The forward-deployed George Washington Carrier Strike Group was in the Strait of Malacca on Thursday, USNI News has learned.

Private Aiden Craig, a Marine Corps recruit, died last week, the Marine Corps announced Wednesday. Craig, of Wylie, Texas, died on Aug. 5 after collapsing during a physical fitness test on Aug. 1, ...

Chinese frigate Honghe (523) drills with Indonesian corvette KRI John Lie (358) on Aug. 13, 2026, east of Taiwan. PLAN photo TAIPEI, TAIWAN – Chinese and Indonesian warships held a joint drill on ...

The following is the Aug. 10, 2026, Congressional Research Service defense primer on the U.S. Space Force. From the Report ...

John F. Kennedy (CVN-79) — left Wednesday afternoon for acceptance trials after years of delays and Navy and congressionally mandated equipment changes to the ship. “John F. Kennedy departed our ...

Where can the sea take you? That’s what the Navy’s 2026 commercial, the latest in the Forged By The Sea campaign, asked young Americans. It was a challenge, the head of Navy Recruiting Command told ...

Taiwanese forces mobilized mechanized units, engineering troops and mines across a river estuary crucial for the defense of the island’s capital city during the opening days of Han Kuang 42. Among the ...

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The following is the Aug. 12, 2026, Congressional Research Service report, MQ-25 Stingray: Background and Issues for Congress. From the Report The U.S. Navy is developing a carrier-based uncrewed ...

These are the approximate positions of the U.S. Navy’s deployed carrier strike groups and amphibious ready groups throughout ...

At least 70 ships remain trapped in the Persian Gulf nearly six months into the Iran-U.S. conflict with more ships now being ...

In the South China Sea Aircraft Carrier USS George Washington (CVN-73) is back in the South China Sea following a port visit ...