The United States Navy maintains an edge when it comes to sheer numerical superiority over most nations. When you have ...
Then-President Ronald Reagan had a 600-ship goal for the Navy when he assumed office, dedicated to rebuilding the nation's fleet after the Vietnam War. But his administration also terminated a ...
South Dakotan Douglas Brent Hegdahl, who’d never seen the ocean before joining the Navy in the midst of the Vietnam War ... as the Hanoi Hilton – where US prisoners including future ...
Robert Kerrey led SEAL teams in Vietnam and was later elected governor ... slipped into Tripoli harbor in 1804 to set fire to the captured US Navy ship Philadelphia. The second Intrepid was ...
who received the Medal of Honor for heroism displayed during the Vietnam War. “One of the great privileges I have as Secretary of the Navy is to name ships, and it is my honor to name the future ...