US Navy

Newest Aircraft Carrier Completes Acceptance Sea Trials

April 13, 2009

WASHINGTON: USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77) successfully completed acceptance sea trials April 7-9 off the Virginia Capes and is...

Maersk-Alabama Captain Rescued From Pirates

April 13, 2009

MANAMA, Bahrain: At approximately 7:19 p.m (12:19 p.m. EDT) April 12 U.S. naval forces rescued Capt. Richard Phillips, the master...

Combined Maritime Forces Issues New Alert to Mariners

April 8, 2009

MANAMA, Bahrain: Following a series of attacks off the eastern coast of Somalia, Combined Maritime Forces issued an updated special...

Maritime Security Conference Enhance Interoperability

April 6, 2009

SORRENTO, Italy: More than 180 military and civilian attendees representing 24 nations took part in the Combined Joint Operations from...

Sea King Helicopter Celebrates 50th Anniversary of First Flight

March 25, 2009

NAVAL AIR SYSTEMS COMMAND, Patuxent River: The H-3 Sea King helicopter community celebrated the 50th anniversary of the aircraft’s historic...

Tomahawks Launched from Virginia Submarines

April 8, 2009

USS Virginia (SSN 774) conducted the strike portion of its class’ Operational Evaluation (OPEVAL) by launching three Tomahawk Cruise Missiles....

F/A-18 Hornet strike fighter

April 4, 2009

Introduction All-weather fighter and attack aircraft. The single-seat F/A-18 Hornet is the nation's first strike-fighter. It was designed for traditional...

BGM-109 Tomahawk Cruise Missile

April 9, 2010

Description The Tomahawk® Land Attack Missile (TLAM) is an all-weather, long range, subsonic cruise missile used for land attack warfare,...