U.S. Navy

2020 Campaign 10/07/20, 23:21

America's second-most powerful leader easily claimed victory at the vice presidential debate, the president said. The Oval Office has declared Mike Pence the overwhelming winner of the first 2020 U.S. vice presidential debate on Oct. 7. "Mike Pence won big," President Donald Trump said on Twitter. The remarks came after Pence delivered a mostly ...

U.S. 08/01/20, 18:16

The Chinese Communist Party's (CCP) navy carried out new simulated attack exercises, making their newly acquired bombers debut.  Since last week, the CCP air force has been conducting live-fire drills and sending more fighter planes to its bases in the South China Sea.  As reported by the South China Morning Post, Hong ...

U.S. 07/13/20, 16:36

Amid the tensions between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), Rep. Ted Yoho, (R-Fla.) suggested a confrontation between the two countries would take place in the coming months. In an interview with the Washington Examiner, Yoho, who views the CCP's expansionist policies with suspicion, predicted that the confrontation ...

D.C. 06/11/20, 03:58

A House-Senate panel, which manages the National Statuary Hall Collection, was directed to tear down nearly a dozen historical monuments at the home of national Congress. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) has ordered the Joint Committee on the Library to direct architect of the Capitol Brett Blanton to "immediately take steps ...

U.S. 06/10/20, 03:34

The U.S. Navy has succumbed to civil unrest against police brutality, and decided to prohibit a historical national flag. The Navy will ban the Confederate battle flag from public spaces at installations, ships, and aircraft. The break in maritime tradition came after weeks of extreme, 'anarchist' protests swept across the nation ...

U.S. 04/28/20, 04:14

Three videos have been officially released by the Pentagon that depict “unidentified aerial phenomena” in what could be seen as a step toward more transparency surrounding the subject of UFOs. The videos have been confirmed by the military as real footage filmed by Navy fighter pilots. Recorded on infrared cameras, unidentified ...

D.C. 12/23/19, 05:07

The hostess of the White House extended special recognition to the effort military service people posted overseas make to keep the country safe on Dec. 21. Melania Trump has extended her gratitude to the Army, Navy and Air Force who are stationed beyond U.S. borders and will be unable to spend ...

U.S. 07/18/19, 19:08

The Pentagon announced, on Thursday, July 18, that it has downed an Iranian unmanned drone flying over the Strait of Hormuz. In a written statement, chief Pentagon spokesman Jonathan Hoffman explained, “At approximately 10 a.m. local time, the amphibious ship USS Boxer was in international waters conducting a planned inbound transit ...

Politics 05/07/19, 20:00

A U.S. Navy hospital ship will embark on another humanitarian mission to help countries cope with an influx of Venezuelans fleeing a deep economic and political crisis, the Trump administration announced Tuesday. The USNS Comfort will leave in June on a 5-month mission to South America, Central America and the Caribbean ...

Politics 03/01/19, 07:04

Passage of two U.S. Navy ships through the Taiwan Strait in February, the fourth such move since mid-2018, shows Washington’s growing support for Taiwan against threats from China, Asia scholars said

Politics 12/26/18, 10:14

The men and women of the U.S. military who train and conduct operations around the world are also family members, friends and neighbors with a range of interests. Get a glimpse into their lives and their work as we turn to military photographers for a chronicle of the year. ...

Politics 12/12/18, 11:23

Missile defense system tested this week could be used in the Western Pacific region

Asia & Pacific 10/22/18, 23:11

The Pentagon says two U.S. Navy warships have passed through the politically sensitive Taiwan Strait without incident. The 100 mile-wide (160 kilometer-wide) strait divides the island nation from mainland China. Beijing considers Taiwan a breakaway Chinese province and objects to U.S. defense support for self-governing Taiwan. A Pentagon spokesman, Col. Rob Manning, ...

U.S. 10/19/18, 03:41

An U.S. Navy helicopter has crashed on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan, causing non-fatal injuries to sailors. A U.S. Navy MH-60 Seahawk crashed shortly after takeoff on Friday while conducting routine operations in the Philippine Sea. It was not immediately clear how many sailors were injured, ...

U.S. 10/03/18, 23:05

Video released by the Department of Defense showed U.S. Navy sailors conducting a sweep of the Air Nuigini flight that crashed in Chuuk Lagoon, Micronesia Friday (September 28). Sailors are seen walking on the wing of the partially submerged plane and then entering the water-logged cabin to inspect the interiors. The plane, ...