Before LaGuardia and JFK, an airport in Brooklyn handled air travel in and out of New York City. It was also critical to the ...

The Devastator bomber became a footnote in World War II history, and no vestige of the plane is found in any museum or ...

World War II was a tumultuous time that saw combat in both the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans. Despite how large the planet is, a war that involved every major nation made it seem that much smaller, and ...

Discover the intricate world of the U.S. Navy during World War II, where enlisted ranks blended duty and specialty into a unique system of chevrons, eagles, and specialty marks. From apprentice seamen ...

In a classic case of wartime jitters, the U.S. Navy once opened fire on the planet Venus. Discover the history of the Japanese Fu-Go balloon bombs and the "battle" that followed.

Paul R. Ignatius, a World War II Navy veteran, former U.S. Secretary of the Navy, and longtime leader in government and business, died on November 6, 2025, at his home in Washington, D.C. He was 104, ...

On Apr. 7, 1945, aircraft from the U.S. Navy’s fast carrier task force sank the largest battleship ever built, the Imperial Japanese Navy’s Yamato. Escorted by the light cruiser Yahagi and eight ...

Richard Aldrich, a 98-year-old WWII Navy veteran, will be rooting for Navy over Notre Dame. Aldrich enlisted in the Navy at 17 in 1945 and served for over a year in the Pacific. He is one of an ...