US Navy

Pete Hegseth welcomes USS Gerald R. Ford home after record deployment

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth presented the crew with the Presidential Unit Citation award, the highest collective honor a military unit can receive in the US Armed Forces.

The USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78) returns to Naval Station Norfolk, Virginia, after record deployment. May 16, 2026.
A still image released by U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM), which accompanied a press release describing the operation dubbed "Epic Fury", an attack by the United States and Israel on Iran, shows a rocket launch from a ship, in this picture obtained from social media released on February 28, 2026.

US attacks in Gulf violation of ceasefire, more than a ‘light slap,’ Iranian officials say

A bottlenose dolphin responding to its trainer's hand gestures.

Does the US Navy have trained kamikaze dolphins operating in the Strait of Hormuz? - explainer

A satellite image shows a fleet of small boats at sea, north of the Strait of Hormuz near the Kargan coast, Iran, April 22, 2026.

US carries out strikes on Iran, Strait of Hormuz, in retaliation for Tehran targeting US destroyers


Iran's last card: Will the Houthis try to rejoin the war amid Israeli strikes? - analysis

The US threats to intervene against Iran have apparently led the Houthis to reconsider their stance, leading to Iran possibly playing its final card.

Houthi supporters protest in solidarity with Palestinians and Iran, in Sanaa, Yemen June 20, 2025

As US carrier heads home, a look back at the Houthi campaign - analysis

When the Truman was operating against the Houthis, it “conducted 670 strikes and intercepted around 160 enemy drones and missiles during the five months it spent in the Red Sea.”

 Carrier Air Wing 1 (CVW-1) conducts routine flight operations from the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN-75) in the U.S. Central Command's area of responsibility, in this handout picture released February 1, 2025.

US Navy sinks $60 million jet in Red Sea while avoiding Houthi attack

A sailor sustained minor injuries while diving out of the sinking jet.

 Carrier Air Wing 1 (CVW-1) conducts routine flight operations from the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN-75) in the U.S. Central Command's area of responsibility, in this handout picture released February 1, 2025.

US Naval Academy removed books about the Holocaust, antisemitism ahead of Hegseth visit

This comes after the Pentagon chief sent a memo to the Maryland school instructing it to comply with larger anti-” woke” purges.

 Pete Hegseth, US secretary of defense, attends a joint news conference with Gen Nakatani, Japan's defense minister, not photographed, at the Ministry of Defense in Tokyo, Japan, on Sunday, March 30, 2025

Display honoring Jewish women graduates of naval academy removed ahead of Hegseth visit

Ahead of Pete Hegseth’s visit, the US Naval Academy took down a display honoring Jewish female grads, raising questions about his anti-DEI push.

 Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s DEI initiative results in the removal of Holocaust Remembrance articles.

Houthis mark 'Steadfastness Day' with claims of strikes on Tel Aviv, US air carrier

The US military has not reported any clashes or skirmishes with Houthi terrorists. No attempted attacks have been reported in Israel.

 HOUTHI MILITARY spokesman Yahya Saree delivers a statement in Sanaa, Yemen, last month.

No active shooter found at Naval Air Station in Pensacola after gunfire reports

Photos and videos from the scene depict a significant law enforcement presence responding to the incident.

 NAS Pensacola Police

Houthis fire missiles at American fighter jet, drone over Yemen

Yemen's Houthis launch marks significant escalation, though both aircrafts escaped unharmed.

 A missile is launched during a military exercise in an undisclosed location in the south of Iran, in this handout image obtained on January 19, 2024

US Navy aircraft carrier collides with vessel near Egypt, in stable condition

The United States military currently has 11 aircraft carriers, and any damage requiring one of them to be sidelined could strain the Navy.

 THE ‘USS Gerald R. Ford’ steams alongside replenishment vessel ‘USNS Laramie’ in a fueling-at-sea in the eastern Mediterranean, during a deployment to defend US, allied, and partner interests, in October, last year. The US Navy has historically been a pillar of American power, the writer points out

‘Dancing mouse’ US WWII warship found years after being sunken by Imperial Japanese Navy

The ship was sunk in 1942 after a fire battle between US forces and the Imperial Japanese Navy.

View of the bow looking east at Ma‘agan Mikhael B shipwreck.