Navy
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Shells fell on the Alaska Native village as winter approached, and then sailors landed and burned what was left of homes, food caches and canoes. Conditions grew so dire in the following months that elders sacrificed their own lives to spare food for surviving children. It was Oct. 26, 1882, in […]
What You Need to Know: The U.S. Navy continues its reliance on aircraft carriers, viewing them as essential for global power projection since World War II. However, this strategy faces significant challenges from adversaries like China, which are developing advanced anti-aircraft and area denial (A2/AD) systems capable of threatening these expensive and vulnerable floating airbases. […]
TAIWAN STRAIT – The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Higgins (DDG 76) and Royal Canadian Navy Halifax-class frigate HMCS Vancouver (FFH 331) conducted a routine Taiwan Strait transit on Oct. 20 (local time) through waters where high-seas freedom of navigation and overflight apply in accordance with international law. The ship transited through a high seas […]
Two crew members who were missing following the crash of a fighter jet in mountainous terrain in Washington during a routine training flight have been declared dead, the US navy said on Sunday. The EA-18G Growler jet from the Electronic Attack Squadron crashed east of Mount Rainier on Tuesday afternoon, according to navy officials. Search […]
A Navy aircraft that crashed east of Mount Rainier in Washington state Tuesday evening has been found, but the search for the two crew members who were on board was ongoing, the Navy said. The Navy EA-18G Growler, which is an electronic attack aircraft that is part of the F/A-18 family of aircraft, was on a […]
The U.S. Navy was searching Wednesday for two aviators whose plane crashed during a routine training flight.The EA-18G Growler jet from the Electronic Attack Squadron crashed east of Mount Rainier at about 3:23 p.m. Tuesday, according to Whidbey Island Naval Air Station. Search teams, including a U.S. Navy MH-60S helicopter, launched from NAS Whidbey Island […]
What You Need to Know: In 2005, the USS San Francisco, a U.S. Navy nuclear-powered attack submarine, collided with an uncharted undersea mountain while traveling at maximum speed at a depth of 525 feet southeast of Guam. The impact caused significant damage, rupturing forward ballast tanks and severely damaging the sonar dome. -Tragically, one sailor […]
Summary and Key Points: In January 2005, the USS San Francisco (SSN-711), a nuclear-powered submarine, collided with an uncharted seamount at 30 miles per hour while submerged at 525 feet near Guam. -The impact caused significant damage, including ruptured forward ballast tanks and a severely damaged sonar dome, resulting in 98 injured sailors and the […]
The only U.S. Navy oil replenishment ship serving the USS Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group, deployed in the Middle East in support of Israel amid its ongoing war with Hamas and soaring tension between other Iran-backed groups, ran aground Monday off the coast of Oman. U.S. officials told CBS News national security correspondent Charlie D’Agata […]