 20 top books of note for Sea Service professionals covers the literary waterfront.