US Navy Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Antietam in the South China Sea.Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Marcus L. Stanley/U.S. Navy via AP, File The US Navy is trying to retire ...
USS Leyte Gulf returned home after its last deployment, concluding nearly four decades of service. The guided-missile cruiser patrolled the South Atlantic to counter drug trafficking in the region.
In August, the U.S. Navy struck one of its most powerful ships from the rolls of active duty, heading for a well-deserved retirement. USS Mobile Bay joined the fleet in 1987, and the service ...
SWEETWATER COUNTY -- From America’s entry into World War II in December of 1941 to the end of the conflict early in September, 1945, the United States Navy surged from under 340,000 officers and ...