“ By the afternoon, only one Japanese carrier remained: Hiryū. It’s believed Best’s bomb was one of four to strike the vessel, making him the first pilot to successfully bomb two Japanese aircraft ...

The USS Enterprise (CV-6), an aircraft carrier, was the most decorated American naval vessel to fight in World War II and ...

For their actions during World War II, Japanese war criminals are tried for their crimes inside the defeated country.

Two new aircraft carriers are being named after Bill Clinton and George W. Bush, continuing the Navy convention of naming ...

According to the Allies, one of the most critical aspects of winning World War II was establishing air superiority over ...

The XF8B was envisioned to provide the U.S. Navy with a long-range carrier-borne fighter that could take the fight to the ...

See the ex-USS John F. Kennedy, the Navy's last conventionally powered aircraft carrier, which was in a class of its own.

Many acts of heroism occurred during the Battle of Leyte Gulf, including a remarkable fight by the destroyer escort Samuel B ...

Warships are a critical component of any military, but some ships were designed to intimidate through their sheer size. Here ...

Japan’s archipelagic geography makes it more complex for the country to deal with Russian and Chinese military aircraft and naval vessels operating around Japan. A majority of Japanese straits ...