In a contraption of his own making, Glenn Curtiss took to the skies in 1911, boldly becoming the first American to fly a seaplane in a quick trip from Coronado’s North Island to San Diego Bay. The ...
Summary and Key Points: The USS Florida recently concluded a historic 727-day deployment, circumnavigating 60,000 nautical ...
The U.S. Navy was established during the American Revolution on October 13, 1775, when the Continental Congress authorized a few small ships, creating the Continental Navy. The core values of the U.S.
Strolling the river walk along the Washington Navy Yard waterfront today, it is hard to imagine that the Anacostia River, from the Yard all the way to its confluence with the Potomac River, was a ...
The USN used many B-24 Liberators with great success for long-range patrol and anti-submarine warfare, designating them the ...
In August 2022, the USS Florida, a nuclear guided-missile submarine, deployed for one of the longest submarine patrols in U.S. Navy history. It returned to its homeport in July 2024, amounting to a ...
Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Peter Suciu covers trends in the world of aerospace and defense. Another milestone for the U.S. Navy was noted this month at the ...